1 c) Non-payment of taxes; 2 d) Bribery, use of force, intimidation, threat, coercion o f public officials and 3 communities; 4 e) Any act that shall create or contribute to conflicts; and 5 f) Other analogous acts. 6 Provided, That, violations of environmental provisions shall cause the immediate 7 cancellation of mining permits, and the contractor shall be required to pay for the 8 rehabilitation, restoration or clean-up of the impacts of such violations. 9 Corporations, corporate directors and/or officers found guilty of the above enumeration 10 may be subjected to a perpetual ban in the mining industry in the Philippines. 11 Sec. 147. False statements. - Any person who knowingly presents any false 12 application, declaration, or evidence to the Government or publishes or causes to be 13 published any prospectus or other information containing any false statement relating to 14 mines, mining operations or mineral agreements and permits shall, upon conviction, be 15 penalized by a fine of not exceeding One Hundred Thousand pesos (PhP100,000.00). 16 Sec. 148. Illegal exploration. - Any person undertaking exploration work without 17 the necessary exploration permit shall, upon conviction, be penalized by a fine of not 18 exceeding Five Million pesos (P5,000,000.00). 19 Sec 149. Theft o f minerals. - Any person extracting minerals and disposing the 20 same without a mining agreement, lease, permit, license, or steals minerals or ores or 21 the products thereof from mines or milis or processing plants shall, upon conviction, be 22 imprisoned from six (6) months to six (6) years or pay a fine from One Hundred 23 thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to One Million pesos (PhPl,000,000.00) or both, at the 24 discretion of the appropriate court. In addition, he shall be liable to pay damages and 25 compensation for the minerals removed, extracted, and disposed of. In the case of 26 associations, partnerships, or corporations, the president and each of the directors 27 thereof shall be responsible for the acts committed by such association, corporation, or 28 partnership. 29 Sec. 150. Unauthorized dealing, selling, and/or buying o f gold. - Any person, 30 partnership or corporation who shall sell, buy or in any manner deal gold from any 31 miner or person without being duly authorized by the Bangko Sentra! ng Pilipinas shall 32 be punished as unauthorized dealing and shall be penalized in accordance with the 33 provisions in this Act. 34 Sec. 151. Destruction o f mining structures. - Any person who willfully destroys or 35 damages structures in or on the mining area or on the mill sites shall, upon conviction, 36 be imprisoned for a period not to exceed five (5) years and shall, in addition, pay 45