5% of production value

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) yesterday reported that the government’s share in new mining operations more than doubled to P2.69 billion last year from P1.31 billion in 2013. These new mines are in government-declared mineral reservation areas in Zambales , Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands

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