Limestone In The Philippines

Sedimentary Rocks in the Philippines

Prepared byProfessor Angelina Nunag Tiotangco

1st Semester SY 2011-2012 for Natural Science 1 ( Earth Science

Limestone rock formation, El Nido

Hanging Coffins found in the limestone formations of Echo Valley in Sagada

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Limestone Philippines - Guimaras Island

Limestone Philippines has a mining area of almost 1,800 hectares of limestone deposit in Guimaras Island, Philippines. The Mining Area has been approved by the Philippine government for mining through a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) on March 3, 1993. The mining area is conservatively estimated to contain at least 500 years of limestone deposit (2 million tons per year mining rate).

Limestone Philippines has a mining area of almost 1,800 hectares of limestone deposit in Guimaras Island, Philippines. The Mining Area has been approved by the Philippine government for mining through a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) on March 3, 1993. The mining area is conservatively estimated to contain at least 500 years of limestone deposit (2 million tons per year mining rate).

Limestone Philippines is actively looking for investors or partners to mine its limestone deposit or purchase already mined limestone for export abroad. Fortunately, most of its limestone resources are close enough to the earth's surface to allow the easier and cheaper surface quarrying. Limestone Philippines, through its parent company, Dorilag Cement Corporation (DCC), is also open to both investors and partners interested in putting up a cement plant on the island of Guimaras where limestone is abundantly available.

The mining area is situated in Barangays Montpiller, Rizal, and Daragan in the

Municipality of Buenavista. The mining area is also located in Barangays Balcon,

Maravilla, Rizal, Hoskyn, and Marubuan in the Municipality of Jordan. Both

Municipalities are in Guimaras Island, Philippines.

The mining area covers 1,794.60 hectares (4,435 acres). It is bordered by latitude 10 degrees 37’30” to 10 degrees 41’ 00” and a longitude of 122 33’ 00” to 122 37’30."

Guimaras Island , Philippines

Uses of Lime

• Lime is a versatile chemical substance which is indispensable for many industrial processes and applications. Lime is used in different forms:

• * as uncalcined calcium carbonate (CaCO3)• * as burnt lime or quick lime (CaO)• * as hydrated lime Ca(OH)2

Uses of Lime?

1. Construction and buildingbuilding limecalcium silicate bricksmasonry mortar and renderingtreatment and stabilization of soils

2. Assignment per group : Research for other uses of lime with pictures in a legal size coupon bond and presented in a table. Send at angienunag@gmail.com This would be Assignment # 2 for Midterm. Time element is 20% .