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The provincial government of Marinduque has included another mining company as a defendant in the civil case it filed against Placer Dome Inc. in Nevada, USA last October.


Myke Magalang, executive secretary of the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC), said the US District Court of Nevada granted last Wednesday the motion of the provincial government to include Barrick Gold Corp. as a defendant in the lawsuit against Placer Dome.


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                    [Title] => Marinduque still a mining site despite 1996 disaster
                    [Summary] => It was Black Friday in Marinduque yesterday as residents of the island marked the 10th anniversary of the infamous Marcopper mining disaster, which wrought havoc on the pristine waters of Boac River.


But despite the protests of black-clad residents who marched in a caravan to the capital, the government continues to include the area in the country’s list of mining priorities.


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In fact, the DENR and Marcopper, which is part of Placer Dome’s consortium that had a mineral excavation business in Marinduque, are set to conduct a "joint-scoping" of the polluted mining site to pursue remediation efforts.


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Myke Magalang, executive secretary of the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC), said the US District Court of Nevada granted last Wednesday the motion of the provincial government to include Barrick Gold Corp. as a defendant in the lawsuit against Placer Dome.


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Mining: This time it's different?

By Boo Chanco | March 12, 2012 - 12:00am

The recent well attended public debate over the future of mining in the Philippines was, like the impeachment hearing, quite entertaining.

Business

SC orders CA to resolve case vs Marcopper

By Edu Punay | July 15, 2011 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Court of Appeals (CA) to resolve the writ of kalikasan case in connection with the March 24, 1996 disaster in the operations of the Marcopper mining company in Marinduque.

Nation

EDITORIAL – ZTE in Diwalwal

April 5, 2008 - 12:00am

Unless the government wants another scandal, it should show utmost transparency in yet another deal with China’s ZTE group.

Opinion

Marinduque includes US company in Nevada lawsuit

By Katherine Adraneda | July 23, 2006 - 12:00am

The provincial government of Marinduque has included another mining company as a defendant in the civil case it filed against Placer Dome Inc. in Nevada, USA last October. Myke Magalang, executive secretary...

Nation

Need for social responsibility in mining industry stressed

By Antonio M. Claparols | May 28, 2006 - 12:00am

With the partnership announced in the WSSD-World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the Millennium Development Goals have taken a backward movement. Despite the United Outcry on Mining Green which...

Agriculture

EDITORYAL – Maging aral ang mining disaster sa Marinduque

March 27, 2006 - 12:00am

NAKALINYA na sa listahan ng gobyerno ang 23 lugar na prayoridad na pagmiminahan sa bansa. Ayon sa report, inilabas na ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang...

PSN Opinyon

Marinduque still a mining site despite 1996 disaster

March 25, 2006 - 12:00am

It was Black Friday in Marinduque yesterday as residents of the island marked the 10th anniversary of the infamous Marcopper mining disaster, which wrought havoc on the pristine waters of Boac River. But despite...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Cautionary voices

February 9, 2006 - 12:00am

Various sectors continue to react to the call of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to repeal the Mining Act and stop all mining activities. The call, which is part of a pastoral statement covering...

Opinion

DENR: Placer suit won’t affect talks

By Katherine Adraneda | October 7, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday that the case filed by the provincial government of Marinduque against the Canadian mining firm Placer Dome would not affect its discussions...

Headlines

EDITORIAL – Cleaning up

October 6, 2005 - 12:00am

Remember the mining disaster in Marinduque? That was over nine years ago, and the people of the island province want to make sure no one forgets.

Opinion