Ngokutsho kweMiningWeekly ecaphula iReuters, idatha karhulumente wasePhilippine ibonisa ukuba ngaphandle kobhubhani we-Covid-19 uchaphazela ezinye iiprojekthi, imveliso yenickel yelizwe ngo-2020 isazonyuka ukusuka kwiitoni ezingama-323,325 kunyaka ophelileyo ukuya kwiitoni ezingama-333,962, ukonyuka nge-3%.Nangona kunjalo, iBureau yasePhilippine yeGeology kunye neMineral Resources yalumkisa ukuba ishishini lemigodi lisajongene nokungaqiniseki kulo nyaka.
Ngo-2020, kuphela imigodi ye-nickel ye-nickel eyi-18 kweli lizwe laseMzantsi-mpuma ye-Asia enike ingxelo yemveliso.
"Ubhubhani we-Covid-19 ngo-2021 uya kuqhubeka nokubeka ubomi kunye nemveliso emngciphekweni, kwaye kusekho ukungaqiniseki kwishishini lezemigodi," utshilo uMphathiswa wezoGeology kunye neziMbiwa kwiPhilippine kwingxelo.
Izithintelo zokubekelwa bucala zinyanzelise iinkampani zemigodi ukuba zinciphise iiyure zokusebenza kunye nabasebenzi.
Nangona kunjalo, i-arhente yathi ngokunyuka kwamaxabiso e-nickel ngamazwe kunye nokuqhubela phambili kokugonywa, iinkampani zemigodi ziya kuqalisa kwakhona imigodi kwaye zikhawuleze zinyuse imveliso, kwaye ziya kuqalisa iiprojekthi ezintsha.