people’s small-scale mining act

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Peoples Small-scaleMining Act of 1991

R.A. 7076JUNE 7 1991


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!ecla"ation of Polic#

Section . $t is %e"e 'ecla"e' of t%e State to p"omote( 'e)elopp"otect an' "ationali*e )ia&le small-scale mining acti)ities ino"'e" to gene"ate mo"e emplo#ment oppo"t+nities an' p"o)i'ean e,+ita&le s%a"ing of t%e nations ealt% an' nat+"al "eso+"cegi)ing '+e "ega"' to e/isting "ig%ts as %e"ein p"o)i'e'.


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%at is small scale mining

Section 2. "efe"s to mining acti)ities %ic% "el# %ea)il# on man+la&o" +sing simple implement an' met%o's an' 'o not +see/plosi)es o" %ea)# mining e,+ipment


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%o a"e small scale mine"s

Section 2. 3ilipino citi*ens %o( in'i)i'+all# o" in t%e compan# ofot%e" 3ilipino citi*ens( )ol+nta"il# fo"m a coope"ati)e '+l#license' t%e !epa"tment of En)i"onment an' Nat+"alReso+"ces to engage( +n'e" t%e te"ms an' con'itions of acont"act( in t%e e/t"action o" "emo)al of mine"als o" o"e-&ea"ingmate"ials f"om t%e g"o+n'


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%o is a small-scale miningcont"acto"

Section 2. an in'i)i'+al o" a coope"ati)e of small-scale mine"s("egiste"e' it% t%e Sec+"ities an' E/c%ange 4ommission o" ot%eapp"op"iate go)e"nment agenc#( %ic% %as ente"e' into anag"eement it% t%e State fo" t%e small-scale +tili*ation of a plotof mine"al lan' it%in a peoples small-scale mining a"ea


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%at is an acti)e mining a"ea

Section 2.a"eas +n'e" act+al e/plo"ation( 'e)elopment(e/ploitation o" comme"cial p"o'+ction as 'ete"mine' t%eSec"eta"# afte" t%e necessa"# 5el' in)estigation o" )e"i5cationincl+'ing contig+o+s an' geologicall# "elate' a"eas &elonging tot%e same claimone" an'o" +n'e" cont"act it% an ope"ato"( &+in no case to e/cee' t%e ma/im+m a"ea alloe' la


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%o is a claimone" an' %at isan e/isting mining "ig%t

Section 2. A claimone"8 "efe"s to a %ol'e" of an e/isting minin"ig%t

Section 2. An E/isting mining "ig%t "efe"s to pe"fecte' an's+&sisting claim( lease( license o" pe"mit co)e"ing a mine"ali*e'a"ea p"io" to its 'ecla"ation as a peoples small-scale mining a"e


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%o is a P"ocesso"

Section 2. "efe"s to a pe"son iss+e' a license to engage in t%et"eatment of mine"als o" o"e-&ea"ing mate"ials s+c% as g"a)itconcent"ation( leac%ing &ene5cation( c#ani'ation( c+tting( si*ingpolis%ing an' ot%e" simila" acti)ities


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%at a"eas a"e co)e"e'

Section 2. Mine"ali*e' a"eas "efe" to a"eas it% nat+"all#occ+""ing mine"al 'eposits of gol'( sil)e"( c%"omite( :aolin( silicama"&le( g"a)el( cla# an' li:e mine"al "eso+"ces


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%o a"e in c%a"ge

Section 2. t%e "egional e/ec+ti)e 'i"ecto" of t%e !epa"tment ofEn)i"onment an' Nat+"al Reso+"ces "efe""e' to as !$RE4;


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Peoples Small Scale MiningP"og"am

Section >. 3o" t%e p+"pose of ca""#ing o+t t%e 'ecla"e' polic#p"o)i'e' in Section %e"eof( t%e"e is %e"e esta&lis%e' aPeoples Small-scale Mining P"og"am to &e implemente' t%e

Sec"eta"# of t%e !epa"tment of En)i"onment an' Nat+"alReso+"ces( %e"einafte" calle' t%e !epa"tment( in coo"'ination

it% ot%e" conce"ne' go)e"nment agencies( 'esigne' to ac%ie)e

an o"'e"l#( s#stematic an' "ational sc%eme fo" t%e small-scale

'e)elopment an' +tili*ation of mine"al "eso+"ces in ce"tainmine"al a"eas in o"'e" to a''"ess t%e social( economic( tec%nicaan' en)i"onmental connecte' it% small-scale mining acti)ities.


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A'minist"ati)e S+pe")ision o)e"t%e Peoples Small-scale Mining

P"og"am Section 6. ;%e Sec"eta"# t%"o+g% %is "ep"esentati)e s%all

e/e"cise 'i"ect s+pe")ision an' cont"ol o)e" t%e p"og"am an'acti)ities of t%e small-scale mine"s it%in t%e peoples small-scale mining a"ea.

;%e Sec"eta"# s%all it%in ninet# ?90@ 'a#s f"om t%e eecti)it# ot%is Act p"om+lgate "+les an' "eg+lations to eecti)el#implement t%e p"o)isions of t%e same. P"io"it# s%all &e gi)en to

s+c% "+les an' "eg+lations t%at ill ens+"e t%e least 'is"+ption int%e ope"ations of t%e small-scale mine"s.


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!ecla"ation of Peoples Small-scale Mining A"eas

Section B. ;%e Coa"' is %e"e a+t%o"i*e' to 'ecla"e an' setasi'e peoples small-scale mining a"eas in sites ons%o"e s+ita&lefo" small-scale mining( s+&Dect to "e)ie t%e Sec"eta"#(

imme'iatel# gi)ing p"io"it# to a"eas al"ea'# occ+pie' an'acti)el# mine' small-scale mine"s &efo"e A+g+st 1( 197F

p"o)i'e'( t%at s+c% a"eas a"e not consi'e"e' as acti)e mining

a"easF p"o)i'e'( f+"t%e"( t%at t%e mine"als fo+n' t%e"ein a"e

tec%nicall# an' comme"ciall# s+ita&le fo" small-scale miningacti)itiesF p"o)i'e'( 5nall#( t%at t%e a"eas a"e not co)e"e' e/isting fo"est "ig%ts o" "ese")ations an' %a)e not &een 'ecla"e'

as to+"ist o" ma"ine "ese")e'( pa":s an' il'life "ese")ations(

+nless t%ei" stat+s as s+c% is it%'"an competent a+t%o"it#.


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;%e Peoples Small-scale Mining P"og"am s%all incl+'e t%e folloingfeat+"esF

?a@ ;%e i'enti5cation( seg"egation an' "ese")ation of ce"tain mine"al lan'sas peoples small-scale mining a"easG

?&@ ;%e "ecognition of p"io" e/isting "ig%ts an' p"o'+cti)it#G

?c@ ;%e enco+"agement of t%e fo"mation of coope"ati)esG

?'@ ;%e e/tension of tec%nical an' 5nancial assistance( an' ot%e" socialse")icesG


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?e@ ;%e e/tension of assistance in p"ocessing an' ma":etingG

?f@ ;%e gene"ation of ancilla"# li)eli%oo' acti)itiesG

?g@ ;%e "eg+lation of t%e small-scale mining in'+st"# it% t%e

)ie to enco+"age g"ot% an' p"o'+cti)it#G an'

?%@ ;%e eHcient collection of go)e"nment "e)en+e.


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Act+al


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Easement Rig%ts

Section 11. Upon t%e 'ecla"ation of a peoples small-scale minina"ea( t%e 'i"ecto"( in cons+ltation it% t%e ope"ato"( claimone"lan'one" o" lesso" of an aecte' a"ea( s%all 'ete"mine t%e "ig%of t%e small scale mine"s to e/isting facilities s+c% as mining an'logging "oa's( p"i)ate "oa's( po"t an' comm+nication facilities(p"ocessing plants %ic% a"e necessa"# fo" t%e eecti)eimplementation of t%e Peoples Small-scale Mining P"og"am(

s+&Dect to pa#ment of "easona&le fees to t%e ope"ato"(claimone"( lan'one" o" lesso".


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Re)e"sion of Peoples Small-scaleMining A"eas

Section . ;%e Sec"eta"#( +pon "ecommen'ation of t%e 'i"ecto"s%all it%'"a t%e stat+s of t%e peoples small-scale mining a"ea%en it can no longe" feasi&l# ope"ate' on a small-scale mining&asis o" %en t%e safet#( %ealt% an' en)i"onmental con'itionsa""ant t%at t%e same s%all "e)e"t to t%e State fo" p"ope"'isposition


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%at lan's a"e co)e"e'


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3+t+"e Peoples Small-scale MiningA"eas

Section 6. ;%e folloing lan's( %en s+ita&le fo" small-scale mining( ma# &e'ecla"e' t%e Coa"' as peoples small scale mining a"easF

?a@ P+&lic lan's not s+&Dect to an# e/isting "ig%tG

?&@ P+&lic lan's co)e"e' e/isting mining "ig%ts %ic% a"e not acti)e mininga"easG an'

?c@ P"i)ate lan's( s+&Dect to ce"tain "ig%ts an' con'itions( e/cept t%ose it%

s+&stantial imp"o)ements o" in &ona 5'e an' "eg+la" +se as a #a"'( stoc:#a"'(ga"'en( plant n+"se"#( plantation( cemete"# o" &+"ial site( o" lan' sit+ate' it%inone %+n'"e' mete"s ?100 m.@ f"om s+c% cemete"# o" &+"ial site( ate" "ese")oi"o" a sepa"ate pa"cel of lan' it% an a"ea of ten t%o+san' s,+a"e mete"s ?10(000s,. m.@ o" less.


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Ancest"al Ian's

Section 7. No ancest"al lan' ma# &e 'ecla"e' as a peoples smascale mining a"ea it%o+t t%e p"io" consent of t%e c+lt+"alcomm+nities conce"ne'F p"o)i'e'( t%at( if ancest"al lan's a"e'ecla"e' as peoples small-scale mining a"eas( t%e mem&e"s oft%e c+lt+"al comm+nities t%e"ein s%all &e gi)en p"io"it# in t%eaa"'ing of small-scale mining cont"acts.


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Rig%ts of 4laimone"s

Section 1>. $n case a site 'ecla"e' an' set asi'e as a peoples-scale mining a"ea is co)e"e' an e/isting mining "ig%t( t%eclaimone" an' t%e small-scale mine"s t%e"ein a"e enco+"age' tente" into a )ol+nta"# an' accepta&le cont"act+al ag"eementit% "espect to t%e small-scale +tili*ation of t%e mine"al )al+esf"om t%e a"ea +n'e" claim. $n case of 'isag"eement( t%eclaimone" s%all &e entitle' to t%e folloing "ig%ts an'

p"i)ilegesF


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Rig%ts of P"i)ate Ian'one"s

Section 1B. ;%e p"i)ate lan'one" o" laf+l possesso" s%all &enoti5e' of an# plan o" petition to 'ecla"e %is lan' as a peoplessmall-scale mining a"ea. Sai' lan'one" ma# oppose s+c% plano" petition in an app"op"iate p"ocee'ing an' %ea"ing con'+cte'&efo"e t%e Coa"'.


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Ko to &ecome a small scalemine"

Section . Regist"ation of Small-scale Mine"s. L All pe"sons+n'e"ta:ing small-scale mining acti)ities s%all "egiste" as mine"sit% t%e Coa"' an' ma# o"gani*e t%emsel)es into coope"ati)es o"'e" to ,+alif# fo" t%e aa"'ing of a peoples small-scale miningcont"act.


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Aa"' of Peoples Small-scaleMining 4ont"acts

Section 9. A peoples small-scale mining cont"act ma# &e aa"'e' t%e Coa"' to small-scale mine"s %o %a)e )ol+nta"il# o"gani*ean' %a)e '+l# "egiste"e' it% t%e app"op"iate go)e"nment agencas an in'i)i'+al mine" o" coope"ati)eG P"o)i'e'( t%at onl# one ?1@peoples small-scale mining cont"act ma# &e aa"'e' at an# onetime to a small-scale mining ope"ations it%in one ?1@ #ea" f"omt%e 'ate of aa"'F p"o)i'e'( f+"t%e"( t%at p"io"it# s%all &e gi)en o

cit# %e"e t%e small-scale mining a"ea is locate'.

Applications fo" a cont"act s%all &e s+&Dect to a "easona&le fee to&e pai' to t%e !epa"tment of En)i"onment an' Nat+"al Reso+"ces"egional oHce %a)ing D+"is'iction o)e" t%e a"ea.


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?'@ Safet# of mine"sG

?e@ En)i"onmental impact an' ot%e" consi'e"ationsG an'

?f@


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;e"ms an' 4on'itions of t%e4ont"act

Section 12. A cont"act s%all %a)e a te"m of to ?@ #ea"s("enea&le s+&Dect to )e"i5cation t%e Coa"' fo" li:e pe"io's aslong as t%e cont"acto" complies it% t%e p"o)isions set fo"t% int%is Act( an' confe"s +pon t%e cont"acto" t%e "ig%t to mine it%int%e cont"act a"eaF p"o)i'e'( t%at t%e %ol'e" of a small-scalemining cont"act s%all %a)e t%e folloing '+ties an' o&ligationsF


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?a@ Un'e"ta:e mining acti)ities onl# in acco"'ance it% a miningplan '+l# app"o)e' t%e Coa"'G

?&@ A&i'e t%e Mines an' eosciences C+"ea+ an' t%e small-scale Mining Safet# R+les an' Reg+lationsG

?c@ 4ompl# it% %is o&ligations to t%e %ol'e" of an e/isting minin"ig%tG

?'@ Pa# all ta/es( "o#alties o" go)e"nment p"o'+ction s%a"e as a"eno o" ma# %e"eafte" &e p"o)i'e' laG


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?e@ 4ompl# it% pe"tinent "+les an' "eg+lations on en)i"onmentap"otection an' conse")ation( pa"tic+la"l# t%ose on t"ee-c+ttingmine"al-p"ocessing an' poll+tion cont"olG

?f@ 3ile +n'e" oat% at t%e en' of eac% mont% a 'etaile' p"o'+ctio

an' 5nancial "epo"t to t%e Coa"'G an'

?g@ Ass+me "esponsi&ilit# fo" t%e safet# of pe"sons o":ing in t%

mines.

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Rig%ts Un'e" a Peoples Small-scale Mining 4ont"act

Section 1. A peoples small-scale mining cont"act entitles t%esmall-scale mining cont"acto" to t%e "ig%t to mine( e/t"act an''ispose of mine"al o"es fo" comme"cial p+"poses. $n no case s%aa small-scale mining cont"act &e s+&cont"acte'( assigne' o"ot%e"ise t"ansfe""e'.


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4 t Mill


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4+stom Mills

Section 1. ;%e esta&lis%ment an' ope"ation of safe an' eHcienc+stoms mills to p"ocess mine"als o" o"e-&ea"ing mate"ials s%all&e limite' to mine"al p"ocessing *ones '+l# 'esignate' t%e

local go)e"nment +nit conce"ne' +pon "ecommen'ation of t%eCoa"'.

$n mining a"eas %e"e t%e p"i)ate secto" is +na&le to esta&lis%c+stom mills( t%e o)e"nment s%all const"+ct s+c% c+stom mills

+pon t%e "ecommen'ation of t%e Coa"' &ase' on t%e )ia&ilit# oft%e p"oDect.


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;%e Coa"' s%all iss+e licenses fo" t%e ope"ation of c+stom millsan' ot%e" p"ocessing plants s+&Dect to poll+tion cont"ol an'safet# stan'a"'s.

;%e !epa"tment s%all esta&lis% assa# la&o"ato"ies to c"oss-c%ect%e integ"it# of c+stom mills an' to "en'e" metall+"gical an'la&o"ato"# se")ices to mines.

4+stom mills s%all &e constit+te' as it%%ol'ing agents fo" t%e"o#alties( p"o'+ction s%a"e o" ot%e" ta/es '+e t%e o)e"nment.

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Sale of ol'

Section 17. All gol' p"o'+ce' small-scale mine"s in an#mine"al a"ea s%all &e sol' to t%e 4ent"al Can:( o" its '+l#a+t%o"i*e' "ep"esentati)es( %ic% s%all &+# it at p"icescompetiti)e it% t%ose p"e)ailing in t%e o"l' ma":et "ega"'lessof )ol+me o" eig%t


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Peoples Small scale Mining


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Peoples Small-scale MiningP"otection 3+n'

Section 0. ;%e"e is %e"e c"eate' a Peoples Small-scale MininP"otection 3+n' %ic% s%all &e 5fteen pe"cent ?1B@ of t%enational go)e"nments s%a"e '+e t%e o)e"nment %ic% s%all &e+se' p"ima"il# fo" info"mation 'issemination an' t"aining ofsmall-scale mine"s on safet#( %ealt% an' en)i"onmentalp"otection( an' t%e esta&lis%ment of mine "esc+e an' "eco)e"#teams incl+'ing t%e p"oc+"ement of "esc+e e,+ipment necessa"

in cases of eme"gencies s+c% as lan'sli'es( t+nnel collapse( o"t%e li:e.

;%e f+n' s%all also &e ma'e a)aila&le to a''"ess t%e nee's of t%small-scale mine"s &"o+g%t a&o+t acci'ents an'o" fo"t+ito+se)ents.

P"o)incial4it# Mining Reg+lato"#


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P"o)incial4it# Mining Reg+lato"#Coa"'

Section >. ;%e"e is %e"e c"eate' +n'e" t%e 'i"ect s+pe")isionan' cont"ol of t%e Sec"eta"# a p"o)incialcit# mining "eg+lato"#&oa"'( %e"ein calle' t%e Coa"'( %ic% s%all &e t%e implementingagenc# of t%e !epa"tment( an' s%all e/e"cise t%e folloingpoe"s an' f+nctions( s+&Dect to "e)ie t%e Sec"eta"#F


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?a@ !ecla"e an' seg"egate e/isting gol'-"+s% a"eas fo" small-scaminingG

?&@ Rese")e f+t+"e gol' an' ot%e" mining a"eas fo" small-scaleminingG

?c@ Aa"' cont"acts to small-scale mine"sG


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?'@ 3o"m+late an' implement "+les an' "eg+lations "elate' tosmall-scale miningG

?e@ Settle 'isp+tes( conOicts o" litigations o)e" conOicting claimsit%in a peoples small-scale mining a"ea( an a"ea t%at is'ecla"e' a small-miningG an'

?f@ Pe"fo"m s+c% ot%e" f+nctions as ma# &e necessa"# to ac%ie)et%e goals an' o&Decti)es of t%is Act

4omposition of t%e P"o)incial4it#


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4omposition of t%e P"o)incial4it#Mining Reg+lato"# Coa"'

Section >. ;%e Coa"' s%all &e compose' ofF

!epa"tment of En)i"onment an' Nat+"al Reso+"ces "ep"esentati)e as

4%ai"manG an' t%e "ep"esentati)e of t%e go)e"no" o" cit# ma#o"( as t%e"ep"esentati)e of t%e go)e"no" o" cit# ma#o"( as t%e case ma# &e

one ?1@ small scale mining "ep"esentati)e(

one ?1@ &ig-scale mining "ep"esentati)e(

t%e "ep"esentati)e f"om a nongo)e"nment o"gani*ation %o s%all com

f"om an en)i"onmental g"o+p( as mem&e"s.

;%e "ep"esentati)es f"om t%e p"i)ate secto" s%all &e nominate' t%e"especti)e o"gani*ations an' appointe' t%e !epa"tment "egional'i"ecto". ;%e !epa"tment s%all p"o)i'e t%e sta s+ppo"t to t%e Coa"'.

Penal Sanctions


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Penal Sanctions

Section 7. iolations of t%e p"o)isions of t%is Act o" of t%e "+lesan' "eg+lations iss+e' p+"s+ant %e"eto s%all &e penali*e' it%imp"isonment of not less t%an si/ ?6@ mont%s no" mo"e t%an si/?6@ #ea"s an' s%all incl+'e t%e con5scation an' sei*+"e ofe,+ipment( tools an' inst"+ments.


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