LISTED mining firm Benguet Corp. booked a P518.6-million consolidated net income for the first three months of 2021, over nine times the P56.7 million profit recorded in the same period a year ago.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Benguet Corp. attributed the higher income to the company's "exceptional" performance since last year after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources lifted the suspension of its nickel mining operation in Zambales.

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