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Santo Tomas Ii

Producer in Benguet, Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107286
MRDS ID W007207
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Tomas Ii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.61597, 16.26668 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benguet(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Benguet

Comments on the location information

  • IN PACDAL, TUBA, BENGUET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Iron Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Biotization, Sericitization, Propylitization, Pyritization, Sulfatization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 78
USGS model code 20c
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Au
Mark3 model number 34

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.61597, 16.26668
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 204826000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.32 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
    Gold Au 0.56 g/mt Gold Minor 1981

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

Reporter information

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