Mining Companies Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the Discovery Chromite Mine located (by Heritage Operations)

A

Homonhon, Island Eastern Samar

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2
Q

What concentrator does Discovery Chromite Mine use

A

Reichert Spirals

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3
Q

What do Heritage Operations grow in back filled areas

A

Pineapple, Mango, Palm oil

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4
Q

River that runs thru Heritage Mine

A

Cantilado River

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5
Q

Scope of SDMP of Heritage

A

Livelihood, infrastructure, Community service

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6
Q

Magmatic sulfide deposit of Nickel

A

Pentlandite

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7
Q

Tampakan was closed due to

A

Ban on open pit mine by the local government

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8
Q

Type of deposit found in the Iron mine in Larap Camarines Norte

A

Bessemer Fe-Cu-Mo

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9
Q

Where is Philphos located

A

isabel, Leyte

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10
Q

Thorium-REE is found here

A

San-Vicente, Palawan

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11
Q

Where is Sto. Tomas II orebody found

A

Padcal, Tuba Benguet

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12
Q

Mining methods used by Philex

A

Openpit, the Slusher block caving, then LHD block caving

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13
Q

Why did Philex change from slusher to LHD

A

as depth increases, broken ore is bigger

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14
Q

Mill plant of Philex uses

A

Conventional flotation method

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15
Q

Dimension of orebody in Philex

A

500 x 550 m, 730m high

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16
Q

sto tomas II is formed by

A

quartz diorite orebodies intruding the Zigzag Pugo formation

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17
Q

Primary ore minerals of Philex

A

Chalcopyrite and Bornite, w/ Pyrite

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18
Q

Minerals in Philex are Supergene or hypogene

A

Hypogene

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19
Q

How did the Rapu-Rapu incidents happen

A

failure of discharge pumps and accumulation of rain water

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20
Q

Problem caused by Rapu-Rapu tailing pond

A

AMD

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21
Q

Used in treating Cyanide

A

Sodium Metabisulfite

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22
Q

Marcopper uses mined out Tapian pit as this

A

tailings pond from waste of San Antonio Pit

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23
Q

Cause of Marcopper tailings leak

A

Tapian tunnel plug failure

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24
Q

Contaminated rivere in the Marcopper incident

A

Boac River

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25
Q

3 Nickel mines in Palawan

A

RioTuba, Berong Nickel (Quezon), Citinickel

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26
Q

Bill known as the “Philippine Mineral Resources Act of 2009”

A

House Bill No. 206

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27
Q

Form of VMS deposit in Rapu Rapu

A

pillow lavas

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28
Q

Coto Mine in Masinloc, Zambales chromite type

A

Refractory grade in dunite harzburgite

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29
Q

Acoje Mine in Sta. Cruz, Zambales kind of chromite

A

Metallurgical type in tabular and lenticular pods

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30
Q

Besshi type is characterized by

A

lenses or bands in schists w/ cp, py, bor, cov,chalco

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31
Q

Besshi type found in the Philippines

A

Rapu-Rapu Albay

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32
Q

Cyprus type is char by

A

lens shaped py-cp ores in pillow lavas

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33
Q

Cyprus type found in the Philippines

A

Barlo, Pangasinan. Bicobian, Isabela

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34
Q

```ko deposit is char by

A

submarine felsic volcanism

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35
Q

Kuroko type found in the Philippines

A

Bagacay, Samar

San Mariano, Isabela

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36
Q

Resource found in offshore Palawan

A

Manganese

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37
Q

Resource in Boyongan Porphyry-Copper gold deposit

A

300 M tons 0,6% Cu, 1 g/t

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38
Q

Other name for pitchblende

A

Uraninite

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39
Q

Larap Iron Deposit is special in this regard

A

Largest Contact Metasomatic Iron deposit

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40
Q

Foound in Larap Mine besides Iron

A

Cu-Mo in metasomatized skarn

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41
Q

Ore deposit classification of Thanksgiving Mine

A

Skarn deposit

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42
Q

Sto Tomas Ore deposit type

A

Porphyry Copper (+Au, +Mo)

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43
Q

Placer deposit in the Phil

A

Paracale, Masbate

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44
Q

Give one Hydrothermal Pb-Zn deposit in the Phil

A

Ayala deposit Zamboanga (veins and fracture filling)

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45
Q

Hydrothermal Copper in P{hil

A

Cabapa Mine in Zambales (breccia and fissure fillings in Gabbro, cockscomb is common)

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46
Q

Gold hydrothermal deposti in the Philippines

A

Paracale, Camarines Norte Gumaos Mine

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47
Q

Type of Deposit of Acupan deposit, Itogon Benguet

A

low sulfidation carbonate base epithermal copper w/ Porphyry copper

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48
Q

Victoria Gold deposit what kind of deposit

A

Low sulfidation carbonate- base metal epithermal w/ enargite, cp, py

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49
Q

Far Southeeast Porphry copper deposit hosted in

A

quartz diorite porphyry stock in metavolcanics, Bor, cpy, electrum

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50
Q

Electrum is a

A

naturally occuring alloy of gold and silver

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51
Q

Enargite deposit shape

A

multiple elongated pipelike orebody occur as replacement or breccia fillings

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52
Q

Type of Ore deposit of Atlas Mine

A

Porphyry copper

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53
Q

Deposit type of Sipalay, Negros Occidental

A

Porphyry copper

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54
Q

Philex Padcal Mine mill flowsheet

A

Jaw Crusher(blake)-cone crusher(shorthead)-ball mill-flotation-filtering-shipment

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55
Q

Used in Philex to drive vertically

A

Raise climbers and Jacklegs

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56
Q

Type of drilling in Philex for blasting

A

Fanhole drilling

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57
Q

Used in handle ore in Philex

A

LHD and dump trucks

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58
Q

Used in transporting ore from crushing to the surfacein Philex

A

Feeder belt conveyor

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59
Q

Backfill gradient in Philex

A

-4 to -7% for water run-off

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60
Q

End of LOM of Philex

A

2020

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61
Q

Flotation cell eqpt used in Philex

A

Mechanical - Jameson - Wemco[

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62
Q

Carmen Copper Ore minerals

A

Cpy, bor

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63
Q

Mining Method of CCC

A

Open pit then Block Caving

64
Q

PNOC Oil Exploration here

A

Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay

65
Q

PNOC 3 MW Powerplant

A

San Antonio, Isabela

66
Q

How is clean coal made

A

upwards air separates light coal part and heavy impurities

67
Q

Lumbog Coal reserve is found here

A

Zamboanga Sibugay

68
Q

Philsaga is located here

A

Agusan del Sur

69
Q

Kind of deposit in Philsaga

A

Epithermal gold veins in andesite porphyry

70
Q

Hauling used in Philsaga

A

Locomotive and mine cars before, LHD and Jumbo drills current

71
Q

Minig method in Philsaga

A

Shrinkage stoping

72
Q

Mill used in Homonhon Heritage mine

A

Washing, Vib screen, Attritioner for oversize, Reichert Spiral

73
Q

Origin of lateritic nickel in Rio tuba

A

UM ophiolite belt

74
Q

Owner of Masbate Gold project

A

Filmenera

75
Q

operates prcoseeing plant in Aroroy, Masbate Gold Project

A

Phil. Gold Processing and Refining Corp. (PGPRC)

76
Q

Name 7 Gold Projects in the Phil

A

Didipio Copper Gold, Runruno Gold, Masbate Gold
PHILEX Boyongan copper Gold
Co-O Gold Project
XSTRATA Tampakan Copper Gold, Mankayan

77
Q

Used in Masbate Gold to extract CU-Au

A

Lead Nitrate

78
Q

Ore bearing Minerals in Didipio Nueva Vizcaya

A

Cpy in disseminations and veins and Native Gold

79
Q

Tectonic setting that produced Didipio Gold Project

A

Island Arc

80
Q

Mining Method in Oceanagold

A

Open pit then sublevel Stoping

81
Q

Magnetite that undergoes metasomatization

A

Chalcopyrite

82
Q

Chalcopyrite that undergoes more metasomatizatino

A

Bornite

83
Q

Ore recovery method in Oceana

A

Froth flotation

84
Q

Comminution method used in Oceana

A

SAG/Ball mill grinding circuit

85
Q

Tailings disposal method in Oceana

A

Dewatered by thickenerm, tailings stored UG for backfilling

86
Q

Owns Berong Nickel

A

Atlas

87
Q

Porphyry Copper Mine in Zambales

A

Dizon Porphyry Copper

88
Q

Dredging is used to mine tailiings pondin this mine

A

Balatoc Mine by Benguet Corp

89
Q

Benguet corp uses this to extract gold from tailings

A

flotation and CIP/CIL

90
Q

Location of Apex Mines

A

Compostela Valley Province

91
Q

Apex ore deposit geology/ mineralogy

A

gold vein deposit, porphyry copper, epithermal gold-silver veins

92
Q

Apex Mining Method

A

Longhole stoping and handheld stoping

93
Q

Min commmunition in Apex

A

Jaw crusher - Cone crusher

94
Q

Recovery method used in Apex

A

CIP w/ electrowinning and smelting to recover

95
Q

Apex Grinding eqpt

A

Ball and Rod mill

96
Q

Used to dissolve precious metals in APEX

A

sodium Cyanide w/ lime

97
Q

APEX Used to adsorb precious metals in solution

A

Carbon using Counter current method the goes into a Carbon Stripping Column

98
Q

Product of refining in APEX

A

Gold bullion of 15% Au, 80% Silver fusion furnace

99
Q

Mininig Method used in Acupan

A

Camote mining

100
Q

Cagdianao Nickel Mine is located in

A

Surigao del Norte

101
Q

Name of company that owns chromite mine in Homonhon

A

Cambayas Mining Corporation

102
Q

Geology of deposit in Homonhon

A

Chromite form serpentinites and serpentinized ultramafic roks

103
Q

Deposit shape of chromite in homonhon

A

elongated rods and lenses

104
Q

Mining method in Heritage

A

Open pit mining by backhoe and tucks

105
Q

Grinding mill used in Heritage mine

A

Autogenous attrition grinding

106
Q

Source of metallurgical chromite in Suriga del Norte

A

Krominco Inc

107
Q

Mining method for Krominco Inc

A

Open pit with ANFO blasting

108
Q

Dredgin operation in the Philippines (Black Sand Mining)

A

Leyte Iron Sand Corp

109
Q

Mt. Sinai mines what and where

A

Chromite in Homonhon Island

110
Q

Oriental Synergy Mining Corporation location (OSMC)

A

Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte

111
Q

Milling process in Rapu-Rapu

A

Bulk flotation of zinc and copper sulfides, then thickening, and filtering

112
Q

TVI Resources Development Phils., Inc. is owned by what country

A

Canada

113
Q

TVI has a mining operation where?

A

Canatuan, Zamboanga del Norte

114
Q

Mining method in Canatuan

A

Open pit mining

115
Q

Deposit geometry in Canatuan

A

Shallow, dipping and tabular body

116
Q

OSMC mines this

A

laterite for nickel and cobalt

117
Q

OSMC uses this

A

Shallow open-pit mining

118
Q

A wholly Filipino company with a mining operation in Agusan del Norte

A

SR Metals Inc.

119
Q

SR Metal Inc. Mine in Agusan del Norte mining method

A

Contour mining

120
Q

Holci Philippines is located in

A

La Union

121
Q

Mining method by Holcim

A

quarrying (surface open-cut)

122
Q

Holcim mines for what

A

limestone and quartz chert or silicified pillow basalts

123
Q

Used in Masbate Gold to detoxify tailings

A

Hydrogen Peroxide

124
Q

What serves as the main access and ventilation of Lepanto

A

Nayak Twin Declines

125
Q

Chemical grade chromite formula and 2 char

A

Cr2O3
Low SiO2
5 - 9 pH

126
Q

Minerals assemblage of Cyprus type

A

Pyrite
Chalcopyrite
Sphalerite

127
Q

Flat-lying, bedded ore deposit

- Cu, Pb/Zn/Ag

A

Manto

128
Q

Nickel deposit type in Acoje Mines, Zambales

A

Primary (Magmatic) Nickel-Copper Sulphide type

129
Q

Random or irregular drainage pattern

A

Insequent

130
Q

Stream that flows opposite to slope

A

Obsequent

131
Q

Stream that follows slope but a lower relief

A

Resequent

132
Q

Confining bed that stores water but nearly impermeable

A

Aquitard

133
Q

Cannot store nor transmit water

A

Aquifuge

134
Q

Geol unit that stores water but is nearly impermeable

A

Aquiclude

135
Q

Difference of Radial and Centripetal Stream pattern

A

Radial flows away a point

Centripetal flows towards pt

136
Q

Part of Sea, lake, river near close to shore

A

Littoral zone

137
Q

Deposit consisting of a zone of veins

A

Lode deposit

138
Q

Mercury deposit in the Phil in

A

Palawan

139
Q

Island Arc porphyry copper metals

A

Cu-Au

140
Q

Andean type Porphyry metals

A

Cu-Mo

141
Q

Isohyet is

A

Lines w/ same rainfall

142
Q

Epeirogeny is

A

broad upwarp without buckling or fracturing in the middle of continents

143
Q

specific Seismic petroleum explo method

A

Seismic reflection

144
Q

Domestic extension into rocks above batholith

A

Cupola

145
Q

Type of deposit in Philex Bulawan

A

Epithermal

146
Q

Group of dikes

A

Dike swarm

147
Q

Holocrystalline mineral without quartz but has alkali feldspar

A

Nepheline Syenite

148
Q

A Calcium-Magnesium carbonate mineral

A

dolomite

149
Q

Sand bar that connects mainland to and island

A

Tombolo

150
Q

Use of oxygen to convert sulphides to oxide

A

Roasting

151
Q

This converted to Blister copper

A

Copper matte

152
Q

Matte composition

A

Copper and Iron sulfides

153
Q

Alkaline lime

A

Slaked lime

154
Q

Caustic lime

A

Quicklime

155
Q

Aluminum mineral with the highest % of aluminum

A

Corundrum