Description
Andes Exploration Company (Anaconda)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formILL DEFINED - TWO ORE BODIES
Ore controlA Breccia Pipe Marking The Site Of An Explosive Vent That Is The Principal Structural Control Of The Copper Mineralization
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureLarge Breccia Pipe Consisting Of Angular Pieces Of Quartz Monzonite Porphyry, Blocks Of Basalt And Silicic Rocks.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationIntense Hydrothermal Alteration - Sericite, Alunite Clay And Silica.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1975
First production1977
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10068755
MRDS IDW002000
Alternate namesCimaron On Brgm Maps.
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.53103, -71.5996
References
MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS 1969 ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENICA DEL PERU. P. 52, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINA, LIMA, PERU.PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L.MINING MAGAZINE, 1993, PERUVIAN COPPER: MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL, 1993, P. 181.LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW-SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, OCT. 1993, NO. 15.LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW-SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, JANUARY 1994, NO. 18, P. 18LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 261916 DIREXPL ANDES EXPLORATION COMPANY1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORTENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL 4/72 - P. 26; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)LITTLE (1993)