Description
Ferrobamba Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Malachite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ferrobamba Limestone
Associated rockMonzonite · Monzonite Porphyry, Granodiorite, Diorite (Roof Pendants In Granodiorite And Monzonite Porphyry), Rhyodacite Dikes
StructureLimestone Country Rock Is Folded Into A Tight Anticline With A Steep Dipping Axual Plane; Ore Is In Skarn Of A Roof Pendant In Monzonite Porphyry And Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10068756
MRDS IDW002001
Alternate namesLas Bambas Chalcobamba, Ferrobamba, Charcas-Sulfobamba
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-14.04779, -72.36629
References
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969SANTA CRUZ, SAUL, GUERRERO, TOMAS, CASTILLA, FERNANDO, AND CARO, EDGARDO, 1978, GEOLOGIA DE YACIMIENTOS DE COPPER EN LA REGION SUR-ORIENTAL DEL PERU: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU BOL., V. 59, P. 153-1746.U.S. EMBASSY LIMA, 1993, 1992 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT ON MINERALS PERU: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, 7/93.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1910 DIREXPL FERROBAMBA LIMITED - DEVELOPED RESERVES1942 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO - CONFIRMED RESERVES1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT.DIREXPL VENTURA LTD - CONFIRMED RESERVESESTIMATED BY REPORTER 2/73.