Mines and Geosciences Bureau

Authorizing The Director Of Mines And Geosciences Bureau To Operationalize The Interim organizational Units.

Guidelines For The Identification, Declaration And Award Of Areas Suitable For Salt Production Section I. Statement of Policy.

Guidelines Governing the Utilization and Disposition of the Sand and Lahar Materials in the Areas Declared as Mineral Reservation Established Under Proclamation No. 66 and Other Lahar-Affected Areas in the Provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales.

Amendment to Item No. 1.0 of DAO No.97-10 re: Standard  Costs and Fees for Various Services of the  Mines and  Geosciences Bureau Relative to Mining Rights.

Adopting Revised Statistical Reporting Forms and Amending Certain Sections of Dao 10, Series of 1994.

Implementing Rules and Regulations on Executive Order No. 153 - “Authorizing the Utilization of Offshore Areas Not Covered by Approved Mining Permits and Contracts as Sources of Dredgefill Materials for Government Reclamation Projects and for Other Purposes”.

Implementing Guidelines on Engineering Geological and Geohazard Assessment as Additional Requirement for ECC Applications covering Subdivision, Housing and other Land Development and Infrastructure Projects.

Rules and Regulations in the Issuance of Onshore Special Minerals Extraction Permits (SMEP) to Qua1ified Government Entities/Instrumentalities for Government Projects.

Amendment To Department Administrative Order No. 99-57, Entitled “Amendments To DAO No. 96-40 or The Revised Implementing Rules And Regulations Of Republic Act No. 7942, Otherwise Known As The ‘Philippine Mining Act Of 1995’.

Amendments to Sections 134-136 of DENR Administrative Order No. 96-40, the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as the “Philippine Mining Act of 1995”.

Amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the National Pollution Control Commission (1978) Incorporating Permit Regulations Governing Mine Wastes and Mill Tailings Storage Structures.

Guidelines In The Declaration And Establishment Of Communal Extraction Area For Sand, Gravel, Ordinary Earth And/Or Related Materials In Each Province Or Highly Urbanized Independent Component City For Housing And/Or Other Personal Construction Needs.

Amending Section 4 (Program Management) of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2000–102 Entitled “Establishing the National Support Program on Local Environment and Natural Resources Planning And Management (ENRPM)”.

Rules and Regulation Governing the Issuance of Permits for Treasure Hunting, Shipwreck/ Sunken Vessel Recovery and Disposition of Recovered Treasures/Valuable Cargoes, Including Hoarded Hidden Treasures.

Strengthening the Coastal Environment Program (CEP) Through the Establishment of the Coastal and Marine Management Office (CMMO) as the National Coordinating Office For All Coastal and Marine Environment Activities.

Defining the Organizational Structure and Major Responsibilities of the Environmental Management Bureau as a line Bureau by virtue of Section 34 of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (RA 8749)

Declaring an Emergency Situation in the Diwalwal Gold Rush Area and Providing the Interim Guidelines to Address the Critical Environment and Social Consequences Therein

Amendment of DAO 98-67 To Expand Its Section 7 To Include Reporting Of Salt Production, Sales And Employment

Guidelines Governing The Management Of The Diwalwal Mining Areas And Vicinity As Mineral Reservation And Environmentally Critical Area Pursuant To Proclamation No. 297 And For Other Purposes

Amendments to DENR Administrative Order No. 96-40, as amended, or the “Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995”

Amendments to DENR Administrative Order No. 2002-04, otherwise known as the “Rules and Regulations Governing the Issuance of Permits for Treasure Hunting, Shipwreck/Sunken Vessel Recovery and Disposition of Recovered Treasures/Valuable Cargoes, Including Hoarded Hidden Treasures

Amendments to Chapter XVIII of DENR Administrative Order No. 96–40, As Amended, Providing for the Establishment of a Final Mine Rehabilitation and Decommissioning Fund.

Amendments to Department Administrative Order No. 96-40, as amended, or the “Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as the ‘Philippine Mining Act of 1995’ ” To provide for the Exploration Permit or Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement as the Initial Mode of Entry in the Conduct of Mineral Exploration and for Other Purposes