Description
Cerro De Pasco
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formCIRCULAR ON TOP SPLITS IN DEPTHS
Ore controlThe Ore Body Occurs At The Southeast End Of The Caujone Stock. To The Nw The Ore Continues Along The Contact Between Quartz Monzonite And Volcanic Rocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsEnargite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Gray Or Black Shale, Sandstone & Quartzite;Mara Formation, Red Shale, Siltstone & Sandstone;Ferrobamba Limestone;Red To Maroon Shale, Shaly Sandstone & Sandstone
Associated rockHornblendite · Andesitic & Basaltic Lavas Underlain By Tuff;Olivine Basalt;Porphyritic Rhyolite;Porphyritic Andesite & Rhyolite Flows; Mineralization
AlterationIntense Silicification - Sericitization - Argillization Near The Ore Loci And Grading Outward Into Argillization And Finally Into Unaltered Rock. The Regional Alteration Halo Is 2 To 3 Kilometers Wide. Areas Of Strong Alteration Are Not Necessarily Coincident With High Copper Content But In General Are Restricted To The Immediate Vicinity Of The Ore Body.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10068760
MRDS IDW002006
Alternate namesChuntacala Ore Body
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.03102, -70.73291
References
MCMAHON A. D. 1965, COPPER A MATERIAL SURVEY; USBM IC 8225 P. 63BUREAU DE RECHERCHES G'EOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, 1972; LES DIMENSIONES DES GISEMENTS DE CUIVRE DU MONDE: B.R.G.M. MEMOIRE NO. 57 400P 5 PLATESPERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA ET MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 19691942 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO1952 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT