DR. MARILOU ABON

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                    [Title] => End to mercury-induced mining in Vizcaya village sought
                    [Summary] => BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has sought the immediate dismantling of the facilities of small-scale mines in a remote mountain village here for fear of deadly substance contamination.


Engineer Jerrysal Mangaoang, MGB director for Cagayan Valley, said hundreds of illegally-dug up tunnels in the mineral-rich Barangay Didipio in Kasibu town here should be dismantled to prevent the villagers and their potable sources of water from further contamination with mercury.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-07-04 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Charlie  Lagasca
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End to mercury-induced mining in Vizcaya village sought

By Charlie Lagasca | July 4, 2006 - 12:00am

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has sought the immediate dismantling of the facilities of small-scale mines in a remote mountain village here for fear of deadly substance contamination. Engineer...

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