The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000
Ninty-five inhabitants of the gold mining area of Mt. Diwata (on Mindanao, Philippines), who were diagnosed to be mercury (Hg) intoxicated, were orally treated with 2×200 mg of the chelating agent DMPS (Dimaval, Co. Heyl, Germany) for 14 days in the course of a UNIDO project focusing on mercury pollution abatement. Blood and urine samples before and …
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Philippines (Mt. Diwalwal)
Mt. Diwalwal is located in the Southeastern region of the Philippines. In 1982, the discovery of gold on this mountain triggered a gold rush. An estimated $1.8 billion worth of gold reserves remain untapped in the 5,000-hectare mountain where some 30,000 small-scale miners operate, many illegally. The Naboc and Agusan…
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999--assessing …
The region of Diwalwal, dominated by Mt. Diwata, is a gold rush area on Mindanao (Philippines) where approximately 15000 people live. The fertile plain of Monkayo is situated downstream, where people grow crops such as rice and bananas; locally caught fish is eaten frequently. The ore is dug in smal …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000—treatment of …
The field conditions of the small-scale gold mining area of Mt. Diwata are extremely adverse for a medical treatment. For example, due to safety regulations the medical experts from UNIDO were not allowed into the Mt. Diwata area. The inhabitants of the mining area had to be brought down by bus in a 2-h drive to the Health Center in Monkayo ...
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G.R. No. 149638, December 10, 2014
These two consolidated cases involve the Diwalwal Gold Rush Area in Mt. Diwata, Mindanao that has been embroiled in controversies since the mid-1980 s. 1 The instant controversy focuses on the 729-hectare portion excluded from respondent Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corporation s Mineral Production Sharing Agreement application, and declared as People s Small Scale …
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The 'diwatas' of Mt Diwalwal
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is popular in the rural areas because miners see it as an easy way out of poverty. Mt. Diwata had one of the largest gold mines in the 1980s. However, according to councilor Guillermo Dayut Jr, the supply started to decline after Super Typhoon Pablo struck the mountains in December 2012. Some tunnels were ...
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999—Assessing
The region of Diwalwal, dominated by Mt. Diwata, is a gold rush area on Mindanao (Philippines) where approximately 15 000 people live. The fertile plain of Monkayo is situated downstream, where people grow crops such as rice and bananas; locally caught fish is eaten frequently.
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Geocon 2005 Article
The Diwalwal deposit at Bgy. Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley was discovered in 1983 by a Mansaka tribal chieftain. This sparked a gold rush in the area that saw the convergence of …
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Mount Diwata: The Legacy of Mercury in a Poisoned …
Large mining companies extract most of the gold, but the small-scale miners have their own 1,800-acre reserve with Diwalwal at its center. At the height of the Mt. Diwata gold …
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Ej Atlas
Monkayo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Monkayo; Filipino: Bayan ng Monkayo), is in the province of Davao de Oro (formely known as Compostela Valley). This municipality hosts the gold-rich barangay of Mount Diwata, popularly known as …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999--assessing …
The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999--assessing mercury intoxication of the population by small scale gold mining. ... The region of Diwalwal, dominated by Mt. Diwata, is a gold rush area on Mindanao (Philippines) where approximately 15000 people live. The fertile plain of Monkayo is situated downstream, where people grow crops such as ...
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000—treatment of …
The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000—treatment of mercury intoxicated inhabitants of a gold mining area with DMPS (2,3-Dimercapto-1-propane-sulfonic acid, Dimaval®)
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999—Assessing
The region of Diwalwal, dominated by Mt. Diwata, is a gold rush area on Mindanao (Philippines) where approximately 15 000 people live. The fertile plain of Monkayo is situated downstream, …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999
The aims of this research are to characterize the process of urban artisanal gold mining with the potential mercury exposures during the process, and to assess the health of …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 1999
On Mindanao, one of the major islands of the Philippines, ore containing gold is mined mainly in the area of Diwalwal that is dominated by the mountains of Mt. Diwata. …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000—treatment of …
In conclusion, this study proves that a chelating therapy with DMPS is highly effective even in the case of a mixed chronic and acute intoxication with an unknown …
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The Mt. Diwata study on the Philippines 2000-treatment of …
In conclusion, this study proves that a chelating therapy with DMPS is highly effective even in the case of a mixed chronic and acute intoxication with an unknown …
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Mt Diwalwal
The "golden mountain," is one of the largest sources of gold in the Philippines and possibly the world, but was nicknamed "Diwalwal" in the local Cebuano slang, which means "tongues hanging out from exhaustion" mountain.
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Mineral Reservations
The Simulao Gold Prospect is located 2 kilometers east-northeast of Mt. Diwata. This has been the site of short-lived small-scale gold mining activities in 1987-1988. The gold occurs in pyriticcalcitic quartz veins. Pyrite occurs along the vein walls with rare malachite staining.
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Location of Mt. Diwata and its mining village Diwalwal, the …
Download scientific diagram | Location of Mt. Diwata and its mining village Diwalwal, the Phi- lippines. from publication: Comparison of Different Gold Recovery Methods with Regard to Pollution ...
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Mineral Reservations
The Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) spearheads the Government's initiative to develop the 8,100 hectares Diwalwal Mineral Reservation, including, but not limited to, the …
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC (ESP English)
Diwalwal Gold Mining Project Environmental Impact Assessment Report 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC (ESP – English) Project Fact Sheet Name of Project Diwalwal Gold Mining Project Project Location Barangay Upper Ulip and Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Davao de Oro Nature of the Project Mining Category A: Environmentally Critical Project
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G.R. No. 149638
These two consolidated cases involve the "Diwalwal Gold Rush Area" in Mt. Diwata, Mindanao that has beenembroiled in controversies since the mid-1980's.1 The instant controversy focuses on the 729-hectare portion excluded from respondent Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corporation's Mineral Production Sharing Agreement application, and ...
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HISTORY OF DAVAO – Post-war gold smuggling
When one talks about Diwalwal, more accurately known as Mt. Diwata, a gold rush in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province, chances are, in the hush-hush boardrooms of …
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