Basay

Producer in Negros Oriental, Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069642
MRDS ID W007263
Record type Site
Current site name Basay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 122.63261, 9.41734 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Negros Oriental(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Negros Oriental

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR BASAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Galena Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sphalerite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization, Propylitization, Pyritization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 122.63261, 9.41734

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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