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Thanksgiving Mine

Producer in Philippines with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073024
MRDS ID W018816
Record type Site
Current site name Thanksgiving Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.66597, 16.41667 (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 Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Cadmium Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Altaite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Hessite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Petzite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 60
USGS model code 18c
Deposit model name Skarn Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 22

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.66597, 16.41667
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1918

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Benguet Explorations, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 86343000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.41 g/mt Gold Major 1986
    Silver Ag 40.55 g/mt Silver Major 1986
    Copper Cu 0.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
    Zinc Zn 4.47 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 488900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.93 g/mt Gold Major 1983
    Silver Ag 32.25 g/mt Silver Major 1983
    Copper Cu 0.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Zinc Zn 3.79 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING 6-25-77 P. 175.

  • 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.

  • Production

    PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN MASSES ARE UP TO 18 M LONG AND 1.5 M THICK.
Deposit BENGUET EXPL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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