Silangan Mindanao Mining Corp. (SMMCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Philex Mining Corp., has pushed back mining operations in one of its prospective mineral reserves in Surigao del Norte. Commercial operation is now expected to start om 2020.

Philex had earlier said it was looking at 2018 or early 2019 for initial ore production to commence at Silangan—the company’s next big prospective mine—and will replace the Padcal mine which is expected to expire in December 2022.

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