{"id":56047,"date":"2015-07-18T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T08:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=56047"},"modified":"2015-07-18T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T08:16:30","slug":"doe-halts-semirara-mining-operations-due-to-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/18\/doe-halts-semirara-mining-operations-due-to-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE halts Semirara mining operations due to incident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Semirara Mining site (Photo: radwin.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — The Department of Energy (DOE) has stopped Semirara Mining and Power Corporation’s operations in Semirara, Antique, due to the incident that occured early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

“DOE has ordered the immediate suspension of the operations of Coal Operating Contract No.(COC) 5 Semirara, Antique effective immediately,” the DOE said in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n

It noted the incident, which resulted in the death of 5 men, had occurred at 3:50 a.m.<\/p>\n

DOE Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Secretary Zenaida Monsada has sent a letter to Semirara Mining and Power Corp. for the suspension, adding an Investigation Committee will be formed to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n

Monsada further stressed she ordered Semirara to focus on rescue operations.<\/p>\n

The DOE assured it will monitor the developments of the incident.<\/p>\n

Semirara, on the other hand, said a portion of the Northern edge of Panian mine was opened, where five bodies have been recovered, while undetermined number of miners are still missing.<\/p>\n

It added that families of the victims has been condoled by the management, giving them full support.<\/p>\n

Semirara has coordinated with the national and local authorities for updates on the search and rescue operations.<\/p>\n

However, the company has not identified the cause of the incident yet, but stressed an investigation with the local authorities is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Semirara Mining and Power Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DMCI Holdings Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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