The Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project (RRPP) is the first polymetallic and Zinc mine in the Philippines. It implements the world's best practices in its operation as a trailblazer of the Mining Act of 1995.
The project is located in the island of Rapu-Rapu 45 kilometers from Legazpi City. The mine development area is 180 hectares – approximately 2% of the island.
The plant produces two mineral concentrates, copper and zinc. These concentrates will produce around 9,000 tons of copper, 45 ounces of Gold, 500,000 ounces of silver and 12,000 tons of Zinc.
Open pit method is used in the extraction due to the shallow depth of the deposit. From the 17-hectare open pit, the ore is hauled to the processing plant where the minerals are separated from the non-economic ores. Cyanide and other chemicals are used in the retrieval of mineral concentrates.
The mineral deposit that is now mined by the company was identified to be viable for economic extraction during the explorations in 1999. After complying with the necessary permits and environmental studies the construction of the processing plant and other facilities began. The plant ran a three-month initial mining operations on July 2005 then it underwent tedious upgrading for 15 months to meet the national and international mining standards. Fully compliant and confident on the environmental management system, the operation resumed on the 8 th of February 2007 under DENR's PLO. Mine life is 5 years as per estimates but there is a good potential that it will be extended depending on the current exploration findings.
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