| Deposit ID | 10158737 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650090003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carmen Atlas |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 123.79925, 10.50057 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Palawan(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Palawan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 123.79925, 10.50057 |
|---|
| Strike | N30E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 500HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1973 |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| District name | Cebu |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Consolidated Mining And Development Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Initial Production 7301540 Mt |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 13936200 Mt |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 16000000 Mt |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 320000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 500HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 500HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650090003 |
ANON., MINING JOURNAL, CARMEN ON SCHEDULE, 4/15/77 P. 295.
ALMOGELA, DOMINADOR, H., GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC
CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS
AND POSSIBILITIES OF PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE
PHILIPPINES-SUMMARY, CIRCUM-PACIFIC ENERGY AND MINERAL
RESOURCES MEMOIR 25, 1974, PP.434-438.
ANON., E/MJ, JAN. 1977, P. 62.
ANON., E/MJ, PHILIPPINE COPPER EXPANDING TO MEET POSSIBLE
SHORTAGE, FEB. 1977, P.117.
ANON., MINING JOURNAL, PROGRESS ALL AROUND, 5/10/74, P. 382.
ANON., MINING MAGAZINE, NEW COPPER OREBODY IN THE PHILIP-
PINES, JAN. 1974, P. 9.
ANON., MINING MAGAZINE, START-UP FOR CARMEN COPPER, JULY
1977, P. 7.
ANON., MINING MAGAZINE, CARMEN PORPHYRY COPPER OREBODY TO BE
DEVELOPED, SEPT. 1976, P.107.
ANON., PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE
PHILIPPINES: A SYMPOSIUM, SPECIAL PROJECT #16, 1956.
ANON., THE PHILIPPINE GEOLOGIST, SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF
PHILIPPINE COPPER DEPOSITS, VOL. XII, SEPT. 1958,
PP. 95-103.
ANON., WORLD MINING, PHILIPPINE PORPHYRY COPPERS, DEC. 1974,
PP. 28-33.
ANON., WORLD MINING, ATLAS SETS COPPER OUTPUT RECORD, JULY
1977, P. 80.
ANON., WORLD MINING, ATLAS COPPER COSTS RISE 60% WILL BUILD
SMELTER, OCT. 1974, P. 91
ANON., WORLD MINING, PHILIPPINES, FEB. 1975 P. 82
ANON., WORLD MINING, PHILIPPINES, FEB. 1980.
ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., COMPANY
FLIER, 2/22/78.
ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., MINING
INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1976, P. 113-114
ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., ANNUAL
REPORTS, 1974, 1975, 1977.
ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., THE FIRST
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, ANNUAL REPORT 1978.
ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., GEOLOGY AND
MINERALIZATION OF THE ATLAS DEPOSITS, CEBU, PHILIP-
PINES, 1971, DOMINADOR C. UY.
HOPE, A.R., REPORT ON A BRIEF VISIT TO THE ATLAS CONSOLIDATE
MINE AT TOLEDO, CEBU, 1969.
MADAMBA, FRANCISCO A., GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE
ATLAS CEBU DISSEMINATED COPPER DEPOSITS JOINT MEETING
MMIJ--AIME, 1972, TOKYO.
SAEGART, W.E. AND LEWIS, D.E., CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE
PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT PRODUC-
TION AND RESERVES: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, SEPT.
1977, P. 199.
WARREN, A.W., NOTES N VISIT TO ATLAS MINING'S COPPER
DEPOSITS, CEBU, 1970.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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