Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1977
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10184328
Alternate namesAtlas Cons. Mining and Dev Corp, Lutopan Mine, Biga Mine, Carmen Mine
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates10.33229, 123.72425
References
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