Mine detail: Botolan Copper Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

15.3001, 120.01599

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Iron
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Discovery year:	1932

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Gabbro,Serpentinite,Andesite
Associated type:	Gabbro,Andesite
Structure:	Veins In Faults And Shear Zones

References

MRDS	M047027
DEP	10039366
Reference	KINKEL, A., SAMANIEGO, S., 1956 , GEOLOGY, OF BOTOLAN COPPER MINE, BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES: PHILIPPINES BUREAU OF MINES, SPECIAL PROJECTS SERIES NO. 1
Reporter	Saso, Jerri L.