Kingking Copper Project

Prospect 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207217
MAS/MILS ID 5650210019
Record type Site
Current site name Kingking Copper Project
Alternate or previous names Kingking Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 125.89921, 7.20089 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10(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

Ore Body (1) 125.89921, 7.20089

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1994

Mining district

District name Mindanao Island, Philipines

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
    Interest 75
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tvi Pacific Inc.
    Interest 25
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Benguet Explorations, Inc.
    Interest 20
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1995
    Last year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 225000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 225000000mt ore
    Total resources 225000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.47 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 0.58 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 317500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 317500000mt ore
    Total resources 317500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 0.51 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 293000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 293000000mt ore
    Total resources 293000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 315000000mt ore
    Total resources 315000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES OF RESERVES ARE WEIGHTED AVERAGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, "ECHO BAY MINES LTD." 1995, P?.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS BULLETIN, JAN. 14, 1993, P-9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE MINING RECORD, 1995, "MI" 001 REC.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 08/95, P98, "ECHO BAY GOES FOR KINGKING,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHILIPPINES".

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL82, #27, 09/2/96, P3.

  • Deposit

    ALMOGELA, D.H., PHILIPPINE PORPHYRY COPPERS: NOW 34 KNOWN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 8 MINES: WORLD MINING, VOL. 27, NO.13, DEC.

  • Deposit

    1974, PP28-33.

  • Deposit

    MIRANDA, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR

  • Deposit

    NO. 22, 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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