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Kennon Mine

Past Producer in Benguet, Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
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  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. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081106
MRDS ID W032809
Record type Site
Current site name Kennon Mine
Alternate or previous names Kennon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.7493, 16.49999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Benguet(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Benguet

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 78
USGS model code 20c
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Au
Mark3 model number 34

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.7493, 16.49999
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology And Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Mining district

District name Baguio District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Black Mountain Inc.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.44% Cu (Au, Ag)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Demonstrated 10886000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.44 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Comments on development

  • FULL CAPACITY EXPECTED IN 1980 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    E/MJ 1978.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. 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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