Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, OVOID
Ore controlE-W Folding And Faulting,Cut By Nw-Se Secondary Faulting .
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Jarosite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Intermediate Volcanic Rock
Associated rockDiorite
StructureE-W Parallel To Axis Of Isthmus, General Nw-Se Elongation Of Ore Bodies Suggests Faulting And Fracturing Of Similar Attitude.
Alteration(1) Silica-Potassic With Quartz, Kspar, Biotite, Sericite; (2) Argillic With Kaolin, Sericite, Quartz; (3) Propylitic With Chlorite, Epidote, Pyrite, Albite, Uralite, Sericite And Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10068466
MRDS IDW001529
Alternate namesCerro Petaquilla
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates8.85197, -80.57316
References
UNDP, 1969, PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION, CERRO PETAQUILLA, UN PUBLICATION NO 3 JULY 1969, P. 92.UNDP, 1968, CERRO PETEQUILLA, UN PUBLICATION NO. 2, P10, MAY 1968.FERENCIC, ANTE 1970, PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN PANAMA, MIN. DEPOSITA, V. 5 PP 383-389.DGRM-SGAB, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO, MAPA METALOGENETICO: INFORME NO. 88-7.KESLER, S.E., SUTTER, J.F., ISSIGONIS, M. J., JONES, L.M., AND WALKER, R.L., 1977, EVOLUTION OF PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN OCEANIC ISLAN ARC: PANAMA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 6, P. 1142-1153.DANIELSON, VIVIAN, 1994, POSITIVE PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR PETAQUILLA: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 26, AUGUST 29, 1994, P. 1-2.1965 GEOCHEM UNDP, POSITIVE ANOMALIES1968 DRILL UNDP, ORE RESERVE COMPUTATIONUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS NOS 2(MAY 1968)AND 3(JULY 1969), PANAMACIMRIINTERNATIONAL WROUGHT COPPER COUNCIL REPORT, APRIL 1972. DANIELSON (1994)