| Deposit ID | 10303763 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650230003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sablayan |
| Alternate or previous names | Sablayan Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.1493, 13.06702 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 150 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| (1) | 121.1493, 13.06702 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.5M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 4200HA | ||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Philippines |
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| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anglo Philippines Oil Corp. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 49000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 49000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 49000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 4200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650230003 |
MANLANSING,P. AND J. MANTARING. "NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE
DEPOSIT, SABLAYAN, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO." PHILIPPINE
BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO.78."MANILA.
DECEMBER. 1974.
PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOSCIENCES: "BUREAU OF MINES
5 AND 10 YEAR INTEGRATED MINERALS RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
PLAN, 1979-1988 AND PERSPECTIVE: YEAR 2000." MANILA.
JUNE 1978.
DATA ON PHILIPPINE MINERAL RESOURCES:INFORMATION
CIRCULAR NO.22. JANUARY 1975. P.26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LATERITE DEPOSIT WAS PRODUCED BY THE WEATHERING OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCK AND COVERS ALMOST ALL THE GENTLE SLOPS AND PLAINS IN THE AREA. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DEPOSIT WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TOWN EXPANSION, ROADS, AND AUXILLIARY POWER-GENERATING FACILITIES. ORE WOULD PROBABLY BE TRANSPORTED BY RIVER BARGE 60 KM. TO THE COASTAL TOWN OF SAN JOSE, AND FROM THERE SHIPPED TO JAPAN (OR POSSIBLY THE U.S.) FOR SMELTING. ORE CONTAINS NEARLY 35% WATER. ALL GRADES AND TONNAGES ARE METRIC TONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-1994 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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