Environment chief Regina Lopez has  announced a ban on new open-pit mines. Lopez, who has ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained government approval before she assumed office. “Don’t come here. Don’t even apply. Go away. Go to another country,” she told prospective open-pit miners. “The history of mining in the country shows that most, if not all […]