| Deposit ID | 10069596 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mankayan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lepanto |
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.78263, 16.88329 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Benguet(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Benguet |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calaverite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Hessite | Ore |
| Krennerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 83 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22a |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted Cu-As-Sb |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bagon Intrusive | ||||
| Rock description | Bagon Intrusive | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Rock unit name | Lepanto Metavolcanics |
| Rock description | Lepanto Metavolcanics |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | 120.78263, 16.88329 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5687000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007200 |
PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN ORE ZONE EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 2 KM. |
| Deposit | OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986. THE MINES IN THIS AREA WERE WORKED IN THE 14TH CENTURY BY THE CHINESE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Wittekindt | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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