The Caraga mining industry remains to be a significant contributor to the country’s economic development as well as in the foreign-exchange earnings through the mineral exports. As of 3rd quarter of the current calendar year, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII presents the partial and unreconciled Metallic Mineral Resources Data on Sales of the 18 Nickel mines, two (2) Gold with Silver mines, and one (1) processing plant. Table 1 – Metallic Mineral Resources Data on Sales of the operating/producing mines covering the period of January to September of CY 2023 Item No. Mineral Commodity No. of Shipments Actual Volume Gross Sales Value (in PhP) 01 Nickeliferous Ore 454 25,424,197.55 WMT 32,776,535,678.09 02 Gold Doré 20 1,569.65 kg 5,515,894,553.11 03 Silver Doré 14 683.36 kg 30,885,767.98 04 Nickel/Cobalt Mixed Sulfides 10 47,183.449 WMT 24,971,411,586.31 05 Scandium Oxalate 10 23,003.80 wkg 296,954,828.31 06 Chromite 2 54,229.20 WMT 847,781,051.87 continue reading : Caraga Metallic Mineral Sales for CY 2023: A Significant Contributor to Economic Development
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII carried on with the Coastal Hazards Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping on August 22 to September 2, 2023 in the Municipality of Libjo, Province of Dinagat Islands. A team of four Geologists and one Aide conducted the fieldwork focused on assessing the vulnerability of coastal areas on natural hazards and utilizing analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from various factors and/or parameters related to coastal vulnerability. The parameters of the assessment include shoreline change, landform characteristics, coastal slope, mean tidal range, presence of natural barriers, presence of hard engineering defenses and coastline alignment relative to storm wave direction. The said assessment is the seventh target for CY 2023. The objective of the assessment necessitates the classification of each area, and the assignment of a ranking from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high) to every evaluated parameter. Weighted analysis shall be conducted continue reading : MGB ROXIII carries on with Coastal Hazards Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping in Libjo, Province of Dinagat Islands