Cerro Negro

Unknown 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. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400142
Record type Model Type
Current site name Cerro Negro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 71.55335, 16.54577 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Peru

Comments on the location information

  • Assoc deposits less 5km: 17
  • assoc deposits less 10km: 22c

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Azurite Ore
Malachite Ore
Bornite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Clay Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Specularite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sericite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Tourmaline Ore

Comments on the analytical data

  • Post-mineral rhyolite porphyry 52.6 Ma

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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock type qualifier porphyry
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock type qualifier tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 71.55335, 16.54577

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 70mt ore

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reference

    Bidgood, T., 2000, Geologia del yacimiento Cerro Negro: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimentos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del peru, p. 227-230

  • Reference

    Zappettini, E., Godeas, M., Seggiaro, P., Korzeniewski, L.I., Rubiolo, D., Miranda-Angles, V., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Heuschmidt, B., Rodriges, C.S., Vivallo, A.S., Gardeweg, M.P., Mpodozis, C.M., Palacios, C., Maidana, M.P., Rondoy, E.B., Ronquillo, M.C., and Cocking, R., 2001, Mapa metallogenico de la region fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Peru (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Minera-Chile, Publication Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p. and 1 map

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Map Number 268

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

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