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NATURAL RESOURCES

Status of Land Classification
by Region and by Province
As of 31 December 2006
(in hectares)

Region	Total Land Area	Alienable and Disposable Land	Total Forest Land
Philippines	30,000,000	14,207,582	15,792,418
National Capital Region	63,600	48,232	15,368
Cordillera Administrative Region	1,829,368	355,252	1,474,116
Ilocos	1,284,019	810,922	473,097
Cagayan Valley	2,687,517	972,822	1,714,695
Central Luzon	2,147,036	1,204,650	942,387
Calabarzon	1,622,861	1,051,948	570,913
Mimaropa	2,745,601	998,563	1,747,038
Bicol	1,763,249	1,222,060	541,189
Western Visayas	2,022,311	1,417,978	604,333
Central Visayas	1,489,077	964,169	524,908
Eastern Visayas	2,143,169	1,024,955	1,118,214
Western Mindanao	1,599,734	762,460	837,274
Northern Mindanao	1,405,599	659,196	746,403
Southern Mindanao	2,714,059	1,079,824	1,634,235
Central Mindanao	1,437,274	546,828	890,446
Caraga	1,884,697	544,897	1,339,800
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	1,160,829	542,827	618,002

Source: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.

Quantity of Production
of Logs, Lumber, Plywood and Veneer
1991 to 2008
(In thousand cubic meters)

Year	Logs /1	Lumber	Plywood	Veneer
1991	1,922	726	321	54
1992	1,438	647	331	80
1993	1,022	440	273	65
1994	957	407	258	39
1995	758	286	290	19
1996	771	313	508	82
1997	556	351	484	62
1998	634	222	246	59
1999	730	288	243	89
2000	800	150	286	178
2001	571	197	292	135
2002	403	163	350	172
2003	506	246	351	152
2004	768	339	386	180
2005	841	288	314	133
2006	1,036	432	317	95
2007	803	362	281	124
2008	732	358	235	90

1/ Includes sawlog, veneer log, pulpwood, and poles and piles.
p/ Preliminary

Source: Forest Management Bureau.

MINERAL PRODUCTION
1996 to 2008
(Quantity in thousands)

Mineral/ Mineral Product	Unit Used	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996
METALLICS
Precious Metals
Gold	KG	35.6	38.8	36.1	37.5	35.5	37.8	35.9	33.8	36.5	31.1	34.0	32.7	30.2
Silver	KG	12.7	27.8	23.5	19.2	9.3	9.5	8.8	29.6	23.6	18.2	18.2	20.7	24.0
Base Metals
Chromite:
Chemical Grade	DMT	1.7	11.7	16.8	16.2	21.5	20.6	15.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Metallurgical Concentrate	DMT	13.6	16.6	24.2	20.0	7.7	-	2.2	2.0	-	14.4	12.6	26.9	31.5
Metallurgical Ore	DMT				5.0	4.8	-	-	-	0.3	3.1	9.9	17.0	17.2
Refractory Ore	DMT	-	3.4	4.7	1.8	8.1	13.2	4.7	26.0	21.0	-	19.7	54.2	67.9
Cobalt Metal	MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Copper:
Concentrate	DMT	92.8	88.1	71.8	75.3	70.6	80.9	79.2	96.0	129.8	151.2	177.9	187.6	256.5
Metal	MT				16.3	16.0	20.4	18.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Iron Ore	MT				-	3.4	5.0	2.8	4.3	6.0	3.2	-	11.8	-
Manganese	DMT				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nickel:														-
Beneficiated Ore	DMT	5,670.1	7,380.3	3.576.7	1,106.9	874.2	962.5	1,200.2	1,282.7	1,023.4	625.3	959.9	814.3	656.7
Metal	MT	73.3	81.3	50.6	22.6	17.0	19.5	24.2	-	-	-	-	-	-
NON-METALLICS
Coal	MT	3,952.0	3,721.5	2,529.3	1,485.0	2,726.5	2,029.3	1,645.7	1,229.8	1,353.5	1,205.0	1,157.3	1,078.7	955.6
Salt	MT	510.1	437.7	418.2	421.0	427.6	429.2	461.0	237.0	589.5	704.3	727.8	686.5	618.5
Silica Sand	MT	172.3	140.7	145.0	224.2	237.3	170.5	155.7	60.4	70.1	64.2	16.1	20.5	30.7
Sand and Gravel	Cu. M	46,659.1	40,075.7	38,455.4	36,791.5	36,132.6	36,359.1	37,773.9	35,257.9	30,248.0	32,420.3	34,707.1	40,030.1	37,446.3
Cement Raw Materials:
Limestone	MT	30,072.3	25,193.2	20,518.2	19,356.6	19,028.4	16,432.0	18,626.2	19,826.6	20,427.0	13,379.5	27,713.7	10,216.3	6,709.8
Shale Clay	MT	1,704.6	1,380.8	1,366.4	1,333.2	1,315.6	921.6	1,523.2	1,366.1	1,263.1	1,074.8	917.9	1,126.0	997.8
Silica Sand	MT	269.5	221.4	179.2	173.0	170.0	201.7	375.0	342.4	574.0	264.1	317.6	212.3	299.9
Cement	Bags									...	313,938.1	322,196.4	367,018.9	310,727.5

a/ Copper metal equivalent of copper concentrate ore produced.

b/ Nickel metal equivalent of beneficiated ore produced.

Note: Details may not add-up totals due to rounding.

Source: Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau.


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