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