Description
Chilean Minera (To 1879)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFaulting.
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Granite · Huaylillas Formation (Clastica, Tuff)
Tectonic settingTension Fractures Striking 115 Deg
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1877-9, 1884-6, 1907-18
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10068907
MRDS IDW002179
Alternate namesPortezuela, Santa Rosa, Purisma, Genova
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.24775, -74.63301
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1958, UNPUBLISHED USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER , P. 593-5.PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1898, MINA DE COBRE LLAMADA DE SAN PEDRO DE PAMPA COLORADA: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 8, P. 179-1811960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPSIMONS (1958).