THE mining industry contributed P102.3 billion to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, the latest data from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) showed.

In a report dated June 21, the DENR-MGB said metallic mineral production value of gold, nickel ore, mixed nickel-cobalt sulfide, scandium oxalate, chromite and iron was estimated at P132.69 billion.

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