Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueAnhydrite, Calcite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite · Payande Formation;
Associated rockDacite · Saldand Formation;Mocoa Batholith
AlterationK Silicate: K-Feldspar-Chlorite Facies; Deep And Central Zone Of Kspar-Phlogopite-Actinolite-Magnetite Facies Coinciding With Low Grade Core; Sericite Zone; Propylitic Halo Of Chlorite, Epidote, Calcite, Prehnite, And Pyrite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10065213
MRDS IDTC40315
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates1.2432, -76.66641
References
SILLITOE, R.H., JARMILLO, L., AND CASTRO, H., 1984, GEOLOGIC EXPLORATION OF A MOLYBDENUM-RICH PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT MACOA, COLOMBIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 79, P. 106-123.ARIAS, T.A., AND JARAMILLO, C.L., 1987, MINERALES DE COBRE, IN RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLOMBIA, SECOND EDITION: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGATIONS GEOLOGICOS-MINERAS, V.1, P. 123-184.CIMRIARIAS, T. AND JARAMILLO, C. (1987).