1 mining operations shall not be considered confidential. Refusal to grant access to this 2 information shall be cause for the disqualification of prospective proponents or 3 cancellation of mineral agreements and permits. 4 The Bureau, being the repository of all relevant information under this Act is mandated 5 to grant access to the public of any information in its custody. Refusal or unnecessary 6 delay by the officers of the Bureau to give information shall be punishable by a fine of 7 fifty thousand pesos (PhP 50,000.00) for every instance of refusal or unnecessary delay. 8 Information requested by indigents or marginalized sectors shall be given to them for 9 free. 10 11 12 13 CHAPTER V I SMALL-SCALE M IN IN G 14 Sec. 68. Applicability o f RA 7076. - Small-scale mining shall continue to be 15 governed by the provisions of Republic Act No. 7076 or the People's Small-Scale Mining 16 Act of 1991, Provided, That the Provincial/City Mining Regulatory Board shall be 17 composed of the Governor or City Mayor, as chairperson, as the case may be, a 18 representative 19 representative, one (1) large-scale mining representative, one representative from a 20 nongovernment organization who shall come from an environmental group, one 21 representative from a people's organization (PO) coming from the marginalized sector, 22 and at least one (1) representative from the indigenous communities, whenever 23 applicable, as members. The representatives from the private sector, non-government 24 organization and 25 organizations and/or communities, and appointed by the PMRB or CMRB: Provided 26 further, That the conduct of small-scale mining shall also comply with the prohibitions 27 and regulations established herein for large-scale mining. Only qualified individuals and 28 cooperatives may apply for a small-scale mining permit. 29 30 31 from the DENR as co-chairperson, indigenous communities shall one (1) be selected small-scale mining by their respective Sec. 69. Maximum term o f small-scale mining permits. - The term for small-scale mining permits shall be three (3) years, extendable to a maximum of fifteen (15) years. Sec. 70. Traditional small-scale mining within ancestral domains. - The Council 32 shall conduct regular monitoring activities within its jurisdiction to determine if the 33 provisions of relevant laws are complied with in traditional small-scale mining by 34 ICCs/IPs within their respective ancestral domains. 35 Sec. 71. FPIC in small-scale mining. - Small-scale mining activities within any 36 ancestral domain by any person shall also require the free, prior, and informed consent 37 of ICCs/IPs. 28