Newly appointed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu answer questions during a Commission on Appointment hearing at the Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' environment minister said he was hopeful that a ban on open-pit mining would be lifted before the end of the year after a government panel recommended its removal on Tuesday.
Lifting the ban would allow the development of some big-ticket mining projects including the $5.9 billion (£4.4 billion) Tampakan copper and gold mine.
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