| Deposit ID | 10118298 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 5650270015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ipilan |
| Alternate or previous names | No Alternate Names |
| Geographic coordinates: | 117.84938, 8.85072 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| (1) | 117.84938, 8.85072 |
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| Area | 1152HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Palawan |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | De Lara Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Avg. Grade 1.75% Ni 1250000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 6150000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6150000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6150000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1152HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650270015 |
BELLEZA, G.V., AND LAPUY, N.R., 1980, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGY,
PROSPECTING, AND EXPLORATION OF PHILIPPINE NICKEL
DEPOSITS, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOSCIENCES,
P. 12.
BAGUS, A.T., AND VIDAL, J.B., 1980, PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY
OF DE LARA MINING CORP., P. 14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE WILL BE HAULED FROM THE MILL SITE TO A PIER AT MAMBALOT AFTER IT HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND DRIED. THERE THE MATERIAL WILL BE BLENDED AND LOADING FOR TRANSPORT TO FACILITIES IN JAPAN OR THE U.S. FOR PRODUCTION TO FERRO- NICKEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-1994 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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