Nonoc Island

Occurrence in Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022510
MRDS ID DE03095
Record type Site
Current site name Nonoc Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 122.49928, 11.00053 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Silica Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 122.49928, 11.00053

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nonoc Island

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 28000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 2 wt-pct Silica Minor 1961
    Aluminum Al2O3 20 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1961
    Iron Fe2O3 35 wt-pct Iron Major 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 DEPOSITS--CONICO,NORTHERN CONICO, AND LUTAWON PEAK, LATERITIC BAUXITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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