Mining Laws

Question 1

All mineral resources in public and private lands within the territory and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of the Philippines are owned by the State.

Answer 1

Regalian Doctrine

Question 2

It shall be the responsibility of the State to promote their rational _____, _____, _____, and _____ through the combined efforts of government and the private sector in order to enhance national growth in a way that effectively safeguards the environment and protect the rights of affected communities.

Answer 2

exploration, development, utilization, and conservation

Question 3

Refers to all lands exclusively and actually possessed, occupied, or utilized by indigenous cultural communities by themselves or through their ancestors in accordance with their customs and traditions since time immemorial, and as may be defined and delineated by law.

Answer 3

Ancestral lands

Question 4

An area bounded by one-half (1/2) minute of latitude and one-half (1/2) minute of longitude, containing approximately eighty-one hectares (81 has).

Answer 4

Block or meridional block

Question 5

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Answer 5

Bureau

Question 6

Land or body of water delineated for purposes of exploration, development, or utilization of the minerals found therein.

Answer 6

Contract area

Question 7

The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources.

Answer 7

Department

Question 8

Refers to the document issued by the government agency concerned certifying that the project under consideration will not bring about an unacceptable environmental impact and that the proponent has complied with the requirements of the environmental impact
statement system.

Answer 8

Environmental compliance certificate (ECC)

Question 9

Is the document which aims to identify, predict, interpret, and communicate information regarding changes in environmental quality associated with a proposed project and which examines the range of alternatives for the objectives of the proposal and their impact on the environment.

Answer 9

“Environmental impact statement (EIS)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Exclusive economic zone

Question 11

Acts or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of contractors including, but not limited to, war, rebellion, insurrection, riots, civil disturbance, blockade, sabotage, embargo, strike, lockout, any dispute with surface owners and other labor disputes, epidemic, earthquake, storm, flood or other adverse weather conditions, explosion, fire, adverse action by the government or by any instrumentality or subdivision thereof, act of God or any public enemy and any cause that herein describe over which the affected party has no reasonable control

Answer 11

Force majeure

Question 12

Any corporation, partnerships, association, or cooperative duly registered in accordance with law in which less than fifty per centum (50%) of the capital is owned by Filipino citizens.

Answer 12

“Foreign-owned corporation

Question 13

the government of the Republic of the Philippines.

Answer 13

Government

Question 14

A group or tribe or indigenous Filipinos who have continuously lived as communities on communally-bounded and defined land since time immemorial and have succeeded in preserving, maintaining, and sharing common bonds of languages, customs, traditions, and other distinctive cultural traits, and as may be defined and delineated by law.

Answer 14

Indigenous cultural community

Question 15

Refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, liquid, or any intermediate state excluding energy materials such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy.

Answer 15

Minerals

Question 16

refers to any land belonging to any private person which includes alienable and disposable land being claimed by a holder, claimant, or occupant who has already acquired a vested right thereto under the law, although the corresponding certificate or evidence of title or patent has not been actually issued.

Answer 16

Private land

Question 17

refers to lands of the public domain which have been classified as agricultural lands and subject to management and disposition or concession under existing laws.

Answer 17

Public land

Question 18

means the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry resources found on or underneath the surface of private or public land.

Answer 18

Quarrying

Question 19

In the beginning, all land are part of public domain and fall under this classification by default.

Answer 19

Forest land

Question 20

Can be acquired thru congress

Answer 20

Agricultural Land

Question 21

Can be acquired by acquiring mineral/mining permit

Answer 21

Mineral Land

Question 22

Can be acquired thru congress by “law”

Answer 22

National Park

Question 23

If the person has been living in the forest land for __ years and continuously, they can request a patent for them to own the forest land

Answer 23

30

Question 24

Only Agricultural land is _____ and _____

Answer 24

alienable and disposable

Question 25

Mining operations in existing mineral reservations and such other reservations as may thereafter be established, shall be undertaken by the Department or through a contractor: Provided, That a small scale-mining cooperative covered by Republic Act No. 7076 shall be given preferential right to apply for a small-scale mining agreement for a maximum aggregate area of _____ of such mineral reservation, subject to valid existing mining/quarrying rights as provided under Section 112 Chapter XX hereof.

Answer 25

twenty-five percent (25%)

Question 26

All _____ lands within the contiguous zone and in the 9 exclusive economic zone of the Philippines are hereby declared to be mineral reservations

Answer 26

submerged

Question 27

__ out of 10 mineral reservations were declared by the national government based on results of the then Bureau of Mines’s in-house exploration program.

Answer 27

6

Question 28

Mineral Reservations

Answer 28

Surigao Laterite Mineral Reservation,
Zambales Chromite Mineral Reservation,
Siruma White Clay Mineral Reservation,
Offshore Mineral Reservation,
Samar Bauxite Mineral Reservation
Ilocos Norte Feldspar Mineral Reservation
Zamboanga Mineral Reservation in 1987,
 Biak-Na-Bato Mineral Reservation in 1989,
 The lahar-affected rivers and embankment areas in the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in 1999 and the
Davao Mineral Reservation in 2002.

Question 29

Any citizen of the Philippines w/ capacity to contract, or a corporation partnership, association, or cooperative organized or authorized for the purpose of engaging in mining, with technical and financial capacity to undertaken mineral resources development and duly registered in accordance with law at least 60% of the capital of w/c is owned by citizen of the Philippines; Provided, that a legally organized foreign-owned corp. shall be deemed a qualified person for purposes of granting an exploration permit, FTAA or MP permit

Answer 29

Qualified Person

Question 30

grants the right to conduct exploration for all minerals in specified areas. The Bureau shall have the authority to grant an exploration permit to a qualified person

Answer 30

Exploration Permit

Question 31

Exploration permit term:

Answer 31

2 years

Question 32

Non-metallic Exploration permit renewable for:

Answer 32

4 years

Question 33

Metallic Exploration permit renewable for:

Answer 33

6 years