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Lutawon Basin Area, Nonoc Island

Prospect in Philippines with commodity Aluminum
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231100
MAS/MILS ID 5650210006
Record type Site
Current site name Lutawon Basin Area, Nonoc Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 125.64921, 9.86734 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 125.64921, 9.86734
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA OF LATERIZATION IS 74 HECTARES WHIC IS EQUIVALENT TO 74 Q. METERS. THE LATERITE SOIL HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY TROPICAL AL WEATHERING IN SITU OF CONGLOMERATE DERIVED MOSTLY FROM UL C AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Mining district

District name Surigao Mineral Reservation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESGUERRA, F.B.; ALUMINOUS LATERITIC SOIL OF THE LUTAWON BASI

  • Deposit

    NONOC ISLAND, SURIGAO PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES; PHIL. GEOL. DEP

  • Deposit

    5, V. 19, NO. 4, PGS. 111-119.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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