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Conference Paper

Impact of Mining: Beyond the Occupational Health and Safety Orbit

Submitted by IOHSAD on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 5:15pm

Mining in the Philippines is meant for foreign demand to natural resources. Under the Mining Act of 1995, foreign mining companies are allowed 100% repatriation of capital. Resources extracted in the Philippines are never used for domestic consumption. read full article »

Mining in the Philippines and the effects on Occupational Health and Safety of Mine Workers*

Submitted by IOHSAD on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 4:31pm

Overview of mining operations in the Philippines

The Philippines is rich in mineral deposits. According to estimates, the Philippines have the fifth largest reserve of gold and copper in the world. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) estimated gold reserves to be at 967,180,197 MT while Copper was put at 5,301,507,657 MT (2002). According to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in 2005, the Philippines have a total of USD 840B worth of mineral wealth just waiting to be exploited. read full article »