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Marinduque-Surigao Del Norte Nickel Deposit, Nonoc Island, Philippines

Occurrence in Philippines with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
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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. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069261
MRDS ID W002826
Record type Site
Current site name Marinduque-Surigao Del Norte Nickel Deposit, Nonoc Island, Philippines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.66588, 9.83397 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.66588, 9.83397
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.22 % Ni, .12 % Co
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Cobalt Cobalt 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 159000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.22 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974
    Cobalt Co 0.12 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 586000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.22 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972
    Cobalt Co 0.12 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • E/MJ, 10/68, REPORTS RESERVES IN THE THREE ZONES OF THE ORE BODY (NICKEL, IRON-NICKEL, IRON) AS 14-MILLION TONS, 1.7% NI; 29-MILLION TONS, 1.5% NI; AND 115-MILLION TONS, 0.8% NI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 5/20/74, ITEM # B2843

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 7/2/73, ITEM # A3203

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 4/3/72

  • Deposit

    AM. MET. MKT., 2/18/72

  • Deposit

    5) AM. MET. MKT. 1/18/72

  • Deposit

    6) WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1/14/72

  • Deposit

    7) ENG. MINING JOURNAL, 9/71

  • Deposit

    8) MINING RECORD, 1/26/72

  • Deposit

    9) ENG. MINING JOURNAL, 1/73

  • Deposit

    10) ENG. MINING JOURNAL, 5/72

  • Deposit

    11) ENG. MIN. JOUR.-INTERNATL - DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1973, P. 204

  • Deposit

    12) AM. MET. MKT., 8/23/74

  • Deposit

    13) ENG. MIN. JOUR., 8/74, P. 121

  • Deposit

    14) METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 10/28/74, ITEM # B4827

  • Deposit

    15) ENG. MINING JOUR., 10/68, P. 73-84

  • Deposit

    16) METALS-WEEK, METALS SOURCEBOOK, 1/27/75, ITEM #C1436

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, ON NONOC AND NEARBY ISLANDS ON THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF MINDANAO, ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. INVESTMENT AS OF 5/20/74, ESTIMATED AT $247-MILLION. SIX OREBODIES WILL BE MINED OPEN-PIT. START-UP SCHEDULED 9/74. ESTIMATED LIFE BASED ON PROVEN ORE RESERVES IS 21 YEARS. FULL CAPACITY EXPECTED END-1975, AT 34,000 M.T.P.Y. NICKEL AND 1,500 M.T.P.Y. COBALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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