Philex Mining Corp. on Wednesday said that it has asked government regulators to lift the suspension order on its operations at Padcal copper-gold mine, following months of rehabilitation and cleanup operations in the areas affected by the tailings leak.

In an interview during company’s annual stockholders meeting, Philex Mining Chairman Manuel Pangilinan said that the company filed on Friday last week its request to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), seeking the permanent resumption of operations at Padcal.

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