LC 0.1030| LCB 0.1020
as of May 22, 2023
CORPORATE NEWS
Mankayan kids learn traditional Benguet dances thru Lepanto’s workshop
Sitio Las-igan in Barangay Cabiten is one of the remotest communities in Mankayan. With no road access, it can only be reached on foot, trekking a couple of mountains and crossing three hanging bridges over gushing rivers, taking all of three hours
But the long distance and the scorching heat didn’t discourage the Lepanto team from reaching out especially to the 30 bright pupils of the Las-Igan Multi-Grade School. All the students went home with brand new bags, school supplies, toys, and smiles on their faces.
LCMC passes ISO 14001:2015 recertification audit with 4-peat zero non-conformance
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMC) successfully retained its certification of compliance with international standards in environmental management or the ISO 14001:2015, with four-peat zero non-conformance.
The company has been certified for another three years following a three-day audit covering the company’s three facilities – Makati Corporate Office, Lepanto Warehouse in Bulacan and the Lepanto Mine Division in Mankayan, Benguet.
July 22, 2018
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company is set to be free of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) by the end of 2018, the first mining company in Southeast Asia to have that distinction. Lepanto commissioned Seanogy Environmental Solutions, Inc., the only PCB solutions provider in the Philippines, to eliminate all PCBs on-site pursuant to DENR Administrative Order 2004-001 and its supporting rules and regulations.
LNHS Gambang Theater Guild represents CAR in the 2018 Ph Int’l Dance Workshop and Festival
June 29, 2018
The Lepanto National High School-Gambang Theater Guild (LNHS-GTG) has once again made the Mankayan Municipality proud when eight members of the group were invited to perform during the 2018 Dance Xchange: The Philippine International Dance Workshop and Festival organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The group was one of the two dance groups from the Cordillera Region who were invited to participate in the event.
Lepanto Mining passes TUV upgrade audit
June 18, 2018
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company successfully passed TUV Rheinland Philippines’ second follow up with upgrade audit, with zero non-conformance, and is now ISO 14001:2015 certified.
Following the audit conducted on April 23 – 25, covering three company facilities – Makati Corporate Office, Lepanto Warehouse in Bulacan and Lepanto Mine Division in Mankayan Benguet, - the audit team confirmed that the company’s environmental management system complies with, adequately maintains and implements the requirements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard. The audit result further disclosed that “the organization has established and maintains an effective system to ensure compliance with its policy and objectives”.
June 03, 2018
Sitio Las-igan in Barangay Cabiten is one of the remotest communities in Mankayan. With no road access, it can only be reached on foot, trekking a couple of mountains and crossing three hanging bridges over gushing rivers, taking all of three hours
But the long distance and the scorching heat didn’t discourage the Lepanto team from reaching out especially to the 30 bright pupils of the Las-Igan Multi-Grade School. All the students went home with brand new bags, school supplies, toys, and smiles on their faces.
LEPANTO CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF RESPONSIBLE MINING
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company was established in 1936. 2016 marks the company's 80th year in the business. Lepanto is a Filipino primary gold producer. The Lepanto mines are located in Mankayan, Benguet where the Company has about a thousand employees.
From 1948 to 1996, Lepanto's Enargite operations produced 1.58 billion pounds of copper, 2.9 million ounces of gold and 12.0 million ounces of silver, recovered from 34.4 million MT of ore averaging 2.2% Cu and 3.5 g/t Au. Lepanto suspended its Enargite operations in 1996 and in 1997 commenced its Victoria gold operations. Lepanto presently operates the Victoria and Teresa deposits, from which it has produced over 1. 2 million ounces of gold.
Lepanto has a 60% interest in Far Southeast Gold Resources, Inc. which owns the Far Southeast Project, a world-class, high-grade gold and copper porphyry deposit. Lepanto is looking to develop the Far Southeast Project through a partnership with Gold Fields Limited of South Africa, one of the biggest gold miners in the world, with whom Lepanto executed an Option and Shareholders' Agreement in September 2010.
Lepanto has been a publicly-listed company since 1947. Its shares are traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the symbols LC and LCB and are highly liquid.
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company is committed to achieving its business objectives with utmost care for the environment and concern for the welfare, safety and health of its employees and host communities.