Mindoro

Occurrence 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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092550
MRDS ID M047021
Record type Site
Current site name Mindoro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.16597, 13.40029 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR CALAPAM, NORTHERN MINDORO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Comments on the location information

  • THE ISLAND LIES DIRECTLY SW OF LUZON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AREA WAS PANNED FOR GOLD, PLATINUM, AND TIN IN 1904 , BUT NONE WAS FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.16597, 13.40029

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINES ISLANDS MINING BUREAU ANNUAL REPORT, 1900 - 1905 , P. ( 5 ) - 14 , 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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