| Deposit ID | 10256172 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paracale,San Mauricio Mines,Labo |
| Alternate or previous names | Deposits, River,Coco Grove;Lode and Placer |
| 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 |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | 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 | 1200 |
| District name | Paracale-Mambul |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Mauricio Mining Co |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Paracale Mining Co. |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coco Grove Inc. |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paracale Gumaus Consold. Min. Co |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Santa Barbara Mining Co. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2993000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2993000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2993000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150011 |
FROST;J.E,1959,NOTES ON GENESIS OF PARACALE DIST,CAMARINES N
PHIL.GEOLOGIST,13, P31-43
BAR,J.D.,& GARDNER,SAN MAURICIO MINING,JOSE PANGANIBAN,CAM.
A.I.M.E. TECH. PUB. NO.1187-A,VOL117,NO.90
PHIL.BUR.MINES,1955,INFO.CIRC.19 MIN.RES.PHIL.-601D-SILVER,1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH GRADE GOLD LOCALIZED ALONG TENSIONAL JOINTS IN GRANODIO MARGIN,AND AT THE CONTACT WITH OLDER ULTRAMAFICS. TOTAL GOLD TOTAL PROD.VAL.AS OF 1959>100 MILLION PESOS. VEINS PESISTENT GTH & VALUE,GOLD IS FREE OR ASSOCWITH SULFIDES. 1953 EST OF S-SAN MAURICIO,255,000MT; UNITED PERCALE,227,000MT. SAN MAUR AVE P34.89/TON-AMALGAMATION-FLOTATION PROCESS @ 350TPD.FOR G FIDE ORE-SOLD TO ASARCO(US)IN 1954.MILLING COST>P5.82,OVERAL COST>P55.56/TON. UNITED PERACALE PRODUCED P3.5 MILLION,1940- GOLD AND SILVER-STOPPED PROD IN 1960:S.POST WAR ORE WORTH P2 EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES;AV-86.7, AG-75.2,CU-82,PG-50.3%. GRA GOLD IS 0.46 OZ./TN,227,412MT IN TOTAL RESERVE(1954)@ P46.8/ COCO GROVE INC OWNS 19 PLACER,23 LODE CLAIMS;PRODUCES MOSTLY PLACERS;5,000CYD/DAY @ P0.63COST/YARD(1954).,AS OF 1954, 6,0 CU.YDS IN RESERVE @ P0.50/YD. FROM 1951-54, P1,011,446 OF GO SILVER WERE PRODUCED. PARACALE GUMAUS CONSOL. TOTAL RES. OF MT @ P84.34/TN(1955),150TPD FLOATATION MILL.-OPERATED BY DEM ION GOLD MINES. SANTA BARBARA MIN. CO.-24 LODE CLAIMS,1941 P TRIAL RUN OF P62135. OF GOLD SILVER,COPPER,LEAD- REFRACTORY ERVES ARE 35,000MT @ P26.00/TN-NOW IDLE(1955). TOTAL LODE RESERVES FOR DISTRICT IS 550,000MT OF GOLD ORE @ 11 GMS/ TON OF GOLD(AS OF 1955) TOTAL PLACER RESERVES APPRO LLION CU.YDS @ P0.5/CU.YD(1955) GRADE/MATRIX QUANTITIES ARE VALUES FOR SAN MAURICIO AND UNITED PERCALE,RESPECTIVELY CONCENTRATES CONTAIN 1-6.3OZ/TN-OF GOLD, 3.5-19.3OZ/TN OF SI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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