MGB to stop black sand mining in Cagayan

TUGUEGARAO CITY: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has announced that it was  ready to stop all black sand mining operations in Cagayan province if Malacañang upholds the resolution of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC).

Engr. Mario Ancheta, the MGB director for Cagayan Valley, said “our office will stop all [black sand] mining operations in Cagayan if President Benigno Aquino 3rd says so.”