Stop Mining in Zambales and Stop the Construction of the ...

The majority of the people of Zambales are against mining because of the environmental destruction that mining has already caused in Infanta, Santa Cruz and Candelaria. Now WestChinamin proposes to expand mining and to build a Ferro Nickel Plant in Candelaria. Please listen to and side with the people of Zambales.

Sta. Cruz folks decry nickel mining anew – Headline ...

SANTA CRUZ, Zambales — Heavy rains and mining woes are back with a vengeance in this town. As rainwater flowed down slopes mined for nickel, siltation resulted in lower areas like farms, fishponds and even residential areas. According to Dr. Benito Molino, chairman of the Concerned Citizens of Santa Cruz (CCOS), at least five villages in the ...

Zambales folk resist mining - Bulatlat

Zambales folk resist mining. "Before the mining started, the environment was pristine. We lived on farming, and the harvest was plentiful. Now, when it rains, red water rises.". MANILA — Mineral-laden red soil becomes fertile ground to people's resistance against destructive mining. In the past six years, some residents of Guisguis ...

Mine profile: BenguetCorp Nickel Mines Inc.

Municipality class of mining location: Sta. Cruz, Zambales (1st class) Population: 58,151 (2015) Poverty incidence rate: 23.7% (2015) Human Development Index: 0.53 (2012, provincial) Major sources of livelihood: Nickel mining, farming, fishing IN THE NEWS. SC issues Writ of Kalikasan vs 5 mining firms Benguet Corp welcomes SC lifting of Writ of ...

sta cruz zambales mining problems

(PDF) THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE MINING. In 2015, as published by Zambales Mining Investigation, residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales complained against nickel mining in their area as cases of leukemia and skin irritation rise.Diseases in the Integumentary System Mean Description Non-Healing Wound 1.27 Never Skin Rashes 3.87 Often Severe Itchiness Of The Skin 2.6 …

3,000 Zambales mine workers fear loss of jobs

3,000 Zambales mine workers fear loss of jobs. Government experts found that the operations of 4 mining firms were causing nickel siltation in rivers, farmlands, fishponds, and the sea in Sta Cruz ...

DMCCI MINING CORP. IN BOLITOC,STA.CRUZ,ZAMBALES - YouTube

dmcci mining corp.stock file in bolitoc sta cruz zambales as rice land before and was converted by the investor into industrial.atienza orders confiscation o...

Zambalenos, groups call on DENR to stop mining in Sta Cruz ...

"Zambales, especially our towns Candelaria and Sta. Cruz, is very devastated because of nickel and chromite mining since almost a decade ago. Suspensions of operations were issued in the past two years but corporations seem to get away with it by negotiating with government agencies, and so they blindly let mining destroy our province.

Chapter 5 Industrial Water Use and the Associated ...

three environmental water pollution events as cases (nickel and chromium mining in Sta. Cruz, Zambales; gold mining in Padcal, Benguet Province, and the biophysi -

Zambales loses P250M livelihood to mining – The Manila Times

SANTA CRUZ, Zambales: Destructive nickel mining operations in this town have resulted in farmers and fisherfolk here losing an estimated P250 million worth of livelihood annually, according to an alliance of mining-affected communities. The Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), in a statement released to The Manila Times, said environmental destruction continues in Zambales because of mining.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING post revives 2013 ...

At least two netizens on May 3 reshared a seven-year-old opinion piece about Chinese companies using dummy Filipino firms to mine for nickel in Sta Cruz, Zambales province. Without context, the posts mislead readers into thinking that it is a recent article, coming just days after the Philippine government protested Beijing's establishment of ...

Zambales mines: A history of questionable practices | The ...

In March 2016, the Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC) released the results of its fact-finding mission done after the October 2015 flooding, and declared that "the ecological destruction caused by the decade-long nickel mining in Sta. Cruz aggravates the impact of natural calamities" (Bulatlat.com, March 4, 2016).

Shangfil Mining and Trading Corporation (SMTC) Quickfacts

Province: Zambales Municipality: Sta. Cruz Barangays: Population of Sta. Cruz (as of 31 August 2015): Population: 58,151 Density: 130/km2 (340/sq mi) Land Area: 438.46 km2 (169.29 sq mi) Income Classification: 1st class municipality Major economic activities: Nickel mining, farming and fishing Source: Wikipedia Economic Growth The Philippine

DENR SUSPENDS TWO MINING FIRMS IN ZAMBALES

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended two nickel mining firms in Zambales. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Leo Jasareno identified the two suspended mining firms as the Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation (ZDMC) and the Benguetcorp Nickel Mines, Inc, (BNMI). MGB is a line bureau under the DENR.

Nickel Mines in the Philippines – PANDI Claims Management Inc.

However, all nickel ore mining companies in the Philippines excluding the mining firms in Zambales are continuously producing, shipping and operating as usual at present time after filing an appeal to the Office of the President, and with the recent replacement of the appointed head of the DENR, the agency has shifted to a "Business-Friendly ...

Guide to the Nickel Ore Trade Philippines 2020

Santa Cruz Zambales, Philippines Benguetcorp Nickel Mines, Inc. – Candelaria, Zambales Eramen Minerals, Inc. – Bolitoc, Sta. Cruz, Zambales DMCI Mining Corporation – Sta. Cruz, Zambales Cato, Pangasinan, Philippines LNL Archipelago Minerals, Inc. Palawan, Philippines Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (Nickel Asia Corporation) – Rio ...

The 'red sea' consequence of nickel mining in Zambales

The Concerned Citizens of Santa Cruz (CCOS) have complained that the river channels and coastal waters of this town have been polluted with nickel laterite, a nickel oxide ore that turns the colors the sea into red. Cruz, Zambales, where nickel laterite from a nearby mining site has discolored and polluted the water.

SC issues writ vs 5 mining firms | The Manila Times Online

The Supreme Court (SC) en banc on Tuesday issued a writ of kalikasan against five mining companies in Zambales extending up to Pangasinan to protect the environment and end the destructive mining operations in the province. The respondents to the petition are Benguet Corporation Nickel Mines Inc.

Drone captures sorry state of Zambales mountains allegedly ...

LNL 's Sta.Cruz Nickel Mining Project resident manager, Deody Solee confirmed that the soils extracted from their mines are being transported to China. However, Solee strongly denies they are being used on Scarborough Shoal. "There's no truth to that. Can you imagine yung lupa ang itatabon nila dun, na madaling anurin ng dagat yun.

SC issues Writ of Kalikasan vs 5 mining firms - SUNSTAR

In its en banc session Tuesday, the magistrates granted the petition of Concerned Citizens of Sta. Cruz Zamboanga (CCOS) and issued a writ of Kalikasan against five mining companies: Benguet Corporation Nickel Mines Inc. (BNMI), Eramen Minerals Incorporated (EMI), LNL Archipelago Minerals Inc. (LAMI), Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation ...

Zambales residents stop trucks loaded with nickel from ...

Zambales residents stop trucks loaded with nickel from going to port. Published January 20, 2016 1:16pm. Residents of Sta. Cruz town in Zambales in Central Luzon on Tuesday barricaded a national highway to prevent mining company's haulers from bringing nickel ores to port. No truck haulers were able to get through the human barricade on the ...

(PDF) THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE MINING …

In 2015, as published by Zambales Mining Investigation, residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales complained against nickel mining in their area as cases of leukemia and skin irritation rise. Severe itching is the next common illness of the integumentary system which still feels as allergy, was the next skin problem, although the respondents indicated ...

SC issues writ on Zambales mining | Inquirer News

The Sta. Cruz residents accused the respondents of violating provisions of the Mining Act of 1995 for practices that cause, among others, "water, air and soil pollution, heavy laterite siltation ...

Residents urge Zambales gov't to stop provincial mining ...

Residents of Santa Cruz town in Zambales stop hauling trucks from getting out of a mining site. The appeal is submitted by Concerned Citizens of Sta. Cruz, Zambales …

(PDF) THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE …

In 2015, as published by Zambales Mining Investigation, residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales complained against nickel mining in their area as cases of leukemia and skin irritation rise. Severe itching is the next common illness of the integumentary system which still feels as allergy, was the next skin problem, although the respondents indicated ...

Zambales town protests nickel mining activities | Inquirer ...

Zambales town protests nickel mining activities. STA. CRUZ, Zambales — Swirls of an unusual red-orange dust greet people passing along the national highway in …

SC stops Zambales mines; Chinese 'invaders' socked ...

The Zambales nickel miners in Masinloc and Sta. Cruz towns use sophisticated excavators, crushers, loaders, and explosives. Thousands of dump trucks laden with ore line up the national highway and ...

Firms mining watershed, forest areas of Zambales ...

According to Sta. Cruz Mayor Luisito Marty, portions of the CBFM area covering some 5,000 hectares in barangays Guisguis and Ginabon have been overrun by those who present themselves as small-scale miners. "There's kamote mining there," he says. "We've lost control because Governor (Amor) Deloso keeps on issuing permits.".

Five Mining Firms Ordered Closed In Zambales

31st July 2007. STA. CRUZ, Zambales – Gov. Amor Deloso has ordered the closure of the alleged illegal operations of at least five mining firms in this province, including that of a Taiwanese company engaged in exporting high-priced local minerals abroad. Deloso ordered the closure after he and joint elements of the Philippine Army and local ...

NICKEL MINES in PHILIPPINES (27)... - No to Mining in ...

Project Name: Sta. Cruz Nickel Project Mine Location: Sta. Cruz, Zambales (Region III) Mailing Address: 3rd Flr., ALPAP I Building, 140 LP Leviste Street,Salcedo Village, Brgy. Bel-Air, Makati City, Philippines Telephone Numbers: (632) 817-1180 /817-1181 Fax Number: (632) 840-4549 . Company Name: LNL ARCHIPELAGO MINERALS INC. Project Name ...