Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Lepidocrocite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Alteration1) Silica-Potassic: Quartz, Kspar, Biotite, Sericite 2) Argillic: Kaolin, Sericite, Quartz 3) Propylitic: Chlorite, Epidote, Pyrite, Albite, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10057189
MRDS IDTC01678
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates8.66782, -81.66653
References
FERENCIC, ANTE, 1970, PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN PANAMA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 5, P.. 383-389.KESLER, S.E., SUTTER, J.F., ISSIGONIS, M.J., JONES, L.M., AND WALKER, R.L., 1977, EVOLUTION OF PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN OCEANIC ISLAND ARC: PANAMA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 6, P. 1142-1153.CIMRI