Chinese copper producer Zijin Mining .
As a result, Indophil said it was exploring other options regarding its 37.5 percent stake in the undeveloped Tampakan copper and gold mine project in the Philippines controlled by Xstrata.
The mine is slated to start in 2016 but is under threat from a ban on open pit mining in South Cotabato province over environmental concerns.
(Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Ed Davies)
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As a result, Indophil said it was exploring other options regarding its 37.5 percent stake in the undeveloped Tampakan copper and gold mine project in the Philippines controlled by Xstrata.
The mine is slated to start in 2016 but is under threat from a ban on open pit mining in South Cotabato province over environmental concerns.
(Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Ed Davies)
((jim.regan@thomsonreuters.com; +61-2 9373-1814; Reuters Messaging: jim.regan@reuters.net))Keywords: INDOPHIL ZIJIN/ COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.