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1
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Where is the Discovery Chromite Mine located (by Heritage Operations)

A

Homonhon, Island Eastern Samar

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What concentrator does Discovery Chromite Mine use

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Reichert Spirals

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3
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What do Heritage Operations grow in back filled areas

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Pineapple, Mango, Palm oil

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4
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River that runs thru Heritage Mine

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Cantilado River

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5
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Scope of SDMP of Heritage

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Livelihood, infrastructure, Community service

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6
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Magmatic sulfide deposit of Nickel

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Pentlandite

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7
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Tampakan was closed due to

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Ban on open pit mine by the local government

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8
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Type of deposit found in the Iron mine in Larap Camarines Norte

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Bessemer Fe-Cu-Mo

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9
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Where is Philphos located

A

isabel, Leyte

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10
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Thorium-REE is found here

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San-Vicente, Palawan

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11
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Where is Sto. Tomas II orebody found

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Padcal, Tuba Benguet

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12
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Mining methods used by Philex

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Openpit, the Slusher block caving, then LHD block caving

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13
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Why did Philex change from slusher to LHD

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as depth increases, broken ore is bigger

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14
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Mill plant of Philex uses

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Conventional flotation method

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15
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Dimension of orebody in Philex

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500 x 550 m, 730m high

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16
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sto tomas II is formed by

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quartz diorite orebodies intruding the Zigzag Pugo formation

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17
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Primary ore minerals of Philex

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Chalcopyrite and Bornite, w/ Pyrite

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18
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Minerals in Philex are Supergene or hypogene

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Hypogene

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19
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How did the Rapu-Rapu incidents happen

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failure of discharge pumps and accumulation of rain water

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20
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Problem caused by Rapu-Rapu tailing pond

A

AMD

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21
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Used in treating Cyanide

A

Sodium Metabisulfite

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22
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Marcopper uses mined out Tapian pit as this

A

tailings pond from waste of San Antonio Pit

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23
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Cause of Marcopper tailings leak

A

Tapian tunnel plug failure

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24
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Contaminated rivere in the Marcopper incident

A

Boac River

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25
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3 Nickel mines in Palawan

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RioTuba, Berong Nickel (Quezon), Citinickel

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26
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Bill known as the “Philippine Mineral Resources Act of 2009”

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House Bill No. 206

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27
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Form of VMS deposit in Rapu Rapu

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pillow lavas

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28
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Coto Mine in Masinloc, Zambales chromite type

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Refractory grade in dunite harzburgite

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29
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Acoje Mine in Sta. Cruz, Zambales kind of chromite

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Metallurgical type in tabular and lenticular pods

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30
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Besshi type is characterized by

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

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31
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Besshi type found in the Philippines

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Rapu-Rapu Albay

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32
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Cyprus type is char by

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lens shaped py-cp ores in pillow lavas

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33
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Cyprus type found in the Philippines

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Barlo, Pangasinan. Bicobian, Isabela

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34
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```ko deposit is char by

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submarine felsic volcanism

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35
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Kuroko type found in the Philippines

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Bagacay, Samar

San Mariano, Isabela

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36
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Resource found in offshore Palawan

A

Manganese

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37
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Resource in Boyongan Porphyry-Copper gold deposit

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

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38
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Other name for pitchblende

A

Uraninite

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39
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Larap Iron Deposit is special in this regard

A

Largest Contact Metasomatic Iron deposit

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40
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Foound in Larap Mine besides Iron

A

Cu-Mo in metasomatized skarn

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41
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Ore deposit classification of Thanksgiving Mine

A

Skarn deposit

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42
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Sto Tomas Ore deposit type

A

Porphyry Copper (+Au, +Mo)

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43
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Placer deposit in the Phil

A

Paracale, Masbate

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44
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Give one Hydrothermal Pb-Zn deposit in the Phil

A

Ayala deposit Zamboanga (veins and fracture filling)

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45
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Hydrothermal Copper in P{hil

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

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46
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Gold hydrothermal deposti in the Philippines

A

Paracale, Camarines Norte Gumaos Mine

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47
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Type of Deposit of Acupan deposit, Itogon Benguet

A

low sulfidation carbonate base epithermal copper w/ Porphyry copper

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48
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Victoria Gold deposit what kind of deposit

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

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49
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Far Southeeast Porphry copper deposit hosted in

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

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50
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Electrum is a

A

naturally occuring alloy of gold and silver

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51
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Enargite deposit shape

A

multiple elongated pipelike orebody occur as replacement or breccia fillings

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52
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Type of Ore deposit of Atlas Mine

A

Porphyry copper

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53
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Deposit type of Sipalay, Negros Occidental

A

Porphyry copper

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54
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Philex Padcal Mine mill flowsheet

A

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

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55
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Used in Philex to drive vertically

A

Raise climbers and Jacklegs

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56
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Type of drilling in Philex for blasting

A

Fanhole drilling

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57
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Used in handle ore in Philex

A

LHD and dump trucks

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58
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Used in transporting ore from crushing to the surfacein Philex

A

Feeder belt conveyor

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59
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Backfill gradient in Philex

A

-4 to -7% for water run-off

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60
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End of LOM of Philex

A

2020

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61
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Flotation cell eqpt used in Philex

A

Mechanical - Jameson - Wemco[

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62
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Carmen Copper Ore minerals

A

Cpy, bor

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63
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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
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Hauling used in Philsaga

A

Locomotive and mine cars before, LHD and Jumbo drills current

71
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Minig method in Philsaga

A

Shrinkage stoping

72
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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
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Owner of Masbate Gold project

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
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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

83
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Ore recovery method in Oceana

A

Froth flotation

84
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Comminution method used in Oceana

A

SAG/Ball mill grinding circuit

85
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Tailings disposal method in Oceana

A

Dewatered by thickenerm, tailings stored UG for backfilling

86
Q

Owns Berong Nickel

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
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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
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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
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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
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Grinding mill used in Heritage mine

A

Autogenous attrition grinding

106
Q

Source of metallurgical chromite in Suriga del Norte

A

Krominco Inc

107
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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
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TVI Resources Development Phils., Inc. is owned by what country

113
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TVI has a mining operation where?

A

Canatuan, Zamboanga del Norte

114
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Mining method in Canatuan

A

Open pit mining

115
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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
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SR Metal Inc. Mine in Agusan del Norte mining method

A

Contour mining

120
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Holci Philippines is located in

121
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Mining method by Holcim

A

quarrying (surface open-cut)

122
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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

128
Q

Nickel deposit type in Acoje Mines, Zambales

A

Primary (Magmatic) Nickel-Copper Sulphide type

129
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Random or irregular drainage pattern

130
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Stream that flows opposite to slope

131
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Stream that follows slope but a lower relief

132
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Confining bed that stores water but nearly impermeable

133
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Cannot store nor transmit water

134
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Geol unit that stores water but is nearly impermeable

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
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Deposit consisting of a zone of veins

A

Lode deposit

138
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Mercury deposit in the Phil in

139
Q

Island Arc porphyry copper metals

140
Q

Andean type Porphyry metals

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

145
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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

149
Q

Sand bar that connects mainland to and island

150
Q

Use of oxygen to convert sulphides to oxide

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
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Caustic lime

155
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Aluminum mineral with the highest % of aluminum

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