Mineral resources in Philippines

Mineral resources in Philippines

Philippines unique geographical environment and geological conditions, so that it has a relatively small area with a rich natural mineral resources, in the world of mineral resources and reserves occupies an important position. According to the data of the Philippine National Bureau of Geology and mining, in the calculation of mineral reserves per unit area, gold reserves of the Philippines ranks third in the world, copper reserves ranks fourth in the world, nickel ore reserves ranks fifth in the world, chrome ore reserves ranking sixth in the world.

Philippines has many world-class high quality mineral resources, mineral resources are huge, widely distributed.

Luzon in the northern Philippines BAL: Benguet Province, Zambales Province, Marinduque; Central Visayas Samar, Negros Occidental province; west of Palawan area and southern Mindanao Surigao del Norte Province, Davao Province, Davao Oriental Province, Zamboanga del Norte province are is important mineral district.

According to the needs of economic development and limitation of mining conditions and other factors, currently only choice of mined ore in the gold, chromium, nickel, copper and non-metallic mineral phosphate ore, clay, dolomite, feldspar, limestone, marble, perlite, silica, stone, sand, salt, diorite, such as serpentinite.

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