Small Scale Metallic Mining Survey Questionnaire for LGUs

EITI-Philippines Scoping Study

Name of LGU: _______________________________________
Category: [ ] Province [ ] City (please check one)
Respondent: _______________________________________ Designation: ______________________
Office Number: _________________ Mobile Number: _________________ Email:
__________________
INSTRUCTIONS to the LGU: It is very important that this questionnaire be filled
in as completely as
possible, to enable the National Government, through the Philippine-EITI, to
capture the needed
information on small-scale metallic in preparation for global reporting to EITI.
A. Profile of Small-Scale Metallic Mining Operations in the Province/City, as of
June 30, 2015
1. Number of Existing Small-Scale Metallic Mining (SSMM) Operations _________________
2. Number of Existing Registered (with permits/contracts) SSMM Operations ____________
3. Type of Metallic Minerals Extracted: ___________________________________________
4. Usual Equipment and Chemicals used for SSMM, if any:
____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. Estimated Existing Number of Unregistered SSMM Operations (Best Estimate):
_________
6. Type of Metallic Minerals Extracted:
_____________________________________________________
7. Total Estimated Area Size of Operations of Unregistered SSMM (Best Estimate):
___________________
8. Barangay & City/Municipality where Unregistered SSMM Operate:
___________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
9. Year when unregistered SSMM started operating (if known): ________________
10. Do you have an organized association of small-scale metallic mining operators? [ ]
Yes [ ] No
If Yes, please indicate name: _____________________________________________________
contact
person: ______________________ contact number: ____________ and email
____________________.
11. Please list down all small-scale metallic mining activities in your Province/City:

B. Revenues (Taxes, Fees, Charges) from Small-Scale Metallic Mining

Operations
1. Which office in the Province/City collects the fees? ________________________________
2. Is there a 100% collection of these fees? [ ] Yes [ ] No If not, what percentage is
collected: ______
3. On an annual average basis, what is the range of total income of the Province/City
from SSMM?
________________________________
4. Please provide a summary of fees, taxes and charges collected from SSMM contract
and permit holders
and the relevant ordinances.
Taxes/Fees/Charges
Effectivity Date

Rate

Legal Basis/ Ordinance No. and Title

of Ordinance

(Please use separate sheet if needed.)

C. Small-Scale Metallic Mining Permitting, Regulatory and Monitoring
Arrangements

3. If No, please provide information below:

3.1 Who accepts and reviews the SSMM application?
________________________________________
3.2 Who endorses the SSMM application?
_________________________________________________
3.3 Who approves the SSMM application?
_________________________________________________
3.4 Is MGB part of the permitting process? Yes ___ No ___
3.5 If yes, what is the role or participation of the MGB??
____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
C.2 MRFC
3. Have you formally created and convened your MRFC?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, date created: ___________________________________________________

4. How often does the MRFC meet to discuss and monitor small-scale metallic mining
activities?
Monthly [ ] Quarterly [ ] Annually [ ] Others: [ ______________________________________
5. Please provide any significant resolutions or accomplishments of MRFC on SSMM.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
C.3 Monitoring Team
6. Do you have an existing monitoring team dedicated to SSMM? [ ] Yes [ ] No
7. If Yes, is this the Multipartite Monitoring Team (MMT) organized by the DENR under the
EIA laws?
[ ] Yes [ ] No

If Yes, year created: _____________________

8. How often does the MMT conduct monitoring inspection?

Monthly [ ] Quarterly [ ] Annually [ ] Others: [ ]
________________________________________
9. Please provide any significant resolutions or accomplishments of the MMT on SSMM.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
10. Apart from this MMT, are there other monitoring teams dedicated to SSMM? [ ] Yes [
] No
10.1 Ordinance/Order Creating the monitoring team
_______________________________________
10.2 Name of monitoring team: _____________________________ Year created:
_________________
10.3 How often does the monitoring committee/team conduct monitoring inspection?
Monthly [ ] Quarterly [ ] Annually [ ] Others: [ ]
______________________________________
D. Copy of Permits, Contracts and Ordinances on Small-Scale Metallic Mining.

Kindly attach. Thank you.//

PLEASE RETURN, TOGETHER WITH A SAMPLE SIGNED SMALL-SCALE

METALLIC MINING
CONTRACT or PERMIT, RELEVANT EXCERPTS OF YOUR LOCAL TAX CODE
and OTHER
INDICATED ORDINANCES/EXECUTIVE ORDERS to EITI-PHILIPPINES BY
OCTOBER 2, 2015
VIA FAX 02-523-5678, EMAIL eitiphilippines@gmail.com or
COURIER to EITIPhilippines, Department of Finance, Roxas Boulevard,
Manila.
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