Maximum Areas for Mineral Agreement.
Section 28
SEC. 28. Maximum Areas for Mineral Agreement. - The maximum area that a qualified person may hold at any time under a mineral agreement shall be: Onshore, in any one province - For individuals, ten (10) blocks; and For partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, one hundred (100) blocks. Onshore, in the entire Philippines - For individuals, twenty (20) blocks; and For partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, two hundred (200) blocks. Offshore, in the entire Philippines - For individuals, fifty (50) blocks; For partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, five hundred (500) blocks; and For the exclusive economic zone, a larger area to be determined by the Secretary. The maximum areas mentioned above that a contractor may hold under a mineral agreement shall not include mining/quarry areas under operating agreements between the contractor and a claimowner/lessee/permittee/licensee entered into under Presidential Decree No. 463.