Cubuagan Deposit

Past Producer 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280309
MAS/MILS ID 5650150041
Record type Site
Current site name Cubuagan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.19928, 17.4999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.19928, 17.4999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Batong-Buhay Gold Mines, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.672 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Gold Au 0.4 g/mt Gold Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAEGART, W.E. AND LEWIS, D., CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE

  • Deposit

    PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    AND RESERVES: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL

  • Deposit

    AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS REPRINT, 1976, 76-I-79.

  • Deposit

    MIRANDA, DATA ON PHILIPPINE MINERAL RESOURCES: PHILIPPINE

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 22, 1975.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JANUARY 1976.

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.