| Deposit ID | 10304073 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paracale Dist Base Metal Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 122.74926, 14.30021 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 122.74926, 14.30021 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1500 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Mauricio Mining Co |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Paracale Mining Co |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paracale- Gumaus Mining Co |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150013 |
FROST,J.D.,1959,NOTES ON ORE-STRUCT-,PARACALE DIST,CAMARINES
PHIL.GEOLOGIST,13,P31-43
LETTER,MAR.1975,PHIL.IRON MINES INC. ON RESERVES & GRADE AT
PHIL. BUREAU OF MINES,1955,INFO.CIRC. 19,MIN.RES.PHIL.,PG88-92
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TONNAGE AND GRADE BEING VERIFIED AS RPTD BY PHIL. IRON MINES 2-TYPES OF ORE ASSOC.: COPPER-MOLY-URANIUM DISSEM. ORES WITH SEDIMENTS LOCALIZED IN SED BEDS, MUCH LESS CONTINUOUS & SMAL BODIES THAN ASSOC IRON ORES; COMPLEX SULFIDE-PRECIOUS METAL OC. IN CONTACT METAMORPHOSED ZONES. SOME DEPOSITS ARE LOCALL ALONG AND IN DIORITE- GRANDIORITE DIKES-OTHER DEPOSITS ARE S WHERE SILVER-GOLD RATIO IS HIGHERTHAN GOLD ZONE. ALL DEPOSIT RACALE DIST. HAVE ZONAL DIST. AROUND CENTRAL PARACALE STOCK. NCLUDES THE INNER GOLD ZONE, CENTRAL IRON ZONE & OUTER BASE ONE. MORE EXPLOR.DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVE SIGNIF. MORE BASE ME LEAD-ZINC ORE GRADE & TONNAGE INDICATED AS OF 1952(UNESCAFE) TRATES CONTAIN 1-6.3OZ./TN GOLD, 3-21.4OZ/TN SILVER-SMALL SC DUCTION -1951,995MT OF LEAD,282MTOF ZINC FROM MINES COMBINED INVOLVED IN GOLD MINING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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