Michiquillay

Producer in Peru with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold
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 10400159
Record type Model Type
Current site name Michiquillay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 78.32256, 7.30086 (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: 18b
  • assoc deposits less 10km: 17, 22c

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aikinite Ore
Alabandite Ore
Alunite Ore
Anhydrite Ore
Arsenic Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Barite Ore
Biotite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Clay Ore
Covellite Ore
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Gypsum Ore
Hematite Ore
Huebnerite Ore
Jarosite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrophyllite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sericite Ore
Serpentine Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Sternbergite Ore
Talc Ore
Tennantite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Tourmaline 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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock type qualifier porphyry
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite
    Rock type qualifier porphyry
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 78.32256, 7.30086

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Reserves 544
    Total resources 700
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold 0.14 g/mt Gold Major 1960
    Silver 0.6 g/mt Silver Major 1960
    Copper 0.65 wt-pct Copper Major 1960
    Molybdenum 0.022 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • 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
  • Hart, L.H., 1991, Who is the true discoverer of the Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit, in Hollister, V.R., ed., Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfide), and deposits in layered rock. Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, 33-34
  • Hollister, V.F., and Sirvas, E.B., 1974, the Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit; Mineralium Deposita, v. 9, p. 261-269
  • 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
  • Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89-107

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Map Number 248

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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