| Deposit ID | 10255861 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650190001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baleno Copper Deposit |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 123.43255, 12.41709 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 100 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Masbate(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Masbate |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcanthite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | 123.43255, 12.41709 |
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| Strike | S60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 46S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 4.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| District name | Masbate |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Baleno Copper Mines Co. |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 25000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650190001 |
WRIGHT, W.S. ETAL, 1955, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BALENO COPPE
; IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, PHIL. BUREAU OF MINES
IRC #19. CRUZ,D.P.,ETAL, 1952, REPORT ON THE BALENO COPPER M
LENO,MASBATE; IN COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPPES, PHIL. BUR
ES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFORC. #16. UN-ECAFE/MRC 12 ANNEX H
1953. ESCAFE #27, 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MASBATE 45K TONS CU AVE 13.09% TO64.18% REPORTED FOUND IN 19 Y A SMALL PORTION OF POTENTIAL MINERALIZATION HAS BEEN EXPLO WORKINGS AND ONE SHORT ADIT. PITSFROM 1.5M-8M DEEP AVE 10.5% 18 G/T AU , 84.7G/T AG. EST. RES. = 18,100 MT. THREE OREBOD D OCCUR IN FRACTURES AS FISSURE VEINS; THE OTHER AS A BORNI EGNATE ZONE W/QTZ-DIORITE AS SURROUNDING CNTRY RX. 6.5 KM OF RE NEEDED TO REACH THE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Curtis, J.L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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