Ambil Island-Escudero Co.

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Chromium, Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184428
MAS/MILS ID 5650230001
Record type Site
Current site name Ambil Island-Escudero Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.31322, 13.83024 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.31322, 13.83024

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Escudero And Co.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • 1948-208MT SHIPPED TO U.S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1953,PHIL.BUR.MINES,CHROMITE IN PHIL.,INFO.CIRC.15,PG.13

  • Deposit

    1955,PHIL.BUR.MINES;MIN.RES.PHIL.,INFO.CIRC.19,

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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