NON Metalliferous Flashcards
Geologic materials used for a wide spectrum of purposes beyond the two interest of economic geology
Industrial Minerals
Two main interest of economic geology
- Fuel
- Metals
Describe as:
> widespread
> Enormous Reserves
> Accessible
Geologically
Describes as:
> development needs less investment
> cheaper to obtain
Economically
Describes as:
> needs less processing
> needs less energy
> less damages on the environment
Technologically
Examples are: food preservative, drilling mud, manufacturing of toothpaste, teflon, steel, plastics, cement, oil well drilling, abrasive
Industrial or Manufacturing
Examples are: stone, gravel, sand, granite, limestone, gypsum, (plaster, wall boards etc.)
Construction materials
Examples are: source of fertilizers: nitrate, rock phosphate, potassium compounds
Agriculture
Examples are: glasswares, cosmetic powder, cleaning materials, decorative materials
Household Items
In the Philippine Mining Industry how many are the operating mines and quarries for Metallic Mines?
48 Metallic Mines
In the 48 Metallic Mines how many mines are for Gold?
8 Gold Mines
In the 48 Metallic Mines how many mines are for Copper?
3 Copper Mines
In the 48 Metallic Mines how many mines are for Nickel?
30 Nickel Mines
In the 48 Metallic Mines how many mines are for Chromite?
3 Chromite Mines
In the 48 Metallic Mines how many mines are for Iron?
4 Iron Mines
In the Philippine Mining Industry how many are the operating mines and quarries for Non-Metallic Mines?
61 Non-metallic Mines
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for limestone/shale?
35 limestone/shale quarries
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for silica?
5 silica quarries
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for aggregates?
15 aggregates quarries
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for dolomite?
1 dolomite quarries
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for clay?
3 clay quarries
In the 61 Non-Metallic Mines how many quarries are for sand and gravel?
2 sand and gravel quarries
In the Philippine Mining Industry how many are the processing plants?
5 processing plants
In the 5 processing plants how many are for gold?
2 Gold Processing plants
In the 5 processing plants how many are for nickel?
2 Nickel Processing plants
In the 5 processing plant how many are for copper?
1 Copper Smelter Plant
In the Philippine Mining Industry how many are the small quarries and sand gravel operations covered b permits issued by LGU’s
3,389 small quarries
Increase in the Pace of Industrialization + growing environment concerns = _____________________
Increase in demand for industrial and manufacturing materials
mineral use for fire proofing, insulation, brake linings and cement
Asbestos
now considered non-commercial due to its carcinogenic property
Asbestos
Naturally occurring mineral substance can be pulled into a fluffy consistency
Asbestos
Properties of Asbestos
- Fibers are soft and flexible
- Resistant to heat, electricity and chemical corrosion
Uses of Asbestos
- An effective insulator
- Can be mixed into cloth, paper, cement, plastics and other materials to make them stronger
Asbestos is _____________ a single type of mineral - rather it refers to a group of silicate minerals that share the same fibrous nature
Not
Example of Asbestos:
- Serpentine: Chrysotile (white, Curly)
- Amphibole: Grunerite-cummingtonite/ Amosite (Brown Asbestos)
- Amphibole: Riebeckite/ Crocidolite (Blue asbestos)
- Amphibole: Tremolite
- Amphibole: Actinolite
- Amphibole: Anthophyllite
Asbestos is most commonly found in: _______________
- Serpentinites
- Altered ultramafic rocks
- Some mafic rocks
Asbestos other rock types are: ________________
- metamorphosed dolostones
- metamorphosed iron formations
- carbonatites
- alkalic Intrusions
Factor Contributing to Asbestos Formation
Faulting and Fracturing of these rocks with increased temperatures, pressures and the presence of water
Places where Asbestos are deposited in PH (Areas are associated with Ophiolite of Geological Significance)
- Bangui and Burgos, Ilocos Norte
- Aguilar and Mangatarem, Pangasinan
- Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe and San Marcelino, Zambales
- Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro
- Antique
- Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon
Classification of local Asbestos
- Shingles
- Paper
- Plaster
- Refuse Grades
Market requirement of Asbestos used to depend mainly on _______________
Fiber Length
In Electrical Insulation of Asbestos, the iron content should not exceed ___________
3.5%
Mineral that is heavy spar, inert, heavy and a stable mineral
Barite
Mineral that is white, opaque and twinned
Barite
Several Forms Barite is produced and sold
- Jig Concentrate
- Crude Lumps
- Ground Barite
- Flotation Concentrate
Derived from vein or seam deposits and principally a product of hand sorting
Lump Ore
The bulk of barite produced and sold is in the form of either ____________ or ___________________
- Jig Concentrate
- Flotation Concentrate
In oil well industry barite prepared should be ___________
Ground to -325 mesh
In the production of barium compounds barite prepared should be _________________
sold as jig concentrate
In the glass industry barite prepared should be ____________
prepared to -20 mesh and freed from iron using magnetic separators
Barite as inert filter in the manufacture of oilcloth, linoleum, paper and plastic should be prepared in _____________
ground to -325 mesh
Barite as pigment or extenders in paints should be prepared in ______________________
bleached with acid treatment to remove iron stain