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Philippines

Occurrence in Zambales, 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079663
MRDS ID W029724
Record type Site
Current site name Philippines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.66597, 16.00005 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambales(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Zambales

Comments on the location information

  • ZAMBALES ON LUZON ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.66597, 16.00005
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sta. Cruz

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Global Marine, Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, G. 1972: MINERAL DISTRIBUTION AND GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES

  • Deposit

    BGR, JAN. 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, PHILIPPINEN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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