Open pit mining ban to stay — Cimatu |
Jul 31, 2017· Open pit mining ban to stay — Cimatu. Among the biggest prospective openpit mines are the over 2billion Pangilinanled Silangan mine in Surigao del Norte and the Tampakan project in South Cotabato, dubbed as potentially the country's biggest foreign investment and believed to be one of the largest gold prospects in the world.