Chinese freighter detained in Philippines

Chinese freighter detained in Philippines for attempt to load ore from controversial mine
Chinese general cargo Gold Eagle arrested by Philippinese authorities in Barangay Baloganon mining port, vessel docked without proper permission for loading chromite ore from a mine involved in legal dispute. In July 2010, police officers, Army soldiers and the Zambales Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) took custody of the chromite mine operated by Compania Minera Tubajon Inc. (CMTI, which was formerly Coto Mines Inc.), following reports of large-scale chromite theft at Sitio Coto in Barangay Taltal, Masinloc.
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Source: Sea News