THE country’s oldest mining firm Benguet Corp. said on Thursday it remains optimistic that mining regulators will reverse the suspension order slapped on its nickel operations in the province of Zambales.

In a statement, Benguet Corp. said that the audit findings of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) will validate that deforestation was the main culprit for the siltation in major waterways in the province and not its mining operation in the town of Sta. Cruz.

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