Table of substances and pre-established limits for the application for a user guide
As per Annex IV of Ordinance 155/2016
| MINERAL SUBSTANCE | QTY/YEAR | UNIDADE |
| Abrasives | 400 | tons |
| Agates, Druses, and other decorative stones | 200 | tons |
| Agalmatolite | 4,000 | tons |
| Sand (aggregate) | 50,000 | tons |
| Industrial Sand | 10,000 | tons |
| Monazitic Sands or Monazite | 2,000 | tons |
| Clays (ceramics) | 12,000 | tons |
| Special Clays | 5,000 | tons |
| Refractory Clays | 15,000 | tons |
| Barite | 500 | tons |
| Bauxite (aluminum ore) | 20,000 | tons |
| Bauxite (aluminum ore) | 20,000 | tons |
| Crushed Stone | 50,000 | tons |
| Calcitic or Dolomitic Limestone, Dolomite | 20,000 | tons |
| Limestone Shells | 12,000 | tons |
| Calcite | 6,000 | tons |
| Coal | 40,000 | tons |
| Cassiterite (tin ore) | 300 | tons |
| Kaolin | 3,000 | tons |
| Lead (ore of) | 2,000 | tons |
| Kyanite | 1,500 | tons |
| Cobalt (ore of) | 1,500 | tons |
| Copper (ore of) | 4,000 | tons |
| Columbite Tantalite | 150 | tons |
| Chromium (ore of) | 5,000 | tons |
| Diamond (primary ore) | 50,000 | tons |
| Diamond (processed) | 3,000 | carats |
| Sulfur | 500 | tons |
| Spodumene | 150 | tons |
| Talc | 20,000 | tons |
| Feldspar | 4,000 | tons |
| Iron (ore of) | 300,000 | tons |
| Phyllite | 12,000 | tons |
| Fluorite | 1,500 | tons |
| Gypsum | 20,000 | tons |
| Graphite | 5,000 | tons |
| Hydrargillite | 100 | tons |
| Ilmenite | 200 | tons |
| Magnesite | 20,000 | tons |
| Manganese (ore of) | 6,000 | tons |
| Mica | 120 | tons |
| Nickel (ores of) | 4,000 | tons |
| Gold (ores of) | 50,000 | tons |
| Precious Stones (gems) | 100 | kg |
| Quartz | 4,000 | tons |
| Ornamental and coating rocks - carbonates (marbles, travertines) | 10,000 | tons |
| Ornamental and coating rocks - silicates (granites and gneisses, quartzites, serpentinites, and basalts) | 16,000 | tons |
| Ornamental and coating rocks - others (slates, sandstones, and friable zitos) | 4,000 | tons |
| Laterite | 16,500 | tons |
| Rock Salt | 5,000 | tons |
| Nitre | 100 | tons |
| Sapropelite | 4,000 | tons |
| Silicon (Metallic/Ore) | 18,000 | tons |
| Sillimanite | 100 | tons |
| Talc | 5,000 | tons |
| Titanium (ore of) | 2,000 | tons |
| Tungsten (ore of) | 300 | tons |
| Peat | 10,000 | tons |
| Vanadium (ore of) | 100 | tons |
| Zinc (ore of) | 10,000 | tons |
| Zirconium (ore of) | 300 | tons |