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Cuatone Copper Deposit - 16

Prospect in Tacna, Peru with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068760
MRDS ID W002006
Record type Site
Current site name Cuatone Copper Deposit - 16
Alternate or previous names Chuntacala Ore Body
Related records 10304311

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.73291, -17.03102 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position NEAR TOQUEPALA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM METALLOGENIC MAP OF PERU 1969 - NO. 16

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE MINERALS OCCUR IN VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATED IN ALTERED HOST ROCK IN SHATTER BRECCIA ZONES IN QUARTZ MONZONITE OR DACITE PORPHYRY AND IN VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Silicification - Sericitization - Argillization Near The Ore Loci And Grading Outward Into Argillization And Finally Into Unaltered Rock. The Regional Alteration Halo Is 2 To 3 Kilometers Wide. Areas Of Strong Alteration Are Not Necessarily Coincident With High Copper Content But In General Are Restricted To The Immediate Vicinity Of The Ore Body.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Andesitic & Basaltic Lavas Underlain By Tuff;Olivine Basalt;Porphyritic Rhyolite;Porphyritic Andesite & Rhyolite Flows; Mineralization
    Rock description Andesitic & Basaltic Lavas Underlain By Tuff;Olivine Basalt;Porphyritic Rhyolite;Porphyritic Andesite & Rhyolite Flows; Mineralization
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Gray Or Black Shale, Sandstone & Quartzite;Mara Formation, Red Shale, Siltstone & Sandstone;Ferrobamba Limestone;Red To Maroon Shale, Shaly Sandstone & Sandstone
    Rock description Gray Or Black Shale, Sandstone & Quartzite;Mara Formation, Red Shale, Siltstone & Sandstone;Ferrobamba Limestone;Red To Maroon Shale, Shaly Sandstone & Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.73291, -17.03102
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CIRCULAR ON TOP SPLITS IN DEPTHS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Ore Body Occurs At The Southeast End Of The Caujone Stock. To The Nw The Ore Continues Along The Contact Between Quartz Monzonite And Volcanic Rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Discoverer Cerro De Pasco

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Southern Peru Corp.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED BY REPORTER BASED ON GREATER DEPTH OF MINERALIZATION AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LOWER GRADE BUT MINEABLE ORE EQUIVALENT TO PRESENTLY IDENTIFIED RESERVES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCMAHON A. D. 1965, COPPER A MATERIAL SURVEY; USBM IC 8225 P. 63

  • Deposit

    BUREAU DE RECHERCHES G'EOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, 1972; LES DIMENSIONES DES GISEMENTS DE CUIVRE DU MONDE: B.R.G.M. MEMOIRE NO. 57 400P 5 PLATES

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA ET MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    1942 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO

  • Deposit

    1952 DIREXPL CERRO DE PASCO

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS UNPUBLISHED REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CHUNTACALA ORE BODY (CUAJONE) IS AT THE SOUTHEAST OF CAUJONE STOCK AND IS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE 1000 M IN DIAMETER. IN DEPTH THE ORE BODY SPLITS INTO AN ELLIPTICAL INVERTED CONE TO THE NORTH AND A DOWNWARD TAPERING CRESCENT ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST FLANK OF STOCK. MAXIMUM DEPTH REACHED BY DRILLING IS 590 M BUT MINERALIZATION EXTENDS TO GREATER DEPTHS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 Goudarzi, Gus H. U.S. Geological Survey

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