Nine (9) Mining Contractors and Permit Holders were hailed in this year’s Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) during the final deliberation of the PMIEA Selection Committee (SC) on November 04, 2021.
The Presidential Awardees are the following:
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Category |
Company |
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Surface Mining Operation |
Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. |
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Berong Nickel Corporation |
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Hinatuan Mining Corporation – Tagana-an |
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Platinum Group Metals Corporation |
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Taganito Mining Corporation |
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Quarry Operation |
Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. – Bulacan |
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Mineral Processing |
Coral Bay Nickel Corporation |
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Mindanao Mineral Processing and Refining Corporation |
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Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation |
In spite of the pandemic, PMIEA selection was still observed to give recognition to the private sector’s achievements in terms of safety and health, environmental management, reforestation, and social development and management; and initiatives and efforts in combating COVID-19 and providing aid/assistance to the mining communities in these trying times.
Similar to the selection procedure observed early this year for the 2020 PMIEA, an offsite validation process was adopted as alternative mode for evaluation of the companies’ accomplishments to ensure the safety and well-being of all organizations/groups involved given the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Twenty-five (25) companies under the four (4) categories - underground mining operation; surface mining operation; quarry operation; and mineral processing, were subjected to the rigorous offsite validation of the PMIEASC members and the Technical Working Group on October 4-27, 2021. Companies who fell short of the required rating for the PMIEA but attained a high degree of performance in safety and health, environmental management, reforestation, and social development and management were declared as PMIEASC Platinum and Titanium Achievement Awardees. These are as follows:
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Category |
Company |
Award |
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Underground Mining Operation |
Apex Mining Company, Inc. |
Platinum |
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Surface Mining Operation |
Carrascal Nickel Corporation |
Platinum |
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Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation - Nickel |
Platinum |
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Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation |
Platinum |
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Quarry Operation |
Holcim Mining and Development Corporation – Davao |
Platinum |
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Holcim Mining and Development Corporation – La Union |
Platinum |
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Holcim Resources and Development Corporation |
Platinum |
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LafargeHolcim Aggregates, Inc. |
Platinum |
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Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. – Batangas |
Platinum |
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Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. – Teresa |
Platinum |
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Republic Cement Mindanao, Inc. |
Platinum |
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Eagle Cement Corporation |
Titanium |
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Holcim Mining and Development Corporation – Bulacan |
Titanium |
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Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation - Gotok |
Titanium |
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Mineral Processing |
Graymont (Philippines), Inc. |
Platinum |
In conjunction with the PMIEA, the Mining Forest Program (MFP) – National Executive Committee (NEC) deliberated the results of the validation of the nominees for the 2021 Best Mining Forest Contest (BMFC) on November 03, 2021. The winners and runners-up in the four (4) categories – mineral exploration, metallic, non-metallic, and mineral processing, are presented in the table below.
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Category |
Company |
Award |
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Mineral Exploration |
Philex Mining Corporation |
WINNER |
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Metallic |
Hinatuan Mining Corporation – Tagana-an |
WINNER |
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FCF Minerals Corporation |
1st Runner-up |
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Philsaga Mining Corporation |
2nd Runner-up |
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Platinum Group Metals Corporation |
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Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation |
3rd Runner-up |
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Non-metallic |
Holcim Resources and Development Corp. |
WINNER |
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Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. – Bulacan |
1st Runner-up |
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LafargeHolcim Aggregates, Inc. |
2nd Runner-up |
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Holcim Mining and Devt. Corp. – Davao |
3rd Runner-up |
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Mineral Processing |
Taganito HPAL Nickel Corp. |
WINNER |
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Mindanao Mineral Processing and Refining Corp. |
1st Runner-up |
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Coral Bay Nickel Corporation |
2nd Runner-up |
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Graymont (Phils), Inc. |
3rd Runner-up |
Likewise, the winners and runners-up of the Safest Mines Awards and Best Mines Personalities are as follows:
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Category |
Company |
Award |
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Exploration A |
Apex Mining Company, Inc. |
WINNER |
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Quarry |
Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. – Batangas |
WINNER |
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Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc. - Bulacan |
Runner-up |
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Surface Mining Operation |
Hinatuan Mining Corp. - Tagana-an |
WINNER |
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Berong Nickel Corp. |
Runner-up |
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Underground Mining Operation |
Apex Mining Company, Inc. |
WINNER |
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Benguet Corp. - Acupan Contract Mining Project |
Runner-up |
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Mineral Processing – Extraction Plant |
Coral Bay Nickel Corp. |
WINNER |
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Taganito HPAL Nickel Corp. |
Runner-up |
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Mineral Processing – Calcining Plant |
Graymont (Philippines), Inc. |
WINNER |
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BMC – Forestry Corporation |
Runner-up |
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Mineral Processing – Crushing Plant |
Philippine Mining Service Corp. – Bohol Plant |
WINNER |
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Safest Mining Operation |
Hinatuan Mining Corp. - Tagana-an |
WINNER |
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Most Improved Mining Operation |
Apex Mining Company, Inc. |
WINNER |
These mining companies will be recognized during the hybrid awarding ceremony on November 26, 2021. The face-to-face activity, to be attended by the select company representatives, will be at Seda Vertis North, Quezon City. The activity will also be aired in the official Facebook page of MGB.
By: MINE SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
MFP – NEC Virtual Meeting on November 03, 2021
PMIEASC Virtual Meeting on November 04, 2021