Chamber of Mines of the Philippines chair and president Mike Toledo expressed optimism about a forthcoming 'golden age' for the country's mining industry, thanks to supportive regulators and a favorable external environment.
OceanaGold Philippines is facing a fresh legal headache weeks before launching its initial public offering. The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center filed a case before the Bayombong Regional Trial Court seeking a legal review of the company’s mining contract that it alleged was illegally renewed, a report by the Philippine Star showed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the corporate leadership of Abra Mining and Industrial Corp. was involved in the illicit creation and trading of up to 169 billion shares prior to its 2021 suspension, culminating in one of the country’s largest stock trading scandals in recent memory.
OceanaGold Philippines is set to launch the first mining initial public offering (IPO) in a decade, having received approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange to raise up to P7.9 billion.
Tycoon Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp. said its dormant mining business in Palawan province is edging closer to resuming operations, providing a potential new revenue source for the airline maintenance-focused company.