| Deposit ID | 10069259 |
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| MRDS ID | W002824 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palawan Berong Nickel Deposit-Philippines |
| Geographic coordinates: | 118.99937, 10.00062 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Philippines |
| (1) | 118.99937, 10.00062 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^1.42 % Ni, Reporter Estimated | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 802000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002824 |
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 10/28/74, ITEM #B4828
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 11/19/73, ITEM #A5024
BROWN, BRINTON C., 1972, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES: PREPRINTS FROM THE 1972 BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 13
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT. PRODUCTION PLANS DID CALL FOR 15,800 M.T.P.Y. OF NICKEL AND ABOUT 600 M.T.P.Y. OF COBALT, BUT DELAY DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF ATLAS'S CARMEN COPPER PROJECT HAS FORCED DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION START INVESTMENT AS OF 9/74-$150 MM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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