| Deposit ID | 10400139 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Canariaco |
| Geographic coordinates: | 79.28364, 6.08428 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Albite | Ore |
| Alunite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Ore |
| Biotite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Epidote | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hedenbergite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Ore |
| Tremolite | Ore |
| Zeolite | Ore |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | 79.28364, 6.08428 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Candente Resource Corp |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | 200-905 West Pender St.\nVancouver BC, Canada V6C 1LC |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 380mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Flores, G., Zelaya, A., and Mamani, F., 1975, Geologia de Canariaco:Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica del peru, v. 46, p. 87-102
Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p.
Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G. eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68
Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on teh nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogency: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 5, p. 1-18
Unpublished Database, Gov. Peru
| 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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