(Facility) Tagoloan Fecr Smelter

Plant in Philippines with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134152
MAS/MILS ID 5650211002
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Tagoloan Fecr Smelter
Alternate or previous names Ferrochrome Philippines, Inc.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 124.66593, 8.48407 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 124.66593, 8.48407

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1983
Plant type Smelter
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Mindanao Island, Philipines

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Voest-Alpine
    Interest 90
    Home office Austria
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Philippine Veterans Retirement Fund Bank
    Interest 10
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1987
    Description High Carbon Fecr 55000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Graphite-Carbon Graphite 55000mt

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-AUG-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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