But, at the same time, it has also created a situation where anybody can just go there and extract waste copper concentrates and other mineral resources in the absence of tight measures to regulate activity at the mining site.
This has prompted the provincial government to send a team of personnel from the Environment and Natural Resources Division who inventoried 180 tons more or less of copper concentrates stock piled in different areas in Basay.
The mineral resources were sold by extractors at a meager price depending on the quality.
The provincial government had ordered a stop to the extraction activity in the absence of special permits issued by the governor, after the two-month period given to the natives expired in January 27 this year.
A warning was issued against transporting the mineral resources without first complying with the requirements, says provincial legal officer, lawyer Erwin Vergara.
Records show that more than 300 cubic meters of copper concentrates were shipped out of the province in the last two months.
Aside from copper concentrates, the natives are also digging big holes to extract molybdenum and pyrite.
More than 500 bags of pyrite were extracted at Sitio Catigtigan in Barangay Maglinao, a hinterland village that could only be reached via “habal-habal” or an improvised motorcycle-for-rent.
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