Puy-Puy

Prospect in Peru

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10400164
Record type	Model Type
Current site name	Puy-Puy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	76.08482, 11.48015 (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: 22c
Assoc deposits less 10km: 17

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Calcite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Limonite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Sericite	Ore

Comments on the analytical data

R. Sillitoe (1972) identified this prospect as Cu-Au porphyry

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Rock type qualifier porphyry
Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Rock type qualifier porphyry
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Rock type qualifier	porphyry

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
Rock type qualifier	porphyry

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	76.08482, 11.48015	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reference

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

Comments on the references

Angulo, A.A., 2000, Yacimiento Toromocho: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimentos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 205-225
INGEMMET database, 2001 (Paraja, M.R., 1952, Informe sobre la mina Puy-Puy; B.M.P. B4701; Bronkhorst, D., 1972, notes on the visits of Dr. R. Sillitoe to the prospects of Janchiscocha and Puy-Puy, Dicembre 1972, COD: C9601)
Noble, D.C., and McKee, 1999, the Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 7, p. 155-193

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
General	Map Number 253

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.