Miners in the Philippines will be shuttered this year if they fail environmental checks, according to the country's environment secretary, who's spearheading tougher regulation of the resources sector.

Regina Paz L. Lopez, hired by new President Rodrigo Duterte to clean up mining, announced the probe last week on assuming the post. The audit will be completed in three to four weeks and may result in mines being closed in the next six months, Lopez said in a Bloomberg interview.
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