Surigao*
Producer

Surigao District

Surigao*, Philippines
CobaltNickelIron
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Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Nickel, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureTROPICAL WEATHERING OF SERPENTINITE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1974
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID60000606
MRDS IDISM0249
Alternate namesMarinduque, Surigao Mineral Reservation (Parcel Ii), Nonoc, Awasan
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates9.85064, 125.61591
References
DISINI, A.F., 1981, FAR EAST--THE PHILIPPINES: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL LTD., MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 458-461. (P-A1, PA2, PC2)NIGHTINGALE, W.G., 1979, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONGMAN GROUP LTD., LONDON. (PA3, PA4)MINING JOURNAL, 1982, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND NICKEL RAVAGE MARINDUQUE'S 1981 RESULTS: MINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 17, V.- 299, NO. 7674, P. 205. (PA5, PA6)REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1980, NONOC NICKEL PROJECT OF MARINDUQUE MINING AN-D INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, NONOC ISLAND, SURIGAO CITY, IN [REPU-BLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES] BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, GEO-LOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, REPORT OF INV-ESTIGATION NO. 102, (SEP.), P. 8-9. (G5, G13)ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES [498] P-. (PC1, RR1)MINING MAGAZINE, 1970, PANORAMA--PHILIPPINE MINING COMPLEX: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 122, NO. 2, P. 91. (RR4)WOLFF, F., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE XV. PHILIPPINEN: HANNOVER, (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC) B-UNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTAFFE, 190 P. (RR1-7)RIGOR, R.G., 1980, NICKEL-IRON RESOURCES OF THE 1914 SURIGAO IRON RESERVATION, IN [REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES] BU-REAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES -OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 102, (SEP.),- P. 18-19. (RR2, RR3)ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1984, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MINING INFORMATION SERVICES, E-NGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 647 P. (RR5)