MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Guantero, Lea Amor

Benzal, Fevelyn
Refil, Ruth
Morales, Joseph Miguel
Dela Cruz, Deonila Miles
Tilucan, Jey-Ann
• Minerals are
substances that are
formed naturally in
the Earth. Minerals
are usually solid,
inorganic, have a
crystal structure, and
form naturally by
geological processes.
 STATISTICS OF MINERALS
• Php134.61 Billion - total production value of
metallic minerals as of 2014

PRIMARY MINERAL COMMODITIES

(estimated value produced as of 2014)
Nickel – Php 80.95B
Gold – Php 32.97B
Copper – Php 22.76B
 NICKEL
• Can be found in
Zambales, Palawan,
Agusan Del sur and
Surigao Del sur
• It belong to the transition
metals and is hard and
ductile
• Commonly used for
money coins
 GOLD

• Located in baguio,
Masbate, Surigao and
Masara
• Commonly used for
jewelrys
• One of the most popular
mineral because of its
value
 COPPER
• located in the south of the
Philippines in Tampakan,
South Cotabato. Tampakan
represents one of the largest
copper resources in the
Philippines.
 IRON
• Iron , one of the Philippines’
largest mineral deposits, is not
being extracted at present.

• It is use to manufacture steel and

also used in Civil Engineering like
reinforced concrete and etc.
 Lead
• Lead is very abundant in the
Philippines and it is used in
variety of industrial
applications. Lead is one of
the cheapest minerals to
come out from mines.
 Manganese
• Located at Bohol, Busuanga
Marinduque, Masbate,
Siquijor, Zamboanga del Sur,
Agusan del Norte

• It is the most important

mineral in producing steel
and aluminum alloy.
 Silver
• Silver metal is used in many
bullion coins, sometimes
alongside gold, while it is
more abundant than gold, it
is much less abundant as a
native metal.
 ALUMINUM

• Aluminum and its alloys are

vital to the aerospace
industry and important in
transportation and building
industries, such as building
facades and window frames.
 CHROMITE
• Can be found in South
Luzon, Zambales and
North Luzon
• Commonly used in Metal
additive and chemical use
• Added in metal because of
its hardness and allows
less oxidation and
corrosion to metal
 PLATINUM
• Can be found in
Zambales, Samar islands
and Cebu
• Used by different
industries especially by
jewelry.
 IMPORTANCE OF MINERAL
RESOURCES
• They provide raw materials to the primary,
secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy
• Exportation from our country
THREATS MINERAL RESOURCES
FACES TODAY
• Lack of preservation
• country’s rainforest and biodiversity
• Global scarcity of fresh water
Thank you and
God Bless