Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Is Concentrated In Fractures Or Veins Parallel To The Porphyry - Limestone Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueGarnet, Magnetite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1910
Discovery year1810
Identification
Deposit ID10068767
MRDS IDW002015
Alternate namesKatanga - Quibio Area
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.44777, -71.74961
References
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969NOBLE, 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APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1910 DIREXPL FERROBAMBA LIMITED-DEVELOPED RESERVES1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUBLISHED REPORTCOPPER STUDIES (CSI) 4/20/73; 2-5) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)