The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 issued permits to allow the transport of 3,000 metric tons of processed dolomite, or “white sand,” that was dumped on the shoreline of the Manila Bay earlier this week. MGB 7 Director Loreto Alburo, in a statement, said the dolomite came from the Dolomite Mining Corp. (DMC) in Barangay Pugalo in the southern town of Alcoy, Cebu. Alburo said they issued an ore transport permit to the Philippine Mining Service Corp. (PMSC), which processes the dolomite from DMC’s mines, for the transport of 3,500 metric tons of processed dolomite to the capital. Alburo said DMC has a mineral production sharing agreement with the government to mine the area for 25 years or until 2030.

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