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Php27,668,874.30

Amount allocated by theoperating mines for the

development of their host andneighboring communities through

their approved Annual SocialDevelopment and Management

Program.

1,283 employees

Employed in all IndustrialSand and Gravel Permittees

and Large Scale MiningIndustry.

Php95,256,033.10

Amount committed byoperating mines for the

implementation of approvedplans/programs/projects under

their Annual EnvironmentalProtection and Enhancement

Program.

Region: Region IXProvinces: 3Cities:5Municipalities:67Barangay: 1904Population:3,629, 783 Major Economic Activities:Farming, Fishing and Mining

3% (45,728.3961 Has)

Percentage of the Region's totalland area covered by approved

mining tenements

656, 287 Has

Total mineral land potential onboth metallic and non-metallic

resources in the Region

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources

MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU IX

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Pasonanca Park, Pasonanca, Zamboanga CityTel:992-2194 ; TelFax:993-5765; Email: region9@mgb.gov.ph

Mineral Land Area

Environmental ProtectionSocial Development

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Mineral Potential

Employment

(as of 2015 census)

Source: Mining Tenement Statistical Report 2020

Mineral ProductionMineral Commodity Quantity

Metallic ( Iron)

Non-Metallic

121, 417.56 DMT

976,960 Cu.M

Source: Submitted reports by Operating Minesand Quarries

“MINING SHALL BE PRO-PEOPLE AND PRO-ENVIRONMENTIN SUSTAINING WEALTH CREATION AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE.”