Philippines: Illegal gold mining operations ordered shut

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) has issued a cease and desist order on illegal gold mining and processing operations due to threat to human lives in Barangay San Francisco, this town.
“It is important to implement the closure order as the activity continues to be a threat to human lives especially since  the health and safety of workers are compromised,” said DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo.
The MGB-7 has found that gold miners in the area employ the amalgamation method in mining. Such mining process uses mercury in recovering gold through gold panning, a practice prohibited under Executive Order Number 79.
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