The Workshop is currently run by an ad hoc body composed of members of the PSEM, GSP and SMEP.

The Workshop will examine and assess the problems besetting the industry.

It will identify solutions, opportunities and options for the industry -- and the country -- to attract local and foreign investments in the development of mineral resources.

It aims to fashion a National Vision of the minerals industry that will define its role in the nation's socio-economic development.

Workshop participants include industry members, representatives from the government, the academe and other concerned groups.

Areas of discussion include: The National Vision, Policy Issues, Legal Issues (The Mining Act, The Indigenous People's Rights Act, the Local Government Code, others), and Environment and Social Issues.

The Executive Summary and PowerPoint presentation of the Workshop Proceedings were presented at:

MGB-DENR Regional Directors Seminar
Petrolab, MGB Compound, Quezon City
Tuesday, November 19, 2001, 10:00 am

Mining Philippines 2001 Conference
Plenary Session, Isla Ballroom
Shangri-la Edsa Plaza Hotel, Mandaluyong City
Thursday, November 21, 4:30 pm

G E O C O N
Mapua Institute of Technology
Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila
(Date to be determined)