| Deposit ID | 10280220 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650270012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Soriano |
| Alternate or previous names | Long Point Deposit, Berong and Moorsom Deposits, Tagkawayan Deposit, Soriano Palawan |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 118.33267, 9.61734 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 450 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 118.33267, 9.61734 |
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| Length | 9500M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 7167M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 6809HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1967 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Palawan |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Consolidated Mining And Development Corp |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 275100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 275100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 275100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 255200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 255200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 255200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 6809HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650270012 |
SAN MIGUEL, JR., AND ALFREDO, F., STUDIES ON MINING AND
BENEFICIATION OF BERONG, PALAWAN NICKEL ORE, 5TH
SYMPOSIUM ON MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE
24TH ANNUAL MINE SAFETY CONFERENCE, SECTION V, PAPER
NO. 6, NOVEMBER 24-26, 1977, BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES.
METALS SOURCEBOOK 5-21-73 ITEM A2621
MIRANDA 75 PHIL BUM IC 22 DATA ONPHIL MINERAL RESOURCES
ONG,PABLITO,M.AND SEVILLANO,ARTURO C. "GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE
EXPPLORATION OF NICKEL1FEROUS LATERITE ." JOURNAL OF
THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOL.29,NO.3.
SEPTEMBER 1975. PP.29-46.
BELLEZA, G.VV., AND LAPUZ, M.R., SUMMARY OF GEOLOGY,
PROSPECTING, AND EXPLORATION OF PHIILIPPINE NICKEL
DEPOSITS, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES, P. 12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHELVED INDEFINITELY DUE TO HIGH FUEL COSTS. WORLD MINING 7- THE SORIANO,PALAWAN OPERATION IS MADE UP OF THREE DEPOSITS: LONG POINT,BERONG/MOORSOM,AND TAGKAWAYAN. EXTENSIVE TEST PITTING, TRENCHING, AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED TO ENSURE A ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE VENTURE. DIMENSIONAL DATA IS AN AVERAGE OF THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-1994 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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