Mines and Geosciences Bureau

Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Kawanihan ng Pagmimina at Agham-Panlupa

MGB Regional Office No. III
Bureau overview
FormedMarch 10, 1900 (1900-03-10)[1]
HeadquartersMGB Compound, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
14.652668, 121.044624
Annual budget₱1.31 billion (2021)[2]
Bureau executive
  • Michael V. Cabalda, Assistant Secretary for Mining Concerns and OIC Director
Websitewww.mgb.gov.ph
Footnotes
metallurgical, geology, mining, and geohazard assessment

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is a government agency of the Philippines under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The MGB is responsible for the conservation, management, development, and use of the country's mineral resources, including those in reservations and public lands.[3]

The MGB absorbed the functions of the Bureau of Mines and Geosciences, except for line functions, which transferred mainly to DENR regional offices. MGB also absorbed the functions of the abolished Mineral Resources Development Board (MRDB) and the Gold Mining Industry Assistance Board (GMIAB).[4]

  1. ^ "Brief History". Mines and Geosciences Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DENR/C.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Home". Mines and Geosciences Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gold Industry Group". Gold Industry Group. Retrieved February 15, 2020.