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Chanape Copper 50

Producer in Lima, Peru with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068912
MRDS ID W002185
Record type Site
Current site name Chanape Copper 50

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.21639, -11.94787 (WGS84)
Relative position THE CHANAPE VEINS ARE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE HUAROCHIRI MINING AREA ABOUT 30 KM SE OF MATUCANA, IN THE PROVINCE OF HUAROCHIRI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 50 ON METALLOGENIC MAP OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.21639, -11.94787
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-NE
    Dip STEEP
    Length 1000M
    Width 0.2M
    Depth to bottom 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wall Rock Is Slightly Altered Andesite Lava. The Veins, As Much As A Km Long, Contain Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Tetrahedrite, Pyrite, And Stibnite In A Gangue Of Quartz, With A Little Tourmaline Along Walls. The Ore Assays 1-5% Combined Lead And Zinc, 100-1000 Grams Silver Per Ton, And 1-25 Grams Gold Per Ton. The San Antonio Vein, Is Composed Of Quartz, Among Others, Containing 1-10% Copper, 100-700 Grams Silver And 1-20 Grams Gold Per Ton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • GRADES GIVEN ARE FROM: COPPER-SAN ANTONIO VEIN (100 M LONG), LEAD-ZINC COMBINED-CHANAPE NO. 1 VEIN (125 M LONG, 150 M DEEP, 50-60 CM MASSIVE SULFIDE ORE), SILVER (CHANAPE NO. 1 VEIN)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN ONE AND 10 MILLION TONS OF ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 798

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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