ALL mining activities in Lanao del Sur will have to stop effective Sept. 1 this year.
This developed as Gov. Mamintal Alonto Adiong, Jr. signed Executive Order No. 008, Series of 2025 directing all large-scale and small-scale mining operations in the province to cease-and-desist effective Sept. 1.
Local historians said Lanao is known for its rich deposits of iron ore. Colonial Spanish forces as early as the 17th century built paths for horse-drawn carts and a bridge in what is now Lumbaca Unayan town in Lanao del Sur to access mining settlements around the lake.
Adiong said all mining operations in the province will have to be audited for compliance with international standards, including operations on mining concessions approved by the national government.
