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San Remigio Copper Prospect

Past Producer in Philippines with commodities Copper, Iron, Sulfur
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  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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256118
MAS/MILS ID 5650310002
Record type Site
Current site name San Remigio Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.06599, 10.83383 (WGS84)
Elevation 750

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.06599, 10.83383
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Panay

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Remigio Copper Mines, Inc
    Home office Afghanistan
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 120000mt ore
    Demonstrated 120000mt ore
    Total resources 120000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.45 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Sulfur S 34.48 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1977
    Iron Fe 30.15 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COPPER IN THE PHIL., INFO. CIR. NO. 16; PHIL. BUR. OF MINES,

  • Deposit

    PG. 9-10 & 7A- JONGCO, C.P.; COPPER IN THE

  • Deposit

    MINING NEWSLETTER, MARCH, 1953; PGS. 6-7.

  • Deposit

    COPPER, LEAD & ZINC ORE RES. OF ASIA & FAR EAST; MIN. RES. D

  • Deposit

    IES NO. 14; 1960; PC. 53

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOP. WORK STARTED IN 1935 & SUBSTANTIAL SHIPMENTS OF COP WAS MADE TO THE JAPANESE SMELTERS THROUGH AMALGAMATED MINER THE SHIPMENTS AMT. TO OVER 21,000 T AVER. 5-7% CU.

Reporter information

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

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