Metallic production value managed to pull a 6.5%, or PhP6.09 billion, growth from PhP93.48 billion during the first three quarters in 2018 to PhP99.58 billion during the same period this year.
Despite the 1.24% slip in the average nickel price, nickel direct shipping ore with the aid of its other products (mixed nickel-cobalt sulfide and scandium oxalate) again took the spotlight accounting for 48% or PhP47.36 billion of the total value during the period. Gold retained the second spot with 37% or PhP36.90 billion, while copper took the third position with 14% or PhP14.40 billion. The remaining 1% was accounted for by silver and chromite with PhP0.9 billion.