| Deposit ID | 10280714 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650150026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kennon Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.98259, 17.09994 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 624 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Philippines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 120.98259, 17.09994 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1969 |
| District name | Benguet Province |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Mountain Inc. |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 25853000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 25853000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25853000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650150026 |
BLACK MOUNTAIN ANNUAL REPORT 1974; PGS. 2-4, & SPEC. REPORT
STOCKHOLDERS.
DATA ON PHIL. MIN. RES.; INFO. CIR. NO. 22; BUR. OF MIN., PH
. 1975; PG. 27.
ENG. MINING JOUR., MINING JOUR. INTERNAT. DIR., 1975; PG. 25
MIN. NEWS SERVICE; PHIL. BUR. OF MINES; 1975; PG. 12.
UNECAFE MIN. DEV. IN ASIA & FAR EAST 1967; SERIES NO. 33; N.
8; PGS. 114 & 118
JONGCO, C.P.; COPPER IN THE PHIL.; MINING NEWSLETTER; MARCH,
PG. 14.
COPPER IN THE PHILIPPINES; BUR. OF MINES, DEPT. OF AGRICULTU
TURAL RESOURCES, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES; INDUSTRIAL DEV
T DIVISION; UNECAFE; DEVEL. OF MIN. RESOURCES IN ASIA & THE
T; 1953; PG. 355.
MINERALS NEWS SERVICE; REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES; DEPT. OF
L RESOURCES; BUREAU OF MINES; 1974; PG. 12.
FRONTINO INC., ANNUAL REPORT; 1974.
PHILIPPINE MINING AND ENGINEERINGJOURNAL, AUGUST 1975, P9. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERAL PRODUCTION IN 1973 WAS 81,841 METRIC TONS VALUED AT ,400 P; PRODUCTION IN 1972 WAS 79,948 VALUED AT 546,453,080 ENT INCREASE WAS 2.37% & THE VALUE INCREASE WAS 62.97 P. DAILY PRODUCTION AS OF 1967 WAS 1,500 TONS/DAY. TOTAL TONS MILLED TO JANUARY 1, 1975 IS 4,896,909; TOTAL POU COPPER METAL PRODUCED TO JAN. 1, 1975 WAS 32,464,344 LBS.; T NCES OF GOLD AS TO JAN. 1, 1975 WAS 16,104 OZ.; TOTAL OUNCES VER TO JAN. 1, 1975 WAS 91,276 OZ.. DIRECT MINING COSTS INCL APITAL DEVELOPMENT INCREASED 47%. THE EFFECTIVE COST OF MINI FROM P3.92/METRIC TON OF ORE TO P5.77/MT, OR 50[ U.S./SHORT 74[ U.S./SHORT TON. THE MINE IS NOW BEING WORKED ON 2 LEVELS THE PRICE OF COPPER RISES, A THIRD LEVEL WILL BE OPENED UP F ATION. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT,21 APRIL, 1975, THE MINE WA WORKED ON A SURVIVAL PLAN BECAUSEOF THE PRESENT DEPRESSED CO S AFFECTING SALES OF COPPER CONCENTRATES. UNDER THIS PLAN, T IS KEEPING ITS CREWS INTACT AND THE MINE IS OPERATING ON A R CASH FLOW BASIS. 1975 PRODUCTION FIGURES- 2, INCREASE TO 6,000 TPD. NO. OF SHAFTS: 2. CAVING. H DONE BY BELT. CONCENTRATOR FEED CAPACITY: 2,500 MTPD. EXTRAC THOD: FLOTATION. EXPANDING TO 3,500 TPD BY INCREASING CRUSHI OTATION CAPACITY. PRODUCTION IN 1974 2,927 MT D AT 35,060,937 P; FOR 1973, 2,751 MT AT 28,397,800; % INCRE .40 MT AND VALU RISE OF 23.46P TWO STEPS HAVE BEEN INITIATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE LONG ROFITABILITY OF BLACK MT. THE FIRST HAS BEEN TO EXPAND THE S DIAMOND DRILLING IN THE VICINITY OF THE KENNON MINE MAIN ORE ITH THE ADDITION OF THE DEEP CAPACITY CORE DRILLS. SECONDLY, GOING EXPLORATION TO FIND A VIABLE ORE BODY ELSEWHERE. MILL CAPACITY IS 3000 TPD AT 0.38% CU AT PRESENT. PRODUCTION: 1412 MT OF CU CONTAINED IN CONCENTRATES IN THE F MESTER OF 1975 AS COMPARED TO 1478 MT IN 1974. THE SLIGHT RE WAS DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF NEW MILL UNITS AND CIRCUITS C AT PRESENT, PRODUCTION IS BACK TO NORMAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Vogel, I.D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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