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At least 2.5 million metric tons of the country’s magnetite were shipped to China from almost five years of controversy-ridden blacksand mining operations in the province of Cagayan, government records showed.
The volume comprised a total of about 331 shipments that got out of Port Irene, the main port of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport in Santa Ana town…
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To prevent further destruction of the coastline, public officials and concerned citizens filed with the Supreme Court to issue a writ against a mining project to extract black sand.
Mining Black Sand, Lingayen, North Western Coast, Philippines (Uploaded 02-06-2012)
The black sand of coastal villages facing the Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, is being mined for magnetite, a highly-valuable mineral used by industrial companies. The once pristine beaches are now destroyed and coastal erosion alarms residents…
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