Philippines: Mining minister asks Nickel Asia to stop shipping ore citing environmental concerns
요약
보고된 날짜: 2016년 7월 20일
위치: 필리핀
기업 페이지
Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) - Parent Company프로젝트
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Public entity: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 - 알 수 없는 업종 , Gender not reported )토픽들
깨끗하고, 건강하고, 지속가능한 환경결과
Response sought: 아니오
출처: Regulatory action
"RP environment minister: Stop nickel ore exports from Manicani island", 22 July 2016
The Philippine mining minister said on Wednesday she has asked Nickel Asia Corp. to stop shipping nickel ore to China, citing environmental concerns at the company's mine on an island along the country's eastern central edge.
The move follows a government audit of Nickel Asia's operations on Manicani island, where the country's top nickel producer has stockpiled an estimated 1.4 million tons of ore from a closed mine.
The audit found that Nickel Asia was taking out too much soil in its Manicani hauling operations and shipping it to China along with the ore, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez told reporters after speaking at a business forum...
There was no immediate response from Nickel Asia to a Reuters' request for comment. Lopez said she had recently met with Nickel Asia President Gerard Brimo to relay her concern about Manicani's people and environment.
Lopez said Nickel Asia had already shipped about 400,000 tons of nickel ore in batches from Manicani to China.
"That's enough. That's already a lot of money," she said...