Ayala Deposit

Producer in Philippines with commodities Fire Clay (Refractory), Copper
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 10231006
MAS/MILS ID 5650210021
Record type Site
Current site name Ayala Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.9393, 6.97091 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.9393, 6.97091

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zambales Base Metals, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 6469000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6469000mt ore
    Total resources 6469000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.2 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Clay Clay 1.38 wt-pct Clays 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHIL MINING & ENGIN. JOUR, MINING ANNUAL 75 & DIRECTORY, VOL

  • Deposit

    NO 7, JULY 1975, P 131, 135.

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINING, P 262.

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER, P 136.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRADE INCLUDES COMBINED ZN, PB, CU. SOME AG IN CU-CON. MILL CAP 1000 TPD, CONS SHIPPED TO JAPAN. 1975 PRODUCES CU-M 10 TPD; PB 30 TPD; ZN 60 TPD; PYRITE CON 30 TPD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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