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Dinagat

Past Producer in Philippines with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039362
MRDS ID M047019
Record type Site
Current site name Dinagat

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.66588, 9.9173 (WGS84)
Relative position ISLAND SE OF LEYTE; NE OF MINDANAO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE ASSAY: 47.44 % CR2O3
Result 14.54 % FEO
Result 1.18 % SIO2. CHROME RATIO 2.8:1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.66588, 9.9173
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Chrome Ore In Serpentine

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Loreto Barrio

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROA, C., 5/53 , CHROMITE IN THE PHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES, INFO. CIRCULAR NO. 15 , P. 14

  • Deposit

    SANTOS-YNIGO, L., ESGUERRA, F., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES OF NONOC, SURIGAO PROVINCE, PHIL.: PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES, SPECIAL PROJECTS SERIES, PUBLICATION NO. 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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