| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 124.57924, 8.50076 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 124.57924, 8.50076 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| District name | Cagayan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 438000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 438000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 438000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650210003 |
PHIL.:BUR. MINES,1953,CHROMITE, INFO.CIRC.#15
TUPAS,M.H.,1952,PRELIM.GEOL.RPT. LANAO-WESTERN MIS. ORIENTAL
BUR.MINES,RPT.INVEST.#8
BASCO,D.M.,1954,CHROMITE-CAGAYAN PROJECT; MINING NEWSL.,SEPT
WRIGHT,W.S.,ROA,C.1953,RPT.INVEST.CHROMITE IN LOURDES -OPOL
MISAMIS ORIENTAL: U.S.M.S.A.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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