▁municipal ▁clusters ▁called ▁Car Can Mad Car L an ); ▁these ▁municipal ities ▁were ▁once ▁under ▁a ▁single ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Cant il an ▁before ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁English ▁is ▁also ▁widely ▁spoken ▁throughout ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Sur ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁supp liers ▁of ▁rice , ▁ban anas ▁and ▁other ▁tropical ▁f ruits . ▁Co pper , ▁chrom ite ▁and ▁silver ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁here . ▁Marine ▁and ▁aqu ac ulture ▁is ▁abund ant ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁being ▁a ▁primary ▁liv elihood ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁as ▁the ▁province ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁producing ▁sea fo od ▁and ▁sea ▁by - products . ▁ ▁Min eral ▁resources ▁Sur iga o ▁del ▁Sur ▁is ▁end owed ▁with ▁met all ic ▁min er als ▁such ▁as ▁co pper , ▁gold , ▁chrom ite , ▁c ob alt , ▁nick el ▁and ▁lead ▁z inc , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - met all ic ▁( lim estone , ▁coal ▁and ▁f eld s par , ▁cl ay ▁di atom ite / b ent om ite ▁and ▁co arse / f ine ▁aggreg ates ). ▁There ▁are ▁small ▁and ▁large ▁scale ▁min ing ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁Corpor ations ▁operating ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁are ▁the ▁Marc ▁Vent ures ▁M ining ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁at ▁Car ras cal ▁and ▁Cant il an , ▁operating ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁within ▁the ▁Di w ata ▁Mountain ▁Range . ▁The ▁C