CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
386 Philippines 11.50 N -- 125.15 E Bagacay; Bagaycay Cu; Zn; Ag; Au
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Bagacay; Bagaycay
Political location(s): Philippines; Subprovince or locality: Samar Island - central
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: continental redbed; in coaly bed often as replacement of wood cells
Commodities: Cu; Zn; Ag; Au
Geological ages: Pliocene (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; coal
Individual lithologies:coal (coaly beds)

(2) sedimentary; mudstone-sandstone
Individual lithologies:sandstone
mudstone
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in coaly bed often as replacement of wood cells; in 1956 3 areas were known with coaly beds containing high Cu values; Cu erratic both vertically & horizontally over great lateral extent
References:
Kinkel, A. R., Jr., 1956
Copper Deposits of the Philippines
Special Projects Series Publication, Republic of The Philippines - Bureau of Mines, Publication code 16-Part1

Kinkel Jr., A. R., 1958
Summary of the Geology of Philippine Copper Deposits
Philippine Geologist, Volume 12, p. 95 - 103

Production data: Report period: from 1960-03 until 1960-12; 3,878 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 12.33 percent
Reference: McMahon, A. D., 1965: Copper: A Materials Survey; Information Circular, United States Bureau of Mines, Publication code 8225, 340 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%



Report period: from 1960-03 until 1960-12; 136 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.19 percent
Zn: 2.19 percent
Reference: McMahon, A. D., 1965: Copper: A Materials Survey; Information Circular, United States Bureau of Mines, Publication code 8225, 340 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%



Report period: from 1960-01 until 1960-12; 23,133 metric ton concentrate; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 14.13 percent
Zn: 7.8 percent
Au: 0.79 grams/metric ton
Ag: 125.49 grams/metric ton
Reference: McMahon, A. D., 1965: Copper: A Materials Survey; Information Circular, United States Bureau of Mines, Publication code 8225, 340 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%



Report period: from 1956 until 1956; 4,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 20 percent
Reference: Kinkel, A. R., Jr., 1956: Copper Deposits of the Philippines; Special Projects Series Publication, Republic of The Philippines - Bureau of Mines, Publication code 16-Part1
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%



Report period: from 1956 until 1956; 4,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 20 percent
Reference: Kinkel, A. R., Jr., 1956: Copper Deposits of the Philippines; Special Projects Series Publication, Republic of The Philippines - Bureau of Mines, Publication code 16-Part1
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%



Report period: from 1956 until 1956; 4,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: Y
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 20 percent
Reference: Kinkel, A. R., Jr., 1956: Copper Deposits of the Philippines; Special Projects Series Publication, Republic of The Philippines - Bureau of Mines, Publication code 16-Part1
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Resource data:
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Estimate date: 1959; 29,030 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: proven reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 17.14 percent
Reference: McMahon, A. D., 1965: Copper: A Materials Survey; Information Circular, United States Bureau of Mines, Publication code 8225, 340 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1959; 2,903,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: proven reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.55 percent
Reference: McMahon, A. D., 1965: Copper: A Materials Survey; Information Circular, United States Bureau of Mines, Publication code 8225, 340 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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