San Mauricio

Producer in La Union, Philippines with commodities Gold, Iron, Copper, Mercury, Zinc, Lead
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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109598
MRDS ID M047026
Record type Site
Current site name San Mauricio
Alternate or previous names Tumbaga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 122.76593, 14.25021 (WGS84)
Relative position SOUTHEASTERN LUZON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Union(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines La Union

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR PARACELE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Primary
Copper Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Crocoite Ore
Galena Ore
Mercury Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 122.76593, 14.25021

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 5 - 40 DEG E
    Dip SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Lies At Contact Of Schist And Diorite For A Distance Of At Least 20 Miles

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paracele And Mambulao

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Paracale Mining Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1951
    Total resources 212263000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.262 g/mt Gold Major 1951
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1951

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AS OF 1951 : ABOUT 1,048.4 TONS CU COULD BE RECOVERED. ALSO RECOVERABLE: 0.36 % PB, 0.4 % ZN, 1 OZ./TON AG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINES ISLAND MINING BUREAU ANNUAL REPORT, 1900 - 1905 , P. ( 5 ) - 21 , 28 ; ( 6 ) - 21

  • Deposit

    JONGCO, C., 6/53 , COPPER IN THE PHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES, INFO. CIRCULAR NO. 16 , P. 22

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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