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Open pit mine in Toledo, Cebu. The following list of mines in the Philippines is subsidiary to the Lists of mines in Asia article and Lists of mines articles. This list contains working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output(s) and province.
The Tampakan gold and copper deposit is situated in the mountains surrounding the town Tampakan in the South Cotabato province in the Philippines. [5] The deposit was discovered in November 1990 by the Australian company Western Mining Corporation (WMC), who acquired mining rights in Tampakan through a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with the Philippine government. [6]
The Hinatuan Mine (Tagana-an Nickel Project) is located on Hinatuan Island, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte and operated by Hinatuan Mining Corporation. [4] [5] The Cagdianao Mine, with the Valencia Pit and adjacent Boa Pit in Cagdianao, Dinagat covers 249.48 square kilometers, was acquired in 1998 and is operated by the Cagdianao Mining Corporation.
The Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is a mining company based in the Philippines. The company, a subsidiary of DMCI Holdings , operates its main coal mine in Semirara Island and is the biggest coal producer in the Philippines accounting for 92 percent of the total national production as of 2015.
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