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Hinatuan Mine

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 Location:
25 km E from Surigao, Philippines

  Address:
NAC SLO Building, Km 3, National Highway
Surigao City
Philippines
8400
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Nickel
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2 years (as of Jan 1, 2021)
With the depleting resources of HMC, its mine life is estimated to be until two (2) years only based on its remaining direct shipment ores. Feasibility studies are currently on-going to determine the possibility of HMC delivering low-grade limonite ores to CBNC, one of the local nickel processing plants in the Philippines, to further extend its mine life.

Work at Nickel Asia’s Hinatuan mine in the nickel mining hub, the Caraga region, have been suspended until Nov. 10 2020.


Owners

Source: p. 12,96
CompanyInterestOwnership
Nickel Asia Corp. 100 % Indirect
Hinatuan Mining Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct
Hinatuan Mining Corp. was incorporated on October 9, 1979 and was granted rights over the Taganaan property (also known Hinatuan mine site) in 1980.

Hinatuan Mining Corp. is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Nickel Asia and is primarily engaged in the exploration, mining and exporting of nickel ore.

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Deposit Type

  • Laterite


Summary:

Nickeliferous laterite deposit is very pervasive throughout Dinagat Island being the direct weathering product of the ultramafic fraction of the DOC. Several nickel prospects and mines abound within the island group.

As a consequence the whole of Dinagat Island is covered by various mining and exploration permit applications. Besides PNPI which has the largest nickel operation in Dinagat historically, the adjacent island of Hinatuan hosts the Hinatuan Nickel Mining Corporations nickel operation and the Cagdianao Nickel Mining Corporation operates a property in eastern Dinagat Island which is along the Peninsula Point facing the Pacific Ocean. Both companies are under the umbrella corporation of Nickel Asia Corporation. North and east of Loreto are the MPSAs of Comet Exploration and Mining Corporation and Oriental Peninsula Corporation.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Ore Extraction
The main purpose of stripping activities is to expose the ore. Once the ore is already exposed, mining activities will then follow. The pit design should be of sufficient volume to include the volume of overburden and mineable ore, access road, drainage, stripping, and mining limits.

The ore is continually sampled vertically from the bench face at 5m interval, which will serve as a guide to loaders in segregating the materials being hauled. The working bench is excavated in slices of 3m only. Each material is classified as to assay value and will be excavated and loaded to haulage trucks separately. The load is separated according the classification as per assay.

Transferring / Beneficiation
The beneficiation area consists of an embankment, 10-15m high, 150m long with a back of almost one hectare. In level with the toe of the embankment is the ore breaking ground of approximately two (2) hectares in surface area including the area occupied by the manual crushers.

Based on the actual analysis of each pile, the individual piles are hauled to their respective piling areas at the back of the embankment where the ore is slowly pushed down the slope by a bulldozer. By gravity, the boulders roll down the slopes and accumulate at the toe. The oversized boulders are harvested by a wheel loader then spread at the breaking area for subsequent manual breaking.

Hauling of Beneficiated Ores to the Pier Stockyards ........


Crushing and Grinding


Processing



Production:

CommodityUnits202120202019201820172016
Saprolite wmt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,450,4012,077,0481,209,050
Limonite wmt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
All production numbers are expressed as ore.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,595,717 wmt2,795,188 wmt2,426,223 wmt2,951,579 wmt
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,171,417 wmt1,390,882 wmt784,760 wmt1,153,294 wmt
Total tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required4,767,134 wmt
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
Cut-off grades used to estimate Ore Resources are as follows: Saprolite: > 1.05% Ni,< 20.00% Fe; Limonite: > 20.00% Fe

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven & Probable 2,325 kdmt Nickel 1.21 % 28.1 kt
Proven & Probable 2,325 kdmt Iron 30.97 % 720.07 kt
Measured & Indicated 12,175 kdmt Nickel 1.2 % 146 kt
Measured & Indicated 12,175 kdmt Iron 29.76 % 3,623 kt
Inferred 1,978 kdmt Nickel 1.26 % 25 kt
Inferred 1,978 kdmt Iron 21.91 % 433.33 kt



Heavy Mobile Equipment as of June 16, 2016:
HME TypeQuantityLeased or
Contractor
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Bulldozer ....................... Subscription required Leased
Compactor ....................... Subscription required
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Drill ....................... Subscription required
Excavator ....................... Subscription required
Excavator ....................... Subscription required Leased
Grader ....................... Subscription required
Grader ....................... Subscription required Leased
Loader ....................... Subscription required
Loader ....................... Subscription required Leased
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required Leased
Truck (fuel / lube) ....................... Subscription required
Truck (fuel / lube) ....................... Subscription required Leased
Truck (service) ....................... Subscription required
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
Fact Sheet 2017
Annual Report 2016
Other 2016
Other 2014
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