Punta Negra Deposit

Unknown in Philippines with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158841
MAS/MILS ID 5650150034
Record type Site
Current site name Punta Negra Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.83259, 18.49981 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.83259, 18.49981

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Ilocos Norte

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ilocos Operations
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1916, 3,000 TONS OF MN WAS SHIPPED TO JAPAN FROM THIS DEPOSIT. AGAIN, IN 1938, 559 TONS OF MN WAS SHIPPED TO JAPAN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 25000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25000mt ore
    Total resources 25000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 32 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEELER, R.; THE PHILIPPINES-A NEW SOURCE OF MANGANESE; ENGIN

  • Deposit

    & MINING JOURNAL; MAY 1938; PGS. 29-30.

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES; INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 19; 19

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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