| Deposit ID | 10303835 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thanksgiving Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.5993, 16.35001 (WGS84) |
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 |
|---|---|
| Altaite | Unknown |
| Andradite | Unknown |
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Clinozoisite | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hessite | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Petzite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Vesuvianite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 120.5993, 16.35001 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 50W | ||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Baguio District |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benquet Exploration Inc |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 120000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 120000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150002 |
BRYNER, L., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPPINES - AN INTRODUC-
TION TO THEIR GEOLOGY: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 64, P. 644-
666.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THE GEOLOGY OF THE THANKSGIVING MINE,
BAGUIO DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES: VOL. 62,
1967, P. 472-481.
WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77, BENGUET EXPLORATION INC.,
MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, SAN FRANCISCO, 1976, P. 132.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL (E/MJ) INTERNATIONAL DIRECTO-
BEALL, J.V., COPPER PACES MINING EXPANSION IN THE PHILIP-
PINES: MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 24, NO. 1, APRIL 1969,
P. 70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1976 - THERE ARE 880 PEOPLE EMPLOYED. ORE PRODUCTION IS 148 TONS/DAY COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER AND 145 TONS/DAY ZINC. CONCENTRATE PRODUCED IS 3 TONS/DAY COPPER, 40 OUNCES/DAY GOLD, 270 OUNCES/DAY SILVER AND 30 TONS/DAY ZINC CONCENTRATE. THE UNDERGROUND MINE IS DEVELOPED BY ADIT AND VERTICAL SHAFT WITH A PILLAR RECOVERY SYSTEM OF MINING. CONCENTRA- TOR PROCESSING YIELDS 150 TONS/DAY BY FLOTATION AND 140 TONS/DAY BY CYANIDATION. 1969 - THANKSGIVING MINE IS THE HIGHEST GRADE GOLD MINE LOCATED IN THE BAGUIO DISTRICT. THE COPPER CIRCUIT WAS SUSPENDED IN 1976, TEMPORARILY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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