Mining Laws (Mapua Q&A)

R.A. 8371

R.A. 8371

The Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997

R.A. 7942

The Philippine Mining Act of 1995

March 3, 1995

The exact date of the approval of R.A. 7942.

Quarry Permit

A document granted to a qualified person for the extraction and utilization of Quarry Resources.

R.A. 6969

Toxic substances hazardous and nuclear wastes control act of 1990.

25 years, renewable for like period

The term (years) for Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA)

Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement

FTAA means...

MPSA means...

Mineral Production Sharing Agreement

DAO No. 96-40

Revised implementing rules and regulations of R.A. 7942

P.D. 1586

The Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System

1000 blocks

Maximum area for Exploration Permit onshore in any province that corporation may hold.

3 members

The Mines Adjudication Board shall be composed of how many members?

P100.00 per hectare or a fraction thereof

Occupation fee for Mineral Reservation

200 blocks

Maximum area for Mineral Agreement onshore in the entire Philippines that a corporation may hold.

500 blocks

Maximum area for Mineral Agreement offshore in the entire Philippines that a corporation may hold.

P50,000

Any person undertaking exploration work illegally, upon conviction, be penalized by a fine of not exceeding __ pesos.

6 months to 6 years

Upon conviction, any person guilty of theft of minerals may be subject to imprisonment from__.

Fidel V. Ramos

The president of the Philippines who approved the R.A. 7942.

1000 meridional blocks

The maximum contact area onshore for FTAA that may be granted for qualified person.

5 hectares

The maximum area for Quarry Permit.

81 hectares

One meridional block contains how many hectares?

Utilization

The extraction or disposition of minerals.

R.A. 7160

The Local Government Code of 1991.

E.O. 226

Omnibus Investment Code of 1987.

5 hectares

The maximum area under industrial sand and gravel permit, granted by the PMCRB which a qualified person may hold at one time is...

Regalian Doctrine

The doctrine that states that all minerals belong to the state.

Mineral Reservations

All submerged lands in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines are declared as...

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

The primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country's mineral resources.

DENR Secretary

A proposed Mineral Agreement is approved by the...

R.A. 7076

The New Mining Act, R.A. 7942, states that small-scale mining shall continue to be governed by...

Provincial Governor

Any qualified person may apply for a Quarry Permit to the ...

Gratuitous permit

To extract sand and gravel, quarry or loose unconsolidated materials in pursuit of its projects, any government entity may be granted a ...

Minerals Processing Permit

No person shall engage in the processing of minerals without first securing a ...

16 years

No person under the age of __ years shall be employed in any phase of mining operations.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Except during exploration, mining operations are required to be covered by Environmental Clearance Certificates (ECC) based largely on __ .

Panel of Arbitrators

Hearing and deciding on cases involving mining dispute shall be the responsibility of the __ .

Excise Tax

The total share in a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) of the government shall be the __ .

30%

In allocating occupation fees collected from mining contractors __ (percent) goes to the province while the balance goes to the municipality concerned.

Ninth (9th)

The New Mining Act was passed by the __ Congress in 1995.

The Interim Mining Law

The mining law that immediately preceded the New Mining Act was __ .

Executive Order No. 279

The Interim Mining Law

Co-Production Agreement

One form of mineral agreement between the Government and the Contractor wherein the Government shall provide inputs to the mining operations other than the mineral resource is the __ .

President

A Financial of Technical Assistance Agreement is negotiated by the DENR and approved by the __ .

One (1) meridional block

It refers to an area bounded by one-half (1/2) minute of latitude and one-half (1/2) minute of longitude, containing approximately eighty-one (81) hectares.

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

It refers to the water, sea bottom and subsurface measured from the baseline of the Philippine archipelago up to two hundred (200) nautical miles offshore.

Exploration Permit

It is an document issued by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau for the conduct of exploration with a term of two (2) years, renewable for like period but not exceed six years.

Industrial sand and gravel permit

It is a permit issued for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials covering an area of not more than 5 hectares for a term of 5 years, renewable for like periods up to 25 years.

Exclusive sand and gravel permit

It is a permit issued for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials covering an area of not more 1 ha than for a non-renewable period of 60 days.

Commercial sand and gravel permit

It is a permit issued for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials covering an area of not more than 5 hectares, renewable for like periods.

Government gratuitous permit

It is an instrument issued for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials for public infrastructure projects covering an area of not more than 2 hectares with a term not to exceed 1 year.

60 days

Private gratuitous permit is only good for ____.

Guano permit

It is an instrument issued for the extraction, removal, disposition and/or utilization of loose unconsolidated bat/bird excreta and other organic fertilizer deposits in specific caves and/or confined sites for a term of 1 year with area of not more than 5 hectares.

2,000 kg

A gratuitous permit should only extract not more than __ kg.

Ore transport permit

It is an authority issued for the transport and/or shipment of minerals and/or products.

4%

The rate at which excise tax is levied on gold and chromite.

PHP 50,000 to PHP 200,000

Amount of fine for the violation of the terms and conditions of the ECC.

• SDMP - Social Development and Management Program

• Development of Mining Technology

• IEC - Information, Education and Communication

Components of SDMP

Term of the permit

A holder of an exploration permit who determines the commercial viability of a project covering a mining area may, within the __ , file with the Bureau a declaration of mining project feasibility accompanied by a work program for development.

1.5% of the operating costs

Minimum budget for SDMP.

75 pesos per hectare or a fraction thereof

How much is the occupation fee for areas outside mineral reservation?

EPEP - Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program

Environmental program of mining contractor and MPP holder.

2 metric tons

Ore samples not exceeding ___ to be used exclusively for assay or pilot test purposes shall be exempted from OTP.

2 consecutive years

Failure to pay the taxes and fees due the Government for ___ years shall cause the cancellation of the exploration permit, mineral agreement, financial or technical assistance agreement and other agreements and the re-opening of the area subject thereof to new applicants.

10%

A ___ per centum share of all royalties and revenues to be derived by the government from the development and utilization of the mineral resources within mineral reservations as provided under RA 7942 shall accrue to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau to be allotted for special projects and other administrative expenses related to the exploration and development of other mineral reservations mentioned in Section 6 thereof.

10% of the approved exploration activities budget

Minimum budget for Community Development Program (CDP).

25%

How much is the surcharge for late payment of occupation fees?

Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)

The ___ shall have direct charge in the administration and disposition of mineral lands and mineral resources and shall undertake geological, mining, metallurgical, chemical, and other researches as well as geological and mineral exploration surveys.

Supreme Court (SC)

A petition for review by certiorari and question of law may be filed by the aggrieved party with the ___ within thirty (30) days from receipt of the other or decision of the MAB.

Government

Aside from the "Contractor", who may conduct mining operations in existing mineral reservation?