Wildcat

Philippines· MountainUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
3.10%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1970

Overview

In the Baguio gold district and has been classified as a vein-type of deposit, but the copper vein is more massive and larger. Possible that this could be a VMS deposit because it is conformable to host rocks. Three orebodies displaced by faults. Main Orebody 160 m long, 10-30 m wide, 210 m down-dip. South Orebody 125 m long, 15 m wide, 210 m down-dip. Southeast Orebody 35 m long, 10 m wide, 160 m down-dip.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1971

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS