Hope Mine

Producer in Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303854
MAS/MILS ID 5650210012
Record type Site
Current site name Hope Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.94921, 7.58416 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.94921, 7.58416

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mindanao Island, Philipines

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Apex Exploration And Mining Co., Inc.
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 461000mt ore
    Indicated 259000mt ore
    Demonstrated 720000mt ore
    Total resources 720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.81 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES: 461,000DMT CU; 259,000 MT 4.76GM/T AU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    APEX EXPLORATION & MINING CO. INC. ANNUAL REPORT, 1974.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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