DENR Administrative Order No.

96-40
Series of 1996
SUBJECT: Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942 Otherwise
Known as the
"Philippine Mining Act of 1995"
Pursuant to Section 8 of Republic Act (R.A.) No 7942, otherwise knows as the "Philippine
Mining Act of 1995",
the following revised rules and regulations are hereby promulgated for the guidance and
compliance of all
concerned.
Section 79. General Terms and Conditions of a Quarry/Commercial or Industrial Sand and
Gravel/Government
Gratuitous/Guano/Gemstone Gathering Permit
The following terms and Conditions shall be incorporated in the Quarry/Commercial or
Industrial Sand and
Gravel/Government Gratuitous/Guano/Gemstone Gathering Permit:
a. No extraction, removal and/or disposition of one (1) kilometer from the boundaries of
reservoirs established for
public water supply, archaeological and historical sites or of any public or private works or
structures, unless the
prior clearance of the concerned Government agency(ies) or owner is obtained. No
extraction, removal and/or
disposition of materials shall likewise be allowed in offshore areas within five hundred (500)
meters distance
from the coast and two hundred (200) meters from the mean low tide level along the beach;
b. The extraction, removal and/or disposition of materials under the Permit shall be confined
within the area
specified therein, the boundaries of which, according to the application, are established on
the ground within
prominent marks;
c. The Permit Holder shall assume full responsibility and be liable for damages to private
and/or public
property(ies) that may be occasioned by its operations under the Permit;
d. The Permit Holder shall manage its operations in a technically and environmentally
responsible manner to
achieve a safe, non-polluting and self-sustaining post disturbance landform;
e. The Permit Holder shall conduct its operations in accordance with the provision of the Act
and these
implementing rules and regulations;
f. The Permit Holder shall not discriminate on the basis of gender and that the Permit Holder
shall respect the
right or women workers to participate in policy and decision making processes affecting their
rights and benefits;
g. The permit Holder shall conform to laws, rules and regulations regarding, among others,
labor, safety and
health standards;
h. The Permit Holder shall not interfere with the rights of other Permit
Holders/operators/contractors;
i. The Permit Holder shall recognize and respect the rights, customs and traditions of local
communities,
particularly Indigenous Cultural Communities ;
j. The Permit Holder shall immediately stop digging and extracting materials the moment
man made articles or

artifacts are found. It shall notify the Director of the National Museum of such findings, in
which case, the digging
shall be under the supervision of the National Museum until said artifacts are recovered; and
k. The permit shall be subjected to cancellation, revocation and termination as provided for
in Sec. 100 hereof.