1 Sec. 89. Council recommendation fo r approval - All permits under Chapter V II of 2 this Act shall require the recommendation of the Multi-Sectoral Mineral Council prior to 3 approval by the provincial government unit. The absence of a recommendation from the 4 Council prohibits the approval of any permit in this Chapter. 5 6 7 8 CHAPTER V I I I TRANSPORT, SALE AND PROCESSING OF M INERALS 9 Sec. 90. Ore transport p e rm it - A permit specifying the origin and quantity of 10 non-processed mineral ores or minerals shall be required for their transport. Transport 11 permits shall be issued by the Bureau. The absence of a permit shall be considered as 12 prima facie evidence of illegal mining and shall be sufficient cause for the confiscation 13 of the ores or minerals being transported, the tools and equipment utilized, and the 14 vehicle containing the same. 15 Sec. 91. Mineral trading registration. - No person shall engage in the trading of 16 mineral products, either locally or internationally, unless registered with the Department 17 of Trade and Industry and accredited by the Department, with a copy of said 18 registration submitted to the Bureau. 19 Sec. 92. Track record. - Only mining companies with demonstrated capacity and 20 good environmental track record in mineral processing shall be given mineral processing 21 permit. The Council shall encourage contractors to put up processing plants within the 22 community with the end in view of generating employment and developing other 23 downstream industries. 24 Sec. 93. Minerai processing p e rm it - No individual, partnership, partnership, 25 cooperative, corporation 26 Department. Of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 27 In the case of small-scale miners, the processing of mineral ores they produce, as well 28 as the licensing of their custom mills or processing plants, shall continue to be governed 29 by the provisions of Republic Act No. 7076. 30 In the case of individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives or other entities who 31 are parties to a Mineral Agreement or a Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement, 32 holders of quarry and industrial sand and gravel permits, the approved work program 33 for the production period shall be sufficient requirement for them to process minerals in 34 lieu of a mineral processing permit. 35 A mineral processing permit shall be for a period of ten (10) years, renewable for like 36 periods: Provided, That renewal shall not be allowed unless the permit holder has 37 complied with all the terms and conditions of the permit and has not been found guilty or other entity shall engage in the Secretary of the 32