As of September 30, 2004, the total number of mining rights issued by the national government is 632 disaggregated as follows:

Table 2 - Number of Existing Mining Rights Issued by Philippine National Government

TYPE OF MINING RIGHT	NUMBER	AREA
Mineral Production Sharing Agreements	208	340,945 has.
Exploration Permits	11	39,514 has.
Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement	2	51,955 has.
Industrial Sand and Gravel Permits	99	1,159 has.
Lease Contracts/Patents	312	39,800 has.
TOTAL	632	473,3

The total area covered by these mining rights is only 1.5% of the total land area of the Philippines. As of the same date, a total of six (6) Mineral Processing Permits were approved by the Government.