Mt Kadig

Prospect in Philippines with commodity Nickel
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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280336
MAS/MILS ID 5650150073
Record type Site
Current site name Mt Kadig
Alternate or previous names Mt. Kadig, No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 122.41597, 14.05023 (WGS84)
Elevation 726
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 122.41597, 14.05023

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 4600M
    Width 4600M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 830712
  • Area 2116HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2116
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALS LISTED ARE GANGUE MINERALS. MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORE WERE NOT LISTED IN GOLDER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Luzon, Philippines

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Horizon Minerals And Oil Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description Ave. Grade 1.88% Ni 780000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Nickel Nickel 780000mt 2wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2116HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 2600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 6.55
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES, DATA ON PHILIPPINE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES: INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 22, MANILA, JANUARY

  • Deposit

    , 1975 P. 12, 26.

  • Deposit

    KASTNER, B.H., ET AL. "NICKEL-UTERSUCHUNGEN UBER ANGEBOT UND

  • Deposit

    NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFIE." DEUTSCHES INSTITUE

  • Deposit

    FUR WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG. BERLIN. 1978.

  • Deposit

    MIRANDA, F.E. AND P.C. CALEON. "GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURC-

  • Deposit

    ES OF CAMARINES NORTE AND PART OF QUEZON PROVINCE."

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO.

  • Deposit

    93. MANILA. 1979.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. INTERVIEW WITH PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES PERSONNEL. MANILA. NOVEMBER 1980.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION. INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUDI OBIAL, MINING

  • Deposit

    CONSULTANT. MANILA. NOVEMBER 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EPIDIORITE IS ALSO A ROCK NAME. 300 OPERATING DAYS PER YEAR WITH 3 SHIFTS PER DAY IS ASSUMED AS THESE FIGURES WERE NOT GIVEN BY GOLDER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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