| Deposit ID | 10231119 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650390002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rapu-Rapu Copper Project |
| Alternate or previous names | Hixbar Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 124.14923, 13.21701 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 430 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 124.14923, 13.21701 |
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| Strike | N65W | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45S | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Albay |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hixbar Mining Co, Inc |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 16500mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 16500mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 16500mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1496000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1496000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3496000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650390002 |
BRYNER, L.; ORE DEP. OF THE PHIL.- AN INTRO. TO THEIR GEO.;
EOL.; VOL. 64, 1969, PGS. 652-653.
COPPER, LEAD, & ZINC ORE RES. OF ASIA & F EAST UN MIN. RES.
RIES NO. 14; 1960; PG. 52-53 IRVING, E.M. & CRUZ, D.P.;
PER-PYRITE DEPOSITS OF RAPU-RAPU ISLAND, ALBAX PROV., D.I.;
OF INVESTIGATION NO. 1; PG. 15-19.
KINKEL JR., A.R.; GEOL. OF THE COPPER DEP. OF THE HIXBAR GOL
, INC., RAPU RAPU ISLAND, ALBAX; SPEC. PRO. SERIES PUB. NO.
R; 1956. INFO. CIR NO. 16 COPPER IN
L.; PHIL. BUR. OF MINES; 1953; PGS. 7-9.
PHIL MINING & ENG JOUR 5-76 ANN REV P 24.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.