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Lorraine Orebody-Balabac Island

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183418
MAS/MILS ID 5650270011
Record type Site
Current site name Lorraine Orebody-Balabac Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.0494, 8.00081 (WGS84)
Elevation 60

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Cuprite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.0494, 8.00081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 50N
    Thickness 131M
    Length 122M
    Width 22M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 22M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N65E:50N
    Minimum Depth to Top 10
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Balabac

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Benguet Consolid. Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 80000mt ore
    Demonstrated 80000mt ore
    Total resources 80000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 3.4 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1977
    Silica SiO2 46 wt-pct Silica Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHN,T.U.,1963,GEOL.MIN.DEPOSITS OF EAST-CENTRAL BALABAC IS.

  • Deposit

    N,PHIL.;ECON.GEOLOGY,58,107-130

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VOLCANOGENIC-MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE BOD 441,000 TONS OF ORE, SECONDARY ZONE ABOVE PRIMARY ORE CONTAINS DOOR RECOVERY OF CU-CONCENTRATES- LIBERATION SIZES OF CPY ORE LESS THAN 400 MESH FOR EFFICIENT RECOVERY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Erikson U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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