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Marcopper mining disaster

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Marcopper mining disaster.

Angeles demands clarity on Marcopper funds
Former Marinduque vice governor Adeline Angeles has challenged Governor Melecio “Mel” Go to explain the handling of the $100-million Marcopper environmental…
8 November 20262 MIN READ
$THE barren landscape of the Tapian open-pit mine in Marinduque bears the scars of a disaster that began in 1996, when a fractured drainage tunnel released millions of tons of toxic mine tailings into the province’s waterways. Thirty years on, Marinduque is still waiting for the rehabilitation promised through a $100-million settlement from Barrick Mining Corp., with conditions for its release still awaiting action from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.$
Marinduque: Still not healed
Three decades after the Marcopper mining disaster, Marinduque is pressing the DENR to act before the 4 October 2026 deadline tied to a $100-million settlement…
29 September 20261 MIN READ
Boac bishop presses DENR to unlock $100M Marcopper settlement
The Diocese of Boac is calling on the DENR to issue the communication needed to complete the $100-million Barrick-Marinduque settlement for rehabilitation of…
28 September 20261 MIN READ