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Palawan Nickel Project

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280663
MAS/MILS ID 5650270010
Record type Site
Current site name Palawan Nickel Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 118.74936, 9.76733 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 118.74936, 9.76733
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1994

Mining district

District name Palawan Isl

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Stellar Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Longpoint Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1996
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Atlas Consolidated Mining And Development Corp.
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • ATLAS HAS A 4 TO 8% NET PROFITS ROYALTY INTEREST AGREMENT WITH LONGPOINT MINING CO. DEPENDING ON THE SALE PRICE OF NICKEL.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Total resources 187000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.4 wt-pct Nickel Major 1996
    Cobalt Co 0.09 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 1000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 09/15/95, P191, "STELLAR IN PHILIPPINES

  • Deposit

    NICKEL DEAL".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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