Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockDunite · Zambales Ultramafic Complex
StructureHarzburgite-Dunite Transition Zone In Ophiolite
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1932
Last production1982
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10024330
MRDS IDISM0034
Alternate namesCoto and Masinloc Mines, The Consolidated
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates15.56675, 120.06599
References
DUKE, V. W. A., 1982, CHROMIUM--A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: SOUTH AFRICA MINERALS BUREAU INTERNAL REPORT 86, 317 P. (C2, C14, L11, L1-L4, G9, G13, C17, C18, C5, REP4)CONSOLIDATED MINES, INC., 1979, ANNUAL REPORT. (MODIFIED 1981 CONTRACTOR ESTIMATE USED BY PAUL THOMAS, USBM (1982).)DELA CRUZ, S., 1981, WRITTEN COMMUN. (MASINLOC CHROMITE OPERATION, BENGUET CORP., PHILIPPINES). (C1, G13, REP4)TEX REPORT, 1978, CHROME, IN 1978 FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT.THAYER, T. P. AND LIPIN, B. R., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMITE PRODUCTION TO THE YEAR 2000 A.D.: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, COUNCIL OF ECONOMICS PROCEEDINGS (FOR MEETING OF FEB. 26-MAR. 2), P. 143-152.STOLL, W. C., 1958, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE MASINLOC CHROMITE DEPOSIT, ZAMBALES, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 69, NO. 4, P. 419-448. (S6, C18, PC2, PC3, PC8)PA1 - PA5: REPORTER (83 09) PC1: REPORTER (83 09); PC2, PC3, PC8: RF6