| Deposit ID | 10280159 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tawi-Tawi |
| Alternate or previous names | Tawi Tawi, Bobok |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.8382, 16.4333 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1312 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 120.8382, 16.4333 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Benguet Province |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benguet Consolidated, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 159600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 250300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 250300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 112M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150030 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY,
1975, P. 259.
"REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE BOKOD CLAIM
GROUP, BOKOD, BENGUET." DECEMBER 16, 1978 ANON.
BENGUET CONSOLIDATED, INCORPORATED ANNUAL REPORT 1979.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE UNDERGROUND MINE IS BEING DEVELOPED. THE DAILY ORE CAPACITY IS 30,000 TONS/DAY. A CONCENTRATOR OF 30,000 TONS/DAY CAPACITY AND IS EXPECTED TO OPEN UPON COMPLETION IN 1976. DEVELOPMENT WAS TEMPORARILY PUT OFF IN 1975 IN LIGHT OF THE COPPER MARKET OUTLOOK. MINE AND BENEF. METHOD (S) ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, (12/94) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-DEC-94 | Dab / Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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