Special Report: Analysis of the DENR’s mining audit results

DENR Sec. Gina Lopez’s announcement of the mining audit results yesterday led to the negative sentiment of the mining and oil sector and caused a sell-off.

The DENR has ordered to shut a couple of dozen mining sites, mainly nickel producers that account for about half of output in the world’s top nickel ore supplier and about 10% of world supply, in a government campaign to fight environmental degradation by the industry.

The firms have 15 days to appeal their case before the DENR and should their plea get rejected, they could elevate their case to President Rodrigo Duterte.

Here is a summary of the mining audit results.

FOR CLOSURE

1. Benguet Corp. Nickel Mines
2. AAMPHIL Natural Resources Exploration
3. CTP Construction and Mining Corporation
4. Eramen Minerals
5. Krominco Inc.
6. Carrascal Nickel Corporation
7. Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation
8. Oriental Vision Mining Philippines Corp.
9. Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation
10. LNL Archipelago Mining Corp.
11. Libjo Mining Corporation
12. Hinatuan Mining Corporation
13. Mt. Sinai Mining Exploration and Development Corp.
14. Adnama Mining Resources
15. SinoSteel Philippines H./Y. Mining Corporation
16. Emir Minerals Corp.
17. Claver Mineral Development Corporation
18. Oriental Synergy Mining Corporation
19. Techiron Mineral Resources
20. Platinum Group Metals Corporation
21. Wellex Mining Corporation

FOR SUSPENSION

1. OceanaGold Philippines
2. Berong Nickel Corporation
3. Benguet Corp.
4. Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation
5. Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation
6. Strong Built Mining Development Corporation

List of affected PSE-listed mining companies

1. NIKL (Hinatuan Mining Corporation)
2. FNI (Platinum Group Metals Corporation)
3. MARC (Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation)
4. WIN (Wellex Mining Corporation)
5. BC (Benguet Corp. Nickel Mines)
6. AT/DMC (Berong Nickel Corporation)
7. LC (Benguet Corp.)
8. ORE (Citinickel Mines, Ore Asia Mining)

Based on the results of the mining audit that was released yesterday…

For this year, we expect NIKL and FNI to …

We recommend investors to …

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