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Palawan

Past Producer in Philippines with commodity Mercury
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106257
MRDS ID W032813
Record type Site
Current site name Palawan
Alternate or previous names Santa Lourdes Operation

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 118.73269, 9.73396 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 118.73269, 9.73396
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Palawan Quick Silver Mines, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 472000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Mercury Hg 0.0013 wt-pct Mercury Major 1986

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR, FURNACING, PLANT ? STRIPPING RATIO 1.2:1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM1980, WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P.

  • Production

    WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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