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"Creating wealth, caring for the people and the environment,
building communities and reducing poverty"
About our Association
THE CHAMBER OF MINES OF THE PHILIPPINES is
an association advancing the interest of mining, quarrying and mineral
processing companies for the efficient exploration, development and
utilization of minerals in consonance with sound economic,
environmental and social policies.
The association consists of members coming from exploration, mining, mineral processing and services industries including professional associations. The members are united by a shared commitment to the principles of economic growth, sustainable development and as government's partners in development.
The benefits of being a member:
Advocacy
We are the main lobby Group advocating for
responsible mining. We lobby on the industry's behalf in the areas of:
- Effective framework and progress in the grant of tenements, ECCs and other government requirements
- Financial and taxation matters
- Indigenous people concerns and NCIP process
- Mining land rights and security of tenure
- Mining regulations
- IPO listing and securities concerns
- Research and developement
- Value adding
- CSR and Environmental concenrs
- Media, NGO and government relations
- IEC
Information and Education
- We disseminate information and updates to the members thru our website/email/fax.
- We attend to various meetings relevant to the industry
Networking
The Chamber Presidentis a member of the Minerals Development Council - Office of the President and Chairman, Investment Promotions Group.
- We
network with ASEAN and Asia Pacific Countries thru the ASEAN Federation
of Mining Associations (AFMA)
- We provide networking thru our yearly events, roundtable discussions
lecture series and other gatherings
- We have close association with foreign embassies and are members of
several organizations like PCCI, ECOP, PhilExport, PBSP, etc.
- We network with CREBA and the Contruction and Electrical Engineering
Associations
- We also Network with the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de
Manila University and CBCP
Reseach and other programs
- Establishment of EMS in Small and Medium-scale mining/quarrying
industries thru PEARL2 (CIDA Project)
- Manpower Survey
- Profiling of the Mining Industry's Salaries and Benefits or Compensation package
- CSR Guidebook for the Philippine Mining Industry
- CSR Institute
Officers
Artemio F. Disini
Chairman
Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez
President
Nelia C. Halcon
Executive Vice-President
Ronald S. Recidoro
VP for Legal and Policy
Brenda Jay Angeles Mendoza
VP for Corporate Social
Responsibility
Atty. Gaspar R. Andres
Secretary
Board of Directors
Mr. Eulalio B. Austin, Jr. - Philex Mining Corp.
Mr. Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez - Benguet Corp.
Mr. Gerard H. Brimo - Nickel
Asia Corp.
Mr. Bryan U. Yap - Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co.
Mr. John
B. Ridsdel - TVI Resources Dev't. (Phils.), Inc.
Mr. Hyun Yong Cho - Rapu-Rapu Minerals, Inc.
Mr. Alfredo C. Ramos - Atlas
Consolidated Mining & Dev't. Corp
Mr. Takanori Fujimura - Coral Bay Nickel Corp.
Mr. David S. Halley - PASAR
Mr. Mark Williams - Sagittarius Mines, Inc.
Mr. Jose P. Leviste,
Jr. - Oceana Gold (Phils.), Inc.
Mr. Artemio F. Disini - Eramen Minerals, Inc.
Mr. Louie R. Sarmiento - PMSEA
Mr. Cesar Ibañez Lao-as - PSEM
Mr. Johannes M. Raadsma - PMEA
Committees
Corporate Social Responsiblity Committee
Environment Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Information & Publicity Committee
Labor Committee
Legal Committee
Membership/Ethics & Standards Committee
Tenements Committee
Responsible Mining