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Thursday, March 28, 2024

OceanaGold’s permit reviewed

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Mines and Geosciences Bureau director Leo Jasareno said Thursday the government will review the extension permit granted to OceanaGold Corp. for its Didipio mine in Nueva Vizcaya province.

Jasareno said in a telephone interview non-government organization Alyansa Tigil Mina asked Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to withdraw the exploration permit granted to OceanaGold.

MGB early this year granted OceanaGold another five years to explore their 15,000 hectares of mining tenement. The permit will last until 2021.  Jasareno said of the 15,000 hectares, OceanaGold had already explored 975 hectares.

“The petitioners said that the exploration area is a rich agricultural area. It is the citrus capital of Nueva Vizcaya,” Jasareno said.

Jasareno said as a part of the legal process, the MGB would provide OceanaGold a copy of the petition.

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