Balabac Copper Mine, Balabac Island, Palawan Province, Western Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines i
Regional Level Types
Balabac Copper Mine Mine (Abandoned)
Balabac Island Island
Palawan Province Province
Western Visayas Region Region
Visayas Island Group
Philippines Country

Regional Level Types
Balabac Copper Mine	Mine (Abandoned)
Balabac Island	Island
Palawan Province	Province
Western Visayas Region	Region
Visayas	Island Group
Philippines	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

7° 59' 17'' North , 117° 4' 19'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: w97m2n1q2

Type:

Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024

Köppen climate type:

Af : Tropical rainforest climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Balabac	9,881 (2017)	2.6km

Mindat Locality ID:

447065

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:447065:9

GUID (UUID V4):

An abandoned copper mine.
The mine was once owned and operated by Benguet Consolidated Incorporated (BCI) which then abandoned the mine in the late 1970s.

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References

Regoniel, Patrick A. (2006) Defunct copper mine in Balabac Island, Palawan: Unaddressed threat to aquatic ecosystems and questions on accountability. 38th Annual Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences .

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