After leaking mine waste into streams and other water channels, Philex Mining Corp. is being fined by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the tune of P1 billion.
A waste pond at Philex Mining’s Padcal gold-copper operations in Itogon, Benguet started leaking mine tailings early last month.
“In a letter dated September 26, Philex was fined P1.034 billion for its failure to contain all tailings within a tailings pond,” Mines and Geoscience Bureau chief Leo Jasareno told GMA News Online in a phone interview on Wednesday. “Philex has seven calendar days to comment.".
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