Carrascal Nickel Corp. (CNC) once again bagged the coveted Best Mining Forest Program Award for Metallic Category for the year 2014. The award was given during the 61st Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference testimonial dinner on November 14 at Cap-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center at Camp John Hay in Baguio City.
The company garnered a sky-high 95.70-percent rating, topping other veteran mines, such as Taganito Mining Corp., Carmen Copper Corp. and Philsaga Mining Corp. which were also in the top tier of the competition. CNC won the award for two consecutive years now, since it first entered the competition in 2013. CNC’s mine site is at the municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur province. Since the start of its commercial operations in 2009, CNC experienced rapid growth through the commendable vision, teamwork and collaboration of its management and technical teams.