Sipalay

Philippines· Negros IslandUnknown
Contained Copper
5.0 Mt
Average Grade
0.47%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Mo
Discovery Year
1950

Overview

Mined by open-pit until 2004. Remained reserve 326 Mt at 0.415% Cu, 0.006% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, 2.5 g/t Ag (Mines..., 2007). Exposed.

Geological Context

Host Rock: aplite, breccia, granodiorite, dacite porphyry (30)

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1957

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat