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Paracale Iron Mine

Unknown in Philippines with commodity 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183400
MAS/MILS ID 5650150012
Record type Site
Current site name Paracale Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.78256, 14.25021 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.78256, 14.25021
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 28M
    Length 450M
    Width 28M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N45W:60S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1570
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Paracale

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Philippine Iron Mines
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS-YNIGO,L.,1953,GEOL.PHIL. IRON ORE DEPOSITS: PHIL. GEO

  • Deposit

    4,PG133-134

  • Deposit

    FROST,J.E.,1959,NOTES ON GENESIS OF ORE STRUC.OF PARACALE DI

  • Deposit

    RINES NORTE: PHIL.GEOLOGIST,13,P.31-43

  • Deposit

    UN.,1970,SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRADE NOT AVAILABLE,ORE BODY FAULTED INTO 4 SEGMENTS: AS OF 823,600MT WERE IN RESERVE,OF WHICH 320,000MT IS WASHED ORE,5 STOCKPILED,BAL. IN PROVEN RESERVE. ALL RESERVES HERE AS OF 1 OPERATIONS CEASED IN 1960:S,WORKED OUT-(UN.,1970,IRON,RESOUR

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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