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                    [Title] => MGB stops black sand mining operations in Cagayan
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Mining firms extracting black sand in this province’s coastlines have either been stopped or suspended indefinitely pending a review of their applications and operations, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/9654/rq2k.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1282989 [Title] => 23 Chinese face charges for black sand mining [Summary] =>

The Department of Justice has recommended the filing of criminal charges against 23 Chinese nationals for alleged illegal extraction of black sand along the coastline of Aparri in Cagayan.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1280350 [Title] => MGB ready to stop black sand mining in Cagayan [Summary] =>

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is ready to stop all black sand mining operations in Cagayan if Malacañang upholds the resolution of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) for their stoppage.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258195 [Title] => Cagayan town thrives on black sand mining [Summary] =>

A Cagayan coastal town has been thriving on black sand mining shunned by local Church authorities and environmentalists, earning three times more revenue than from other locally generated sources combined, an official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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