Ultimately, the people of Sta. Cruz, Zambales under the multi-sectoral alliance Move Now! together with the Center for Environmental Concerns, advocates and peoples organizations, demand justice for the damages brought by these …
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ANGELES CITY – Hundreds of farming families in four barangays in Sta. Cruz, Zambales now live hand-to-mouth existence, but are left with no choice but to rely on commercial bottled mineral water for their daily needs. Affected folk have blamed unbridled mining operations that have reportedly also totally wiped out forests on the mountains of their town where, of the …
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QUICK FACTS. Name of mining firm: LNL Archipelago Minerals Inc. Location: Sta. Cruz, Zambales Mining area: 951.57 hectares Metals extracted/mine products: Nickel ore Nickel production (2020): 290,853 dry metric tons (direct shipping ore) valued at P743,318,584 Mining permit period: 2008-2033 OWNERSHIP
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cruz, zambales, hon. luisito e. marty, in his official capacity as the municipal mayor during the time mining operations started in the municipality of sta. cruz, zambales, members of the sangguniang bayan of sta. cruz, zambales, in their official capacities, pci orlando c. reyes, in his official capacity as the station chief, pnp-sta.
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Thus, because of mining, Sta. Cruz is losing half a billion pesos (US$12M) worth of food, rice, mango and fish. The government through the Mines and Geosciences Bureau temorarily …
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Case in point: Zambales. 2012: destructive mining In 2012, the Movement for the Protection of the Environment (Move Now!), accompanied by farmer and activist groups, had a fact-finding mission on the effects of mining on communities in Sta. Cruz Zambales.
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status of the mangrove ecosystems and the sources of problems that could . ... obtained in Sta. Cruz, Zambales with -1.78. is was followed by Candelaria ... mining in Zambales. Mining also posed ...
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According to data released by Department of Agriculture, nickel mining in Sta. Cruz, Zambales is causing the loss of 8,000 tons of palay (rice) …
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The Court of Appeals (CA) denied the motion for reconsideration filed by some residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales to reverse its earlier ruling denying their petition for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan with permanent …
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Name of Project: Sta. Cruz-Candelaria Mining Project Project Type Mining Project Project Location: Municipalities of Sta. Cruz and Candelaria, Province of Zambales Project Capacity/ Size Nickel Laterite Ore extraction = 3,000,000 DMT per year Surface mining rate = 415,800 MT per year of Chromite Lode (lumpy and milling grade)
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Bolitoc, Sta. Cruz, Zamables and the residential community. During the transfer, dusts from the mined material are being dropped off to places included in the route of trucks used by the mining companies. Due to this situation, nickel dusts eventually piled-up and became contaminants of Sta. Cruz, Zambales.
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The petitioners said mining operations have caused much destruction in the mountains, watershed, forests, farmlands, water systems and livelihood of all residents of Sta. Cruz and posed continuing ...
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Nickel mines blamed for mud floods in Sta Cruz, Zambales after Typhoon Lando Locals, anti mining groups urge DENR-MGB to cancel mining contracts Sta Cruz, Zambales – Thick red mud attributed to nickel mining …
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Objectives The present study assessed temporal changes in the pH, particle size and concentration of metals in sediments of a mining-affected river in Zambales, Philippines.
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in soil erosions; (e) exacerbated flood problems during typhoons and heavy rains; (f) destruction of irrigation system in the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Province of Zambales that severely reduced the palay production of the rice granary of the Province of Zambales; and (g) heavily affected the livelihood of the residents. The petitioners fear that although the operations of the mining ...
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Residents say the ill-effects of nickel ore mining have been too hard to ignore as threats to their environment, livelihood and lives. "Our environment is bleeding," says Dr. …
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The Acoje Santa Cruz-Ug Mine is located in Zambales, Philippines. It is an underground mining operation that commenced production in 1935. The mine covers an area of approximately 32.00 hectares (79.07 acres), with both surface and underground workings. There is one known shaft present at the mine.
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How the Philippines nickel boom harms human rights documents failings to adequately consult local communities and obtain consent from Indigenous Peoples about nickel mining projects which have left deforestation, metal contamination and health problems in their wake in the provinces of Zambales and Palawan. It is highly likely that nickel mined ...
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4) Sta. Cruz, Zambales. Mining companies involved: Eramen Minerals, Benguet Nickel, LNL, Zambales Diversified, DMCI. Minerals: Nickel. Significance: All the main large-scale mining companies in Sta. Cruz are suspended by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau for violations of environmental laws and policies.
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DMCI Mining Corp.was incorporated on May 29, 2007 primarily to carry on the business of mining, developing, exploiting, extracting, milling, concentrating, preparing for market, manufacturing, buying, shipping and transporting, all kinds of ores, metals and minerals. It involves surface mining and direct shipping of nickel laterite ore and is conducted through simple benching …
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To date, because of the nickel mining: Sta. Cruz, Zambales is losing 8,000 tons of palay production annually worth Php 200-million (US$5M). It has and estimated loss of Php 20-million (US$ 0.5M) from fish production in three major rivers and at least Php 30-million (or US$0.75M) (each hectare earning a net of Php 300,000.00 annually) loss from ...
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This study was conducted to assess and evaluate the heavy metal content of selected rice and vegetable crops near mining areas in Sta. Cruz, Zambales. Physico-chemical characteristics of the soil ...
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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 ...
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the coordinates of 15.333 N and 120.167 E. Sta. Cruz, one of the mountainous municipalities is classified as a first class municipality with 25 barangays, which houses a large amount of mineral ores that are presently being excavated by mining companies (Figs. 1 and 2). Crops and soils were taken from three study sites near the mining areas.
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The Court of Appeals (CA) denied the motion for reconsideration filed by some residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales to reverse its earlier ruling denying their petition for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan with permanent environmental protection order (PEPO) against all mining operations in the province.
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QUICK FACTS. Name of mining firm: Zambales Diversified Metals Corp. Location: Sta. Cruz and Candelaria, Zambales Mining area: 3,765.38 hectares Metals extracted/mine products: Nickel ore Nickel production (2020): 354,039 dry metric tons (direct shipping ore) valued at P770,431,279 Mining permit period: 2004-2029 OWNERSHIP
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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 itchiness is the next common illness of the integumentary system which still falls as allergy was the next skin problem although the respondents indicated ...
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Santa Cruz, Zambales nickel mining impacts sustainable agriculture and fisheries, Philippines
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The Supreme Court (SC) has remanded to the Court of Appeals (CA) for immediate resolution the petition for a Writ of Kalikasan filed by the residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales to stop all mining operations in the province.
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Four large-scale mining companies (extracting nickel) are blamed for the irreversible environmental degradation and destruction in the town of Sta. Cruz, namely: …
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STA. CRUZ, Zambales — Swirls of an unusual red-orange dust greet people passing along the national highway in this coastal town. A muddied shoreline, lopped-off mountains, fishponds and farms ...
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No wonder Zambales Governor Amor Deloso has taken to describing Sta. Cruz – some 170 kilometers north of Manila — as "parang Iraq (like Iraq)." Deloso seems to confine …
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ZDMC operates an open-pit mine in the municipalities of Sta. Cruz and Candelaria, Zambales. ZDMC was allowed to expand its production from one million WMT to two million WMT under an ECC. Meanwhile, DMCI Mining said rehabilitation efforts for BNC's site in Quezon, Palawan which began in 2022 remains on track for completion by 2027 under the ...
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Research Institute, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines Artec Umweltpraxis , Fabrikgasse 2, 08294... laterite profile at the Sta. Cruz nickel laterite deposit, Zambales, Philippines. Wavelength-dispersive X-ray
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GIVING complaining residents their day in court, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a writ of kalikasan in favor of a community in Sta. Cruz, Zambales province, who had accused five mining ...
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The Supreme Court (SC) has remanded to the Court of Appeals (CA) for immediate resolution the petition for a Writ of Kalikasan filed by the residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales to …
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Zambales has 28 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Zambales mines are Chromium, Copper, and Iron .At the time these mines were surveyed, 8 mines in Zambales were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Zambales has 4 prospect mines. 2 …
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Name of mining firm: BenguetCorp Nickel Mines Inc. Location: Sta. Cruz, Zambales Mining area: 1,406.74 hectares Metals extracted/mine products: Nickel Nickel production (2020): 6,808 dry metric tons (direct shipping ore) valued at P11,730,016 Mining permit period: 2005-2030 Total manpower complement: 323 OWNERSHIP. Incorporation date: Oct. …
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Nickel mining deposit report for "Deposit #Usgs10230851" (#USGS10230851) in Zambales, The Philippines. ... The Santa Cruz Nickel Prospect is located in Zambales, Philippines. Comprehensive preliminary development activities have been conducted, including surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, and geological ...
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