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Samar Iron Mines At Gen.Macarthur

Past Producer in Samar, Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206712
MAS/MILS ID 5650330002
Record type Site
Current site name Samar Iron Mines At Gen.Macarthur

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 125.48231, 11.2336 (WGS84)
Elevation 175
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Samar(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Samar

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 125.48231, 11.2336
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 80W
    Length 400M
    Width 120M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip :80W
    Date of Last Modification 780213
  • Dip 80W
    Length 400M
    Width 120M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip :80W
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Year of first production 1938

Mining district

District name South Samar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Samar Mining Co
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IRVING,E.,1950,IRON IN SOUTHERN SAMAR: PHILIP. GEOLOGIST,4,1

  • Deposit

    SANTOS-YNIGO,L.,1953,GEOLOGY OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS:PHILIP. GE

  • Deposit

    :7,122-164.

  • Deposit

    PHIL.BUR.MINES,1955,MIN.RES.PHIL.,INFO. CIRC. NO.19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRAMWAYEXISTED(8KM LONG)TO WHARF M IS HARD & VUGGY HEMATITE. PROCESSING PLANT FOR TREATMENT O RADE COMPL.1956. SEVERAL OREBODIES EXIST IN SURROUNDING AREA OF ORE WAS 59-61% IRON DURING 1939-1950. AS OF 1956, 780,000 RE REMAINED AND SUBSTANTIAL LOW-GRADE ORES OF 40% IRON. DEPOSIT WORKED OUT EXCEPT FOR LOW-GRADE ORE. COST OF PRODUCTION )>P14.45. AS OF 1953; POSITIVE ORE, 2MMT @ 56% IRON,AND 600, 54% IRON-COMPOSITION OF ORE IN TABLE. PRODUCTION WAS 1 00TP

Reporter information

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

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