| Deposit ID | 10400137 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Antamina |
| Geographic coordinates: | 77.1087, 9.55564 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Ore |
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Diopside | Ore |
| Epidote | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Idocrase | Ore |
| Margarite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Scapolite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Wittichenite | Ore |
| Wollastonite | Ore |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | 77.1087, 9.55564 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Teck Cominco, Ltd |
| Home office | #600 - 200 Burrard Street\nVancouver BC\nCanada V6C 3L9\n |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Material | 559 millions tons in reserve |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
Unpublished Database, Gov. Peru
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Retrieved from the WWW 12/13/07
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Retrieved from the WWW 12/13/07
Mitsubishi Corporation. http://www.teckcominco.com/
Retrieved from the WWW 12/13/07
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Redwood, S.D., The Antamina copper-zinc skarn deposit, northern Peru, Program with Abstracts, Geological Assn of Canada; Mineralogical Assn of canada; Canadian Geophysical Union; Joint Annual Meeting, Vol 23, pp. 153, 1998
De LaCruz, T., Hugo, P., Ore deposits of the Cordillera de Huayhuash (Ancash) Minas, Vol 17, p 8-15, Feb 2001
Oscar, B.V., Geostatistical observations of the Antamina Deposit, Boletin de la Sociedad Geological del Peru, Vol 67, pp 1-19, Dec 1980
Love, D.A., Clark, A.H., Schwarz, F.P., The Antamina Deposit, Ancash, northern Peru; Anatomy and petrology of a giant copper zinc skarn, Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, Vol 32, no. 7, pp 137-138, 2000
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Parillo, M.D., The case of Antamina, Peru, Inustria y Mineria, Vol 334, pp 36-43, 1998
Bernstein, M., Pedro, L., Peru's precious and base metals status and future prospects, Mining Engineering, Vol 45, no. 7, pp 705-709, July 1993
Tumalan, D., Visurraga, A., Geological study of the Rosita de Oro metal deposit; Antamina, Peru, Boletin de Geologica Publicacion Especial, No. 7, Tomo V., pp 374903764, 1978
Peterson, U., Regional geology and major ore deposits of Central Peru, Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, Vol 60, no. 3, pp 407-476, 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number: 252 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-2007 | Baker, Deborah A. (Berger, Barney R.) | U.S. Geological Survey | Model type record |
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