Dupax Zinc-Copper Project

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134090
MAS/MILS ID 5650150059
Record type Site
Current site name Dupax Zinc-Copper Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.04929, 16.30001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.04929, 16.30001

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hixbar Minco., Inc
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 28000mt ore
    Demonstrated 28000mt ore
    Total resources 28000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.65 wt-pct Zinc Trace 0
    Copper Cu 3.13 wt-pct Copper Trace 0
    Gold Au 4.2 g/mt Gold Trace 0
    Silver Ag 138 g/mt Silver Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHIL MINING & ENG JOUR 5-76 ANN REV P 24.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOO SMALL TO BE ECONOMIC NOW, SURROUNDED BY LOW-GRADE ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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