Mine detail: Masbate

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Location: Masbate, Philippines, Asia
Lat / long: 12.35039, 123.53258
dep_id: 10084803
mrds_id: W700013
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite, Silver
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
alteration: Silicic, Argillic
ore_ctrl: Nw-Trending Faults
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Andesite
disc_yr: 1550
References:
  • Deposit:: MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 20-21.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 64.
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