| Deposit ID | 10400143 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Cerro Verde |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Rosa |
| Geographic coordinates: | 71.57244, 16.51887 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alunite | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Biotite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Celadonite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Clay | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Luzonite | Ore |
| Luzonite | Ore |
| Mackinawite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Ore |
| Chalcocite | 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| 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 |
| (1) | 71.57244, 16.51887 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge |
| Interest | 53.6 |
| Home office | One North Central Ave\nPhoenix AZ\nUSA 85004\n |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., LTD |
| Interest | 21 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. |
| Interest | 18.2 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minority shareholders |
| Interest | 7.2 |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1090 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Anonymous, 1994, Cyprus acquires Cerro Verde mine: The Northern Miner, v. 80, no. 6, April 11, p. 3.
Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p.1-12
Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213-283
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 the 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 metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 5, p. 1-18
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C., Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database, maps, and grade and tonnage models, USGS Open-File Report 2005-1060(2005). http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/of2005-1060.pdf. Retrieved from the WWW on 12/11/07
http://www.phelpsdodge.com/AboutUs/WorldwideLocations/LocationDetails/Peru_AArequipa.htm
http://www.phelpsdodge.com/AboutUs/WorldwideLocations/LocationDetails/Peru_AArequipa.htm
Owner: Phelps Dodge
http://www.phelpsdodge.com/ownership
Minesearch, Metals Economics Group, http://www.metalseconomics.com/
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number 267 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-07 | Baker, Deborah A. (Berger, Barney R.) | U.S. Geological Survey | Model type record |
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