Mining Corporation permitted for survey only
Negros Oriental vice-Governor Jose “Petit” Baldado clarified that the provincial board has yet approved only the conduct of survey for Epithermal Gold Corporation.
Epithermal Gold Corporation has asked permission from the provincial board during their regular session held last Thursday to be given permit for a survey which they will conduct at the boundary of Tayasan and Jimalalud for possible presence of minerals.
In an interview over DYEM Energy FM Dumaguete Tonight, the Vice-governor has pointed out that the company cannot conduct exploration at the hinterlands in the province so do in Negros Occidental. According to Baldado, if ever the company discovers the presence of minerals in the area, they still have to get an Environmental Compliance Certificate from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Vice-Governor Baldado disclosed that the company has yet to pass inside a needle’s hole before they could conduct their mining operations since the primary priority is to protect the environment.
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Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:34 pm