TABLE OF CONTENTS
Global Mining and Minerals – General Background
  1. Minerals and Global Markets
  2. The Global Mineral Industry
Overview of the Philippine Mining Industry
  1. Historical Sketch of the Mining Industry
  2. Mining Potential in the Philippines
  3. State of the Mining Industry
  4. Liberalization of the Mining Industry
The Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (Republic Act 7942)
  1. Salient Features
  2. The FTAA Controversy
  3. Supreme Court’s Flip-flop
The Mineral Action Plan (MAP)
  1. Background and Rationale
  2. Promoting Investments in the Mineral Industry
  3. Promoting Public Confidence/Acceptance of the Mineral Industry and Open/Transparent Communication Among Its Stakeholders
  4. MAP Critique

The Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Mining and Mineral Processing
  1. General Background
  2. Some Environmental Parameters and Extenuating
  3. Profile of the Environmental Track Record of Large-Scale Mining
  4. The Marcopper Disaster of March 24, 1996
The Social, Economic and Cultural Impacts of Large-Scale Mining
  1. General Background
  2. Some Social, Economic and Cultural Parameters and Extenuating Factors
  3. Profile of the Socio-Economic Track Record of Large-Scale Mining
General Mineral Development Options and Philippine Mining Industry Scenarios
  1. General Mineral Development Options
  2. Philippine Mining Industry Scenarios
Annex 1 BRIEF DEFINITION OF BASIC MINING TERMS
Annex 2 BRIEF DISCUSSION MINERALS AND GLOBAL MARKETS
Annex 3 STAGES OF THE GLOBAL MINERAL INDUSTRY
Figure 1 Characteristics of Economic Dualism With Respect To Employment