Suyo

Occurrence in Piura, Peru with commodities Copper, Iron, Lead

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10054928
MRDS ID	PIU0005
Record type	Site
Current site name	Suyo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-79.99981, -4.49819 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	1000(meters)
Relative position	Est Tomada De La Hoja De Las Lomas 10-C, Esc. 1:100000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piura(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Peru	Piura
Peru	Piura

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Iron	Primary
Lead	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

SEGUN LOS RASGOS TEXTURALES DETERMINADOS EN LA MUESTRA SE ESTABLECE LA SIGUIENTE SECUENCIA DE LA DEPOSICION MINERAL: A) FRACTURAMIENTO PRE-MINERAL B) MINERALIZACION HIPOGENA: 1.CUARZO 2.PIRITA 3. CHALCOPIRITA 4. ESFALERITA 5.GALENA C) MINERALIZACION SUPERGENICA: 6.COVELITA 7.MALAQUITA 8.LIMONITA

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore

Analytical data

Result	GALENA 5%, CHALCOPIRITA 3.0%, ESFALERITA ESCASA, PIRITA 3.0%, COVELITA 3.00%, MALAQUITA 2.0%, LIMONITA 7.0%, CUARZO 60%, FRAGMENTOS DE ANDESITA 17.0%

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-79.99981, -4.49819	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discoverer	Oficina Nacional De Evaluacion De Recursos Naturales (Onern)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	PIU0005

Bibliographic references

Deposit

DE MONTREUIL, LUIS; INFORME MINERAGRAFICO DE UNA MUESTRA DE MINERAL DE UN AFLORAMIENTO DEL DISTRITO DE SUYO, PROV. AYABACA. B.M.P. MAYO 1977. COD B5176

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-94	Valladares, Javier Delgado	Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru
Updater	01-APR-94	Gonzales, Rosa	Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.