Surigao Iron Ore Reservation-Parc

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Aluminum, Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255690
MAS/MILS ID 5650210002
Record type Site
Current site name Surigao Iron Ore Reservation-Parc
Alternate or previous names El 2mainland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.79921, 9.41068 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.79921, 9.41068

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.2M
    Area 5000HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5000
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1912

Mining district

District name Surigao Mineral Reservation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AVE.THICKNESS OF LATERITE>6.4M@ 47.8% IRON,NICKEL ZONE IS 4. CK;RESERVES BASED ON DRY METRIC TONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIGON,R.G.,1962,PRELIM.RPT.INVESTIGATION OF NICKEL-IRON ORE:

  • Deposit

    R.MINES,RPT.INVEST. NO.35

  • Deposit

    UN.,1970,WORLD IRON RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    PHIL.BUR.MINES,1955,INFO.CIRC.NO.19.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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