Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR, DISSEMINATED, STRINGER, MANTO
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Clinozoisite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite,Siltstone,Limestone,Tuff · Chilca Formation
Associated rockDacite
StructureReg.Struct: Beds Strike Nw And Dip W 30. Minor Folding; Block Faulting Is Common, Faults With Up To 50 M Displacements. Andesitic Dikes.
Tectonic settingAndes, Coastal Mesozoic Belt
AlterationGreenschist To Lower Amphibolite Facies Metamerphism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10080329
MRDS IDW031448
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.69784, -76.58306
References
RIPLEY, E.M., AND OHMOTO, H., 1977, MINERALOGIC, SULFUR ISOTOPE, AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF THE STRATABOUND COPPER DEPOSITS AT THE RAUL MINE, PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 6, P. 1017-1041.COMMUNIQUE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PERUVIDAL, C.E., INJOQUE-ESPINOZA, J., SIDDER, G.B., AND MUKASA, S.B., 1990, AMPHIBOLITE CU-FE SKARN DEPOSITS IN THE CENTRAL COAST OF PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1447-1461.NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.CIMRIECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 72, P. 1017. NOBLE AND VIDAL (1994).