The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has suspended indefinitely the mining operations of Citinickel Mines and Development Corp. in Palawan following a spillage accident on June 5, 2014.

MGB Director Leo Jasareno said that the spillage was caused by the breaching of siltation control facilities or ponds in Block C of Citinickel’s mining area in Barangay Pulot, Sofronio Espanola, Palawan.

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