Description
Andes Exploration Of Maine - Anaconda
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlE-W Anticline And Syncline In Ferrobamba Limestone (Metamorphosed Near Andesite Stock); Ore Body Is Flanked By 2 Parallel Ne Trending Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Molybdenite, Tenorite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Dolomite, Epidote, Grossularite, Magnetite, Quartz, Siderite, Tremolite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ferrobamba Limestone
Associated rockMonzonite · Monzonite Porphyry Pluton
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationLimestone Altered To Skarn
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1985
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10068787
MRDS IDW002038
Alternate namesTintaya Region - Huine Area - Huinichapi. Includes Chabuca Este, Chabuca Sur
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.86443, -71.41627
References
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES G'EOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, 1972; LES DIMENSIONES DES GISEMENTS DES CUIVRE DU MONDE: B.R.G.M. MEMOIRE NO. 57 400 P. 5 PLATESPERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969SANTA CRUZ, SAUL, GUERRERO, TOMAS, CASTILLA, FERNANDO, AND CARO, EDGARDO, 1978, GEOLOGIA DE YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE EN "SKARN" EN LA REGION SUR-ORIENTAL DEL PERU: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU BOL., V.59, P. 153-1746.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. 297-299.U.S. EMBASSY LIMA, 1993, 1992 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT ON MINERALS IN PERU, 7/93.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.1917 DIREXPL ANDES EXPLORATION - ANACONDA1957 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT1970 DIREXPL MINERO PERU 366 DD HOLES TOTALLING 43,350M FROM LATE 1960'S TO END 1971CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991), U.S. EMBASSY LIMA (1993). NOBLE AND VIDAL (1994).