Acupan

Producer in Philippines with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069661
MRDS ID W007285
Record type Site
Current site name Acupan
Alternate or previous names Itogon, Benquet

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.5993, 16.36668 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Altaite Ore
Bornite Ore
Calaverite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Coloradoite Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Petzite Ore
Proustite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Rhodonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.5993, 16.36668

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Baguio District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Benquet Consolidated Mining Co.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 GROUPS OF VEIN SYSTEMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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