Mine detail: Santo Tomas Ii

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Location: Benguet, Philippines, Asia
Lat / long: 16.26668, 120.61597
dep_id: 10107286
mrds_id: W007207
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Iron, Gold
Trace mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite
gangue: Quartz
model: 78: Porphyry Cu-Au
alteration: Silicification, Biotization, Sericitization, Propylitization, Pyritization, Sulfatization
Reporter: Wittekindt, Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_type: Diorite,Andesite
Year first produced: 1958
References:
  • PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P
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