Kurayao Pit

Producer in Philippines with commodity Copper
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303909
MAS/MILS ID 5650210007
Record type Site
Current site name Kurayao Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 125.93251, 7.40087 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 125.93251, 7.40087

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Davao Del Norte

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Apex Exploration And Mining Co., Inc
    Home office Yemen Arab Rep-Aden
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 4200000mt ore
    Indicated 4000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8200000mt ore
    Inferred 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 11200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., MINING JOUR. INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 197

  • Deposit

    259.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE OPENED IN AUG., 1973 & FULL CAPACITY IS EXPECTED BY AUG THE MINE IS OPEN PIT: MULTIPLE BENCH. ACTUAL ORE TON 02,597 ST. ACTUAL WASTE TONNAGE: 179,869 ST. DAILY ORE CAPAC 00 STPD. STRIPPING RATIO: 1.8:1. CONCENTRATOR FEED CAPACITY: PD. EXTRACTION METHOD: FLOTATION.MAINTAINS ACID LEACHING PLA

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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