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aaa) Regional D ire c to r- the regional director of any mines' regional office;
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bbb) Regional Office - any of the mines' regional offices;
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ccc) Recycling - shall refer to the treating of used or waste materials
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through a process of making them suitable for beneficial use and for
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other purposes, and includes any process by which solid waste materials
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are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original
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products may lose their identity, and which may be used as raw
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materials for the production of other goods or services: Provided, That
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the collection, segregation and re-use of previously used packaging
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material shall be deemed recycling under the Act;
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ddd) Rehabilitation - the process by which the land will be returned to a
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form and productivity in conformity with a prior land use plan including a
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stable
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environmental deterioration and is consistent with surrounding aesthetic
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values;
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ecological
eee) Remediation
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state
that does
removal
of
not contribute
pollution
or
substantially
contaminants
to
from
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environmental media for the general protection of the area and the
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people;
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fff) Remining - maximizing and recovering the remaining minerals from the
rejects or wastes of previous mines and mining operations;
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ggg) Restoration - where the intent is to recreate an ecosystem as close as
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possible to the original which existed at the site, with most of the
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structure and productivity matching that of the original ecosystem, and
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most of the original biodiversity: in time ecological processes and
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functions will match those of the original forest;
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hhh) Self-determination - refers to the right of a people to determine its
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own political destiny as defined by existing Philippine laws. The right to
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self-determination has includes the right of ICCs/IPs to choose their
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form of government within existing national borders to achieve a greater
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degree of autonomy to help preserve their culture, ancestral domain,
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and way of life;
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iii) Small-scale mining - mining activities which rely heavily on manual labor
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using simple implements and methods and do not use explosives or any
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heavy mining equipment, primarily engaged in for sustainable living.
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Impacts from small-scale mining shall not be large-scale, otherwise, the
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mining activity shall be defined as large-scale mining;
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