Mines and Geosciences Bureau rejects 51 mining applications in Central Mindanao | Sun.Star.

KORONADAL CITY — Fifty-one mining applications have been rejected in Central Mindanao in line with the government’s “use it or lose it” policy to revive the mining industry, officials said.

Constancio Paye Jr., Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) regional director, said there was a total of 69 mining applications that were reviewed across the region in line with the policy that aims to give serious investors the chance to utilize prospective mineralized zones.

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While the regional MGB office rejected 51 applications, it endorsed to the main office 18 others for possible approval.

“We denied their applications for failure to submit the necessary requirements, mainly the FPIC [Free and Prior Informed Consent] from the tribal communities despite repeated reminders,” Paye said.

An FPIC is a document where indigenous peoples give their consent for companies to operate in their ancestral lands.

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