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occupant who has already acquired a vested right thereto under the law,
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although the corresponding certificate or evidence of title or patent has
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not been actually issued;
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uu) Processing - includes all treatment an ore receives after its extraction
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and beneficiation, which involves changes in the chemical nature of the
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mined minerals;
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w ) Progressive rehabilitation -
rehabilitation which involves the staged
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treatment
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construction/development and mining operations;
of
disturbed
areas
during
exploration,
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ww) Protected areas - identified portions of land and water set aside by
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reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to
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enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human
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exploitation;
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xx) Protected landscapes, seascapes, marine sanctuaries - areas of national
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significance which are characterized by the harmonious interaction of
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man and the environs while providing opportunities for public enjoyment
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through recreation and tourism within the bounds of the normal lifestyle
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and economic activity of these areas;
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yy) Quarry resources - any common rock or other mineral substances as
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the Director of the Mines and Geosciences may declare to be quarry
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resources such as, but not limited to, andesite, basalt, conglomerate,
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coral sand, diatomaceous earth, diorite, decorative stones, gabbro,
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granite, limestone, marble, marl, red burning clay for potteries and
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bricks, rhyolite, rock phosphate, sandstone, serpentine, shale, tuff,
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volcanic cinders,
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resources do not contain metals or metallic constituents and /o r other
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valuable minerals in economically workable quantities; Provided further.
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That non-metallic minerals such as kaolin, feldspar, bull quartz, quartz or
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silica, sand and pebbles, bentonite, talc, asbestos, barite, gypsum,
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bauxite, magnesite, dolomite, mica, precious and semi-precious stones,
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and other non-metallic minerals that may later be discovered and which
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the
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quantities,
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resources;
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and volcanic glass.
Director declares the
zz) Quarrying -
shall
not
same to
be classified
Provided, That such quarry
be of economically workable
under the
category of quarry
process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry
resources found on or underneath the surface of private or public land;
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