| Deposit ID | 10068756 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chalcobamba Copper Deposit - 29 |
| Alternate or previous names | Las Bambas Chalcobamba, Ferrobamba, Charcas-Sulfobamba |
| Related records | 10207307 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.36629, -14.04779 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4400 |
| Relative position | 71 KM SOUTHWEST OF CUZCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Apurimac(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Apurimac |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Monzonite Porphyry, Granodiorite, Diorite (Roof Pendants In Granodiorite And Monzonite Porphyry), Rhyodacite Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Monzonite Porphyry, Granodiorite, Diorite (Roof Pendants In Granodiorite And Monzonite Porphyry), Rhyodacite Dikes | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ferrobamba Limestone |
| Rock description | Ferrobamba Limestone |
| (1) | -72.36629, -14.04779 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestone Country Rock Is Folded Into A Tight Anticline With A Steep Dipping Axual Plane; Ore Is In Skarn Of A Roof Pendant In Monzonite Porphyry And Granodiorite |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Discoverer | Ferrobamba Ltd. |
| District name | Copper-Skarn Belt, Southeastern Peru |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minero Peru |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 28000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 83000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002001 |
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
SANTA CRUZ, SAUL, GUERRERO, TOMAS, CASTILLA, FERNANDO, AND CARO, EDGARDO, 1978, GEOLOGIA DE YACIMIENTOS DE COPPER EN LA REGION SUR-ORIENTAL DEL PERU: SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU BOL., V. 59, P. 153-1746.
U.S. EMBASSY LIMA, 1993, 1992 INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT ON MINERALS PERU: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, 7/93.
NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.
1910 DIREXPL FERROBAMBA LIMITED - DEVELOPED RESERVES
1942 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO - CONFIRMED RESERVES
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
DIREXPL VENTURA LTD - CONFIRMED RESERVES
ESTIMATED BY REPORTER 2/73.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1973 | Goudarzi, Gus H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Ericksen, George E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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