Gerard Brimo 02 Mar 2012 Part I Conference on Mining's Impact on Philippine Economy and Ecology Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) GRAND BALLROOM INTER-CONTINENTAL MANILA 2 March 2012 Friday, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

1. If you tell a lie big enough
and keep repeating it,
people will eventually come
to believe it !
Joseph Goebbels!

2. Correcting lies !
and disinformation!
!
Gerard H. Brimo!
President, Nickel Asia Corporation!
Director, Chamber Of Mines Of The Philippines! !

3. A presentation on large-scale
metallic mining, but first...!

4. The face of small-scale mining.!
P42 .9 Billion in gold
sold to the Central
Bank in 2010 on a
no-names basis!!

5. The face of small-scale mining.!
Child Labor!
No Environmental Programs!
No Safety Programs!
No Rehabilitation!
No Taxes!

6. The face of small-scale mining.!
And yet the attack is on
the legitimate !
large-scale sector. !

7. Mining Footprint:!
Food Security And Fishing!
Areas covered by
Operating Mines
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Mining, Metallurgical and
MINES AND GEOSCIENCES
Applications for
as of 2011
Materials Engineering
College of Engineering
BUREAU
Exploration
University of the Philippines
Permits
Applications
For Exploration
Operating Mines
Permits

8. Mining Footprint:!
Food Security And Fishing!
Areas covered by
Applications for
Exploration
Permits
Applications
For Exploration
Permits
Many applications...! but few large-scale operating mines, occupying only
60,000 hectares or 0.2% of the country s
landmass, because...!

9. Mining Footprint:!
Food Security And Fishing!
Areas covered by
Applications for
Exploration
Global statistics ! Permits
on mining:!
.. out of 25,000 Applications
For Exploration
exploration prospects, !
Permits
500 will see serious
exploration work, and
out of these, ONE will
become a mine.!
!
SCARE TACTICS!!
Many applications...! but few large-scale operating mines, occupying only
60,000 hectares or 0.2% of the country s
landmass, because...!

10. The same situation in Palawan…!
Berong Nickel
(Quezon)
Mt. Mantalingahan
Protected Area
(NIPAS)
Citinickel
(Narra and
Espanola)!
Coral Bay Nickel Plant
Coral Bay Nickel Plant
(Bataraza)
(Bataraza)
Rio Tuba Nickel
Rio Tuba Nickel (Bataraza)
(Bataraza)
APPLICATIONS
!
Many of these applications are in Only three operating mines!!
protected areas and will not be !
approved.!
!

11. Mining and the
environment!
Areas closed to mining:!
R.A. 7942 - Mining Act of 1995; Sec. 19:!
Areas Closed to Mining Applications.!
R.A. 7611 - Strategic Environmental Plan for!
Palawan!
R.A. 7586 - National Integrated Protected!
Areas System (NIPAS)!
!

12. Mining and the environment!
Typical(Mining(Areas((on(the(issue(of(Biodiversity(and(Agriculture)(
Rio Tuba, Palawan, lateritic soil, shrubs,
Berong, Palawan, lateritic soil, tertiary Surigao Mineral Reservation, lateritic soil,
stunted trees, fringe areas logged out.
grown, stunted trees. sparse vegetation. Fringe areas logged out.
1970s photo.
! !
Philex Benguet site, steep terrain, logged out Tampakan, South Cotabato, slash-and-burn area.
area. 1960s photo.
!

13. Mining and the environment!
Mining Rehabilitation!
Mine rehabilitation is a requirement of the 1995 Mining Act!
Can this be rehabilitated?!
Rio Tuba operations!
Original Vegetative cover!
Top Soil!
Nickel ore!
extraction zone!
between!
5 to 20 meters!
from !
top!
Bedrock!

14. Mining and the environment!
Mining Rehabilitation!
Rio Tuba operations!
Total Area
Rehabilitated:!
238 has.!
May 2008! !
No. of Trees
Planted in mined-
out areas:!
500,000 plus!
Sept. 2009!
!
Environmental
Expenses (2011):!
Php 57 Million !
March 2011! !

15. Mining and the environment!
Mining Rehabilitation!
Inside a !
rehabilitated !
mine area!

16. Mining and the environment!
Wildlife!
Barangay Rio
Tuba, Bataraza!