| Deposit ID | 10081107 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032810 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coto Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Masinloc |
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.06599, 15.56675 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zambales(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Zambales |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Antigorite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Zambales Ultramafic Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Zambales Ultramafic Complex | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Harzburgite |
| (1) | 120.06599, 15.56675 |
|---|
| Thickness | 80M |
|---|---|
| Length | 600M |
| Width | 300M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| District name | Zimbales District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benguet Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mines, Inc. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5311000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032810 |
E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.
PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P.
ISMI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS THE LARGEST HIGH-ALUMINA PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSIT IN THE WORLD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ORE BODIES IN A 2.4 KM BELT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.