2017 Percentage of Abra’S Total Land Mineral Statistics Area Is Covered by Mining ₱ 153 Million Or 12.1% Tenements

Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU Abra Region: Cordillera Administrative THE MINERAL PROFILE Land Area and Mineral Region (CAR) Potential Province: Abra The Philippine government The Province of Abra has a land Municipality: 27 promotes the rational area of 416,525 hectares. It is Barangays: 303 exploration, development, the largest in terms of land area Population (2015): 241,180 utilization and conservation of among the provinces in the Income Classification: 3rd Class mineral resources guided by its Cordillera. Province commitment to responsible Major economic activities: minerals development. Agriculture, Mining 0.414% or 1,725 hectares as of December 2017 Percentage of Abra’s total land Mineral Statistics area is covered by mining ₱ 153 Million or 12.1% tenements. Estimated Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of CAR. Mining and quarrying registered ₱2.05 Million at 2000 constant prices. It accounted a downtrend Environmental Protection of 2.9% of the total GRDP of the Region. and Management

Mineral Resources Development The Philippine government Projects No . Of Approved Mineral Production ensures the adequate Sharing Agreement (MPSA) - 3 protection of the ▪ Gold and Silver environment, before, during -Jabel Corporation mining operations and MPSA 141-99-CAR beyond the life of the mine. Baay-Licuan, Abra 297 Has Status: Under Exploration LIST OF MINERAL DEPOSITS ▪ Copper and Silver Metallic -Jabel Corporation Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold MPSA 144-99-CAR and Molybdenum Baay-Licuan, Abra Location 756 Has Non-Metallic Status: Under Exploration Abra is a landlocked province located Limestone • Limestone,Shale, Silica Sand -Abra Mining and Industrial on the western side of the Cordillera. Alluvial and Flood Plain Clay Corporation It is bounded by Ilocos Norte, Deposits MPSA 143-99-CAR Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur on Bgy. Abang, Bucay, Abra Bucay, Abra the South, Kalinga on the east and Bgy. Gaddam, Lagangilang 672 Has Ilocos Sur on the west. Status: Renewal of 3 year Work Residual Clay Deposits Program is under review of MGB-CO Bgy. Carbon-Sn. Isidro, Lagangilang National Greening Program Abra-Kalinga Road Bgy. Gaco, Licuan, Abra Social Equity and Development Potential areas for Rehabilitation Marsisial, Baay, Abra The Philippine government - total of 40,852 Hectares Semi-Precious Stone Deposits recognizes the rights and Bgy. Palitpit-Cayopa, Baco-oc participation of the communities Area Planted as of December 2017 Nagtipulan, Lagangilang, Abra and indigenous peoples and - total of 6,938 Hectares Bgy. Calaw, Bucay along Baay ensures the fair and equitable River sharing of benefits among the Seedlings Planted as of December 2017 Bgy. Gaco, Licuan, Abra: along company, the government and - total of 12,991,095 seedlings of Abra-Kalinga Road host communities various species

“Mining shall be pro-people and pro-environment in sustaining wealth creation and improved quality of life”