Block/Meridional Block (METALLIC)
an area bounded by:
one-half (1/2) minute of latitude and
one-half (1/2)
minute of longitude
- approximately
eighty-one hectares (81 ha)
Block/Meridional Block (COAL)
- an area bounded by:
two minutes (2') of latitude and one and
one-half minutes
(1-1/2) of longtitude
- approximately 1,000
hectares (1000 ha
Territorial Waters
-refers to water, sea bottom
and substratum measured
twelve
nautical miles (12 n.m.)
seaward from the baseline of
the
Philippine archipelago
Contiguous Zone
-refers to water, sea bottom
and substratum
measured
twenty-four nautical miles (24
n.m.) seaward from
the
baseline of the Philippine
archipelago
Exclusive Economic Zone
-the water, sea bottom and
subsurface measured from
the
baseline of the Philippine
archipelago up to two
hundred
nautical miles (200
n.m.) offshore
Onshore
means the landward side
from the mean tide
elevation,
including
submerged lands in lakes,
rivers and creeks.
Offshore
-means the water, sea bottom
and subsurface from the
shore
or coastline reckoned
from the mean low tide level
up to the
two hundred
nautical miles (200 n.m.)
exclusive economic
zone
including the archipelagic sea
and contiguous zone.
Areas CLOSED
to Mining Applications
R.A. 7942 - Section 19
R.A. 7942 - Section 19
Areas CLOSED
to Mining Applications
NIPAS act
National Integrated Protected Areas System
DAO 2010-21. Section 14.
Areas OPEN*
to Mining Applications
Exploration Permit
Term: Two (2) years, renewable for like periods, up to:
8 yrs
for metallic
6 yrs. for non-metallic;
grant of as
much as 81,000 hectares for mineral exploration is
subject to
relinquishment.
COC
Coal Operating Contract for Exploration
Maximum Area: 15,000 hectares (15 blocks)
Term: Two (2)
years, renewable for another 2 years
SSCMP
Small Scale Coal Mining Permit
Maximum Area: five (5) hectares with geological reserves of
≤
50,000 metric tons