Mining activities in Sta. Cruz, Zambales have caused significant environmental damage and adverse health effects for local communities since 2011. Rivers and farms have been contaminated by red mining waste, destroying livelihoods. Typhoon flooding in 2015 further spread toxic mud from mines. Community groups have protested and filed legal actions …
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According to data released by Department of Agriculture, nickel mining in Sta. Cruz, Zambales is causing the loss of 8,000 tons of palay (rice) …
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There are 4 big mining companies situated in Sta. Cruz, Zambales and following Sec. Gina Lopez of DENR's mining firm audit, she has conclusively suspended the same 4 mining firms as of September 22, 2016 namely BNMI, …
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In this study, we present mineralogical and geochemical characterization of samples systematically collected from a nickel laterite profile at the Sta. Cruz nickel laterite deposit, Zambales, Philippines. Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (WDSXRF), mass-balance element mobility calculations, transmitted and reflected light …
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PressReader. Catalog; For You; BusinessMirror. SC orders CA to resume hearing of writ after Zambales mining firms resume ops - By Joel R. San Juan @jrsanjuan1573 . THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Court of Appeals (CA) to hear anew the petition filed by the residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales for the issuance of a writ of kalikasan …
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Four large-scale mining companies (extracting nickel) are blamed for the irreversible environmental degradation and destruction in the town of Sta. Cruz, namely: …
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Ultimately, the people of Sta. Cruz, Zambales under the multi-sectoral alliance Move Now! together with the Center for Environmental Concerns, advocates and peoples organizations, demand justice for the damages brought by these large-scale mining corporations, fair compensation and rehabilitation measures for the affected residents of the ...
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ANGELES CITY – Hundreds of farming families in four barangays in Sta. Cruz, Zambales now live hand-to-mouth existence, but are left with no choice but to rely on commercial bottled mineral water for their daily needs. Affected folk have blamed unbridled mining operations that have reportedly also totally wiped out forests on the mountains of their town where, of the …
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QUICK FACTS. Name of mining firm: BenguetCorp Nickel Mines Inc. Location: Sta. Cruz, Zambales Mining area: 1,406.74 hectares Metals extracted/mine products: Nickel Nickel production (2020): 6,808 dry metric tons (direct shipping ore) valued at P11,730,016 Mining permit period: 2005-2030 Total manpower complement: 323 OWNERSHIP
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Environmental advocates and residents of Sta. Cruz town in Zambales in Central Luzon on Friday blamed nickel mining operations in the province for the thick reddish-brown mud-flood covering streets in some barangays there. ... the Concerned Citizens of Sta. Cruz (CCOS)—a local anti-mining group—said the mud-flood came from destroyed or ...
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Santa Cruz, Zambales nickel mining impacts sustainable agriculture and fisheries, Philippines
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CCOS chairman Dr. Ben Molino and his co-petitioners say the continued mining operations in Sta. Cruz, Zambales violate RA 7942, otherwise known as the Mining Act of 1995, and its implementing ...
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The Supreme Court (SC) has remanded to the Court of Appeals (CA) for immediate resolution the petition for a Writ of Kalikasan filed by the residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales to …
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Nickel mining deposit report for "Deposit #Usgs10230851" (#USGS10230851) in Zambales, The Philippines. ... The Santa Cruz Nickel Prospect is located in Zambales, Philippines. Comprehensive preliminary development activities have been conducted, including surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, and geological ...
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The Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC) said the ecological destruction caused by the decade-long nickel mining in Sta. Cruz aggravates the impact of natural calamities, the most recent of which was Typhoon Lando …
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To date, because of the nickel mining: Sta. Cruz, Zambales is losing 8,000 tons of palay production annually worth Php 200-million (US$5M). It has and estimated loss of Php 20-million (US$ 0.5M) from fish production in three major rivers and at least Php 30-million (or US$0.75M) (each hectare earning a net of Php 300,000.00 annually) loss from ...
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Zambales has 28 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Zambales mines are Chromium, Copper, and Iron .At the time these mines were surveyed, 8 mines in Zambales were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Zambales has 4 prospect mines. 2 …
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In this study, we present mineralogical and geochemical characterization of samples systematically collected from a nickel laterite profile at the Sta. Cruz nickel laterite deposit, Zambales ...
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in soil erosions; (e) exacerbated flood problems during typhoons and heavy rains; (f) destruction of irrigation system in the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Province of Zambales that severely reduced the palay production of the rice granary of the Province of Zambales; and (g) heavily affected the livelihood of the residents. The petitioners fear that although the operations of the mining ...
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GIVING complaining residents their day in court, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a writ of kalikasan in favor of a community in Sta. Cruz, Zambales province, who had accused five mining ...
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STA. CRUZ, Zambales — Swirls of an unusual red-orange dust greet people passing along the national highway in this coastal town. A muddied shoreline, lopped-off mountains, fishponds and farms ...
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Sta. Cruz nickel laterite, Santa Cruz, Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines : weathering of the ultramafic massif of the ZOC Acoje block ... Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat ... Christian Schardt, and Carmela A.J. Tupaz. (2022) "Mineralogical and ...
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Bolitoc, Sta. Cruz, Zamables and the residential community. During the transfer, dusts from the mined material are being dropped off to places included in the route of trucks used by the mining companies. Due to this situation, nickel dusts eventually piled-up and became contaminants of Sta. Cruz, Zambales.
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According to data released by Department of Agriculture, nickel mining in Sta. Cruz, Zambales is causing the loss of 8,000 tons of palay (rice) production annually worth Php 200 million (US$ 5M). Sta. Cruz has lost production in an …
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This study was conducted to assess and evaluate the heavy metal content of selected rice and vegetable crops near mining areas in Sta. Cruz, Zambales. Physico-chemical characteristics of the soil ...
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Metal Concentrations in Sediments of the Alinsaog River, Santa Cruz, Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines September 2020 Journal of Health and Pollution 10(27):200914
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Nickel extraction continues in the rich, arable land of Sta Cruz, Zambales despite the destruction caused to the agriculture and fisheries sector. Description of the conflict case Sta. Cruz is a 1st class municipality with rich arable land that is condusive for farming.
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The petitioners said mining operations have caused much destruction in the mountains, watershed, forests, farmlands, water systems and livelihood of all residents of Sta. Cruz and posed continuing ...
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