FISCAL PROVISIONS AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

AND CHARGES FOR WORK WHICH THE BUREAU MAY PERFORM

Occupation Fees, Rentals, Royalties, Taxes

1. Holders of mining leases, quarry permits, and contracts shall submit to the Regional Office:
a. Proof of payment of the occupation fees
b. Evidence that the rentals and taxes on the occupied premises and the royalties due the
Government arising out of the operation thereof had been paid

Work Authorized
1. MGB may perform or accomplish work or service for Government offices, agencies,
instrumentalities, or private parties and collect payment or charge in accordance with the
schedule herein prescribed, which work, or service shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
following:
a. To execute surveys of mining claims and other mineral lands for location, patent, permit,
contracts, lease, or development purposes
b. To docket and conduct office and field investigations of conflicting mining locations
c. To perform geological, geophysical, and geochemical surveys in onshore and offshore
areas and make mineralographic, petrologic, petrographic and palaeontologic
examinations
d. To verify and investigate mineral discoveries and locations, exploration, and development
work
e. To perform fire and wet assays and smelting and metallurgical tests of ores and to
sample ore piles for shipment
f. To check and evaluate ore reserves for the SEC, for other Government entities and/or
private parties who may request or order for such work
g. To perform drafting or projection work
h. To issue blue or white prints of survey plan or sketch plan; and
i. To do such other work and/or service to interested parties as may be requested and
which is within the scope of the functions of MGB

Mines Survey and Investigation and Monitoring Fund

1. All payments and charges for work performed or to be performed by the Bureau/Regional Office
shall accrue to the Mines Survey, Investigation and Monitoring Fund of the Bureau/Regional
Office to be deposited as Trust Fund against which shall be charged expenses in connection with
any of the work mentioned in Sec. 252, which expenses shall include
a. Salaries and wages
b. Travel expenses
c. Supplies and materials
d. Sundry expenses and
e. Purchase of furniture and equipment
2. Any balance in the payment or charge left after the completion of the work requested may be
used by the Bureau/Regional Office in the maintenance of the work force and equipment
necessary to render the work or services authorized in this order
3. If the work is discontinued due to some reasonable cause, whatever balance remaining after
deducting the expenses already incurred by the Bureau/Regional Office in connection with the
work, shall be refunded by the Director/Regional Director concerned to the applicant upon the
latter's request
Request for Work
1. Request for survey, investigation, analysis, or examination of mineral or rock sample or any other
work performed by the MGB shall be submitted in the form prescribed for the purposes
2. If the prescribed form is not available, the request may be made in letter form
3. The request shall contain, among others
a. Name of person/entity requesting the work
b. Address
c. Full and complete information of the work desired

Time of Making Payment

1. Before any work requested shall be performed or executed, unless otherwise stated

Services to Local Government Offices, Instrumentalities or Agencies

1. Schedule of payments and charges prescribed in IRR shall apply

Reservation to Reject any Job Request

1. MGB may reject any job request
a. when the nature of the work is considered impractical or
b. when the work at hand is of such volume as to prevent the request from being complied
with and
c. that will seriously impair the other work of the MGB or
d. endanger the lives or health of the personnel of MGB

Use of Reports on Work Done

1. Reports of said investigation, examination, or analysis shall be treated as confidential
2. However, copies thereof may be furnished other persons upon written request and approval of
the person for whom the report was made
a. Any information and/or data contained in said reports shall be available for official use of
MGB in connection with its studies of minerals, mines, and mineral industry of the
Philippines
b. The reports may be released to the public after the lapse of 2 years from their submission
unless the Secretary and/or the Director directs otherwise.

Work Not Covered by the Schedule

1. The payment or charges shall be determined and approved by the Director.

Charges for Fieldwork, In General

P1,000 per man/day a. For field verification of approved surveys for contract/mining area,
(min. charge is P3,000) b. Investigation of conflicts
c. Renewal or extension of mining contract and permit
d. Verification of tax-exempt equipment
e. Verification of ore stockpile and umpiring of ore shipments,
f. Inspection of mechanical and electrical installation
g. Verification of mining operations done by permittees/contractors
h. Verification of explosive magazines and blasting schemes and
i. conducting ventilation, dust, and gas surveys
P1,000 per man/day a. For evaluation of mining claims or geological investigation and
(min. charge is P3,000) b. Geological verification of mining properties
1. Counting of the number of working days shall start from the day the fieldman leaves his/her
official station and ends upon his/her return
2. In addition to the charges above, the applicant or interested party shall pay for:
a. Transportation MGB personnel from the official station to the area and return
b. Expenses for freight, labor, materials
c. Expenses for analyses of samples