Itogon

Producer in Benguet, Philippines with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107390
MRDS ID W032814
Record type Site
Current site name Itogon
Alternate or previous names Benquet

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.63263, 16.35001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benguet(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Benguet

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Petzite Ore
Proustite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.63263, 16.35001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Baguio District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Itogon-Suyok Mines, Inc.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.144 Oz/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 180 ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR, REFINERY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.

  • 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

    E/MJ 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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