I stumbled on a paper by the National Tax Research Center (NTRC), "A Review of the Taxation of the Philippine Mining Industry" in 2019, https://ntrc.gov.ph/images/journal/2019/j20190102a.pdf.
PH's gold, copper and nickel deposit and reserves seem to be large. Government is unwise in putting many roadblocks for their exploration, discovery and extraction. Modern, large scale and corporate mining, not "small scale" mining, is now more sophisticated in reducing other environmental destruction outside of the mining area. Extracting those metals, create many jobs for workers, profit for shareholders, and high tax revenues for government, there are many benefits from mining. Government should liberalize it, not restrict it.
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See also:
Mining 61, PH lifting mining ban via EO 130, April 20, 2021
Mining 62, Open pit mining should continue and expand, January 09, 2022
Mining 63, Consumer applications of mineral products, February 06, 2022.
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