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    Philippine Mineral Deposits

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    This document lists numerous mineral deposits found in the Philippines, grouped by type of mineral. Gold deposits are found in various locations and formations, hosted in diorite, granodiorite, andesite, and volcanic units. Major iron deposits are also listed. Chromite deposits occur in peridotite layers in the Acoje and Coto areas. Nickel is found at Acoje and in laterites. Other mineral resources mentioned include manganese, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, aluminum, mercury, and cement raw materials like limestone. Marble deposits are also briefly outlined.

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    This document lists numerous mineral deposits found in the Philippines, grouped by type of mineral. Gold deposits are found in various locations and formations, hosted in diorite, granodiorite, andesite, and volcanic units. Major iron deposits are also listed. Chromite deposits occur in peridotite layers in the Acoje and Coto areas. Nickel is found at Acoje and in laterites. Other mineral resources mentioned include manganese, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, aluminum, mercury, and cement raw materials like limestone. Marble deposits are also briefly outlined.

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    This document lists numerous mineral deposits found in the Philippines, grouped by type of mineral. Gold deposits are found in various locations and formations, hosted in diorite, granodiorite, andesite, and volcanic units. Major iron deposits are also listed. Chromite deposits occur in peridotite layers in the Acoje and Coto areas. Nickel is found at Acoje and in laterites. Other mineral resources mentioned include manganese, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, aluminum, mercury, and cement raw materials like limestone. Marble deposits are also briefly outlined.

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    Philippine Mineral Deposits

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    Mineral Deposits

    Gold

    Antamok Mine
    o Zigzag Formation; Antamok Diorite
    Acupan Mine
    o Pugo and Zigzag Formation; Virac Granodiorite; Emerald Creek Complex; Bataloc
    Plug
    Bonanza type mineralization
    Thanksgiving Mine
    Marian Gold Project
    o Cretaceous-Paleogene clastic sedimentary; Cordon Syenite Complex
    Paracale Gumaos Mine
    o Granodiorite intruded serpentinize peridotite
    Malaguit Placer Gold, Paracale
    o Malaguit River, Paracale, Camarines Norte
    Aroroy Deposit
    o Panique Volcanics Series; Andesite Porphyry
    Placer Mine Project (Surigao del Norte)
    Siana Mine (Surigao del Norte)
    o Siana Formation; Mabuhay Andesite Porphyry
    Tambis Mines (Borobo, Surigao del Sur)
    Masara Mine (Maco, Davao del Norte)
    o Pre Tertiary volcanic flows intruded by ,Miocene quartz diorite
    Hijo Mine(Mabini, Davao del Norte)

    Iron

    Lamin Iron Deposit (Piddig, Ilocos Norte)


    Sta Ines Iron Deposit (Antipolo)
    Larap Iron Deposit (Camarines Norte)
    o largest contact metasomatic iron deposit
    o Universal Formation and Larap Volcanics intruded by Middle Miocene diorite
    Magnetite Sand Deposit Ilocos Sur
    Laterite Iron Deposit Surigao
    Camalaniugan Iron Deposit (Aparri, Cagayan)
    o Ilagan Formation, Alat Conglomerate
    Landayao Iron Deposit (Tupi, Cotabato)
    Taang Iron Deposit (Nueva Viscaya)
    o

    Chromite

    Acoje Deposit
    o Metallurgical chromite (pioneer and largest in 1951)
    o Dunite lenticular, tabular pods
    o Lawis Fault separates Acoje and Coto Block
    Coto Deposit
    o Refractory chromite
    o Peridotite layer largest sackform deposit
    Samar Chromite Deposit (Eastern Samar)

    Batang-batang Chromite Deposit (Narra, Palawan)

    Nickel

    Acoje Mine
    o Pyrrhotite-pentlandite; PGM
    Epithermal Nickel Deposit (Jaro, Leyte)
    o Nickel sulfides/nickel iron mineral in Central Highland Volcanics
    Laterite Deposit (Nonoc)

    Manganese

    Badillo Mining Corporation (Siquijor)


    Manganese Prospect (Samar)
    Manganese deposit (Bohol)

    Copper

    Sto. Tomas Mine (Padcal, Tuba, Benguet)


    o Metavolcanics intruded by Agno Batholith
    Dizon Mine (San Marcelino, Zambales)
    o Pua Diatreme
    Tapian Mine (Marinduque)
    o Tumicob Formation, San Antonio Volcanics, Tapian Volcanics, Mahinhin Diorite
    Atlas Mine (Toledo, Cebu)
    o Oldest porphyry copper in the Philippines
    o Pandan Formation; Lutopan Porphyry
    Sipalay Mine (Sipalay, Negros Occidental)
    o Metavolcanics; Pagatban Diorite
    Mankayan Mine (Lepanto, Benguet)
    o Lepanto Metavolcanics, Balili sediments, Bagon Intrusive
    Lobo Copper Mine
    o Talahib Andesite
    Wildcat Copper Deposit (Antamok Mine)
    Kanapnapan Copper Zinc Deposit (Toledo, Cebu)
    o Cansi Volcanics
    Cabapa Mine (Botolan and Cabangan Zambales)
    Bagacay Mine (Hinabangan, Samar)
    Sulat Copper Deposit (Eastern Samar)
    Malasin Copper Prospect (Dupax, Nueva Viscaya)
    Canibongan Copper Prospect (Zamboanga del Norte)
    Barlo Mine (Dasol, Pangasinan)
    Bongbongan Mine (Sibalom, Antique)
    Malabog Mine (Surigao del Sur)
    Port Bicobian Copper Prospect (Ilagan, Isabela)
    Hixbar Mine (Rapu-rapu, Albay)
    Rapu-rapu Copper Prospect
    Lubang Copper Prospect
    PIM Bessemer CPMI Deposit (Camarines Norte)

    Lead and Zinc

    Ayala District, Zamboanga

    Molybdenum

    Bessemer Deposit (Camarines Norte)

    Aluminum

    Bucas Grande bauxite deposit (Surigao del Norte)


    Samar bauxite deposit
    o Daram Formation
    Batag Island

    Mercury

    Cinnabar Deposit of Central Palawan


    Mercury Deposit of Eastern Sibuyan Island

    Cement Raw Materials

    Bacnotan, La Union
    Eastern Baguio
    Aglipay, Nueva Vizcaya
    o Callao Limestone
    Bigti, Norzagaray, Bulacan
    o Buenacop Limestone
    Matictic, Norzagaray, Bulacan
    o Buenacop Limestone
    Akle, San Ildenfonso, Bulacan
    o Angat Formation
    Tagbac-Abuyod, Antipolo
    Sto Nino-Laiban, Tanay
    Tanay, Rizal
    Kuyambay, Tanay, Rizal
    Teresa, Rizal
    Singalong, Teresa, Rizal
    San Guillermo, Morong, Rizal
    Mapolo, Taysan, Batangas
    Calatagan, Batangas
    Sipocot-Cabusao, Camarines Sur
    Virac, Catanduanes
    o Payo Formation
    Sambaan, Cebu
    o Carcar Limestone
    Naga, Cebu
    o Carcar Limestone
    Iloy, Negros Occidental
    o Caliling Limestone, Dancalan Limestone
    Tubod, Monte, Jagna, Bohol
    Mabuhay, Surigao City
    Lungait, Misamis Occidental
    o Idahag Limestone

    Naawan, Misamis Oriental


    Kiwalan, Iligan City
    Iligan City

    Marble

    Bulacan
    Angat Formation, Buenacop Limestone of Madlum Formation
    Rizal
    Masungit Limestone, Binangonan Limestone
    Mindoro
    Panay
    Buruanga Metamorphic Complex
    Palawan
    Cebu
    Cebu Orbitoid Limestone, Mt. Uling Limestone
    Romblon
    Mindanao

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