Natural Resources

• Land Classification
  • Alienable & Disposable - 248,288 has
  • Public Land - 265,242 has
• Land Use (SAFDZ)
  • Forest Land - 258,433 hass
  • Agricultural Land - 229,909 hass
  • Non-Agricultural Land - 5,958 hass
  • Fishing Ground - 12,421 hass
  • Lakes & other bodies of water- 5,237 hass6
  • Fishponds - 1,572 has
• Soil Types
  • Sandy Loam
  • Clay Loam
  • Loamy Sand
  • Silty Clay Loam
  • Miscellaneous Land (Hydrosol, Peat soil, River wash, Soil Undifferentiated, Mountain Soil, Rivers and Lakes)
• Mineral resources are abundant in the province making it one of the potentials for investments in Southern Mindanao. Metallic minerals are found mostly in the mountainous areas of Isulan, Basgumbayan, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Palimbang and Columbio. These minerals are copper, gold, chromium, zinc and silver. Bureau of Mines and Geology explorations proved that there are sizeable amount of copper deposits in Bagumbayan and Palimbang. Non-metallic minerals found in the province include clay, sulfur, limestone, phosphate, sand and gravel, marbleized stone.
• Guano Resources - The province has also guano deposits in several caves in the mountainous areas of Bagumbayan, Columbio, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Kalimansig, Lebak and Esperanza.
• Watershed Areas

  Name of Watershed	Location	Area (has)
  Kabulnan Watershed	Bagumbayan & Sen. Ninoy Aquino	116,451.83
  Allah Valley Watershed	Bagumbayan, Isulan & Esperanza	2,260.00
  Alip-Dalol River Watershed	Columbio	29,000.00
  Hinalaan-Limulan Watershed	Kalamansig	9,591.82
  Sangay-Paril Watershed	Kalamansig	5,686.66
  Sebayor-Basiawan Watershed	Kalamansig	5,700.34
  Salaman Watershed	Lebak	8,176.00
  Lumotan Watershed	Kalamansig	5,138.54
  Tran-Masla Watershed	Lebak	7,677.14
  Barurao Watershed	Lebak	6,817.62
  Tran-Sucong Watershed	Lebbak	8,518.65
  Palimbang River Watershed	Palimbang	5,000.00
  	Total	210,018.60