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Busuanga Island:Coron,Borac-East,

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280800
MAS/MILS ID 5650270002
Record type Site
Current site name Busuanga Island:Coron,Borac-East,
Alternate or previous names Cenral,Northwest Sections

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 119.99934, 12.11041 (WGS84)
Elevation 657

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown
Geyserite Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 119.99934, 12.11041
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 00S
    Thickness 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N30W:00S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Busuanga Island

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Amalgamated Minerals Inc.
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Luzon Stevedoring Co
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Palawan Mines Inc.
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Palawan Mining Corp.
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner British-American Engineering Corp.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MATERIALS SURVEY, MANGANESE, MATERIALS OFFICE, NATIONAL SECU

  • Deposit

    SOURCES BOARD, U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES,

  • Deposit

    52, PG. X-20.

  • Deposit

    SOREM,R.K., GEOL. OF THREE MAJOR MANGANESE DISTS. OF THE PHI

  • Deposit

    PP.661-666, EIGHTH PAC.SCI. CONG. OF THE PAC. SCI. ASSOC. PR

  • Deposit

    QUEZON CITY, U. OF PHIL. 1956 V. 2-A.

  • Deposit

    CRU3,D.P.,1947,MANGANESE OF BUSUANGA ISLAND:PHIL.GEOLOGIST,1

  • Deposit

    MCCARROLL,S.J.,1950;PHIL.MN.RES. LTD.,E.M.J,151,88-89

  • Deposit

    KEELER,R,1938;PHIL.NEW SOURCE OF MANG.;E.M.J,139,29-32

  • Deposit

    PHIL.BUR.MINES,1955,INFO.CIRC.19,MANGANESE, 66-87

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS BETWEEN CHERT & JASPEROID, NEAR SURFACE TO 100 M, FOLDING AND FAULTING REQUIRE EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION, LAMELAR SOFT ORE ON, ORE HORIZON VARIES FROM 1 TO 5 FT IN THICKNESS,TH ER PORTIONS CONTAIN MORE SILICA NUMEROUS SMALL DEPOSITS ARE RULE, INTENSE METAMORPHISM OF DEPOSITS LOCALLY OCCURS, ALL DE ARE BEDDING PLANE DEPOSITS, ALL MAJOR DEPOSITS ARE CONFINED T PART OF CHERT SEQUENCE-PSILOMELANE PASSES DOWNWARD INTO HAUS OR BAUNITE-CHERT MAY BE SILICIFIED TUFF-MOST KNOWN DEPOSITS EN WORKED OUT-WEST CENTRAL REGIONIS INACCESSIBLE BUT CONSIDERED PROMISING FOR EXPLORATION-SHALLOW SEA COAST REQUIRES BARGING CORON PROPERTY, AVE. 48% MN, PRODUCING 9000MT OF ORE 1949-1952 MALGAMATED MIN. LTD.CEASED OPERATION IN 1952 WITH LEGAL PROB RESERVES STOOD AT 6500MT IDENTIFIED AND 3400MT PROBABLE -COS 46.00 PESOS PER TON; LUZON STEVEDOR CO. PRODUCED 54,000MT, AVE. FROM 1945-1953 AT CORON; PALAWAN MANG. MINES PRODUCED 17,000MT 1945-1953-DIFFICULTY FINDING MORE OREBODIES IN EARLY 1950:S;P MINING CORP.IN CORON PRODUCED 4500MT FROM 1950-1953, AVE 48%M 12,600MT RESERVE IN 1948; BRITISH AMERICAN ENG.CORP.,CORON PR 4500MT AVE 48%MN FROM 1947-1949 AND STOPPED PRODUCTION ORE CAN BE HARD, LUMPY, REQUIRING LITTLE BENEFICIATION, MIN. O MEASURED RESERVES AS OF 1954; PHIL. BUR. MINES CIRC. 19-1955.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Erikson U.S. Bureau of Mines

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