Albay is number one in the production of metallic minerals, Camarines Norte in non-metallic minerals

For the year 2009, the Province of Albay leads in the production of metallic minerals while Camarines Norte in non-metallic minerals in Bicol valued at around P2,424,934,601.34 and P21,728,191.25, respectively, records at the Bicol Mines and Geosciences Bureau showed.

In metallic production, Albay is followed by Masbate with P2,197,935,207.43 and Camarines Norte - P31,948,615.54,

Albay produced 26,617.43 Dry Metric Tons (DMT) of Copper Concentrates valued at P1,026,329,940.38, 715.09 Kilograms (Kg) of Gold (by product of Copper) – P812,327,417.17, 9,527.26 Kg. of Silver (by product of Copper) – P162,027,702.14  and 21,675.50 DMT of Zinc Concentrate – P424,249,541.65; Masbate, 2,286.28 Kg of Gold – P2,174,126,098.96 and 1,536.53 Kg. of Silver – P23,809,108.47 and Camarines Norte, 24.51 Kg of Gold valued at P30,886.664.90 and 52.12 Kg of Silver – P1,061,950.64.

Camarines Norte, the leading producer of non-metallic minerals, is closely followed by Albay with P18,784.511.00, Camarines Sur – P11,397,075.20, Masbate – P3,536,125.00, Catanduanes – P1,720,750.00 and Sorsogon – P316,380.00.

Records showed that Camarines Norte total production of Ball Clay is 6,425 Metric Tons (MT) valued at P2,570,000.00, Decorative Stone (12.50 MT)-P5,000.00, Diatomaceous Earth (233 MT) – P93,200.00, Fieldspar (50 MT) – P20,000.00, Kaolin Clay (5,945.00 MT) – P2,378,000.00, Sand and Gravel (90,842.55 Cubic Meters) – P6,813,191.25, Silica Sand (930 MT) – P372,000.00, Silica Quarts (20 MT) – P8,000.00, White Clay/Kaolin/Silica Sand/Quartz (5,440 MT) – P9,084,800.00 and White Clay (960 MT) – P384,000.00; Albay, Bentonite (1,500 cu. m.) – P300,000.00, Boulder (28,148.00 cu.m.) – P1,212,389.00, Earthfill (21,100 cu.m.) – P600,929.00, Limestone (175,000 cu.m.) – P8,050,000.00, Perlite (500 cu.m. ) – P102,000.00, Perlite (8,253.20 MT) – P1,856,700.00, Pebbles (50 cu.m.) – P12,500.00, Sand and Gravel (144,118 cu.m.) – 6,129,468.00, Selected Aggregates (3,950 cu.m.) – P136, 125.00, Selected Stone (100 cu.m.) – P25,000.00, Shale Clay (14,100 MT) – P150,900.00 and White Sand (7,000 cu.m.) – P208,500.00; Camarines Sur, Ball Clay (2,416 MT) – P1,210,745.20, Earthfill (6,516 cu.m.) – P264,750.00, Perlite (5,820.80 MT) – P6,045,600.00, Sand and Gravel (21,361.50 cu.m.) – P3,748,980.00 and Woodstone and Greenslate (234 MT) – P127,000.00; Masbate, Boulders (280 cu.m.) – P28,000.00, Earthfill (7,713 cu.m.) – P2,588,275.00, Peebles (11 cu.m.) – P1,100.00 and Sand and Gravel (9,235 cu.m.) – P918,750.00; Catanduanes, Sand and Gravel (68,831 cu.m.) – P1,720,750.00; and Sorsogon, Pumice (792 MT) – P277,200.00 and Sand and Gravel (1,346 cu.m.) – P39,180.00.

In terms of contribution to over-all mineral production, the total metallic production of Albay, Masbate and Camarines Norte totaled P4,654,818,424.31 or 98.80% while non-metallic at P57,483,032.45 or 1.22%.

By Province, for metallic: Albay-51.46%, Masbate – 46.64% and Camarines Norte – 0.68%; for non-metallic: Camarines Norte – 0.46%, Albay – 0.40%, Camarines Sur – 0.24%, Masbate – 0.08%, Catanduanes – 0.04% and Sorsogon – 0.01%. (LDVAPRIL 12,10)