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Suspected illegal small scale mining at the windmill tower sites
On April 11, 2017 – black water pipes, suspected to be used as breeding pipes for underground small scale mining, has been discovered by workers of MELEKON. At an elevation of more than 700 meters above sea level, on the construction side of wind turbine tower Nr. 7, high up in the mountains of Puerto Galera, small scale mining cause massive problems for the Windmill project of PHESI. PHESI’s general contractor MELEKON inc., self being accused of doing a sideline mining business by some netizens, is fighting against the illegal exploration and mining as it causes possible threats for their, soon to be erected, structures. In an interview with Fortnightly…