Itogon Mine

Producer in Philippines with commodity 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255811
MAS/MILS ID 5650150098
Record type Site
Current site name Itogon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.7993, 16.81666 (WGS84)
Elevation 320

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Philippines(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Philippines

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.7993, 16.81666

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1926

Mining district

District name Benguet Province

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Itogon-Suxoc Mines, Inc.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMPANY LETTER- ITOGON-SUYOC MINES, INC.; 10TH FLOOR ANTONIN

  • Deposit

    , T.M. KALAW, MANILA, P.O. BOX 4464, MANILA, PHILIPPINES; MA

  • Deposit

    1975.

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 19, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIP

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES, MANILA; 1955; PGS. 1 & 11.

  • Deposit

    UNECAFE, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST; THE P

  • Deposit

    NES; 1967; MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES; NO. 33; NEW

  • Deposit

    1968; PG. 121. ENG. MINING JOUR.; MINING J

  • Deposit

    TERNATIONAL DIR., 1975; PG. 261.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPANY LETTER- MINING METHOD CUT & FILL. BETWEEN 1951-1954, 8 ST OF ORE WAS PRODUCED. PER DAY PRODUCTION IN 1967 WAS 670 TONS. UNDERGROUND DEVELOP 1967- 8,835 42.5% OF TOTAL FOOTAGE WERE IN ORE. IN 1967, DUE DEQUATE SUPPLY OF TIMBER, SAND FILLING WAS INITIATED; TRAMLI INSTALLED TO PROCURE TIMBER FROM FAR SOURCE; ADDITIONAL AGIT PACITY RESULTED IN HIGHER GOLD RECOVERY. UNDERGROUND MINING DONE BY TUNNEL, AUDIT & VEIN MINING. DAIL APACITY 700 TPD. CONCENTRATOR- FEED CAPACITY: 700 TPD. EXTRA ETHOD FLOTATION, CYANIDATION. REFINERY PLANT TYPE: CRUCIBLE RNANCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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