APARRI, Cagayan: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has issued a closure order against a Chinese mining firm engaged in black sand mining in Cagayan’s coastal villages of Paddaya and Dodang.

Mario Ancheta, MGB director for Cagayan Valley, ordered Huaxia Trading and Mining Corporation Inc. (HTMCI) to “cease and desist” from extracting black sand outside their mining area.

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