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Surigao District

Producer in Surigao*, Philippines with commodities Iron, Nickel, Cobalt
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000606
MRDS ID ISM0249
Record type District
Current site name Surigao District
Alternate or previous names Marinduque, Surigao Mineral Reservation (Parcel Ii), Nonoc, Awasan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.61591, 9.85064 (WGS84)
Relative position ON PARCEL II, SURIGAO RESERVATION
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Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Surigao*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Nickel Primary
Cobalt Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.61591, 9.85064
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description TROPICAL WEATHERING OF SERPENTINITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1974

Mining district

District name SURIGAO DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MARINDUQUE MINING AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
  • Type Operator
    Owner MARINDUQUE MINING AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DISINI, A.F., 1981, FAR EAST--THE PHILIPPINES: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL LTD., MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 458-461. (P-A1, PA2, PC2)

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.G., 1979, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONGMAN GROUP LTD., LONDON. (PA3, PA4)

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1982, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND NICKEL RAVAGE MARINDUQUE'S 1981 RESULTS: MINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 17, V.- 299, NO. 7674, P. 205. (PA5, PA6)

  • Deposit

    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)

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES [498] P-. (PC1, RR1)

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1970, PANORAMA--PHILIPPINE MINING COMPLEX: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 122, NO. 2, P. 91. (RR4)

  • Deposit

    WOLFF, F., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE XV. PHILIPPINEN: HANNOVER, (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC) B-UNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTAFFE, 190 P. (RR1-7)

  • Deposit

    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)

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1984, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING: NEW YORK, MINING INFORMATION SERVICES, E-NGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 647 P. (RR5)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey