Philippines cancels environmental permits of three mines – Minister

The Philippines has cancelled the environmental permits of three nickel mines and warned that three more producers were at risk of losing theirs, as the government intensifies a crackdown to curb damage to natural resources caused by the mining sector. The world's top nickel ore supplier is currently reviewing hundreds of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs), including those granted to mines. This comes on the heels of a separate environmental audit of the country's 41 mines completed in August, full results of which will be released in January.