Small-scale mines illegal outside Minahan Bayan

He said the new rules ban the use of Mercury and provides for use of centralized custom mills inside the Minahang Bayan and small-scale mining contracts would be limited to six years, including renewals.
The new rules allow the establishment of Minahang Bayan in areas covered by large-scale mining applications that have been denied but under appeal but royalties shall be paid in escrow account while awaiting final resolution of the appeal, Jasareno said.
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