THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has suspended the operations of two mining companies in Zambales Province due to complaints about environmental degradation as a result of their nickel ore extraction.
But MGB director Leo Jasareno clarified that the preventive suspension against Benguetcorp Nickel Mines Inc. and Zambales Diversified Metals came prior to the audit ordered by Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez on all mining firms operating in the country.
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