| Deposit ID | 10231369 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650330004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Borongan |
| Alternate or previous names | No Alternate Names |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 125.24921, 11.50048 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 350 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Samar(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Samar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 125.24921, 11.50048 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Borongan |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. Y. Ornopia |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2500HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650330004 |
KASTNER, B.H., ET AL. "NICKEL, UTERSUCHUNGEN UBER ANGEBOT
UND NACHFRAGE MINERALISHER ROHSTOFFE." DEUTSCHES
INSTITUT FUR WIRSCHAFFSFORSHUNG. BERLIN. 1978.
PP. 60-63.
"NICKEL." MINERAL ECONOMICS AND INFORMATION DIVISION, BUREAU
OF MINES. INFORMATION SERIES NO. 5. MANILA. 1978.
PP. 1-4.
PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUDI OBIAL, MINING
CONSULTANT. MANILA. NOVEMBER 1980.
PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. INTERVIEW WITH PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF
MINES PERSONNEL. MANILA. NOVEMBER 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS EXPLORED, BUT TO DATE NO PRODUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURED. DAILY CAPACITIES WERE CALCULATED USING 260 WORKING DAYS PER YEAR. BECAUSE THE HAS BEEN NO PRODUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT FROM THE BORONGAN MINE, THE MILL IS SIMPLY BEING PROPOSED ON SITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JAN-95 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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