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Masara

Producer in Davao, Philippines with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069649
MRDS ID W007272
Record type Site
Current site name Masara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 126.03254, 7.37588 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Davao(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Davao

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result GRADES 4-12 G/T AU, 6-8 G/T AU COMMON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 126.03254, 7.37588
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure, Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1938

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Apex Exploration And Mining Co., Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 1400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.36 g/mt Gold Major 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BASE METALS AND GOLD CONTENTS INCREASE WITH DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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