3. 1. 1899-1919
2. 1920s-1930s
3. 1935
Gold was the third most important
commodity in the Philippine export
trade.
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4. 1920s and1930s
1950s and 1960s
1970s and 1980s
The province of Surigao has the biggest
deposit of nickeliferouS laterite, the
second type of nickel in the country and is
considered one of the largest in the world.
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5. “The Philippines is among the worst
countries in the world with regard to
tailings dam failures whereby the
surface impoundments containing the
toxic waste from the mining process
failed with disastrous consequences
for local people and the
environment”.
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7. Strip mining process
Placer mining process
Mountain top process
Hydraulic mining process
Dredging process
Open pit process
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8. Slope mining
process
Hard rock process
Drift mining
process
Shaft process
Borehole process
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23. EnvironmEntal impacts
Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1151, enacted in 1977
social and political
impacts
government should enforce strict implementation of rules and
regulations regarding mining operations
HEaltH impacts
banning of harmful chemicals products should be done
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24. The Government should be the first to follow its own rules andThe Government should be the first to follow its own rules and
regulations with regards to miningregulations with regards to mining
Improve or make changes in the 1995 Mining ActImprove or make changes in the 1995 Mining Act
Address Human Rights IssuesAddress Human Rights Issues
The government should empower and inform localThe government should empower and inform local
communitiescommunities
Establish a group that would review mining operationsEstablish a group that would review mining operations
Strengthen the protection of the Philippine’s biodiversityStrengthen the protection of the Philippine’s biodiversity
RecommendationRecommendation