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Ayala

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069655
MRDS ID W007279
Record type Site
Current site name Ayala
Alternate or previous names Zambales Base Metal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 122.08262, 7.20089 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 122.08262, 7.20089
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1974

Mining district

District name Ayala District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Zambales Base Metals, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 5905000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1986
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
    Lead Pb 2.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 29000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.47 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Copper Cu 0.34 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
    Lead Pb 1.56 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Gold Au 21.959 g/mt Gold Minor 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1976, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY.

  • 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.

  • Production

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1988 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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