The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has suspended the operations of four mining companies in Zambales Province due to their unsystematic extraction of nickel ores.

In separate letters dated July 15, Regional Director Danilo Uykieng, officer in charge of MGB-Region 3, ordered the suspension of the four mining companies—Zambales Diversified Metals Corp., BenguetCorp Nickel Mines Inc., Eramen Minerals Inc., and Lnl Archipelago Minerals Inc.—after they failed to pass a regulatory evaluation of their operations.

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