Mining Companies Flashcards
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Where is the Discovery Chromite Mine located (by Heritage Operations)
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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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What do Heritage Operations grow in back filled areas
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Pineapple, Mango, Palm oil
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River that runs thru Heritage Mine
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Cantilado River
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Scope of SDMP of Heritage
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Livelihood, infrastructure, Community service
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Magmatic sulfide deposit of Nickel
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Pentlandite
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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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Type of deposit found in the Iron mine in Larap Camarines Norte
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Bessemer Fe-Cu-Mo
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Where is Philphos located
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isabel, Leyte
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Thorium-REE is found here
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San-Vicente, Palawan
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Where is Sto. Tomas II orebody found
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Padcal, Tuba Benguet
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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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Why did Philex change from slusher to LHD
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as depth increases, broken ore is bigger
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Mill plant of Philex uses
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Conventional flotation method
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Dimension of orebody in Philex
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500 x 550 m, 730m high
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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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Primary ore minerals of Philex
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Chalcopyrite and Bornite, w/ Pyrite
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Minerals in Philex are Supergene or hypogene
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Hypogene
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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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Problem caused by Rapu-Rapu tailing pond
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AMD
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Used in treating Cyanide
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Sodium Metabisulfite
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Marcopper uses mined out Tapian pit as this
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tailings pond from waste of San Antonio Pit
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Cause of Marcopper tailings leak
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Tapian tunnel plug failure
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Contaminated rivere in the Marcopper incident
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Boac River
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3 Nickel mines in Palawan
RioTuba, Berong Nickel (Quezon), Citinickel
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Bill known as the "Philippine Mineral Resources Act of 2009"
House Bill No. 206
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Form of VMS deposit in Rapu Rapu
pillow lavas
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Coto Mine in Masinloc, Zambales chromite type
Refractory grade in dunite harzburgite
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Acoje Mine in Sta. Cruz, Zambales kind of chromite
Metallurgical type in tabular and lenticular pods
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Besshi type is characterized by
lenses or bands in schists w/ cp, py, bor, cov,chalco
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Besshi type found in the Philippines
Rapu-Rapu Albay
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Cyprus type is char by
lens shaped py-cp ores in pillow lavas
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Cyprus type found in the Philippines
Barlo, Pangasinan. Bicobian, Isabela
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```ko deposit is char by
submarine felsic volcanism
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Kuroko type found in the Philippines
Bagacay, Samar
| San Mariano, Isabela
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Resource found in offshore Palawan
Manganese
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Resource in Boyongan Porphyry-Copper gold deposit
300 M tons 0,6% Cu, 1 g/t
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Other name for pitchblende
Uraninite
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Larap Iron Deposit is special in this regard
Largest Contact Metasomatic Iron deposit
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Foound in Larap Mine besides Iron
Cu-Mo in metasomatized skarn
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Ore deposit classification of Thanksgiving Mine
Skarn deposit
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Sto Tomas Ore deposit type
Porphyry Copper (+Au, +Mo)
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Placer deposit in the Phil
Paracale, Masbate
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Give one Hydrothermal Pb-Zn deposit in the Phil
Ayala deposit Zamboanga (veins and fracture filling)
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Hydrothermal Copper in P{hil
Cabapa Mine in Zambales (breccia and fissure fillings in Gabbro, cockscomb is common)
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Gold hydrothermal deposti in the Philippines
Paracale, Camarines Norte Gumaos Mine
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Type of Deposit of Acupan deposit, Itogon Benguet
low sulfidation carbonate base epithermal copper w/ Porphyry copper
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Victoria Gold deposit what kind of deposit
Low sulfidation carbonate- base metal epithermal w/ enargite, cp, py
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Far Southeeast Porphry copper deposit hosted in
quartz diorite porphyry stock in metavolcanics, Bor, cpy, electrum
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Electrum is a
naturally occuring alloy of gold and silver
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Enargite deposit shape
multiple elongated pipelike orebody occur as replacement or breccia fillings
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Type of Ore deposit of Atlas Mine
Porphyry copper
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Deposit type of Sipalay, Negros Occidental
Porphyry copper
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Philex Padcal Mine mill flowsheet
Jaw Crusher(blake)-cone crusher(shorthead)-ball mill-flotation-filtering-shipment
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Used in Philex to drive vertically
Raise climbers and Jacklegs
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Type of drilling in Philex for blasting
Fanhole drilling
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Used in handle ore in Philex
LHD and dump trucks
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Used in transporting ore from crushing to the surfacein Philex
Feeder belt conveyor
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Backfill gradient in Philex
-4 to -7% for water run-off
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End of LOM of Philex
2020
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Flotation cell eqpt used in Philex
Mechanical - Jameson - Wemco[
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Carmen Copper Ore minerals
Cpy, bor
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Mining Method of CCC
Open pit then Block Caving
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PNOC Oil Exploration here
Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay
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PNOC 3 MW Powerplant
San Antonio, Isabela
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How is clean coal made
upwards air separates light coal part and heavy impurities
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Lumbog Coal reserve is found here
Zamboanga Sibugay
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Philsaga is located here
Agusan del Sur
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Kind of deposit in Philsaga
Epithermal gold veins in andesite porphyry
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Hauling used in Philsaga
Locomotive and mine cars before, LHD and Jumbo drills current
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Minig method in Philsaga
Shrinkage stoping
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Mill used in Homonhon Heritage mine
Washing, Vib screen, Attritioner for oversize, Reichert Spiral
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Origin of lateritic nickel in Rio tuba
UM ophiolite belt
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Owner of Masbate Gold project
Filmenera
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operates prcoseeing plant in Aroroy, Masbate Gold Project
Phil. Gold Processing and Refining Corp. (PGPRC)
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Name 7 Gold Projects in the Phil
Didipio Copper Gold, Runruno Gold, Masbate Gold
PHILEX Boyongan copper Gold
Co-O Gold Project
XSTRATA Tampakan Copper Gold, Mankayan
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Used in Masbate Gold to extract CU-Au
Lead Nitrate
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Ore bearing Minerals in Didipio Nueva Vizcaya
Cpy in disseminations and veins and Native Gold
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Tectonic setting that produced Didipio Gold Project
Island Arc
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Mining Method in Oceanagold
Open pit then sublevel Stoping
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Magnetite that undergoes metasomatization
Chalcopyrite
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Chalcopyrite that undergoes more metasomatizatino
Bornite
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Ore recovery method in Oceana
Froth flotation
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Comminution method used in Oceana
SAG/Ball mill grinding circuit
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Tailings disposal method in Oceana
Dewatered by thickenerm, tailings stored UG for backfilling
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Owns Berong Nickel
Atlas
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Porphyry Copper Mine in Zambales
Dizon Porphyry Copper
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Dredging is used to mine tailiings pondin this mine
Balatoc Mine by Benguet Corp
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Benguet corp uses this to extract gold from tailings
flotation and CIP/CIL
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Location of Apex Mines
Compostela Valley Province
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Apex ore deposit geology/ mineralogy
gold vein deposit, porphyry copper, epithermal gold-silver veins
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Apex Mining Method
Longhole stoping and handheld stoping
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Min commmunition in Apex
Jaw crusher - Cone crusher
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Recovery method used in Apex
CIP w/ electrowinning and smelting to recover
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Apex Grinding eqpt
Ball and Rod mill
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Used to dissolve precious metals in APEX
sodium Cyanide w/ lime
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APEX Used to adsorb precious metals in solution
Carbon using Counter current method the goes into a Carbon Stripping Column
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Product of refining in APEX
Gold bullion of 15% Au, 80% Silver fusion furnace
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Mininig Method used in Acupan
Camote mining
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Cagdianao Nickel Mine is located in
Surigao del Norte
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Name of company that owns chromite mine in Homonhon
Cambayas Mining Corporation
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Geology of deposit in Homonhon
Chromite form serpentinites and serpentinized ultramafic roks
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Deposit shape of chromite in homonhon
elongated rods and lenses
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Mining method in Heritage
Open pit mining by backhoe and tucks
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Grinding mill used in Heritage mine
Autogenous attrition grinding
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Source of metallurgical chromite in Suriga del Norte
Krominco Inc
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Mining method for Krominco Inc
Open pit with ANFO blasting
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Dredgin operation in the Philippines (Black Sand Mining)
Leyte Iron Sand Corp
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Mt. Sinai mines what and where
Chromite in Homonhon Island
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Oriental Synergy Mining Corporation location (OSMC)
Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte
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Milling process in Rapu-Rapu
Bulk flotation of zinc and copper sulfides, then thickening, and filtering
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TVI Resources Development Phils., Inc. is owned by what country
Canada
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TVI has a mining operation where?
Canatuan, Zamboanga del Norte
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Mining method in Canatuan
Open pit mining
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Deposit geometry in Canatuan
Shallow, dipping and tabular body
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OSMC mines this
laterite for nickel and cobalt
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OSMC uses this
Shallow open-pit mining
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A wholly Filipino company with a mining operation in Agusan del Norte
SR Metals Inc.
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SR Metal Inc. Mine in Agusan del Norte mining method
Contour mining
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Holci Philippines is located in
La Union
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Mining method by Holcim
quarrying (surface open-cut)
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Holcim mines for what
limestone and quartz chert or silicified pillow basalts
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Used in Masbate Gold to detoxify tailings
Hydrogen Peroxide
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What serves as the main access and ventilation of Lepanto
Nayak Twin Declines
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Chemical grade chromite formula and 2 char
Cr2O3
Low SiO2
5 - 9 pH
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Minerals assemblage of Cyprus type
Pyrite
Chalcopyrite
Sphalerite
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Flat-lying, bedded ore deposit
| - Cu, Pb/Zn/Ag
Manto
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Nickel deposit type in Acoje Mines, Zambales
Primary (Magmatic) Nickel-Copper Sulphide type
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Random or irregular drainage pattern
Insequent
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Stream that flows opposite to slope
Obsequent
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Stream that follows slope but a lower relief
Resequent
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Confining bed that stores water but nearly impermeable
Aquitard
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Cannot store nor transmit water
Aquifuge
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Geol unit that stores water but is nearly impermeable
Aquiclude
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Difference of Radial and Centripetal Stream pattern
Radial flows away a point
| Centripetal flows towards pt
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Part of Sea, lake, river near close to shore
Littoral zone
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Deposit consisting of a zone of veins
Lode deposit
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Mercury deposit in the Phil in
Palawan
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Island Arc porphyry copper metals
Cu-Au
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Andean type Porphyry metals
Cu-Mo
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Isohyet is
Lines w/ same rainfall
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Epeirogeny is
broad upwarp without buckling or fracturing in the middle of continents
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specific Seismic petroleum explo method
Seismic reflection
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Domestic extension into rocks above batholith
Cupola
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Type of deposit in Philex Bulawan
Epithermal
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Group of dikes
Dike swarm
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Holocrystalline mineral without quartz but has alkali feldspar
Nepheline Syenite
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A Calcium-Magnesium carbonate mineral
dolomite
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Sand bar that connects mainland to and island
Tombolo
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Use of oxygen to convert sulphides to oxide
Roasting
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This converted to Blister copper
Copper matte
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Matte composition
Copper and Iron sulfides
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Alkaline lime
Slaked lime
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Caustic lime
Quicklime
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Aluminum mineral with the highest % of aluminum
Corundrum
