In keeping with the 2016 National Women’s Month Celebration, personnel of theMines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII joined the 12th Kalandrakas on March 8, 2016 at Balanghai Hotel & Convention Center in Butuan City. With the theme “Kaayuhan ni Juana, I-apil sa Adyenda!,” the event was spearheaded by the Gender and Development Coordinating Council Committee (GADCC) under the Regional Development Council of Caraga with the support of national line agencies and local government units.  Ms. Edna S. Hontiveros, Vice Chair of the RDC-GADCC, delivered a message to welcome all guests and participants. Her message primarily focused on the contributions of women in society with emphasis on social issues that still need to be addressed. Atty. Allen M. Gasulas of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-Caraga) discussed the role of their department in addressing women’s issues in the bureaucracy. The highlight of the celebration was the continue reading : MGB ROXIII joins 12th Women’s Month Kalandrakas

Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation conducted a public consultation for its proposed Scandium Recovery Project on March 4, 2016 at the Taganito Sports and Cultural Center in Claver, Surigao del Norte. The company conducted the said consultation in cooperation with its Environmental Impact Assessment Preparer, Philkairos, Inc., and the Environmental Management Bureau.  Representatives from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, Parish Pastoral Council and Reach Foundation were also present as observers. The residents of Brgys. Urbiztondo, Taganito, Hayanggabon and Cagdianao in the Municipality of Claver, Surigao del Norte took part in the activity. The proposed Scandium (Sc) Recovery Facility will cover 1.4 hectares of land within the present THPAL area. It will utilize the barren liquor that may contain traces of scandium, iron, aluminum and chromite, which is presently discarded as waste from the high pressure acid leaching process. The barren liquor is allowed to pass through a continue reading : THPAL Nickel Corporation conducts Public Consultation for its Scandium Recovery Project

Mining companies in Caraga Region have implemented the 2015 Annual Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (AEPEP) in compliance with Section 171 of DENR Administrative Order No. 2010-21, the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. Grouped according to company location by province, below are the financial accomplishments of mining companies:  Name of Company Annual Accomplishment (Php) Surigao del Norte 1. Pacific Nickel Phils., Inc. Php 14,555,044.96 2. Hinatuan Mining Corporation – Talavera Nickel Project Php 59,976,288.54 3. Greenstone Resources Corporation Php 25,376,062.00 4. Adnama Mining Resources, Inc. Php 19,612,068.04 5. Taganito Mining Corporation Php 208,111,446.72 6. Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation Php 2,173,762,532.57 7. Platinum Group Metals Corporation Php 110,404,456.00 Surigao del Sur 1. CTP Construction and Mining  Corporation – Adlay Project Php 106,892,387.70 2. CTP Construction and Mining  Corporation – Dahican Project Php 20,350,363.44 3. Carrascal Nickel  Corporation continue reading : Caraga mining companies post 2015 Annual EPEP financial accomplishments

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII representative, Mr. Carl Orven C. Eludo, attended the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) and Master of Science in Crop Science (MSCS) Program Stakeholder Evaluation Workshop on February 27, 2016 at the Caraga State University Conference Room in Butuan City. The main purpose of the workshop is for CSU to collect inputs from the stakeholders in its plan for the revision and consolidation of both master’s courses into one. CSU encouraged the various stakeholders to help them formulate the right subjects that should be offered for the said course. Dr. Rowena P. Valera also explained that the planned consolidated Master’s Degree will be offered through a ladderized program and in modular type once it is approved. The following workshops were conducted, to wit: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT Analysis) by Engr. Calomot; MEM and MSEM Program Revision facilitated by Engr. Calomot; continue reading : MGB ROXIII participates in the CSU MEM and MSCS Program Stakeholder Evaluation Workshop

Mining companies in Caraga Region have implemented the 2015 Annual Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program (AEPEP) in compliance with Section 171 of DENR Administrative Order No. 2010-21, the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. Grouped according to company location by province, below are the financial accomplishments of mining companies:  Name of Company Annual Accomplishment (Php) Surigao del Norte 1. Pacific Nickel Phils., Inc. Php 14,555,044.96 2. Hinatuan Mining Corporation – Talavera Nickel Project Php 59,976,288.54 3. Greenstone Resources Corporation Php 25,376,062.00 4. Adnama Mining Resources, Inc. Php 19,612,068.04 5. Taganito Mining Corporation Php 208,111,446.72 6. Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation Php 2,173,762,532.57 7. Platinum Group Metals Corporation Php 110,404,456.00 Surigao del Sur 1. CTP Construction and Mining  Corporation – Adlay Project Php 106,892,387.70 2. CTP Construction and Mining  Corporation – Dahican Project Php 20,350,363.44 3. Carrascal Nickel  Corporation continue reading : Caraga mining companies post 2015 Annual EPEP financial accomplishments

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII representative, Mr. Carl Orven C. Eludo, attended the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) and Master of Science in Crop Science (MSCS) Program Stakeholder Evaluation Workshop on February 27, 2016 at the Caraga State University Conference Room in Butuan City. The main purpose of the workshop is for CSU to collect inputs from the stakeholders in its plan for the revision and consolidation of both master’s courses into one. CSU encouraged the various stakeholders to help them formulate the right subjects that should be offered for the said course. Dr. Rowena P. Valera also explained that the planned consolidated Master’s Degree will be offered through a ladderized program and in modular type once it is approved. The following workshops were conducted, to wit: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT Analysis) by Engr. Calomot; MEM and MSEM Program Revision facilitated by Engr. Calomot; continue reading : MGB ROXIII participates in the CSU MEM and MSCS Program Stakeholder Evaluation Workshop

In keeping with the 2016 National Women’s Month Celebration, personnel of theMines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII joined the 12th Kalandrakas on March 8, 2016 at Balanghai Hotel & Convention Center in Butuan City. With the theme “Kaayuhan ni Juana, I-apil sa Adyenda!,” the event was spearheaded by the Gender and Development Coordinating Council Committee (GADCC) under the Regional Development Council of Caraga with the support of national line agencies and local government units.  Ms. Edna S. Hontiveros, Vice Chair of the RDC-GADCC, delivered a message to welcome all guests and participants. Her message primarily focused on the contributions of women in society with emphasis on social issues that still need to be addressed. Atty. Allen M. Gasulas of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-Caraga) discussed the role of their department in addressing women’s issues in the bureaucracy. The highlight of the celebration was the continue reading : MGB ROXIII joins 12th Women’s Month Kalandrakas

Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation conducted a public consultation for its proposed Scandium Recovery Project on March 4, 2016 at the Taganito Sports and Cultural Center in Claver, Surigao del Norte. The company conducted the said consultation in cooperation with its Environmental Impact Assessment Preparer, Philkairos, Inc., and the Environmental Management Bureau.  Representatives from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, Parish Pastoral Council and Reach Foundation were also present as observers. The residents of Brgys. Urbiztondo, Taganito, Hayanggabon and Cagdianao in the Municipality of Claver, Surigao del Norte took part in the activity. The proposed Scandium (Sc) Recovery Facility will cover 1.4 hectares of land within the present THPAL area. It will utilize the barren liquor that may contain traces of scandium, iron, aluminum and chromite, which is presently discarded as waste from the high pressure acid leaching process. The barren liquor is allowed to pass through a continue reading : THPAL Nickel Corporation conducts Public Consultation for its Scandium Recovery Project