Description
Ingeominas With Usgs Tech. Assistance
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELONGATE OVOID
Ore controlE - W Mineralized Zone Cutting N - S Regional Structures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Dacite
Associated rockDiorite,Gabbro
StructureReg.Struct: E - W Zone Of Crackling In Post - Tectonic Intrusive ; Reg.Trends: N - S, With Transverse Faulting/Shearing ?, Suspected E - W Cross - Fracturing Or Shearing
Tectonic settingN - S Folded And Faulted Eugeosynclinal Sequence
AlterationSilicic, Argillic, Propilitic
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10068459
MRDS IDW001520
Alternate namesRio Pantanos
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates6.75125, -76.5664
References
MINISTRY OF MINES & PETROLEUM, DEC 2, 1972, PRESS RELEASE AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGSALMINAS AND MOSIER, E.L., 1972, A GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE RIO PANTANOS AREA: USGS (IR) CO-27.ALMINAS, H.V., AND MOSIER, E.L., 1972, GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE RIO PANTANOS AREA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT REPORT CO-27, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY.1972 GEOCHEM HENRY ALMINAS, USGS PRELIM. REPORT1972 GEOCHEM INGEOMINAS, PRELIM. REPORTCIMRI