Bongbongan

Overview

Massive, 3 lenticular orebodies, roughly crescent in plan. Limonitic gossan at surface. Accreted ocean crust in either forearc or backarc setting.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in primitive oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1943

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS