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MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU DIRECTOR HORACIO RAMOS

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Farmers well compensated by mining firm, says local exec

August 20, 2006 - 12:00am

NARRA, Palawan – Rice farmers leasing their lands to a mining operation have been rewarded well to ensure the sustenance of a decent living, according to Mayor Lucena Dimaala. Dimaala said Platinum Group Metals...

Agriculture

DENR issues 5-yr contracts to 2 small miners’ groups

December 10, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued five-year mining contracts to two small-scale mining groups in the controversial Mt. Diwalwal Gold Rush Area which is expected to bring in tax...

Business