Click on the photo to see the larger image. Unless otherwise noted, these pictures were taken in April 2005 by Maryanne Mutch.

TVI's checkpoint on the way up the mountain.

Habal Habal at the checkpoint and the view uphill from the checkpoint.

Mt. Canatuan during the Small Scale Mining area and Mt. Canatuan currently - photos property of TVI

 

Looking down on TVI's plant from uphill

A panoramic of the pit mine at the top of the mountain.

 

Pictures of the pit mine and TVI employees

 

View of surrounding area from the mine site

 

TVI runoff dams. Notice the house located directly beneath the dam in the second picture.

 

Tailings Dams

 

TVI's new dam under construction

Lesjolando and Joy Gonzaga and their house and fruit trees

Runoff from the pit mine on the slope behind the Gonzaga house

 

Fruit trees and a garden on Mt. Canatuan

 

View of mine pit uphill from the community and view of community downhill from the mine

Subanon girl holding a Visayan child and a Subanon Household

 

Canatuan Residents

 

Long-time Canatuan resident Apolonia Bulagao and her grandchildren

 

The Canatuan community and the old Canatuan school which prompted community members to request a new one

Shots from Siocon. The sights, the streets and the market entrance

These pictures are from the Nation Wide Caravan against large scale mining on June 10, 2005. Over 2600 people gathered in Dipolog City from all over the Zamboangan Peninsula. Some people travelled for well over 6 hours to protest RA 7942 and large scale mining operations.

Truck of the Save Siocon Paradise Movement

A Moro Dance Bishop Manguiran addresses the crowd

Group from Siocon

Participants painted over 'RA 7942' with their hands as a symbolic activity