Canariaco

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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400139
Record type Model Type
Current site name Canariaco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 79.28364, 6.08428 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Peru

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 79.28364, 6.08428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Candente Resource Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office 200-905 West Pender St.\nVancouver BC, Canada V6C 1LC

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2007
    Total resources 380mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1 g/mt Copper Major 2007

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Map Number 241

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-2007 Baker, Deborah A. (Berger, Barney R.) U.S. Geological Survey Model type record

Beyond USGS

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