Infanta

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183153
MAS/MILS ID 5650270018
Record type Site
Current site name Infanta
Alternate or previous names Infanta Ipilan, No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.74939, 8.51745 (WGS84)
Elevation 425
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.74939, 8.51745

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 13M
    Area 1116HA
    Depth to top 13M
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 16.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1116
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1977
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Palawan,Philipp

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Philippine Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • WHILE THE MINE WILL PRODUCE 1923 MT/DAY, THE MILL FEED WILL ONLY BE 1500 MT/DAY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973
    Cobalt Co 1.8 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADDED TO CONTRACT
  • RESERVES ESTABLISHED ON 11 OF 124 CLAIMS. RESERVES PRIOR TO PRODUCTION STARTUP IN 1977. MINE PRODUCED FOR 18 MONTHS, SHUTDOWN IN 1978.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1116HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 1923
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 6.55
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PRONOUNCED SEASONS ARE EVIDENT: NOVEMBER-APRIL IS THE DRY SEASON WHILE MAY-OCTOBER IS THE WET SEASON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    APAS, J.B. AND H.C. TARONGOY. "OPEN PIT MINING METHODS OF

  • Deposit

    THE PHILIPPINE NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE MINES."

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES. 1979.

  • Deposit

    BELLEZA, G.V. AND N.R. LAPUZ. "SUMMARY OF GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    PROSPECTING AND EXPLORATION OF PHILIPPINE NICKEL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS." PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES. 1980.

  • Deposit

    GOLDER ASSOCIATES. "COUNTRY REPORT-PHILLIPINES." PREPARED

  • Deposit

    FOR USBM MAS, CONTRACT NO. J0295059, TABLE 9. 1981.

  • Deposit

    GOLDER ASSOCIATES. "DEPOSIT PROFILE- IPILAN." PREPARED FOR

  • Deposit

    USBM MAS, CONTRACT NO. J0100121. 1981.

  • Deposit

    GOLDER ASSOCIATES. "DEPOSIT PROFILE-RIO TUBA." PREPARED FOR

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE MINING RECORD. "INFANTA MINERAL AND INDUSTRIAL

  • Deposit

    CORPORATION." JANUARY 1974. PP. 12-14.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUDI OBIAL, MINING

  • Deposit

    CONSULTANT. NOVEMBER 1980.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. PHILLIPINE BUREAU OF MINES. MANILA.

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER 1980.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. "INFANTA MINERAL CONTRACTS NICKEL ORE SALES

  • Deposit

    TO SUMITOMO." DECEMBER 1971.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE OPERATED BY INFANTA MINERAL AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION. GANGUE MINERALS INCLUDE GIBBSITE, DIASPORE, TALC, VERMICULITE. ACCORDING TO GOLDAR ASSOCIATES (DEPOSIT PROFILE FOR INFANTA, JULY 1981) EARLIEST REACTIVATION OF THIS OPERATION IS 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1992 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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