Mine detail: Coto Mine

Previously called 'Masinloc'

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Location: Zambales, Philippines, Asia
Lat / long: 15.56675, 120.06599
dep_id: 10081107
mrds_id: W032810
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chromite
gangue: Antigorite, Magnetite, Olivine, Serpentine, Talc
model: 15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Reporter: Gassaway, Judith S., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Zambales Ultramafic Complex
hrock_type: Dunite,Harzburgite
tectonic: Ophiolite
Year first produced: 1932
disc_yr: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.
  • Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- CHROMIUM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-B, 41 P.
  • Deposit:: PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P.
  • Other Database:: ISMI
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