MGB is the primary government agency under the DENR that is
responsible for the sustainable exploration, development, utilization and conservation of all mineral resources in public
and private lands within the territory and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of the Philippines.
Under the Mining Act of 1995 (RA 7942), the Bureau is primarily
responsible for the administration and disposition of mineral lands and resources and the development of mining, geological,
metallurgical, chemical, and related technologies through basic and applied resources; and inventory of mineral resources.
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