Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum, Sulfur, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFaults, Lithology
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Pyrophyllite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock,Wacke,Tuff,Basalt · Lutopan Porphyry
Associated rockAndesite · Pandan Formation
AlterationChloritization, Silicification, Sericitization, Biotization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10069640
MRDS IDW007259
Alternate namesIncludes Lutopan, Pena Barot, Biga, Carmen
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates10.33392, 123.73258
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