- Mineral Resources
- Online Spatial Data
- Global assessment of undiscovred copper resources
Luzon Arc (Central Cordillera segment)
Oligocene to Holocene Luzon Arc
Tract ID |
142pCu7301b |
Country |
Philippines |
Commodity |
Cu |
Study area name |
East and Southeast Asia |
Tectonic setting |
island arc |
Deposit type |
porphyry copper |
Grade-tonnage model |
Porphyry copper, Cu-Au subtype (Singer and others, 2008) |
Geologic age |
Geologic feature age |
Eocene through Holocene |
Generalized age |
Tertiary-Paleogene |
Oldest rocks age |
55.8Ma
|
Youngest rocks age |
0Ma
|
Age range |
55.8Ma
|
|
Identified Cu resources |
16,000,000metric tons
|
Known prospects |
36 |
Mean Cu (t/sq km) |
1342t/sq km
|
Map scales used |
1M |
Results of the assessment
Assessment date |
2011 |
Estimators |
Jane M. Hammarstrom, Gilpin R. Robinson, Jr., Steve Ludington, Arthur A. Bookstrom, and Michael L. Zientek |
Assessment depth |
1km
|
Quantitative assessment |
Yes |
Estimated number of deposits
Number of deposits |
Confidence level |
2 |
90% |
9 |
50% |
20 |
10% |
20 |
5% |
20 |
1% |
|
Mean estimated deposits |
10.07 |
±6.39 |
(0.63%) |
Probability of mean |
0.38 |
Probability of no copper |
0.04 |
Estimated deposit density
Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
16 |
26.07 |
23,099 |
113 |
Mean estimated tonnage
Copper |
31,000,000 |
Molybdenum |
180,000 |
Gold |
1,700 |
Silver |
10,000 |
Ore |
6,300 |
Undiscovered copper resource
Confidence level |
95% |
90% |
50% |
10% |
5% |
Tonnage |
200,000 |
1,700,000 |
22,000,000 |
75,000,000 |
98,000,000 |
Economic analysis
Fraser country |
Philippines-Taiwan, Provnice of China |
Fraser type |
0.11%
|
Fraser high |
0.88%
|
Typical cost |
0%
|
High cost |
1%
|
Infrastructure setting |
High cost |
Comments on depth |
default |
Expected depth distribution |
0 - 250m |
0.25 |
250m - 500m |
0.25 |
500m - 1km |
0.5 |
Economically recoverable resources |
Copper |
15,000,000t
|
Molybdenum |
64,000t
|
Gold |
560t
|
Silver |
4,800t
|
Probability no econ recoverable |
0.25 |
Econ NPV |
2,900x $1M
|
Exp dollars |
139.31x $1M/100,000 sq km
|
Exp value class |
High |
Bibliographic references
General |
Hammarstrom and others (2014) |
Economic |
Robinson and Menzie (2012) |
Hammarstrom, J.M., Bookstrom, A.A., DeMarr, M.W., Dicken, C.L., Ludington, Steve, Robinson, G.R., Jr., and Zientek, M.L., with contributions from Cox, D.P., Manipon, C.J.C., Rollan, L.A., Sakimoto, Takehiro, Takagi, Tetsuichi, and Watanabe, Yasushi, 2013,Porphyry copper assessment of East and Southeast AsiaPhilippines, Taiwan (Republic of China), Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Japan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090P, 241 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/p/.Robinson, G.R., Jr., and Menzie, W.D., 2012, Economic filters for evaluating porphyry copper deposit resource assessments using grade-tonnage deposit models, with examples from the U.S. Geological Survey global mineral resource assessment (ver 1.2, March 2014): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090H, 21 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/h/.
Deposits and prospects associated with this tract
Name |
Type |
State |
Country |
Development |
Details |
Bucloc-Lamao |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Boneng Lobo |
deposit |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Kilongolao |
deposit |
Abra |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Batong Buhay Group |
deposit |
Kalinga |
Philippines |
Past Producer |
Details |
Botilao |
deposit |
Kalinga |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Hale-Mayabo |
deposit |
Abra |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Far Southeast-Bato Tabio |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
St. Anthony |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Sinipsip |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Santo Niño Group |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Past Producer |
Details |
Tawi-Tawi |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Bolo/Tawi Tawi Copper/Gold Project |
prospect |
Pangasinan |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Kennon South East/Black Mountain Group |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Santo Tomas II Group |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Bayaosen Copper |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Camp 4 |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Carmen |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Claveria Copper/Gold Project |
prospect |
Cagayan |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Conner Copper-Gold Project |
prospect |
Kalinga |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Gambang Copper/Gold Project |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Dilong Hale |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Baay-Licuan Copper |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Lacub |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Ampucao |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Km24 Tublay-Atok |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Lomonan |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Masalin |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Nalbuan |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Polar |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Sakaang Gold/Copper |
prospect |
Ilocos Sur |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Sallapandan Copper |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Suluakan |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Tibeg Copper |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Ud-Udiao Copper |
prospect |
Abra |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Victoria/Teresa Gold/Copper Operation |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Occurrence |
Details |
Balatoc |
prospect |
Kalinga |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Guinaoang |
deposit |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Palidan-Mohong Hill |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |
Bakun Gold/Copper Project |
prospect |
Benguet |
Philippines |
Prospect |
Details |