Chabucas

Prospect in Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182737
MAS/MILS ID 3330000001
Record type Site
Current site name Chabucas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -77.04974, -12.09786 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Peru

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG IS FOR THE CITY OF LIMA, PERU. EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -77.04974, -12.09786

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Magma Copper Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Magma Tintaya S. A.
    Home office Peru
    Year 1994
    First year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • PROPERTY PURCHASED ALONG WITH OTHER PROPERTIES FROM THE EMPRESA MINERA ESPECIAL TINTAYA COMPANY. 1994. (SEE BIBL MI-001).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 25000000mt ore
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.15 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, "PERU", DECEMBER, 1994, PAGE WW-11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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