Bacungan Magnetite Deposit

Prospect in Philippines with commodity Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133960
MAS/MILS ID 5650270004
Record type Site
Current site name Bacungan Magnetite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 118.69936, 9.92062 (WGS84)
Elevation 90

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Epidote Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 118.69936, 9.92062

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7M
    Length 160M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N45E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 90000mt ore
    Indicated 100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 190000mt ore
    Inferred 500000mt ore
    Total resources 690000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 55 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS,V.L.,PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RE

  • Deposit

    OF CENTRAL PALAWAN: THE PHILIPPINE GEOLOGIST, VOL.13,NO.4,P

  • Deposit

    1959

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.