mining disasters

Question 1

happened in March 24, 1996 in Boac River, Marinduque

Answer 1

Placer Dome Inc., Marcopper Mining Corp.

Question 2

Manila Mining Corp.

July 9, 1987

Answer 2

dam failure causing fish kills

Question 3

Manila Mining Corp.

september 2, 1995

Answer 3

• dam foundation failure at tailings pond 5

* kills 12 people & coastal polution

Question 4

Manila Mining Corp.

april 26, 1999

Answer 4

• 17 homes buried
• 40 hectares affected including 20 hectares agricultural land
• 700,000 tonnes of cyanide tailings

Question 5

• released 20.6 million tons of toxic tailing into the water

* 10x larger than marcopper mine disaster

Answer 5

Philex Mine Waste Spill

August 1, 2012

Question 6

produced due to irresponsible and mining, rather than by “Force Majeure” - typhoon Gener

Answer 6

Philex Mine Waste Spill

August 1, 2012

Question 7

western wall of the mine collapsed on 13 miners, following a rain-induced landslide

• 4 run to safety
• 5 deads
• 4 missing

Answer 7

Semirara Coal Mine Collapse

Febuary 13, 2013

Question 8

1980’s discovery of gold by indigenous people

Answer 8

Mt. Diwalwal Gold Rush

Question 9

“intruders will be shoot. survivors will be shoot again”

• random shootings w/ high powered guns
• deathly arson against competitors’ tunnels
• violent bar brawls

Answer 9

Mt. Diwalwal Gold Rush

Question 10

heavy rainfall caused the lower tailings storage facility to fill up, cyanide levels exceeding DENR standards by up to 356 times

Answer 10

Rapu-Rapu Cyanide Spill
Lafayette Philppines Inc.
July 11, 2007
*caused by emergency drainage canal was made w/c led to overflow of toxic material into the ungay and hollowstone creeks

Question 11

suspected unsafe disposal methods of toxic chemicals into the lituban river downstream of the mining site
contaminated water, where cyanide and mercury is detectable
*flows to the canatuan river down to siocon river and towards the sea

Answer 11

TVI Pacific Inc
Nov 22, 2004
Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte

Question 12

1982: dam failure at tailings pond 3 due to the slippage of foundations on clayey soils at the sipalay copper project
* widespread inundation of agricultural land up to 1.5 m high; siltation of Tao-angan river

Answer 12

Sipalay incident
maricalum mining corp
Sipalay, Negros Occidental

Question 13

the temporary stoppage of the maricalum mining corp, with no fresh tailings discharge caused the tailing pond 3 to dry up and become prone to wind actions

Answer 13

• dust fallout
• high excessive levels of dust effect area of 5km; air quality affected; alleged increase in respiratory illness in nearby residents