Marcopper mining disaster Wikiwand
Marcopper Mining was a Canadian corporation that officially started its copper mining operations in 1969 at the Mt Tapian Ore Deposit on Marinduque Island in the Philippines When the Mt Tapian reserve was depleted in 1990 Marcopper moved its operations to the San Antonio copper mine three kilometers north of the Mt Tapian site
SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY THE
Atlas Region VII; Marinduque Mining and Industrial Corp Region X; and North Davao Mining Corp Region XI Philippine Iron Mines in Larap Camarines Norte became a casualty of the oil embargo in 1973; it closed down in All the nine mines were accessible by air sea or land transport Except for the island community of Marinduque