Rappler's latest stories on Sagittarius
Dead Filipino seamen victims of foul play – Australian coroner
The crew were aware that the police interviewing them could not offer them any adequate protection if they either returned to the vessel or returned to Manila the coroner says
Desert telescope stakes out supermassive black hole
A massive telescope named Gravity aims to finally prove the existence of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy
Gibo Teodoro now Sagittarius Mines board chairman
Insiders are hoping that the former defense chief will give SMI a fresh start after years of failure to operate the 5 9 billion Tampakan copper and gold project
Glencore to sell entire stake in SMI to Indophil
This also paves the way for the complete exit of the Switzerland based Glencore Plc from the 5 6 billion controversial copper and gold project of Sagittarius Mines in Tampakan South Cotabato
Alsons to take over Australia's Indophil PH
Mindanao based Alsons Group s stake in the Australian mining firm will also hike its interest in Sagittarius Mines the concessionaire of the controversial Tampakan exploration project
Low metal prices, uncertainties stall Tampakan operation
Low metal prices and market uncertainties have taken their toll on the planned commercial operation of the Tampakan copper gold project in South Cotabato
SMI has fallen on hard times
Just how serious is the ‘scaling down’ of the activities of Sagittarius Mines Inc SMI after Glencore Xstrata announced a cut of half its global operations?
NPA attacks mining firm facility in Mindanao, 1 hurt
UPDATED Guerrillas opened fire on a police detachment as they raided the headquarters of Sagittarius Mines in Davao del Sur The mining firm denies it was the target
Mining chamber to argue revenue-sharing issue in SC
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines wants the Supreme Court to nullify a petition challenging the constitutionality of the revenue sharing provisions of the Mining Act
Pacquiao brother: No to coal-powered plant
Rogelio raises environment and health concerns
Glencore completes takeover of Xstrata
Glencore and Xstrata have operations in the Philippines PASAR and Tampakan mine respectively
Good and bad news in Tampakan mine's ECC
The Environment Secretary was thinking along political lines when he said the clearance could be cancelled if the mining company failed to meet certain conditions
Battleground shifts for Tampakan miner, foes
Philippines single biggest foreign investment project is up against local politicians May 2013 re election bids and the anti and pro mining groups
Finally, Tampakan mine environmental clearance okayed
The environmental permit necessary to start commercial operations at the Tampakan gold copper mine took over a year long
Palace orders DENR to review Tampakan appeal on permit
Sagittarius Mines is hoping to finally obtain a permit for its 5 9 billion Tampakan copper gold project in South Cotabato after Malacañang ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to review the company s application
Brother of anti-mining tribal leader slain
The brother of Blaan tribal leader Daguil Cafeon is killed 3 months after his wife and sons died in an encounter
Xstrata unit's PH mine suffers another blow
The Sagittarius Mines Inc a unit of Swiss global miner Xstrata suffers yet another setback when the local government that hosts its Tampakan mine in South Cotabato says it will still ban open pit mining in the province
Xstrata unit defers start of Tampakan mining operations to 2019
This is the 3rd time that the start of the project s commercial operations is moved Earlier this year SMI twice announced that operations of the Tampakan project will start in 2016 then moved to 2018
Harmonization of national, local laws a priority - Paje
The Environment Secretary says the government is taking steps to address the issue amid the ongoing tension in South Cotabato where a local ordinance banned the 5 9 billion copper gold project of Xstrata
S.Cotabato gov calls off review of Tampakan mine
South Cotabato Governor Arthur Pingoy is no longer pursuing a review of the environmental impact statement that Sagittarius Mines submitted for the Tampakan copper gold project after the German experts he tapped to conduct it backed out
Soldiers showed 'gross irresponsibility' - CHR
Commission on Human Rights and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples conduct separate probes on the October 18 killing of a B laan family
Tampakan miner hopes Roxas will share Robredo's stance on open pit mining
Sagittarius Mines a unit of global miner Xstrata hopes the new Interior Secretary Roxas will champion national laws that support open pit mining the way his predecessor did
Malacañang douses Xstrata miner's hopes on Tampakan, cites Robredo's death
Hours after a unit of Swiss mining giant Xstrata said it is counting on the Aquino government for an approval for its 5 9 billion copper gold project in the Philippines Malacañang says a quick approval is unlikely
Tampakan miner expects favorable decision on ECC
SMI expects that by the end of September it will already be granted an ECC to start mine construction
Know your stars: How to beat Mercury in retrograde
In this period of Ramadan we discuss Arabic astrologers plus an astronomical anomaly that has been causing major trouble
Tampakan mine operator seeks tighter security due to attacks
Several security personnel of the mine have been killed in attacks staged by rebel and tribal groups
Despite mining EO, Tampakan still in limbo
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje says the open pit mining ban over Tampakan can only be decided by the courts
Mining EO upholds primacy of national laws - Paje
Salceda said the Supreme Court is a probable battleground
Students protest misuse of names for Tampakan mining
Students at the Tampakan National High School say their names were misused by local officials lobbying for the approval of a mining project in the town
Tampakan mine can be sustainable – geologist
Amid concerns about open pit mining a geologist says Tampakan can be an example of sustainable mining
Xstrata unit: Raising mining taxes will make PH less competitive
Sagittarius Mines the local partner of Xstrata for the Tampakan copper gold project hopes government will make up its mind soon about new taxes on mining
Tampakan mine: Digging for the long haul
Open pit mining ban threatens commercial operations of Sagittarius Mines Tampakan copper gold project in South Cotabato
