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MANILA-The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) is proposing the implementation of a policy that allows only one operator per mining tenement in the country. Implementing such policy will help improve the execution of mining agreements and promote the holistic, harmonious, and systematic conduct of mining operations, MGB Mining Tenements Management Division chief Danilo Delena said Friday during Day 2 of a virtual mining stakeholders' forum. Delena said the MGB drafted the policy due to "persistent disputes and issues among contractors and multiple operators, which compromise the conduct of mining operations within mining tenements." "That's why there's (a) need to limit the operator under a mining tenement," he said. He said the MGB has proposed the policy to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu for review and approval. If approved, the DENR would issue an administrative order institutionalizing the polic