Three mining firms that appealed closure orders issued last year have failed a review and will be shuttered, the Environment department confirmed on Friday.

Resolutions issued by Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on November 12 identified the three firms to be closed as Surigao del Norte-based Claver Mineral Development Corp., Oriental Synergy Mining Corp. in the Dinagat Islands and Ore Asia Mining and Development Corp. in Bulacan.

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