| Deposit ID | 10256376 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650170001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marinduque Iron Mines Incl. Talun |
| Alternate or previous names | Tunan,Maalimpayaan,Patay Na Saing, An,United Mines Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.91928, 13.43338 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sulu(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Sulu |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 121.91928, 13.43338 |
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| Strike | N30W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 18M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 130M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 130M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| District name | Mogdog |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marinduque Iron Mines Inc |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650170001 |
TUPAS,M.H.,1951,ORE RESERVES & POSSIBILITIES OF MARINDUQUE I
ES: UNPUBL.MANUS.ON FILE,PHIL.BUR.MINES,MANILA
SANTOS-YNIGO,L.,1953,GEOLOGY OF PHIL.IRON ORE DEPOSITS:PHIL.
IST,7,P-142-147
PHIL.BUR.MINES,1951,ANN.RPT
OCA,G.R,1952,PRELIM.RPT. ECONOMIC MIN.DEPOSITS OF MARINDUQUE
RPT.INVEST.7,23P.
GERVASEO,F.,1959,GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF MARINDUQUE PROVINCE-R
TO ORE LOCALIZATION:PHIL.GEOLOGIST,12,N.3,P85-90.
UN.,1970,SUMMARY OF WORLD IRON OR RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN PRODUCTION FROM TALUNTUNAN DEPOSITS(1955). LENSES OF MA -HEMATITE CUT-OFF BY FAULTS;TREND NNE,RANGE IN THICKNESS FRO AND ARE 30-260M LONG-6 LENSES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED(TUPAS,195 ORE BODIES CONTAIN AT MOST A FEW MILLION TONS OF ORE. MAALIM AND PATAY NA SAINGAN HAVE NOT BEEN STUDIED IN DETAIL AS OF 1 UNITED MINES,2KM WEST, 20X25M ORE BODY,ONLY 35-40% IRON, HIG A. AVE, COMP. OF 8 ORE SHIPMENTS (37,700MT)-59.90% IRON, 8.0 CA,1.28% ALUMINA, 0.50% SULFUR,0.037 PHOS., 0.43% MANG., 1.0 R. PORT FACILITIES 19KM FROM MAIN DEPOSITS. COST OF PRODUCT .35/TON,800-1000TPD,VALUE P8.5/DMT OF 56% IRON. ALL DATA 195 ALL RESERVES HERE AS OF 1955. OPERATIONS CEASED IN 1960:S,WO T(UN.,1970,IRON RESOURCES) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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