Mineral Resources

With so many warnings about the effects of mining, countries, especially those that belong to the third world should be wary.

2020

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This study was conducted to determine the status of mineral reserves in the Philippines. Particularly it explored the current economic, social and environmental state of the mineral industry. To substantiate the findings, a complex desk review was performed to uncover the legal and institutional frameworks that govern the mineral resources and identifies the policy gaps, problems and challenges of the mineral industry in the country. The findings of the study shed light on the different scenarios of the mineral industry which were used for policy recommendations.

This case study on prospective copper-gold mining in Mindanao is one of thirteen case studies in the book "The Open Cut: Mining, Transnational Corporations and Local Populations" (2016) that deals with the increase in social conflicts in settings where large-scale mining is happening or about to happen. It looks at the case of Tampakan, where the local Bla'an population has for decades interacted with transnational corporations interested in the area's sub-surface resources. The chapter provides an analysis of the inter-ethnic set up of the region and its natural resources and addresses questions of land ownership and indigenous peoples rights. It then looks at the local people's strategies of accommodation and resistance as well as the various companies' strategies to convince the local population to fully embrace mining.

Solihull, UK: Society of St. Columban, 76p, 2006

2015

Mineral extraction alone is not sufficient to trigger sustainable development in developing countries. The mainstream paradigm on mining for development suggests that mineral-rich developing countries need to formulate a fiscal policy that can balance the need to maximize fiscal revenue while ensuring that the country has an attractive investment climate. The presence of mining companies in poor remote communities is sufficient to initiate development. In this discussion, it is suggested that the fiscal policy should take into account the state of governance where mining is being conducted, the extent of linkages mining creates in the local economy and whether the Regalian doctrine applies to ownership of minerals. The raise-to-the-bottom approach in designing fiscal policies does not necessarily benefit mineral-rich developing countries. In the case of the Philippines, a more comprehensive development framework is necessary to ensure that mining contribute to the sustainable develo...