Description
Antonio Raimondi, Known Since Colonial Times
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Lead
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlStratigraphic (Limestone Unit In Shale And Sandy Shale)
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stannite
GangueActinolite, Barite, Calcite, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz, Scapolite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Copacabana Formation;Mitu Group;
Associated rockGranite · Cobriza Batholith
StructureCoris Anticline N. 45 W. And Fracture Systems Nw-Se; N-S And E-W., Cobriza Fault Displacing The Mineralized Zone 350 M And Several Other Faults Of Variable Strikes And Dips.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10068758
MRDS IDW002003
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-12.46452, -74.49968
References
PETERSON U. 1965, REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL PERU ECON. GEOL. VOL. 60 NO. 3 P. 407-476PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BELLIDO BRAVO, E. AND DE MONTREUIL., L., 1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, P. 123, ED. MINISTER10 DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA.MINING 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., P. 135-136.CAHOON, B.G., 1970, GEOLOGIA DE LA MINA COBRIZA IN GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS OPERADOS PAR LA CERRO DE PASCO, P. 41-61 IN 1ST CONGRESSO LATINO AMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, NOVEMBER 22-29, 1970, LIMA, PERU.1926 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1956 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1966 CERRO DE PASCOMINING ENGINEERING NOV. 1969 VOL. 21 NO. 11 P. 62; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY ON MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1977