| Deposit ID | 10255774 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sitios Saet and Kalantas, Barrio |
| Alternate or previous names | Of Ligaya. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.34929, 15.48339 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | 121.34929, 15.48339 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Far East Mining Co. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 500mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 500mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 500mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150016 |
PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NUMBER 19;
G. 85-86.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORKED BY PICK & SHOVEL SINCE 1952. NO ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN MADE BUT A STOCKPILE BY THE MINE IS OVER 500 TONS, M GELY OF FLOATS. THE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM OF THIS MINE IS THAT DS A MINE ROAD OF FROM 4 TO 6 KILOMETERS OVER ROUGH TOPOGRAPHY PUBLIC ROAD. THEN, THE ORE COULD BE TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK PORT OF DINGALAN BAY. THIS PORT IS OPEN FROM APRIL TO SEPTEM E REMAINING TIME, THE PORT IS DANGEROUS TO SHIPPING DUE TO T HEAST MONSOON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Vogel, I.D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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