Mine detail: Surigao District

Location:	Surigao*, Philippines, Asia
Lat / long:	9.85064, 125.61591
dep_id:	60001695
mrds_id:	W007269
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Cobalt, Nickel
Trace mineral:	Iron
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	LATERITE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Production size:	Large ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
model:	110: Lateritic Ni
conc_proc:	TROPICAL WEATHERING
Year first produced:	1974
disc_yr:	1912
References:	Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P. Deposit:: CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 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.