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COMMONWEALTH The Mining Act /shall be "The Mining Act/ /mining does not
ACT NO. 137 include the ownership of, nor the right to extract o
utilize, the minerals which may be/ /private lands
for mining purposes shall be governed by existing
laws, rules and regulations which may be/
Republic Act No. 81 Mining Industry Aid Act / AN ACT TO AID THE MINING INDUSTRY BY
PROVIDING FOR THE WAIVER OF, AND/OR
EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD/ /LOCATORS,
HOLDERS, LESSEES, OR OPERATORS
OF MININGCLAIMS OR CONCESSIONS, AND
OF WATER RIGHTS AND TIMBER
CONCESSIONS CONNECTED WITH
THE MINING INDUSTRY, AND THE
CONDONATION OF MINING, SPECIFIC AND
REAL ESTATE TAXES/
ACT NO. 4243 Tax on Unpatented Mining Claims / AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A TAX ON
UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES/ /hereby established on all
unpatented miningclaims. The obligation to pay
this tax shall begin at the expiration of twelve
months after this Act takes effect or the
new mining claim is recorded, and shall cease/
Letter of Instructions Lifting of Ban on Sulphur Mining /sulphur deposits in the country which had been
No. 1473 closed to mining location by virtue of Letter of
Instructions No. 464 dated September 23, 1967,
said ban on sulphur mining is hereby LIFTED/
/Henceforth, all holders of mining leases and
permits shall be allowed to resume operation; and
that/
Letter of Instructions Investigation of Reported / In view of existence of rampant and continuous
No. 922 Illegal Mining Activities illegal mining activities committed all over the/ /th
area subject of the report of illegal miningactivitie
pursuant to existing mining laws and/
/complaints/information for illegal miningactivities
based on the preliminary investigation conducted
by the/
Republic Act No. Philippine Mining Act of 1995 /. Title. — This Act shall be known as the
7942 Philippine Mining Act of 1995/ /undertaken to
explore and prepare an ore body or a mineral
deposit for mining, including the construction of/
/. (p) "Existing mining/quarrying right/
DENR Administrative People's Small-Scale Mining Act /"People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991/
Order No. 003-15 of 1991 /People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 and/
/Mining Sector, Providing Policies and Guidelines
to Ensure Environmental Protection and
Responsible/
REPUBLIC ACT NO. Amendment to C.A. No. 137 /-ONE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED
4388 (Mining Act) ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE MINING ACT, AS/ /themselves
or for other persons, associations, corporations, o
other entities qualified to locate mining/ /shall be
duly acknowledged and shall be recorded in the
office of the mining recorder concerned on or/
Republic Act No. People's Small-scale Mining Act / AN ACT CREATING A PEOPLE'S SMALL-
7076 of 1991 SCALE MINING PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES/ /. Title. — This Act shall be known
as the "People's Small-scale Mining Act of 1991/
/State to promote, develop, protect and rationaliz
viable small-scale mining activities in order to/
Presidential Decree Continuity of MiningOperations / INSURING THE CONTINUITY
No. 1100 Over Conflicting Areas OF MININGOPERATIONS OVER CONFLICTING
AREAS AND DEPOSITING THE PROFITS,
SHARES OR/ /WHEREAS, the existence
of mining conflicts has not only resulted in the
delay of miningoperations but has/
/; WHEREAS, mining conflicts should not be
deterrents to the continuity of mining operations i
the interest/
REPUBLIC ACT NO. MiningEngineering Law of the / AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE
4274 Philippines OF MININGENGINEERING, TO PROVIDE FOR
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF/ /the
"Mining Engineering Law of the Philippines/ /. —
Within thirty days after the approval of this Act,
there shall be created a Board of Examiners
for Mining/
Republic Act No. 746 Amendments to C.A. No. 137 /, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MINING ACT/
(Mining Act) /twenty-eight of Commonwealth Act Numbered
One hundred thirty-seven, known as
the MiningAct, is hereby/ /been proclaimed closed
to mininglocations, and in reservations
established for other purposes, except/
CDA Memorandum Guidelines for the Registration of / : Guidelines for the Registration of Small-
Circular No. 014-12 Small-Scale MiningCooperative Scale Mining Cooperative/ /for the Registration of
Small-Scale Mining Cooperatives/ /"Guidelines fo
the Registration of Small-
Scale MiningCooperative/