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Copper-Skarn Belt, Southeastern Peru

Producer in Apurimac, Peru with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080324
MRDS ID W031443
Record type Site
Current site name Copper-Skarn Belt, Southeastern Peru

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.94128, -13.78113 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABANCAY IS AT NW END OF BELT, Lat And Long For Town Of Abancay, Acc To 1 Min

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apurimac(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Apurimac

Comments on the location information

  • AT LEAST 20 DEPOSITS IN BELT 170 KM LONG EXTENDING S53E FROM ABANCAY, AND 40 TO 65 KM WIDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Covellite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration Of Skarn; Talc, Vermiculite, Carbonates, Chlorite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Ferrobamba Limestone
    Rock description Ferrobamba Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.94128, -13.78113
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 3500M
    Width 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Skarn At Contacts Of Plutons (Chiefly Monzonite)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Copper-Skarn Belt, Southeastern Peru

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTA CRUZ, SAUL, GUERRERO, TOMAS, CASTILLA, FERNANDO AND CAVO, 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS ARE TINTAYA CHALEOBAMBA, COROCCOHUAYCO; LESS IMPORTANT ARE SULFOBAMBA, CHARCAS, FERROBAMBA, KATANGA, ATALAYA, QUECHUA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Ericksen, George E. U.S. Geological Survey

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