Advocacy

We are the main lobby group advocating for responsible mining

We lobby on the industries behalf in the areas of:

• Effective framework and processes in the grant of tenements, ECC5 and other government requirements.

• Financial and taxation matters

• Indigenous peoples concerns and NCIP requirements

• Mining land rights and security of tenure

• Mining regulations

• IPO listing and securities reform

• Research and development

• Value adding

• CSR and Environmental concerns

• Media, NGO and government relations

• Others

Information and Education

We disseminate information and updates to the members thru our  website

We attend to various meetings relevant to the industry

Networking

We network with ASEAN and Asia Pacific Countries thru the ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations (AEMA) where the Chamber President is also President

We provide networking thru our yearly events, roundtable discussions and other gatherings

We have close association with foreign embassies and are members of several organizations like PCCI, ECOP, Philexport, PBSP, etc.

We are networking with CREBA and the Construction and Electrical Engineering Associations

Research and Other Programs

We undertaken research and development activities such as:

• Establishment of EMS in Small and Medium-scale mining/quarrying industries — Pearl 2 (CIDA Project)

• Proposed Research on the Job- generation capacity of the Mining Industry

• Profiling of the Mining Industry’s Salaries and Benefits or Compensation Package

We have negotiated with the Swedish government to conduct the Mining and Environment Course undertaken by Centek in Sweden to Manila 2006

We have cooperation agreements with CNCC of China, PDAC, US Metallurgical Society, Kores of Korea and others