Last March, the Pollution Adjudication Board of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave Philex Mining four months to temporarily operate and fill the void left in its damaged tailings pond. This would increase its stability as the solid tailings would fill the pond and push water away from the dam, creating a beach.
During the four-month resumption of operations, the company intended to produce 3.5 million tons of fresh tailings for the beach. Nearing the end of the deadline on July 8, the company has produced only 2.4 million tons of tailings.
Philex currently faces a penalty of P180 million for violation of the law, particularly the Clean Water Act.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/313126/economy/agricultureandmining/philex-wants-more-time-to-stabilize-damaged-padcal-tailings-pond
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