Description
Cerro De Pasco
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formOVAL SHAPE
Ore controlA Breccia Pipe Near The Center Of The Ore Body
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cubanite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Jarosite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Quellaveco Formation
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationPotassic, Proplitic
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10068779
MRDS IDW002029
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.09768, -70.66346
References
U.S.B.M. MINERAL YEARBOOK 1970 PERU PREPRINTSIMONS F. S. 1960 THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU UNPUBLISHED REPORT. P. 918 AND 926MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 1969 ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENICA DEL PERU; MINISTERIA DE ENERGIA Y MINAS LIMA, PERU, 5 P.PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969 5) BELLIDO BRAVO, E. AND MONTREUIL D., L., 1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, P. 64, ED. SERVICIO Y MINERIA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, OCT. 1972MINING MAGAZINE, 1993, PERUVIAN COPPER: MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1993, P. 182.ZIMMERMAN, J-L., AND COLLADO, A.K., 1983, DETERMINATION PAR LA METHODE K/AR DE L'AGE DES INTRUSIONS ET DES MINERALISATIONS ASSOCIEES DANS LE PORPHYRE CUPRIFERE DE QUELLAVECO (SUD OESTE DU PEROU): MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 18, P. 207-213.LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW- SOUTH AMERICA SEG NEWSLETTER, OCTOBER 1993, V. 15, P. 15.1957 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUBLISHED REPORTCSI (COPPER STUDIES) REPORTS 4/20/73 201 MIL TONS 0.94% CU; 2) METAL JOURNAL, P. 294, 4/19/74