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Porphyry copper prospect in
Kalinga, Philippines
Names and other identifiers
Geographic location
| Country |
Philippines |
| State or province |
Kalinga |
| Geographic location |
121.149, 17.382319
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| Geologic map unit |
121.149, 17.382319 |
| Nearby data |
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Geologic information
| Deposit type |
Porphyry copper |
| Associated rocks |
andesite porphyry, diorite |
| Tectonic setting |
island arc |
Commodity and development information
| Development status |
Prospect |
| Major commodities |
Cu |
| Gold-Moly ratio |
-9999 |
Reference information
| Comments |
Exploration area (50.7 sq. km) in andesite porphyry intruded by Neogene diorite. Along western flank of a northern extension of the Philippine Fault. Cluster of prospects associated with epithermal gold veins. Historic small-scale copper production. Historical reserve estimates 80 Mt at 0.60% Cu, 0.2 g/t Au. Location for municipality of Pasil. |
| Study area name |
East and Southeast Asia |
| References |
Indophil Resources NL (2010) |
| Site reference |
Hammarstrom and others (2014) |
