FOUR mining companies have failed to meet standards set by the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) during a preliminary review.

MICC member and Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin declined to identify the firms but said they were among the 27 whose operations were ordered suspended or closed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over a year ago.

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