Masbate

Producer in Masbate, Philippines with commodities Gold, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10084803
MRDS ID	W700013
Record type	Site
Current site name	Masbate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	123.53258, 12.35039 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Masbate(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Philippines	Masbate

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Silver	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Alteration

(Local) Silicic, Argillic

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	123.53258, 12.35039	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Length 1000M

Width 30M

Length	1000M
Width	30M

Controls for ore emplacement

Nw-Trending Faults

Comments on the geologic information

BASEMENT IS COMPOSED OF PRE-EOCENE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1550

Comments on the reserve resource information

DEPOSIT SIZE ESTIMATE BASED ON 1982 RESERVES PLUS ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FROM 1914 TO 1976.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W700013

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 20-21.
Deposit

MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 64.
Reserve-Resource

MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	QUARTZ VEINS IN NW-TRENDING, STEEPLY-DIPPING FAULTS, 213 M DEEP.
Deposit	Discovery Year: 1500'S

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	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.