| Deposit ID | 10158808 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650210026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dinagat |
| Alternate or previous names | Dinagat Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 125.68251, 10.16731 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 125.68251, 10.16731 |
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| Thickness | 7M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Surigao Mineral Reservation |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marinduque Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1400000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650210026 |
SUMMARY OF GEOLOGY, PROSPECTING AND EXPLORATION OF
PHILIPPINE NICKEL DEPOSITS, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES,
1900, P 6.
BARCELON, J.B., EDITOR, SUBSTANTIAL POTENTIAL RESERVES
DISCLOSED IN DIGNAT ISLAND IRON-NICKEL DEPOSITS,
PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL NEWS SERVICE,
NOV, 1961, P.5.
PHILIPPINE MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 1979. PHILIPPINES
KRISCHE,E.U. "DEPOSITS AND MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES." MAY
1976.
MINERALS YEARBOOK. 1976. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. P.850.
COLVIN,N. AND J.W. GULYAS."THE MARINDUQUE SURIGAO NICKEL
REFINERY." INTERNATIONAL LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. 1979.
PP. 346-356.
JOSE,B.A. AND C.T.HENRY. "OPEN PIT MINING METHODS OF THE
PHILIPPINE NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE MINES."BUREAU OF
MINES. MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1980.
CHAVEZ,M.JR. AND M.T. TENGCO. "ECONOMICS OF THE NICKEL
INDUSTRY." MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1980.
PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES, MANILA, PHILIPPINES:
"IRON-NICKEL-COBALT RESOURCES OF NONOC, AWASAN, AND
SOUTHERN DINAGAT ISLANDS IN PARCEL II OF THE SURIGAO
MINERAL RESERVATION, SURIGAO, MINDANAO,"PART I (TEXT).
1958; PART 2 (PLATES). 1958.
"GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMSTRY OF THE NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES
OF NONOC AND ADJACENT ISLANDS, SURIGAO PROVINCE. 1961.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DINAGAT AND ADLAY-CARASCAL ARE SEPARATE NEW NI DEPOSITS THE MINING CONCESSIONS TO BOTH ARE HELD BY MARINDUQUE, WHICH ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES THE NONOC MINE AND THE SURIGAO SMELTER ON NONOC ISLAND. THIS REPORT COVERS ONLY THE DINAGAT DEPOSIT. THE NONOC MINE IS UNDER SEQUENCE #5650210005. THE LATERITIC NICKEL ORES ORIGINATED FROM WEATHERING OF PERIDOTITE IN SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCK. LATERITE OCCURS AS A MANTLE OVERLYING THE ULTRAMAFIC BEDROCK. THIS MANTLE FOLLOWS THE TOPOGRAPHY AND VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 0 TO 20 METERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-1994 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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