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La Granja

Prospect in Ica, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064754
MRDS ID TC39232
Record type Site
Current site name La Granja
Related records 10133580

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.91644, -8.33135 (WGS84)
Relative position 800 KM N OF LIMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION ARBITRARY 800 KM N OF LIMA IN TERTIARY INTRUSIVES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Enargite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tennantite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.91644, -8.33135
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minero Peru

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 3189000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.78 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 5 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Molybdenum Mo 0.015 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1993, PERUVIAN COPPER, MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1993, P. 182.

  • Deposit

    U.S. EMBASSY LIMA, 1993, MINERO PERU PRIVITIZATION PROGRESS, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CABLE 10/93.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRIMARY SULFIDE CHALCOPYRITE + PYRITE YEILDS PYRITE + OTHER COPPER MINERALS YEILDS OXIDIZED ZONE OF FERROUS OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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