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Mindanao
Mindanao (/mɪndəˈnaʊ/ min-də-NOW) is the second largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country (the other two being Luzon and the Visayas), consisting of the island of Mindanao and smaller outlying islands. Davao City is the largest city in Mindanao. As of the 2010 census, the island's population itself is 20,281,545 people, while the Mindanao island group has 21,968,174 inhabitants.
Parts of south-western Mindanao island group, particularly the provinces of Maguindanao, Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)), are home to a sizeable Muslim population, making the island group, along with Palawan, the only area of the Philippines with a significant Muslim presence. Due to widespread poverty and religious differences, the island has seen a communist insurgency as well as armed Moro separatist movements.
Mindanao is considered the food basket of the Philippines. Eight of the top 10 agri-commodities exported from the Philippines come from here. Mindanao is also dubbed with the moniker as The Philippines' Land of Promise.
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Community takes lead to rebuild Philippine city after siege
This is Money 23 Jun 2018
Muslims as well as indigenous people have been caught in the middle of a five-decade old insurgency in Mindanao, exacerbated by loggers and mining companies eager to tap its rich resources including gold, copper and nickel, experts say ... "A community-led effort is essential because of the history of Mindanao as an autonomous Muslim region," said Fernandez....
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Driven from home, Philippine indigenous people long for their land
This is Money 19 Apr 2018
They have been caught in the middle of a five-decade old insurgency, as well as a push by logging and mining companies to tap Mindanao's rich resources including gold, copper and nickel, after President Rodrigo Duterte said he would welcome investors ... Campaigners say the extended militarisation of Mindanao is intended to force indigenous people off their land, so they can be handed over to mining, energy and logging companies....
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Philippines set to keep open pit mining ban as Duterte rejects call to lift it
Yahoo Daily News 22 Nov 2017
The ban, implemented by former environment minister Regina Lopez from April covers new projects including the $5.9-billion copper-gold Tampakan project in southern Mindanao island, the biggest stalled mining venture in the Southeast Asian nation ... Also covered by the ban is the $1.2 billion Silangan copper and gold mine in Mindanao by Philippine miner Philex Mining Corp....
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Duterte retains ban on open pit mining amid policy clash
Asahi News 20 Nov 2017
Open pit mining is allowed under the laws of the Southeast Asian country, the world's top nickel ore exporter ... Lifting the ban could open the door for some big-ticket ventures including the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper and gold mine. The Tampakan project in South Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao is the nation's biggest stalled mining venture....
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Philippines' Duterte keeps open pit mining ban in policy clash
This is Money 20 Nov 2017
Open pit mining is allowed under the laws of the Southeast Asian country, the world's top nickel ore exporter ... Lifting the ban could open the door for some big-ticket ventures including the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper and gold mine. The Tampakan project in South Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao is the nation's biggest stalled mining venture....
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Rodrigo Duterte keeps open pit mining ban in policy clash
Indian Express 20 Nov 2017
Open pit mining is allowed under the laws of the Southeast Asian country, the world’s top nickel ore exporter ... Lifting the ban could open the door for some big-ticket ventures including the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper and gold mine. The Tampakan project in South Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao is the nation’s biggest stalled mining venture....
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Philippine panel recommends lifting ban on open pit mining
This is Money 24 Oct 2017
Removing the ban would allow the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao, the nation's biggest stalled mining venture, to go ahead. Tampakan's development was halted after South Cotabato banned open-pit mining in 2010, prompting operator Glencore Plc to quit the project in 2015....
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Duterte to Cimatu: Follow Lopez’s open pit mining template
The Daily Tribune 06 Sep 2017
Talking to reporters at the sidelines of the 55th anniversary of Metrobank, the Chief Executive revealed that he backs Lopez’s recent call to ban open pit mining, especially in Mindanao ... “I agree with Gina Lopez that [open pit mining] has to stop some time,” he added ... “Those living in Mindanao do not mine gold. The gold mines are owned by the rich families here in Manila, especially this Gutierrez,” he said....
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Philippines' Duterte wants to keep open-pit mining ban
This is Money 05 Sep 2017
MANILA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he agreed with banning open-pit mining in the world's top nickel ore exporter given the environmental damage it causes but would give mining firms time to find other ways to extract minerals ... A ban would halt the $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato province in Mindanao island, the nation's biggest stalled mining venture....
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MICC reviews open pit mining ban
Manila Standard Today 27 Aug 2017
The Mining Industry Coordinating Council is set to start reviewing the ban on open pit mining, a Finance official said ... 2017-10 in April 2017, banning the open pit method of mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores in the country ... Mines affected by the order include the $5.8-billion Tampakan copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines Inc., the $1.2-billion Silangan mine project of Silangan Mindanao Mining Co....
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Medusa Mining - Is It Finally Time To Invest?
Seeking Alpha 08 Aug 2017
Medusa Mining (OTCPK.MDSMF) (MML) is an ASX listed junior gold miner with mining operations based on the Philippine island of Mindanao ... By comparison, the Dow Jones junior gold mining index has risen 14% ... My analysis assumes, importantly, that mining production increases to 675ktpa of ore - or about 140koz of gold....
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Open pit mining ban still in effect — Cimatu
Manila Standard Today 01 Aug 2017
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Monday the ban on open pit mining remains in effect in the country ... It is still the subject of discussion in the Mining Industry Coordinating Council because there are pros and cons ... Mines affected by the order included the $5.8-billion Tampakan copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines Inc., the $1.2-billion Silangan mine project of Silangan Mindanao Mining Co ... Augustine Gold & Copper Ltd....
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Gina bans open-pit mining
Manila Standard Today 27 Apr 2017
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Regina Lopez on Thursday banned new open-pit mining. She blamed open-pit mines for the serious degradation of the environment ... Mines that will be affected by the order include the $5.8-Tampakan Copper-Gold Project of Sagittarius Mines Inc., the $1.2-billion Silangan mine project of Silangan Mindanao Mining Company Corporated, and the $2billion King-king Copper-Gold project of St. Augustine Gold & Copper Ltd....
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