'Mine site not in protected areas'

By Ruth Palo

May 26, 2022 12:05 am

THE Mati City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) clarified on Monday, May 23, that the mining site of the Austral-Asia Link Mining Corp. and Hallmark Mining Corp. in Barangay Macambol, Mati City, Davao Oriental is outside protected areas.

The Mati Cenro said the site comprising a total area of 17,215.49 hectares is four kilometers away from the boundary of the Pujada Bay Seascape, which is a protected area.

Davao Oriental’s Pujada Bay seascape is claimed to be far from the mining area. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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