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Rio Tuba Mine, Bataraza, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Western Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippinesi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rio Tuba Mine | Mine (Active) |
| Bataraza | Municipality |
| Palawan Island | Island |
| Palawan Province | Province |
| Western Visayas Region | Region |
| Visayas | Island Group |
| Philippines | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 34' 17'' North , 117° 25' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2024
Deposit first discovered:
1960 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Tuba | 8,944 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Tarusan | 3,107 (2017) | 13.6km |
| Tagbita | 2,501 (2017) | 17.5km |
| Panalingaan | 2,973 (2017) | 23.6km |
| Batarasa | 6,169 (2017) | 25.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Palawan Rio Tuba Nickel Laterite deposit
A nickel mine operated (2024) by Nickel Asia Corporation.
The mine covers an area of some 990 hectares.
Ni-Co-enriched laterite over serpentinite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Garnierite' ? |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnierite' ? | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
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