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==200 bags of illegally-extracted copper ore seized in South Cotabato town== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=386072 | |||
*November 15, 2011, 5:49 pm | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
LAP/FFC/AVE/RSS | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Nov. 15 (PNA) – Environment personnel in South Cotabato province seized late Monday some 200 bags of copper ore that were allegedly extracted illegally from the mineral-rich mountains of Tampakan town. | |||
Eileen Estrada, Tampakan municipal environment and natural resources officer (MENRO), said Tuesday the copper ores were found by their personnel at a portion of Barangay Liberty in Tampakan, which is part of the mines development site of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. | |||
“It was reported early Monday to our office by the village chairman [that bags of copper ores] were stored there,” she said. | |||
Estrada said she immediately instructed MENRO personnel to check the report that eventually led to the seizure later in the afternoon. | |||
The seized illegal copper ores were transported before noon Tuesday to the office of the Provincial Environment and Management Office in Koronadal City, she added. | |||
To date, no production permit has been issued to any company or individual for the extraction of copper and gold in the town of Tampakan. | |||
Sagittarius Mines, which is controlled by Xstrata Copper, the world’s fourth largest copper producer, has rights over the mineral resources in Tampakan town. | |||
However, the company’s permit so far is only for exploration. | |||
Estrada did not say who was behind the illegal copper ore extraction. | |||
This was the third seizure of a large volume of illegally extracted copper ores from the mountains of Tampakan. | |||
In September last year, authorities seized an estimated eight metric tons (MT) of copper also in Tampakan town. Eight persons were arrested during the operation. | |||
A month before, around 100 MT of illegal copper ores from the mountains of Tampakan were confiscated by authorities in a series of raids in the area. Police tagged the financiers as Taiwanese nationals. | |||
==So Cotabato eyes development of bamboo industry== | ==So Cotabato eyes development of bamboo industry== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=63947 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=63947 | ||