Lourdes-Misamis-Cagayan Chromite

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Chromium, Iron, PGE
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133950
MAS/MILS ID 5650210003
Record type Site
Current site name Lourdes-Misamis-Cagayan Chromite
Alternate or previous names Belt,Western Misamis Oriental, Laon,Tagsulip,Opol Deposits, Tingalan River,Caraboa Valley,Sab

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 124.57924, 8.50076 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 124.57924, 8.50076

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1947

Mining district

District name Cagayan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Luzon Stevedoring Co.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mindinao Chromite Co
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Misamis Chromite Co.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 438000mt ore
    Demonstrated 438000mt ore
    Total resources 438000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 46.4 wt-pct Chromium Trace 1977
    Iron Fe 10.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHIL.:BUR. MINES,1953,CHROMITE, INFO.CIRC.#15

  • Deposit

    TUPAS,M.H.,1952,PRELIM.GEOL.RPT. LANAO-WESTERN MIS. ORIENTAL

  • Deposit

    BUR.MINES,RPT.INVEST.#8

  • Deposit

    BASCO,D.M.,1954,CHROMITE-CAGAYAN PROJECT; MINING NEWSL.,SEPT

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT,W.S.,ROA,C.1953,RPT.INVEST.CHROMITE IN LOURDES -OPOL

  • Deposit

    MISAMIS ORIENTAL: U.S.M.S.A.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit METALLURGICAL GRADE,DISCONNECTED LENSES OF SMALL OREBODIES L BELT 20 KM LONG FROM MANTIKAN TO OPOL TRENDING NE-SW .AS OF1 OSITS OF SW WERE MINED OUT,THOSE IN MIDDLE OF BELT UNTOUCHED RELIEF,THOSE IN NORTHWEST WERE PRODUCING TINGALAN RIV. HDWTRS,MASSIVE CHROMITE,HIGH GRADE 60X25X30FT LOW COST ROAD POSSIBLE,80DMT ORE ON DUMP,FOUR OTHER LENSES 5 2KM TO NW LENSE 25X15FT MISAMIS CHROMITE CO SOLD 16,000MTOF CONC FROM 1949-51,48PERC OMIUM OXIDE -PROD. CEASED IN 1951 ORE-46.52 CR2O3 13-14 PERC LUZON STEV.CO.OPOL PRODUCED 50,000MT OF CONCENTRATE, AVE.8,0 RODUCTION CEASED/IN MID-1950:S-POSSIBLY WORKED OUT MINDANAO CHROMITE CO.,LOURDES,67 LODE,7 PLACER CLAIMS -NO RE EST AVAILABLE,NO PRODUCTION REPORTED ROADS AVAILABLE-POOR CONDITION-INPLACES SEVERALKM OF ROAD NE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Erikson U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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