Commodities
PrimaryGold, Bismuth
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlReplacements And Veinlets In Contact Metasomatized Limestone And Toro Mocho Intrusive Body And Related Dikes And Sills
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Dacite · Excelsior Group;Mitu Group, Catalina;Pucara Group;Goyllarisquisga & Machay Groups
Associated rockDiorite · Anticona Granodiorite, Cut By Monzonite Dikes;Potosi, San Francisco, Gertrudis & Yantac-Monzonite Porphyry;Quartz Porphyry, Morococha Series
StructureReg.Struct: Yauli Dome N. 35 W., Morococha Anticline That Forms Northern Part Of Yauli Dome And Potosi - Toldo Folds
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationTremolite, Actinolite, Diopside, Garnet, Serpentine,Chlorite, Tall, Epidote, Quartz, Biotite, Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10068774
MRDS IDW002023
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.62288, -76.19972
References
PETERSON U., 1965, REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL PERU; ECON. GEOL. VOL. 60 NO. 3 P. 407-476SIMONS F. S., 1965; MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU (UNPUBLISHED REPORT) P. 695-765.BARRANTES GARATE ET 1970. GEOLOGIA Y ESTRUCTURA DEL YACIMIENTO DEL PROYECTO MOROCOCHA, IN GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS OPERADOS POR LA CERRO DE PASCO CORP. P. 131-155PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969KULP, J.L., AMSTUTZ, G.C., AND ECKELMANN, F.D., 1957, LEAD ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF PERUVIAN GALENAS: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V.52, NO.8, P. 914-922.EYZAGUIRRE, V.R., MONTOYA, D.E., SILBERMAN, M.L., AND NOBLE, D.C., 1975, AGE OF IGNEOUS ACTIVITY AND MINERALIZATION, MOROCOCHA DISTRICT, CENTRAL PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, NO. 6, P. 123-1126.1953 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1962 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCO1965 GEOLMAP CERRO DE PASCOMINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW 1969 - P. 267 - AND U.S.B.M. MINERAL YEARBOOK 1968 VOL. 4