| Deposit ID | 10134019 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Philippine Iron Mines Orebodies |
| Alternate or previous names | Larap Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 122.38927, 14.19021 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 150 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 122.38927, 14.19021 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 25S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1572 |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| District name | Paracale |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Philippine Iron Mines |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150010 |
LETTER,MAR.1975,PHIL. IRON MINES INC.
PHIL.BUR.MINES,1974,MINERAL NEWS SERVICE
FROST,J.E.,1959, NOTES ON GENESISOF ORE STRUCTURES OF PARACA
.CAMARINES NORTE, PHIL.,PHIL.GEOLOGIST,13,P31-43.
PHIL.BUR.MINES,1955,INFO.CIRC.19,MIN.RES. PHIL.
SANTOS-YNIGO,LUIS,1953,GEOL.IRON ORE DEPOSITS PHIL.,PHIL.GEO
7,P122-164
KIHLSTEDT,F.H.,1948,IRON DEPOSITSOF LARAP,PHIL.;TRANS.A.I.M.
P422-443.
LEWIS,D.E,1954,IRON DEPOSITS OF LARAP&MATI:MINING NWSLTR,JAN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL ORE BODIES OCCUR ALONG NW-SE 15KM ZONE ALONG THE SOUTH OF THE PARACALE PLUTON. IRON ORES CONSIST OF TWO TYPES: HIGH PYRITIC ORES, AND LOW SULFUR ORES. PYRITIC ORE HAS MAGNETITE PYRITE RATIO OF 85:15 TO 95:15 INTHE LARAD AREA PYRITIC ORE S 600M LONG X MAX OF 50M THICK-AVE:COMP OF 58.5% IRON,7.5% S 5.9% SULFUR, 0.16% PHOSPH. LARAP LOW SULFUR ORE AVE 57.8%IRO %SILICA,0.48%SULFUR,0.05%P AVE SHIPPING ORE(1951)57.6% IRON, 8.65% SILICA, 3.15% ALUMINA,0.5% SULFUR,0.148% PHOSPH.,0.12% 1.07% MGO,1.13% CUO,6.83% WATER CURRENT RESERVEC(1975)IN TAB FROM HIGH-SULFUR,COPPER-BEAR.ZONEPRODUCTION FOR 1973,583000D ED AT 32.87 MILLION PESOS. PELLETIZATION PLANT HAS BEEN COMP N LATE 1960:S AT LARAP. THE DAWAHAN AREA ORE BODY IS AN EXTE F THE BUSSAR-LARAP ORE STRUCTURES. MINED AT 4500TONS PER MON R TO 1940; 84,000MT RESERVE OF HIGH SULHUR IRON ORE, 75000MT SULFUR ORE. THE CAPACUAN AREA PRODUCED 5000MT/MO 1951-2 HEMA IMONITE-MAGNETITE FLOAT OVERLYING E-W. 60S STRATA, 260,000MT EST.(1940). DIST. PROD. 1 MILL.M.T.ANNUALLY-EARLY 1950:S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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