Dabere na MiningWeekly na-ehota Reuters, data gọọmentị Philippine na-egosi na n'agbanyeghị ọrịa Covid-19 na-emetụta ụfọdụ ọrụ, mmepụta nickel nke obodo na 2020 ka ga-abawanye site na tọn 323,325 n'afọ gara aga ruo tọn 333,962, mmụba nke 3%.Otú ọ dị, Ụlọ Ọrụ Na-ahụ Maka Geology na Mineral Resources nke Philippine dọrọ aka ná ntị na ụlọ ọrụ na-egwuputa ihe ka na-eche ejighị n'aka n'afọ a.
Na 2020, naanị 18 n'ime ogbunigwe 30 nickel dị na mba ndịda ọwụwa anyanwụ Eshia akọpụtala mmepụta.
"Ọrịa Covid-19 na 2021 ga-aga n'ihu na-etinye ndụ na mmepụta ihe n'ihe ize ndụ, ma a ka nwere ihe ejighị n'aka na ụlọ ọrụ na-egwuputa ihe," Ministri nke Geology na Minerals Philippine kwuru na nkwupụta.
Mgbochi ndị dịpụrụ adịpụ amanyela ụlọ ọrụ na-egwupụta akụ iji belata oge ọrụ na ikike mmadụ.
Agbanyeghị, ụlọ ọrụ ahụ kwuru na n'ịgbalite ọnụ ahịa nickel mba ụwa na ọganihu nke ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa, ụlọ ọrụ na-egwuputa ihe ga-amalitegharị ogbunigwe na ngwa ngwa kwalite mmepụta, ma malitekwa ọrụ ọhụrụ.