b. Commercial Sand and Gravel Permit - shall be issued to Qualified Persons, natural or juridical, for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials which are used in their natural state without undergoing processing covering an area of not more than five (5) hectares for a term of one (1) year from date of issuance thereof, renewable for like period;
c. Industrial Sand and Gravel Permit - shall be issued to Qualified Persons, natural or juridical, for the extraction, removal and disposition of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials that necessitate the use of mechanical processing covering an area of not more than five (5) hectares at any one time for a term of five (5) years from date of issuance thereof, renewable for like periods but not to exceed a total term of twenty-five (25) years;
d. Exclusive Sand and Gravel Permit – shall be issued to Qualified Persons for the extraction, removal and utilization of sand and gravel and other loose or unconsolidated materials from public land for its own use covering an area of not more than one (1) hectare for a non- renewable period not exceeding sixty (60) calendar days and a maximum volume of fifty (50) cubic meters provided that there will be no commercial disposition;
e. Government Gratuitous Permit – shall be issued to any Government entity/instrumentality in need of quarry, sand and gravel or loose/unconsolidated materials in the construction of building(s) and/or infrastructure for public use or other purposes for a period co-terminus with the construction stage of the project but not to exceed one (1) year in public/private land(s) covering an area of not more than two (2) hectares;
f. Private Gratuitous Permit – shall be issued to any landowner for the extraction, removal and utilization of quarry, sand and gravel or loose/unconsolidated materials from his/her land for a non-renewable period of sixty (60) calendar days provided that the materials shall be for personal use;
g. Small-Scale Mining Permit – shall be granted to any Qualified Person, natural or juridical, for the extraction, removal, disposition, and/or utilization of minerals as defined under Section 3 of Mines Administrative Order No. MRD 41, series of 1984 covering an area of not more than 20 hectares for a period of 2 years and renewable only once with a maximum annual production of 50,000 dry metric tons.
h. Desilting/Dredging permit - shall be granted to any Qualified Person, natural or juridical, for the extraction, removal, desilting and dredging of rivers/waterways the terms and conditions of which shall be covered by memorandum of agreement (MOA) thru Sangguniang Bayan Resolution authorizing the Municipal Mayor to enter into the same.
Sec. 6. Quarrying Operations. The MENRO shall regulate all extractive activities in the municipality to ensure that they do not in any way affect or hamper the productivity of adjoining areas. In addition, it shall:
a. facilitate the designation of one operation site for mineral processing in consultation with concerned government agencies and barangay councils, and
b. ensure that operators of extractive activities shall assume full responsibility for the protection and prevention of contamination and or destruction of the immediate surrounding ecosystem.
Sec. 7. Reversion/rehabilitation of mined-out lands and quarry areas. All individuals, partnerships or corporations engaged in exploration, development and exploitation of natural resources or in the construction of infrastructure projects shall be required to restore or rehabilitate disturbed areas to their original condition, if possible or to other beneficial land use acceptable to land owner and/or to the community, pursuant to Section 167 (b) of DENR Administrative Order No. 40, as amended.
Sec. 8. Regulation of Transport of Quarried Materials. The Provincial Mining Regulatory Board, under Section 24 of RA 7076 and Section 70 of DAO No. 40, s-1996, as amended shall be
