This document discusses the environmental management programs of a mining corporation. It details the company's efforts in [1] water quality management through sediment control and effluent monitoring, [2] air quality and noise management through ambient air monitoring, [3] chemical and hazardous materials storage, [4] solid waste management including landfill facilities, [5] watershed management through reforestation, and [6] slope stabilization and erosion control. Charts show the company's annual environmental expenses are about 5-6% of total mining and milling costs.

12. MISSION
We are responsible
mining corporation that
discovers and processes
natural resources for the
use of society.
02/02/10

17. Outputs from National Wealth Share
• Day care services
• Health and Nutrition Services
• Education Services
• Peace and Order Services
• Solid Waste Management Program Services and
Clean and Green Program
• Support to various livelihood programs
• Indigent families
• Capital outlays (infrastructure Projects – farm to
market roads, water systems, flood controls, multi-
purpose buildings, slope stabilization, eco-tourism
projects)

19. ...Philex is pro active in the field of
environmental protection
• The first tailings pond was constructed in
1967 (even before the Pollution Control Law in 1976)
• Community Based Reforestation was
also started in the ‘60s as livelihood project
(even before the “Man & Biosphere Program in the ‘70s)
• Materials Recovery Facility was put
up in 1998 even before RA 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001
• ISO 14001 Certified even before
DENR Adm. Order 14, Series 2003(PEPP) (Self
6/23/2012
regulation toward Improved Environmental Performance

20. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Water Quality Management
Tailings Impounding System & Dam Stability Monitoring
TP#3 (Active)
6/23/2012

21. Water Quality Management
Sedimentation Control
Alang Cut Silt Pond
Settling Pond for Assay Lab

22. EFFLUENT Tailings Pond No. 1
MONITORING
Water Quality
Mill Plant
Sampling Points
Residential Area
Philex Orebody
Tailings Pond No. 2
Agno River
Tailings Pond No. 3

23. …Tailings Ponds are continuously
monitored...
…by In-house…
…external Consultants
…and Multi-Partite Monitoring
6/23/2012
Team of MRF Committee

24. Air Quality & Noise Management
Administration Office Mill
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Poro Point Installation
6/23/2012

25. Air Quality & Noise Management
Compressor Area
6/23/2012
Scrubber at Assay Lab Machine Shop

26. Used Oil & Fuel Management
Oil-Water Separator Oil Storage with Catchment Pond
Used Oil Containment Sludge Pond

27. Chemical & Hazardous Materials Management
Assay Bodega 1425 Bodega
HazWaste
Bodega At
Hospital
6/23/2012

28. Solid Waste Management
Fabricated Garbage Depository Bins Metal Chips at Depository Area
6/23/2012
Tailings Pond No. 2 Sanitary Landfill Facility – Category 1 Project

29. Watershed Management
Total area reforested to date:
2,210 hectares with more
than 7million seedlings
Average AnnualCost
(2006-2011) : P 4.0 million

31. Watershed Management
Midway Area to Compressor Aggregate Area to Mill
Firebreak / Grasscutting
Midway Area to Bumolo Midway Area to Banget

34. Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control
Rip-Rapping at High School Area
6/23/2012

35. Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control
Benched Areas along Philex-Kias Provincial Road
Sta. Fe
1996
1992
Nagawa
6/23/2012
2006

38. 25 hectares
P2million (1999-2002)

39. REHABILITATION OF TAILING POND NO. 1
…before …2000
…1998
…1999
6/23/2012 … today

40. Total Environmental Expenses
Environmental Mine &
Expenses Milling Cost
(Pesos) (Pesos) %
Jan. – Dec.
2011 171M 3.7B 5
1967 - 2010 3.09B 55.44B 6
Annual Average
Environmental
Expenses:P110.6M
(2000-2011)
6/23/2012

56. The Main Camp: A home to 14,000 people of
various ethnic and cultural backgrounds
…and they enjoy the following basic services for free: HOUSING,
EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, ELECTRICITY, WATER, TRANSPORTATION,
TELECOMMUNICATION, PLACES OF WORSHIP & RECREATION FACILITIES

76. PRE-PROGRAM CONDITION INPUT OUTPUT
1. Inadequate health services, Php 9.5 Million - 6,528 patients served
nutrition, sanitation, education during medical missions
for Health - 42,200 patients served
and housing
2. High incidence of health
Care Programs at Sto. Nino Hospital
problems and diseases due to / Projects / - 188 first aiders trained
- 104 BHWs trained
lack of awareness, negligence, Activities - 391 residents attended
vises and improper diet health awareness
3. Health centers lack trained seminar
personnel; lack of training of - 259 households
BHWs to handle cases provided sanitary toilet
4. Geographic features – difficult bowls
terrain / access to health - 6 health centers
services assisted
- 124 residents trained on
5. Some households have no
access to potable water and herbal plant preparation
sanitary toilets - Improved access / road
6. Socio-economic condition of the networks
family thus can not afford health - 11 public CRs with
services septic tanks constructed
7. Not practicing family planning

84. IMPACTS
• Improved community health due to adequate and access to
health services (health centers, paraphernalia, equipment)
• Increased awareness on causes of diseases including family
planning
• Increased access to potable water
• Access to sanitary toilet bowls
• Reduce child mortality
• Improved maternal health
• Reduced occurrence of diseases
• Empowered women
• Trained health personnel
• Savings on health services used for other basic needs

86. PRE-PROGRAM CONDITION INPUT OUTPUT
1. Poor quality of education due - 11 public ES adopted with 1,315 pupils
to lack of facilities such as - 3 public HS adopted with 300 students
- 16 classrooms constructed /
books, instructional rehabilitated benefiting 664 pupils
materials, fixtures and others - 24 college graduates
2. Dilapidated teachers - 595 student grantees under SPES
quarters and school facilities - 191 Learners under ALS Program
3. Poverty thus cannot afford to - 22 PIMQ Scholar graduates
go to school - 8 units teachers quarters constructed
4. No opportunity for higher Php 39.42 benefiting 29 teachers
- 3 units Home Economics constructed
education Million
benefiting 170 students
5. Lack skills in 3Rs Education
- 3 units Pre-school buildings benefiting
6. Disinterested to go to school P/P/A 70 preschoolers
7. Lack of day care centers / no - 2 school clinics constructed benefiting
preschool services available 95 pupils
8. Lack of secondary schools - 27-college, 30 Tech-Voc; 36 High
9. Among young ages 13 – 16 School, 167 elementary per year
years old – there is lack of - Graduates since 2003: 100 Elem; 67
interest, large family size, HS and 23 College; 123 Tech-voc; 97
ALS
early marriages, failure to
pass government
examinations

99. IMPACTS
1. Improved quality of education
2. Increased access to education (Primary to
Tertiary Levels)
3. Increase interest of students to study / increased
enrolment rate
4. Increased performance of pupils / students
5. Poverty reduction
6. Increased literacy rate
7. Increased employability of graduates that
require educational requirements and
professional licenses
8. Social and human capital formation

101. PRE-PROGRAM CONDITION INPUT OUTPUT
1. A majority of the population lives 1. 13 livelihood associations
below the thresh hold level / cooperatives organized /
2. Significant number are not gainfully assisted with total
employed membership of 455
3. Poverty remains the major problem, 2. 32 trainings (skills,
which may be due to lack of capability building,
employment opportunities, lack of strengthening and
infrastructure supports such as farm enhancement trainings)
to market roads, irrigation systems conducted attended by
and limited access to credit facilities 818 participants
Php 18.6 Million
4. Very low household income 3. Employment generated by
5. Pest and plant diseases
LIVELIHOOD SDMP Infrastructure
6. Inadequate financial resources and P/P/As 4. Average of 100 Trainees
materials to start livelihood projects under WAP every year.
7. Low employment rate Total grantees is 598
8. Passiveness among some trainees since 2001 to
stakeholders present
9. Lack of educational qualification /
underemployment, lack of technical
assistance / training; not physically
fit; no landholding or properties
10. Large family size to support

113. IMPACTS
1. Poverty reduction
2. Increased productivity of farmers
3. Increased income of families
4. Increase population mobility and access to
economic and social activity and information
5. Improved peace and order
6. Formation of Community Assets
7. Human and social capital formation
8. Increased employability of graduates that require
professional licenses

115. PRE-PROGRAM INPUT OUTPUT
CONDITION
1. Lack of infrastructure - 85 Water system and
support waterworks development
2. Have roads but needs projects, 10 projects as of 2010
improvement (2nd SDMP)
/rehabilitation - 27.9 kms* Farm to market road
3. Need for footbridges Php 148 concreted
due to terrain Million - 90 Building (schools, churches,
4. Need for Infra- multi-purpose, cooperatives,
electrification structure CRs, ) Construction,
Projects rehabilitation or improvement
5. Low production
projects,
among farmers due to
- 877 m* hanging bridges
lack of irrigation
constructed
systems / water - 1,500 sqm. fishpond established
systems - Constructed primary power lines
* - Aggregate Number

123. EXPECTED IMPACTS
1. Poverty reduction; Increase farm
productivity; increase family incomes
2. Formation of community assets
3. Increase access to social services and to
economic and social activity
4. Increase population mobility
5. Increase knowledge on infrastructure
6. Increase access to basic services

125. 80.80