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from the rejects or wastes o f previous mines and mining operations.
Sec. 16. - The State shall prioritize the rehabilitation of the abandoned mines in
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the country.
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corporate entities in and on the closure of mines, the rehabilitation/restoration of the
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immediate environs or each mining project/activity in the country as provided by law.
The State shall ensure the fullest compliance of all government and
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Sec. 17. - The State shall encourage and support Filipino private corporations
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and mining cooperatives to participate and invest in the mining industry on mutually-
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beneficial grounds that will push forward the National Industrialization Program in both
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small-scale and large-scale projects.
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Sec. 18. - Mineral resource extraction shall be allowed based on the Philippine
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Government's National Industrial Plan. The sharing of profits from mining activities,
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including the anticipated
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communities of each mining project, should far outweigh ecological and social benefits
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and costs from other land uses. The anticipated cost of environmental and social
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impacts on the affected local communities, which shall at all times be prevented and/or
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mitigated through the allocation of sufficient funds for this purpose. In mining projects
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with foreign participation, a just return of investment scheme for the foreign entrants
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into the industry shall be prescribed by law.
environmental
and social costs on the affected
local
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Sec. 19. - The State shall prioritize the development of mineral resources needed
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for national development and the creation of domestic processing capacity for industrial
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metals,
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downstream industries. Mine planning shall be conducted to meet this principle.
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The National Industrial Plan shall support national development based on the principles
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of sustainable development and modernization of its economic base. This framework
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will define minerals to be extracted, volume to be extracted and when to be extracted.
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This shall be matched with the approved mining areas as identified by the Councils.
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These matched areas are eligible for mining operations.
the
integration
of agricultural
modernization
and
other
labor-intensive
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CHAPTER I I I
D E F IN IT IO N OF TERMS
Sec. 20. Definition o f Terms. - As used in and for the purposes of this Act, the
following terms, whether used in singular or in plural form, shall mean:
a) Abandonment -
the act of the contractor leaving a mine without
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rehabilitating the affected areas or completing such rehabilitation
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despite the legal obligation to do the same;
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b) Acid mine drainage - the dissolution, mobilization and transportation of