| Deposit ID | 10400169 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Tantahuatay |
| Alternate or previous names | Sinchao Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | 78.66976, 6.72622 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alunite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Model code | 78 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20c |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Au |
| Mark3 model number | 34 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite |
| (1) | 78.66976, 6.72622 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 |
| Total resources | 375 |
Bottomer, L.R., 1999, Evaluation of the Sinchao Property, Hualgayoc district, Northern Peru and recommendations for further work: http://www.andeanamerican.com/evaluation.html
Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine. v. 184, no. 5, p. 234-247
Turner, S.J., 1999, Settings and styles of high-sulphidation gold deposits in the Cajamarca region, Northern Peru, in Weber, G., ed., PACRIM '99, Proceedings of International Congress on Earth Science, Exploration and Mining Around the Pacific Rim: The australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 461-468
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number 243 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-2007 | Baker, Deborah A. (Berger, Barney R.) | U.S. Geological Survey | Model type record |
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