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    Since then, foreign miners have been setting up shop to dig minerals. In 1842, the Spanish colonial government opened a copper mining company called Remigio Copper Mines in the province of Antique. In 1909, Americans established Benguet Consolidated Mining Co., now known as Benguet Mining Corp., to recover gold. The

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    In 1994, the estimated levels of metallic and nonmetallic mineral reserves stood at 7 billion metric tons and 50 billion metric tons, respectively. Copper accounted for the bulk of metallic mineral resources of about 72 percent; while nickel’s share was estimated at 16 percent (Figure 1). Among the nonmetallic minerals, limestone and marble

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    It assessed the current condition of marble mining in Romblon, Romblon “with reference to the human rights of the communities living in the marble quarrying sites.” Based on research results, the CHR recommended that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) conduct a thorough investigation on the issues of unfair labor

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    tematic mining operators in this country have relied upon the U. S. Geological Survey, but no comparable agency exists in the Philippines. Their own Bureau of Mines and the National Development Company supervise the mining industry, but an organized survey of reserves is needed. Foreign development of the mineral resources has been restricted,

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