Republic of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources MINES AND GEOSCIENCE BUREAU

SMALL-SCALE MINING

1 What is Small-Scale Mining? Common Characteristics: Extraction of minerals that relies heavily on: manual labor using simple implements and methods and does not use explosives nor heavy mining equipment

Annual production limit = 50,000 MT Max. Capital Investment = PhP10 M Term of SSMC = 2 years Total Area = 1.25 - 20 Has.

Evolution of Small-Scale Mining Laws

PD No. 1150 RA No. 7076 PD No. 581 PD No. 1899 Amending PD No. 581 Establishing Small- The Small-Scale Prescribing heavier and Regulating Mining Act… penalty for Panning or Sluicing Scale Mining as a Creating a People’s highgrading from a for Gold Inside Mining New Dimension in Small-Scale Mining mining claim Claims or in Public or Mineral Dev’t. Program (Nov. 13, 1974) Private Lands (June 6, 1977) (Jan. 20, 1984) (June 27, 1991)

3 Co-existence of 2 SSM Laws (1991 to 2012) • PD No. 1899 • RA No. 7076  No need for:  Minahang Bayan Scheme Declared Minahang Bayan and  Mineral Processing Zone Mineral Processing Zone  Issuance of SSMC and MPL  With total restriction on the use of  Issuance of SSMP explosives and heavy equipment  Allowed the use of explosives and minimal heavy equipment  Sale of Gold only to the BSP

 Exempted from payment of taxes,  Not exempted to taxes except income tax

4 Cont’n. of Evolution Laws Governing Small Scale Mining

RA 7160 RA 7942 EO 79 (October 10, 1991) (March 3, 1995) (July 06 , 2012)

• Local Government Code of 1991 • An Act Instituting a • Institutionalizing • DAO No. 30 New System of Mineral Resources and Implementing (Devolution of some Exploration, Reforms in the DENR Authorities to Development, Philippine Mining LGUs) Utilization and Sector, Providing Conservation Policies and Guidelines to Ensure • Maintained that: Environmental small-scale mining Protection and shall continue to be governed by RA No. Responsible Mining 7076 and other in the Utilization of pertinent laws. Mineral Resources

Issues Involving SSM Unabated use of Illegal use of Mercury Unsafe Mining Practices explosives

Lack of environmental impact mitigation Social, safety & health concerns

3/21/2019 6 PD 1899

RA 7076

No longer EO 79 recognizes PD 1899

DAO 2015-03 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7076, Otherwise Known As the "People's Small-Scale Mining Act Of 1991“ (March 16, 2015)

Executive Order No. 79 Institutionalizing and Implementing Reforms in the Mining Sector

Measures to improve SSM activities: •  Compliance with RA No. 7076 and PD No. 1586, the EIS System  Confinement of activities within Minahang Bayan or People’s Small-Scale Mining Areas  Operationalization of the P/CMRBs composed of MGB Regional Director, Provincial Governor/City Mayor, representatives of the Large and Small-scale mining, NGO representative  Limitation of metallic minerals to gold, silver and chromite  Prohibition on the use of mercury in small-scale mining;  Provision of technical assistance to small-scale miners

Major Features of DAO 2015-03

1. Incorporation of the relevant 2.Making available portions of provisions on SSM under EO 79, large-scale mining areas for the with additional prohibition on declaration as Minahang Bayan hydraulicking and compressor mining DAO 2015-03

3. Implementation of safety and 4. Strict imposition on the health, environmental impact location of custom mitigation, community mill(s)/processing plants, only development programs within mineral processing zones

Major Features of DAO 2015 -03

5. Imposition of national and 6. Adoption of current local taxes, and royalty payment, regulations on the transport and in the case of Mineral export of mineral products. Reservations Areas

DAO 2015-03

8. Adoption of the small-scale 7. Updating the pertinent rates administrative mechanism with of prescribed fees and charges. current administrative set up.

BASIC PROCESSES IN THE MINAHANG BAYAN DECLARATION

Checks if w/in Areas Files the Petition/ Forwards the open for MB Checks and endorses Proposal for MB to Petition to the MGB declaration, and Viable the MB Proposal to the the P/CMRB RO to SSM. If ok, endorses DENR Secretary it thru the MGB CO

Forwards the Petition to Prepare and cause the the Secretary thru the posting and publication Inform the MGB RO of Conducts Initial Review MGB Director (No and sending of the the IR result who shall (IR) of the MB proposal adverse claim/ notices of the MB forward to the P/CMRB protest/opposition) proposal

LEGEND Petitioner P/CMRB Checks completion of Conducts final review Requires submission of requirements and and releases DENR ECC and declares the MGB RO endorses the Petition Declaration clearance Minahang Bayan upon MGB CO for Secretary’s clearance thru the MGB CO compliance DENR 11 Filing of SSMC With Mandatory Requirements and Paid the Application Application Fee

Processing/Evaluation of application

Applied LEGEND For Area in Revision Conflict Applicant ? P/CMRB

Awarding of SSMC Thru Chair

Processes in Small-Scale Mining Contract Awarding Obstacles Encountered in Addressing Informal SSM

1. Existence of known 2. Protection by but still persisting influential/powerful illegal small-scale personalities/rebels of mining activities in some illegal SSM some localities operators

5. The existing mining 3. Many areas of 4. Requirements for scheme of some SSM interest to small- the legalization are operators could not scale miners are too many and the be legalized under closed to mining/in processing are the existing SSM No-Go Zone tedious and costly laws/regulations

13 Current MGB Approach on Informal SSM

Informal SSM Sites/Hot Spots

Regulation/ Formalization IEC Control

14 Initiatives on Regulation/Control of Informal SSM

a) Intensification of Campaign vs Illegal SSM.

Section 27 of RA 7076 For violations of the Imprisonment of not less than 6 months nor provisions of RA 7076 more than 6 years and confiscation and seizure of equipment, tools, and instruments.

b) Enhancement of collaboration with other governments agencies/task forces, NGO/POs vs illegal mining;

Additional Authority to the Section 36 of DAO Confiscation and seizure of the Provincial/City Mining No. 2015-03 equipment, tools and conveyances used Regulatory Board

Formalization Initiatives

 Fast tracking of Processing of MB Proposals

 Streamlining of Requirements and Guidelines

 Pushing for the lifting of Mining Permit Moratorium

 Collaboration with other agencies, stakeholders, and Pro-Mining NGOs in various pro-SSM initiatives

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Acceleration SSM Formalization

Proposing and tapping Pushing for assistance the approval from various of the Collation, sectors for the drafted analysis of amendment of streamlined inputs and the old SSM procedures recommend law to adopt Conduct of under DAO measures and to the current DAO post drafting of 2015-03 issuance streamlined setting consultations policies

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Updates on Minahang Bayan Inventory of Minahang Bayan under Process 2, 4% 5, 11%

14, 30% 6, 13%

12, 25% 8, 17%

Declared Minahang Bayan MB due for Declaration Locally declared MB MB for Final Review MB with Initial Review Cleared by DENR MB for Initial Review DECLARED MINAHANG BAYAN

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION REMARKS

1. Manlana Small-Scale Miners Manlana, Buenavista, Declared as PER DAO 92-34 Gold 332.3417 Association 2. Masabong Village SSM Association Masabong, 3, Rosario, Declared as PER DAO 92-34 Gold 592.393 3. Tubajon Peoples Small-Scale Mining Tubajon, Declared as PER DAO 92-34 Chromite 1176 Area 4. Waso Small Scale Mining Producers Waso, Llorente, Eastern Declared as PER DAO 2015-03 Association and Binalay Small-Scale Chromite 83.851 Mining Producers Association

5. Development Community Mining Maputi, Banaybanay, January 28, 2016, Declared as PER Chromite 49 Livelihood Cooperative Oriental DAO 2015-03 6. Pintatagan SSM Producer Purok 2, Pintatagan, Chromite January 30, 2016, Declared as PER DAO Cooperative 56 Banaybanay, 2015-03

MINAHANG BAYAN COMMODITY AREA LOCATION REMARKS PETITIONERS 7. Rodel Lim Panes Tinago, Pinanaan, Lahong Interior, March 13, 2018, Declared as PER Gold 333.9 Aroroy, DAO 2015-03 8. Small-Scale Miners and Mineral Pirada, Del Pilar, , February 20, 2018, Declared as PER Processors of Del Pilar, Cabadbaran Gold 20 DAO 2015-03 City, Agu Del Norte 9. Matigdao Small-Scale Mining Marayag, Lupon, Davao Oriental February 07, 2018, Declared as PER Gold 81 Producers Coop. DAO 2015-03 10. Datu Jun K. Camsa Chua & Bual, Bagumbayan & March 14, 2018, Declared as PER Gold 319.91 , DAO 2015-03 11. of Paracale, Casalugan, Paracale, Camarines September 17, 2018, Declared as Gold 26.4319 Norte PER DAO 2015-03 12. Magkamatao Small Scale Miners Malaya, Labo, Camarines Norte October 02, 2018, Declared as PER Gold 72.5933 Association (MSSMA) DAO 2015-03 13. MGB RO No. VI Igcagay, Libertad, February 20, 2018, Declared as PER Silica Quartz 40.564 DAO 2015-03 14. Loacan Itogon Pocket Miners Loacan, Itogon, January 15, 2019, Declared as PER Gold 319.91 Association DAO 2015-03

DUE FOR DECLARATION

MINAHANG BAYAN COMMODITY AREA LOCATION REMARKS PETITIONERS

1. Cauyunan Kauyagan Hu Lumad Liguiron, Cauyunan, Opol, Approval from DENR signed March Mining Cooperative Gold 202.5 12, 2018

2. Brgy. Government of Dao, San Sitio Kagatan, Dao, San Approval from DENR signed June Fernando, -Kagatan Area Gold 81 Fernando, Bukidnon 20, 2018

3. Provincial Mining Regulatory Board Gambang, Bakun, Benguet Approval from DENR signed June of Benguet, Goldstar Small Scale 20, 2018 Miner's Association Gold 287

4. Brgy. Government of Gango Sitio Manlauyanan, Libona, Approval from DENR signed August Gold 58.1451 Gango, Bukidnon 08, 2018

MINAHANG BAYAN COMMODITY AREA LOCATION PETITIONERS 5. Arnold B. Nor Sitio Macau, Bai Saripinang, Approval from DENR signed Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat September 11, 2018 Gold 20

6. Carmen B. Nor Sitio Kanuloy, Bai Saripinang, Approval from DENR signed Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat September 11, 2018 Gold 20

7. Upland Mineral Resources Farnek & Mainit, Bontoc, Approval from DENR signed Gold 19.625 September 11, 2018

8. Pinut-an Small-Scale Miner's Pinut-an, San Ricardo, Southern Approval from DENR signed Association, Inc. September 11, 2018 Gold 84.205

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION

1. Nabunturan Integrated Miners Development Purok 15, Sitio Inupuan, Mainit, Nabunturan, Cooperative Gold 20 Compostela Valley

2. Panoraon Small-Scale Miners Cooperative Panoraon, Maco, Compostela Valley Gold 81

3. Davao-ComVal Small-Scale Miners Cooperative Lumanggang, New Leyte, Maco, Compostela Gold 81 Valley

4. Boringot Tunnel Operators and Ore Processors Boringot, Napnapan, , Compostela Association, Inc. (BTOOPA) Gold 81 Valley

5. Diat Small-Scale Miners Cooperative Diat, Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley Gold 81

6. Biasong Small-Scale Miners Cooperative Biasong, Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Gold 81 Valley

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION

7. Bagong Silang Miners Cooperative Bagong Silang, Panoraon, Maco/Tandik, Gold 81 , Compostela Valley

8. Anogkot Araibo Miners Cooperative Anogkot, Pantukan, Compostela Valley Gold 19.7786

9. New Camanlangan Mansaka Tribal Tandawan, , Compostela Valley Council, Inc. c/o Datu Richard Baugto Gold 81

10. Desawo Integarated Small-Scale Mining Desawo, T’boli, South Association Inc. Gold/Silver 84.98

11. T'boli Minahang Bayan Multi-Purpose Kematu, T’boli, Cooperative Gold/Silver 20

12. Canticol Small-Scale Miners Association Sitio Mantigue, 1, Santiago, Agusan Gold 124 Del Norte

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION

1. Abaca Pogkat Indigenous People's Association Abaca, Dupax Del Sur, Gold 81

2. Balian Timuay G.F. Bachiller Small Scale Mining Bacong, Gutalac, Association, Inc. Chromite 20

3. Manuel T. Canipas Gold 2.0995 Guinaang, Manag, Conner,

4. Reynaldo B. Bugnay Gold 20 Casalugan, Paracale, Camarines Norte

5. Brgy. Government of Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon- Dao, San Fernando, Bukidnon-KM 12 Area KM 12 Area Gold

6. Bukidnon Higaonon Tribal Association (BUHITA) - Guitaan, Maligaya, , Bukidnon Guitaan Area Gold 81

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION

1. Milad Multi-Purpose Cooperative Milad, Polanco, Zamboanga Del Norte Chromite 20

2. RD-5M Small Scale Mining Association Caatihan, Boston, Davao Oriental Gold 81

3. Danica Mining Association Red Silica 20 Kamanga, Maasim,

4. Makabubwas SSM Producers Association San Miguel, Giporlos, Chromite 83.2050

5. Masagana Small-Scale Mining Cooperative Senile, Kiamba, Sarangani Gold 40

MINAHANG BAYAN PETITIONERS COMMODITY AREA LOCATION

1. Brgy. Causwagan Banaybanay Mining Cooperative Causwagan, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental Chromite 82

2. Kabasalan Rebel Returnees and Community Lacnapan, Kabasalan, Associations Inc. (KARRCA) Gold 20

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