Philippine gold mine suspended over spill:
MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines has indefinitely suspended the operations of the country's largest gold mine after a waste spillage near a major river, officials said Monday.
Philex Mining's Padcal facility will remain closed until a government investigation determines the extent of the spill and why it happened, said Leo Jasareno, head of the government's Mines and Geosciences Board.
"It is currently suspended indefinitely," he told AFP, adding the inquiry would last at least a week and examine whether any toxic substances had leaked at the mine, near the northern mountain resort of Baguio.
There was a spill at the mine's tailings pond l...
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MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines has indefinitely suspended the operations of the country's largest gold mine after a waste spillage near a major river, officials said Monday.
Philex Mining's Padcal facility will remain closed until a government investigation determines the extent of the spill and why it happened, said Leo Jasareno, head of the government's Mines and Geosciences Board.
"It is currently suspended indefinitely," he told AFP, adding the inquiry would last at least a week and examine whether any toxic substances had leaked at the mine, near the northern mountain resort of Baguio.
There was a spill at the mine's tailings pond l...
Keep on reading: Philippine gold mine suspended over spill
comments: this is not the Mars Rover 'curiosity'.
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