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Liberty Chromite Mining Co.

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Chromium, Iron
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  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134316
MAS/MILS ID 5650270003
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Chromite Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 118.62937, 9.85062 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Iron Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 118.62937, 9.85062
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 70N
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 4.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N30W:70N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Year of first production 1957

Mining district

District name Bucangan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Liberty Chromite Mining Co.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

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

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPT. OF COMM.,"CROMIUM: MATERIALS SURVEY",1962,PG 22-3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO EST. OF TONNAGE AVAILABLE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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