Sulu
Plant

Marcopper San Antonio

Sulu, Philippines
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1992
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10231169
Alternate namesMarcopper-San Antonio Project, TapianSan Antonio
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates13.45858, 121.97008
References
SAN ANTONIO COPPER PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE.MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION, 135 PP.A.G. LOUDON JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THEPHILLIPINES, VOL. XXXV, NO. 2, JUNE 1981.MINING MAGAZINE, "THE MARCOPPER PROJECT". JUNE 1971, VOL.124, NO. 6. PP. 438-455.MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION REPORT, "GEOLOGY OF THE SANANTONIO MINERALIZED DEPOSIT." APPENDIX 1, SHEET 4 OF 29 -SHEET 16 OF 29.LEPANTO EXPLORATION(ASIA), INC. ANNUAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUMPAPERS PRESENTED 1973. "PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF HYDROTHERMALALTERATION AMRCOPPER OREBODY. BY J.J. HYLANDS, M.D.PANGAN, S.S. DE LOS SANTOS.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BOL. 71, 1976, PP. 721-732. "MARCOPPERPORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, PHILIPPINES. A.G. LOUDON, PP.721-MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION,"THE FIRST DECADE". OCT 1979,14-27.MIN.JRNL.PROD COST UPDATE, MAR 31, 1984, VOL II. NO.1. P.12.JANUARY 6, 1984.E/MJ 4/88, P. 87.MIN.ACT.DIG. 4/29/88 P.6.MIN.J.6/17/88 P. 494,495.MINING JOURNAL, "MARCOPPER CLOSURE". 6/6/88 P. 366.E/MJ 8/88 P. 75.E/MJ 10/88 P. 12.MIN.ACT.DIG.10/31/88 P.10.MW 10/30/89 P. 7.MIN.J. 10/13/89 P. 301.MINING RECORD AUGUST 19, 1992 P-3.DEPOSIT GENERAL INFORMATION 1987. MARCOPPER MINING CORP.,TAPIAN, MARINDUQUE, 9 PP.MARCOPPER MINING CORP., 1987 AR., P. 5.MINING JOURNAL, MARCOPPER FAST DEPLETED, 10/13/89, P. 301.MINING JOURNAL, AUG. 21, 1992.