PH mining draws Australian interest

A business delegation composed of at least 20 Australian mining companies will come to the Philippines in the second half of 2025 to explore opportunities amid renewed interest among foreign investors in the extractive sector.

- BY BEN ARNOLD DE VERA

"There will always be plenty of business missions [from Australia]. We are, in fact, organizing a mining business mission," outgoing Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong (HK) Yu told reporters on the sidelines of the Philippines-Australia Friendship Festival on Saturday, June 7.

This will be a follow-through to the four Australian business missions brought to the Philippines in the past over one year, Yu said.

While the upcoming mining delegation is still in the works, Yu said she expects about 20 to 30 Australian firms to participate, similar to the number of companies in the previous business missions.

While Yu did not name specific Australian miners, she said industry bodies Down Under have an "enormous amount of interest" in the Philippines."