Marian Deposit

Prospect in Philippines with commodities Copper, Gold
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207314
MAS/MILS ID 5650150044
Record type Site
Current site name Marian Deposit
Alternate or previous names Marian Mine, Marian Copper Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.44928, 16.64998 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED NEAR THE OLD NARIAN MINE WORKINGS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.44928, 16.64998

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Luzon, Philippines

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Royam Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Carson Gold Corp. (Can Earn A 60% Inteest If Explor.)
    Interest 60
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vulcan Industrial And Mineral Exploration Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Philippines
    Year 1976
    First year 1976
    Last year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • CARSON GOLD CORP. WILL EARN A 60% INTEREST IF THEY CONTIUNE TO EXPLORE THE DEPOSIT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 16000000mt ore
    Total resources 16000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Gold Au 0.62 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 8.39 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Gold Au 0.6 g/mt Gold Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 01/05/96, P6, "CARSON'S PHILIPPINE OPTION".

  • Deposit

    MIRANDA, 1975, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION

  • Deposit

    CIRCULAR NO. 22, P. 29.

  • Deposit

    PHILIPPINE MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, MINING ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    AND DIRECTORY, 1975.

  • Deposit

    SAEGART, W.E. AND LEWIS, D., CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE

  • Deposit

    PROPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    AND RESERVES: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL

  • Deposit

    AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS REPRINT, 1976, 76-I-79.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-APR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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