Batong Buhay

Past Producer in Kalinga-Apayao, Philippines with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105537
MRDS ID W007194
Record type Site
Current site name Batong Buhay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.05207, 17.35825 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kalinga-Apayao(province)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Philippines Kalinga-Apayao

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic, Propylitic, Pyritic

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) 121.05207, 17.35825

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986. THIS RECORD INCLUDES DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD W007193 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATABASE.

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.