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Cerro Corona

Prospect in Peru with commodities Gold, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097394
MRDS ID TC41158
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Corona

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.49978, -6.99807 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM N OF YANACOCHA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Peru

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.49978, -6.99807
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner American Barrick
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1 G/T AU AND 1% CU OVER +/- 100 M INTERCEPTS.

Comments on development

  • DRILLING PROGRAM OF 178 DIAMOND AND RC DRILL HOLES TO 70 M USED TO OUTLINE 1994 RESOURCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW SOUTH AMERICA SEG NEWSLETTER, JANUARY 1994, NO. 16, P. 18.

  • Deposit

    NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW. SOUTH AMERICA, SEG NEWSLETTER, OCT. 1994, NO. 19, P. 32.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-MAR-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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