Lcmc-La Suerte Project

Producer in Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134159
MAS/MILS ID 5650150081
Record type Site
Current site name Lcmc-La Suerte Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 122.68256, 14.28351 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 122.68256, 14.28351

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. (Lcmc)
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner La Suerte Gold Mining Corp.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 59000mt ore
    Indicated 27000mt ore
    Demonstrated 86000mt ore
    Inferred 23000mt ore
    Total resources 109000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.36 g/mt Gold Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,

  • Reserve-Resource

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 331.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, VOL. 29, NO. 12, NOVEMBER 1976, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL '76 & BUYER'S GUIDE, 1976, P. 8-9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1978 - THE OPERATION EMPLOYS 442 PERSONS. THE MINE OPENED IN 1976. TUNNEL, VEIN MINING IS EMPLOYED. DAILY ORE CAPACITY IS 71.8 WET METRIC TONS. CONCENTRATOR FEED CAPACITY IS 250 METRIC TONS/DAY. 1976 - LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY (LCMC) IS FINANCING LA SUERTE IN THIS PROJECT. 122 KG OF GOLD WERE PRODUCED THIS YEAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Bjorn / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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