A 33-strong delegation traveled all the way from Eastern Samar to the Province of Dinagat Islands, where CMC has its operations, and to Surigao del Norte, where HMC operates, for a back-to-back comprehensive mine tours. Know more:
Barangay captains and councilors from the 30 coastal barangays of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, including Manicani, personally directed their questions about responsible mining to the experts at Cagdianao Mining Corp. and Hinatuan Mining Corp. , subsidiaries of Nickel Asia Corp. .
A 33-strong delegation traveled all the way from Eastern Samar to the Province of Dinagat Islands, where CMC has its operations, and to Surigao del Norte, where HMC operates, for a back-to-back comprehensive mine tours. of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, in preparation for the resumption of the mining operations of HMC’s Manicani Nickel Project , which is part of the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Guiuan.
Most of them have not seen an active mine before and their questions focused on the impact of mining to the environment. One particular feature of the mines that impressed them was the technology of the series of water chambers that starts in ‘surrounding the open mine that wind-up in wide settling ponds, plus the silt booms at the exact discharge point before the run-offs enter the body of water surrounding the island. Both CMC and HMC proudly have this system in place, meticulously designed to ensure the protection of marine life and water resources around the mine sites.
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