Sipalay Mine

Producer in Philippines with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158851
MAS/MILS ID 5650250002
Record type Site
Current site name Sipalay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.41598, 9.76734 (WGS84)
Elevation 156

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.41598, 9.76734

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Negros Occidental

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Marinduque Mng. And Industrial Corp.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 651374000mt ore
    Indicated 221965000mt ore
    Demonstrated 873339000mt ore
    Total resources 873339000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.492 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMJ. MINING JOUR. INTERNATIONAL DIR., 1975; PG. 261.

  • Deposit

    MINING DEVELOP. IN ASIA & THE FAR EAST, MIN. RES. DEV. SERIE

  • Deposit

    7; U. N., 1975; PG. 110.

  • Deposit

    DATA ON PHIL. MIN. RES.; INFO. CIR. NO. 22; BUR. OF MINES; 1

  • Deposit

    . 28.

  • Deposit

    UNECAFE, MIN. DEV. IN ASIA & FAR EAST, 1967; MIN. RES. DEV.

  • Deposit

    NO. 33, N.Y.; 1968; PG. 120.

  • Deposit

    INFO. CIR. NO. 19, MIN. RES. OF THE PHIL.; BUR. OF MINES; 19

  • Deposit

    35.

  • Deposit

    INFO. CIR. NO. 12, SUMMARY OF THE MIN. DEP. OF THE PHIL.; BU

  • Deposit

    INES; 1952; PG. 8-9.

  • Deposit

    DIR. OF PHIL. PRODUCING MINES & QUARRIES, PET. EXPL. COM. &

  • Deposit

    ENTERPRISES; BUR. OF MINES; MAX, 1975; PG. 4.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS NEWS SERV; BUR. OF MINES; 1975; PG. 12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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