Sites for Nueva Vizcaya small-scale miners eyed

SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya: Economically displaced small-scale mining operators in the province will soon have the opportunity to continue with their livelihood with the establishment of the “Minahan ng Bayan” according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).

MGB officials said the bureau is working on identifying mineral-rich areas for the establishment of the so-called Minahan ng Bayan in the copper, molybdenum and gold-rich upland towns of Quezon and Kasibu in the province.