| Deposit ID | 10068787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tintaya |
| Alternate or previous names | Tintaya Region - Huine Area - Huinichapi. Includes Chabuca Este, Chabuca Sur |
| Related records | 10279854 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.41627, -14.86443 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 15 KM SE OF YAURI; 1300 KM SE OF LIMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cusco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Cusco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Grossularite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Monzonite Porphyry Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | Monzonite Porphyry Pluton | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ferrobamba Limestone |
| Rock description | Ferrobamba Limestone |
| (1) | -71.41627, -14.86443 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Discoverer | Andes Exploration Of Maine - Anaconda |
| Year of first production | 1985 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineroperu ; Empresa Minera Tintaya S. A. |
| First year | 1971 |
| Last year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cerro Pasco ; Mineroperu ; Empresa Minera Especial Tintaya S. A. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Last year | 1970 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002038 |
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 PLATES
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
SANTA 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 - ANACONDA
1957 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT
1970 DIREXPL MINERO PERU 366 DD HOLES TOTALLING 43,350M FROM LATE 1960'S TO END 1971
CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991), U.S. EMBASSY LIMA (1993). NOBLE AND VIDAL (1994).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1973 | Goudarzi, Gus H. (Theune, C. T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ericksen, George E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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