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Porphyry copper prospect in
Surigao del Norte, Philippines
Names and other identifiers
| GMRAP ID |
7072 |
| Tract name |
Philippine Arc (142pCu7309) |
| Site status |
prospect |
Geographic location
| Country |
Philippines |
| State or province |
Surigao del Norte |
| Geographic location |
125.507, 9.576
|
| Geologic map unit |
125.507, 9.576 |
| Nearby data |
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Geologic information
| Deposit type |
Porphyry copper |
| Age determination method |
Geologic inference |
| Age range |
Neogene |
| Age reference |
geologic inference |
| Tectonic setting |
island arc |
| Stratigraphic age |
Neogene |
Commodity and development information
| Development status |
Occurrence |
| Major commodities |
Au, Cu |
| Gold-Moly ratio |
-9999 |
Reference information
| Comments |
Adjacent to the porphyry copper-gold deposits at Boyongan and Bayugo. Geophysical data suggest similar structural settings at Paco with potential for porphyry-epithermal systems. Reconnaissance drilling has so far failed to penetrate the overlying Quaternary cover to test targets. |
| Study area name |
East and Southeast Asia |
| References |
OceanaGold Corp. (2010) |
| Site reference |
Hammarstrom and others (2014) |
