Mineral Resources

MINERAL DEPOSIT

 Amount of minerals that occur naturally in a particular

area.
CLASSIFICATIONS of MINERAL
DEPOSITS
 Metals
Ex. Copper, Aluminum, Silver
 Non – metals
Ex. Carbon, Iodine, Sulfur
GROUP ACTIVITY!

 RULES:

• Get Along
• Respect Others
• On Task
• Use Quiet Voices
• Participate
• Stay In Your Groups
What to do

 Get two plastic sheets. On one sheet, trace the outlines of the
trenches and faults from the Distribution of Active Faults and
Trenches in the Philippines.
 On the other sheet, trace the location of volcanoes from the Map
of Active and Inactive Volcanoes in the Philippines.
 After tracing, place the first sheet over the Metallic Deposits map.
 Then place the Volcanoes plastic sheet over the 2 maps.
Questions

 What geologic structures are found near the location of

the metallic deposits?
 How can you connect the presence of metallic deposits
with trenches or volcanic areas?
 Why do you think are metallic deposits abundant in
places where there are trenches or volcanoes?
ACTIVE FAULTS

 Theseare faults that are likely to become the source of

another earthquake sometime in the future
TRENCHES

 Itis a type of excavation or depression in the ground

that is generally deeper than it is wide, and narrow
compared with its length.
 Ingeology, trenches are created as a result of erosion
by rivers or by geological movement of tectonic plates.
Did You know?

 The Philippines is:

5th mineral country in the world
4th in copper
3rd in gold
5th in nickel
NON-METALLIC DEPOSITS

 Areminerals that do not produce new products on

melting.
Ex. Coal, Clay, Limestone
 The richness of the Philippines in terms of mineral
resources is being attributed to its location in the so-
called Pacific Ring of Fire.
 ThePacific Ring of Fire area is associated with over
450 volcanoes.
 Home to approximately 75% of the world's active
volcanoes.