A dried-up pond is seen next to vehicles and equipment at an abandoned magnetite or black sand mine site along the coast of Caoayan town, Ilocos sur province. AFP PHOTO
A dried-up pond is seen next to vehicles and equipment at an abandoned magnetite or black sand mine site along the coast of Caoayan town, Ilocos sur province. AFP PHOTO

When Agence France-Presse toured the area, the coast at San Vicente town near Caoayan had retreated inland by several meters from where the sand had been scooped up.

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