BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has blamed small-scale mining operations as the culprit behind the chemical contamination of rivers in the province.
“The famous Didipio River in the mountain town of Kasibu was already biologically dead which can be attributed to the age-old small-scale and primitive mining practices along the area,” said Mario Ancheta, MGB director for Region 2.
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