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Philippine authorities arrested 22 suspects in separate anti-illegal mining operations in Camarines Norte and Cagayan de Oro, confiscating heavy equipment,…
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Philippine authorities arrested 22 suspects in separate anti-illegal mining operations in Camarines Norte and Cagayan de Oro, confiscating heavy equipment,…

Kankanaey residents in Mankayan, Benguet remain in a tense standoff with police and mining personnel over Crescent Mining’s exploration activities and alleged…

Ecuadoran authorities discovered eight dismembered bodies in mass graves at an illegal mine in Azuay province, highlighting the country’s escalating violence…


Carranglan Mayor Rogelio Abad has ordered the closure of an illegal mining operation in Barangay General Luna, Sitio Binbin, Nueva Ecija, following a joint…


Illegal mining activities in hinterland villages of Opol, Misamis Oriental have reportedly stopped following intensified enforcement operations and the arrest…

Ecuador’s military launches a high-intensity operation against illegal gold mining in the Andean mountains near the Colombian border, using heavy weaponry as…

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, together with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,…

Authorities in Cagayan de Oro City arrested three suspects and seized P15.6 million worth of heavy equipment in an anti-illegal mining operation in Barangay…

CIDG and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau raided an illegal mining site in Barangay Tumpagon, Cagayan de Oro City, arresting three suspects and seizing P15.6…
Two Philippine National Police officers and four civilians were arrested at a checkpoint in Opol, Misamis Oriental, for allegedly transporting unprocessed…

DENR Caraga arrests 11 suspects, including nine Chinese nationals, in anti-illegal mining raid in Surigao del Sur; P50.5M worth of equipment seized.
Ten suspects, including nine Chinese nationals, were arrested in a PNP anti-illegal mining operation in Surigao del Sur, with P50.5 million worth of equipment…


Police seized mining equipment and materials valued at over P6.1 million, including excavators, a generator set with a water pump, and other paraphernalia.

Five suspects, including two Chinese nationals, were arrested during a raid on illegal mining operations in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, with equipment seized.

Nine suspects, including a Chinese national, arrested in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, with P17.5M in mining equipment seized for illegal extraction,…

Baguio City renews its campaign against illegal mining, stepping up patrols, confiscating equipment, and reviewing regulations to prevent environmental damage.