RA 7076 Flashcards
This Act shall be known as the “People’s Small-scale Mining Act of 1991.”
RA 7076
“___” refers to mining activities which rely heavily on manual labor using simple implement and methods and do not use explosives or heavy mining equipment
Small-scale mining
Section 6. Future People’s Small-scale Mining Areas.
The following lands, when suitable for small-scale mining, may be declared by the Board as people’s small scale mining areas
(a) Public lands not subject to any existing right;
(b) Public lands covered by existing mining rights which are not active mining areas; and
(c) Private lands except those that are 100 m from burial sites, cemetery, stockyard, garden etc., or a separate parcel of land with an area of ten thousand square meters (10,000 sq. m.) or less.
may ancestral land be declared as a people’s small-scale mining area?
no without the consent of cultural communities involved.
if declared as small-scale mining area, he members of the cultural communities therein shall be given priority in the awarding of small-scale mining contracts.
Section 10. Extent of Contract Area.
in no case shall the area exceed ____ per contractor and the depth or length of the tunnel or adit not exceeding that recommended by the director
twenty hectares (20 has.)
Section 13. Terms and Conditions of the Contract.
A contract shall have a term of ____ , renewable subject to verification by the Board for like periods as long as the contractor complies with the provisions
two (2) years;
Section 15. Rights of Private Landowners.
the owner shall in all cases be entitled to the payment of actual damages which he may suffer as a result of such declaration: provided, further, that royalties paid to the owner shall in no case exceed ____ of the gross value of the minerals recovered as royalty.
one percent (1%)
owner of all milllings produced from the contract area
small-scale mining contractor
Section 17. Sale of Gold.
All gold produced by small-scale miners in any mineral area shall be sold to the ____
Central Bank
Section 27. Penal Sanctions.
shall be penalized with imprisonment of not less than ____ nor more than ____ and shall include the confiscation and seizure of equipment, tools and instruments.
six (6) months; six (6) years
Section 20. People’s Small-scale Mining Protection Fund.
There is hereby created a People’s Small-scale Mining Protection Fund which shall be____ of the national government’s share
fifteen percent (15%)
Section 21. Rescission of Contracts and Administrative Fines
the Secretary may impose fines against the violator in an amount of not less than ____ and not more than ____.
Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00);
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)
