Miners back Atienza on permit issuance
The Chamber of Mines of the
At the membership meeting of the Chamber of Mines last month, the problem concerning the proliferation of small-scale mining permits issued by local government units (LGUs) under a different label and without the knowledge of the DENR was brought to Atienza’s attention.
This prompted Atienza to issue a policy that henceforth, ore transport permits (OTP) would be solely issued by the DENR for monitoring purposes and to ensure the protection of the environment.
Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez, president of the mining association, said last year the chamber brought to the attention of government certain discrepancies on nickel, chromite and iron ore imports of
The chamber said strict audit confirmation of the tonnage and grades of mineral exports contained in export manifests of exporters and traders should be undertaken by the Bureau of Customs.
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