MINING firm Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) is set to resume its mining operations, particularly its ore shipment activities after the provincial government of Surigao del Norte amended a recent order that temporarily suspended the operations of mining and mineral processing plants in the province. In a disclosure to the local bourse on Monday, Nickel Asia said its subsidiaries Taganito Mining Corp. (TMC) and Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), operating in Claver and Tagana-an, Surigao Del Norte, respectively, received a copy of Memorandum Order 20-124, allowing the continued operations of export mining companies and mineral processing plants and the entry of foreign vessels of export-oriented companies within Surigao Del Norte. “With the lifting of the suspension of mining operations in Surigao Del Norte, TMC and HMC will resume their mining operations in compliance with the health and safety precautions specified in SDN MO 124 and the policies adopted by the NAC Group in response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic,” the company said. The memorandum circular amended the Executive Order 20-011 issued last March 28 that temporarily suspended the operations of mining and mineral processing plants in Surigao del Norte province.