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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 2010
(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	815	358	235	101
2009	801	304	253	88
2010^p	520	377	272	220

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

Source: Forest Management Bureau.

MINERAL PRODUCTION
2006 to 2010
(Quantity in thousands)

Mineral/Mineral Product	UnitUsed	2007		2008		2009		2010
Mineral/Mineral Product	UnitUsed	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Total			102,235.7		86,895.9		106,160.5		144,382.8
Metallics			81,431.2		63,371.8		79,661.1		111,087.4
Precious Metals		66.5	40,485.8	49.8	43,025.6	70.9	53,484.2	81.9	71,698.4
Gold	KG	38.8	39,923.6	35.6	42,763.0	37.0	52,767.8	40.8	70,508.2
Silver	KG	27.8	562.2	14.2	262.6	33.8	716.5	41.0	1,190.2

Base Metals			40,945.4		20,346.2		26,176.9		39,389.0
Copper Concentrate	DMT	88.1	7,479.4	92.8	6,029.2	203.4	10,818.4	236.8	15,775.7
Copper Content of Concentrate	MT	22.9		21.2		49.1		58.4
Nickel Concentrate	DMT	17.9	12,127.9	18.5	6,452.7	30.3	7,737.8	33.5	9,795.5
Nickel Content of Concentrate	MT	10.1		10.6		17.0		19.3
Nickel Direct Shipping Ore	DMT	7,380.3	20,354.9	5,459.1	7,715.5	8,283.1	7,070.1	13,172.5	13,198.1
Nickel Content of Ore	MT	81.3		70.1		122.7		153.7
Chromite	DMT	16.6	92.6	15.3	109.4	14.3	126.3	14.8	117.1
Chemical Grade Chromite	DMT	11.7	42.3	…	…	…	…	…	…
Refractory Ore	DMT	3.4	25.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zinc	DMT	16	823	4	39	22	424	20	503

Non-metallics			20,804.5		23,524.1		26,499.4		33,295.4
Bentonite clay	MT					1.4	-	1.5	-
Cement	Bags					371,628.7	(47,034.9)	398,075.9	(50,610.1)
Coal	MT	3,721.5	7,722.2	3,952.0	8,200.5	5,176.2	10,740.6	7,329.4	16,334.4
Marble (unprocessed)	Cu.M.					5.6	15.1	6.0	16.4
Salt	MT	437.7	3,331.5	510.1	3,883.6	516.1	3,941.8	557.6	4,268.1
Silica Sand	MT	140.7	13.3	172.3	16.4	185.1	17.6	199.2	19.2
Sand and Gravel	Cu. M	40,075.7	6,672.1	46,602.1	7,800.4	46,602.1	7,901.7	49,009.5	8,399.8
White clay	MT					8.5	2.4	8.9	2.5
Cement Raw Materials
Limestone	MT	25,193.2	1,970.2	30,072.3	2,415.3	31,667.6	2,669.9	34,112.2	2,962.4
Shale Clay	MT	1,380.8	90.5	1,704.6	110.7	1,807.5	118.5	1,925.0	128.1
Silica Sand for cement	MT	221.4	38.5	269.5	48.0	283.6	50.1	295.8	52.5
Others							1,041.4		1,111.8

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

Source: Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau.


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