Negros Business Directory
Negros Island is the fourth largest islands in the Philippines that is strategically located in the Visayas region lying near the central part of the country. It is divided into two provinces, namely Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, which division roughly follows the range of mountains that lies in the centre of the island. Culturally, the people in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental speak different dialects. The former is predominantly a Hiligaynon-speaking province, while the latter is Cebuano-speaking.
Both provinces enjoy a generally pleasant climate, fertile land resources and marine resources. Their combined annual GNP/GDP constitutes a significant portion of the country's total annual income, and they also enjoy quite high employment rate which averages at about 90% for the last eight years (note: this data was derived from NSO's statistics). Thanks to the diversification of agriculture, upsurge in tourism and the growing number of businesses opening in the island, particularly BPO companies, the economy of Negros is currently experiencing a slow, but positive turn-around that promises a bright future for the Negrenses.

The Negros Island is an excellent investment location because it has high literacy rate and has a pool of skilled workers. It is also a great place to settle and live at because of its beautiful landscapes, fun and peace-loving people, and colourful culture. The major cities of the oriental and occidental Negros, namely Dumaguete and Bacolod, offers both the excitement of the city life and the luxury of technology that one can experience in the metropolis of Cebu and Manila. However, unlike the latter, Negros cities are spared from heavy traffic and pollution, and have the lowest crime rate among the big cities in Philippines.
These are just some of the reasons that made Negros a great place; there are more to Negros than being the country's biggest sugar source. If you are interested to know more about this island paradise, we offer you here information on its businesses and industries, including the agriculture, mining, transportation and telecommunication sectors.
Mining
Negros has been noted as the country’s main sugar producer and aside from that, there is a number of mining corporations business that has been helping the province. It is true that the province is very rich in mineral deposits. Most of the minerals that are found in the province are copper with reserves reaching to about 591 million metric tons and gold ore with reserves reaching to about 25 millions tons. Silver and molybdenum deposits are also abundant including non-metallic minerals suitable for agriculture and industrial uses.

Mine Beach
One of the unique places in Negros is the province of Sipalay, where you can find the Maricalum Mines. Maricalum Mines was one of the successful and prosperous mines in Negros. Today, tourist and visitors can look around and explore the area, as it has become some of the tourist spots to be found in Negros.More towns in the provinces of Negros namely in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are opened by the provincial government for mining explorations encouraging investors and operators. The towns in Himamaylan and Binabalgan are the perfect places for such mining activities. Company’s like the Philmet Exploration Corporation go full blast on their mining activities in the towns of La Libertad, Jimalalud, Tayasan, Ayungon, Manjuyod and Bais City. And since there are a lot of vegetation affected during such mining activity, there has been a lot of protest pushed by farmers and rebels hindering the mining explorations.

CDCP Mining Corporation,Basay, Negros Occidental, Phils.
There are also Filipino and Chinese owned mining have doing mining exploration in Negros where a variety of metallic and non-metallic minerals were found which silica, phosphates, coal, copper, nickel, iron, malybdenum, including shale. There are also possibilities of huge gold deposits and silver. And according to statistics, foreign and local owned mining companies have applied to the local government to do mining activities to thousands of hectares of land in the Negros provinces.
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