Small-Scale Miners - The Mindanao Sentinel https://themindanaosentinel.com Regional Focus. National Relevance. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://themindanaosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Sentinel-logo_small200-32x32.png Small-Scale Miners - The Mindanao Sentinel https://themindanaosentinel.com 32 32 Coordinated Anti-Illegal Mining Operation Dismantles “Banlas” Sites in Tampakan https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/02/coordinated-anti-illegal-mining-operation-dismantles-banlas-sites-in-tampakan/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=25248 TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato — Authorities dismantled several makeshift facilities used in illegal mining during a coordinated enforcement operation conducted on February 18 in the municipality of Tampakan, South Cotabato, officials confirmed. The operation was led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region XII (MGB XII) in […]

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]]> 2 Young Miners Die in Pantukan Tunnel Gas Leak: Who Ensures Safety in Small-Scale Mines? https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/11/2-young-miners-die-in-pantukan-tunnel-gas-leak-who-ensures-safety-in-small-scale-mines/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=19793 PANTUKAN, Davao de Oro — Two miners were found dead after reportedly inhaling poisonous gas inside a tunnel in Purok 31, Magapispis, Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan, Davao de Oro, on Friday morning, November 7, 2025. Authorities identified the fatalities as Jayphonie Dabucol, 27, and John Ryan Gayangan, both working as abanteros (frontline diggers) inside the tunnel. […]

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]]> MGB XII Conducts Safety and Health Training for Small-Scale Miners in Sultan Kudarat https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/03/mgb-xii-conducts-safety-and-health-training-for-small-scale-miners-in-sultan-kudarat/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:00:00 +0000 https://themindanaosentinel.com/?p=7970 Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region XII (MGB XII) successfully conducted a Capacity Building and Safety and Health Training on February 11, 2025, in Bai Saripinang, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. The initiative was organized in response to a request from Small-Scale Mining Contract Holder Arnold B. Nor and Mineral Processing License Holder […]

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