Jill Canda 10-24-2019

II-BSEM - 201 UNDERGROUND

MINING

A. List down all underground mining companies in the

Philippines and it should contain details of the following: Contact
Information, MPSA No., location, area in hectares, commodity,
mining method, date approved and date expired (permit)
 COMPANY NAME: Apex Mining Company, Inc.

Walter B. Brown
Contact President
Information 3304B West Tower, PSE Centre,
Exchange Road,
Ortigas Center, 16055 Pasig City

MPSA No. 225-2005-XI

Location Maco, Compostela Valley

Area of Hectares 679.0200 Hectares

Commodity Gold

Mining Method Cut and Fill Stoping

Date Approved December 15, 2005

Date Expired December 15, 2030

 COMPANY NAME: Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. and Far

Southeast Gold Resources Inc.

Bryan U. Yap
Contact President
 Information Lepanto Cons. Mining Co.21st Flr.,
Ba-Lepanto Bldg. 8747 Paseo de Roxas,
1226 Makati City
Tel. No. 815-9447

MPSA No. 001-90-CAR

Location Mankayan, Benguet

Area of Hectares 948.9695 Hectares

Commodity Copper and Gold

Mining Method Cut and Fill Stoping

Date Approved March 19, 1990

Date Expired March 19, 2015

 COMPANY NAME: Philex Mining Corporation

Eulalio B. Austin Jr.

President and CEO
Contact 2nd Floor Launch Pad,
Information Sheridan St.
Corner Reliance St., 1550 Mandaluyong
City
Tel. No. 631-1381 to 88
Fax No. 633-3242/634-4441

MPSA No. 276-2009-CAR

Location Tuba, Benguet

Area of Hectares 80.6688 Hectares

Commodity Copper, Gold and other associated

mineral deposits
Mining Method Block Caving

Date Approved January 19, 2009

Date Expired January 19, 2034

 COMPANY NAME: Philsaga Mining Corporation

Atty. Raul C. Villanueva

C.P Garcia Highway, Sasa, Buhangin
Contact District, 8000 Davao City
Information Tel. No: (082) 235-0045 to 47
Fax No: (082) 235-0047 loc 1212
Email: pmc@philsaga.com

MPSA No. 262-2008-XIII

Location Bunawan and Rosario, Agusan del Sur

Area of Hectares 2,538.7919 Hectares

Commodity Gold

Mining Method Shrinkage Stoping

Date Approved March 11, 2008

Date Expired March 11, 2033

 COMPANY NAME: Tribal Mining Corporation (TMC)

Contact Atty. Eumir Ernisto P. Tiamzon

Information President and CEO
 Purok Tanco, Brgy. Poblacion, T’boli,
South Cotabato
Telefax: (083) 305-9094

MPSA No. 090-97-XI

Location T’boli, South Cotabato

Area of Hectares 84.9800 Hectares

Commodity Gold and Silver

Mining Method Cut and Fill Stoping

Date Approved November 20, 1997

Date Expired November 20, 2022

B. Explain and elaborate the following Mineral Agreements
(Based on RA 7942) in your own understanding.
1. Mineral Production Sharing Agreement
As I understand it, Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA)
is one of the three modes of mineral agreement in Philippine mining
act of 1995 otherwise known as the Republic Act No. 7942 wherein the
government grants a contractor the right to mine within a specific area
but comes with it is the mechanism of sharing the resources or the
production with the government as owner of the minerals whether in
kind or in value. Usually, the total value of production and share of
minerals derived from the mining operations is being accounted for
and divided between the government and the contractor. It has also
been highlighted there that by virtue of the agreement, a contractor
cannot title over the contract area and hereby cannot undergo any
mode of acquisition provided for by law. On the other hand, the
contractor shall provide its own financing, technology, management
and personnel for the mining project in return to promptly and
effectively carry out the objectives of MPSA. The primary purpose of
MPSA is to boost up the national economy through sustainable and
systematic development through responsible utilization of mineral
lands and other mineral deposits.
2. Co-production Agreement
 Co-production agreement is another type of contract under which
the government provides inputs to the mining operations other than
the mineral resources. This agreement is more focused on the duties
and responsibilities of the government as the co-owner of the contract
for the mining project. So therefore, the government is the one being
entitled to provide certain necessities of the contractor during the
process of operation throughout the span of the agreement in
pursuant to the provisions of law.
3. Joint Venture Agreement
Joint venture agreement is however an arrangement where two
companies develop a new entity to their mutual benefit. This is under
which the government and the contractor organize a joint venture
company, with both parties having equity shares. It normally involves
a sharing of resources, which could include capital, personnel,
physical equipment, facilities or intellectual property such as patents.
The government therefore is entitled to share in the gross output of the
mining project aside from its earnings in the contractor's equity. For
short, benefits from the mine project being conducted are therefore
entitled and being beneficial to both sectors which are obviously the
contractor and the government.

C. Define and expound the following terms in your own

words.
1. Prospecting - is the primary stage of mining where geologist and
mining experts search for ores or mineral deposits in a region. It has
two methods, direct and indirect method. Direct method is limited to
deposits on surface or near the surface. It consists a visual
examination of either outcrop or loose fragments that have weathered
away from the outcrop. Indirect method can be used for deeper
deposits.
2. Exploration- is the secondary stage of mining wherein analyzation
and evaluation of the data collected takes place. The work being
involved in this stage is gaining knowledge on the size, shape, position
and value of an ore body. It is more on collecting information to prove
that the given region or area has a valuable minerals or ore. Geologists
and mining experts used different laboratories in order to analyze and
evaluate the grade and tonnage of deposit.
3. Development- is the tertiary stage of mining that involves
planning and building. The work involve in this stage is driving of
openings to and in a proved ore body to prepare it for mining and
transporting the ore and at the same time for the purpose of opening a
mineral deposit for exploitation. This is time when the proper mining
begins. In this stage, access roads are constructed. And access to
deposit are created either by stripping overburden for surface mining
and excavating openings from surface to completely cover for
underground mining.
4. Exploitation- is the fourth stage of mining. It is also known as the
work of mining and marketing the ore. In other words, the extracting
of ore begins. In this stage, selection of mining method happens and
abiding the laws formulated by the government. Application of new
technologies also takes place to make the process easy.
5. Rehabilitation-is the last stage of mining and also known as the
reclamation. It is where mining companies need to restore the mine
after the operations. It is also one of the requirements for the
responsible mining in order to protect our environment. It involves
improving the visual appearance of the disturbed areas.