by Justin K. Vestil OPERATIONS of the Carmen Copper Corp. (CCC), operator of the Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp. (ACMDC) in Toledo City, Cebu, will be audited starting today.

Pursuant to the pronouncement for a comprehensive review of the mining operations, 16 audit teams were created to review the compliance of the country’s metallic mining operations. Each team is

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), in collaboration with the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA), will bestow the Presidential Mineral Industry Environment Awards (PMIEA), Safest Mines Awards to