Benguet Corporation (BC) was established as sociedad anonima on August 12, 1903 under its original name, Benguet Consolidated Mining Company. Its name was changed to Benguet Consolidated, Inc. in 1956 and finally to its present corporate name in 1980. The Company was registered as a corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 18, 1956. The Company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on January 4, 1950.
BC is engaged primarily in mining and mineral exploration. The Company currently produces and markets gold, silver, nickel ore, and limestone. The Company operates gold mines in Benguet Province, nickel mines in Zambales Province, and a limestone production facility in Baguio City.
Some of the Company's subsidiaries include Arrow Freight and Construction Corporation; Keystone Port Logistics and Management Services Corporation; BMC Forestry Corporation; Kelly Ecozone Project; BenguetCorp Laboratories Inc.; and Benguetcorp International Limited.
Benguet Corporation is a diversified Philippine business enterprise. Founded in 1903 as the Benguet Consolidated Mining Company by three American G.I.s following the Philippine-American War, it is the oldest mining company in the country. The company operates gold mines in Benguet province and Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte; chromite mines in Masinloc, Zambales; and copper mines in San Marcelino, Zambales.
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