What the Philippines can offer:
Rich mineral resources
- About 9 million hectares is geologically prospective for metallic minerals.
- Discovery of new sites with potentially world-class deposits:
- Tampakan (copper) which represents one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the South East Asia-Western Pacific region.
- Far Southeast (copper-gold) and Boyongan (copper)
New technology
- High Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL)
- Heap Leaching
Presence of support infrastructure
- Sea ports: 1,607 public ports and 423 private ports
- Airports: 10 international airports, 34 domestic airports, 41 community airports, 4 unclassified domestic airports
- Power plants: 75 run by the National Power Corp. and by independent power producers (IPPs)
Geographical advantage
- Many mines are located near the sea or ocean and have the advantage of proximity to ports as transhipment points.
- Proximity to China, Japan, Korea and other Asian markets.
Skilled Human Resource
- Availability of mining engineers and geologists with extensive experience in mineral exploration and mining operations.
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Identified Locations and available minerals
Luzon
- Central Cordillera – Au, Cu, Fe, Mn
- Northern Sierra Madre - Cr, Ni, Cu
- Zambales – Cr, Ni, Co, Pt, Cu, Au
- Vizcaya-Aurora – Cu, Au
- Bicol – Au, Fe, Cu
- Southern Tagalog – Cu, Au, Ni, Co
Visayas
- Central Visayas – Cu, Au, Mn
- Samar-Eastern Mindanao – Au, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ni, Pt, Mn
- Palawan – Cr, Ni, Co, Pt, Au
Mindanao
- North Central Mindanao – Cr, Cu, Au
- Zamboanga Peninsula – Au, Cu, Cr, Fe
- Southern Mindanao – Cu, Au
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