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  LOCATION
ALCOY dolomite deposits is situated at the municipality of Alcoy in the southern part of Cebu Province, Philippines. It is a huge deposit of uniform grade with an estimated reserve of 230 million tons (15 million proven; 215 possible). The ore body is characterized as a bedded lenticular form intercalated with limestone (Carcar formation) of the Plio-Pleistocene era.
 
THIS SITE COULD BE REACHED BY PLANE IN AN HOUR FROM MANILA TO CEBU CITY AND BY CAR ON A 1.5 HR. RIDE TO THE SOUTH, ABOUT 90 KMS.
 
START OF OPERATION - October 3, 1981 at the rate of 30,000 metric tons per month.
 
AFFILIATED COMPANIES :
 

Kawatetsu Mining Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan

 

Dolomite Mining Corporation
Manila, Philippines

Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Tokyo, Japan

 

Philippine Sinter Corporation
Tagolo-an, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Kawasho Corporation
Tokyo, Japan

   
 
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