| Deposit ID | 10068770 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Magistral Copper Deposit - 43 |
| Related records | 10279989 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.78309, -8.19802 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4300 |
| Relative position | 10 KM NE OF CONCHUCOS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ancash(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Machay Group, Limestone & Interbedded Shale |
| Rock description | Machay Group, Limestone & Interbedded Shale |
| (1) | -77.78309, -8.19802 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faulting West Of Magistral - Pelagatos Fault Nnw. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Ancash - Pallasca |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Minera Del Magistral |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002018 |
PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS - UNPUBLISHED REPOR
ESTIMATED BY REPORTER 3/73
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR ALTERATION ZONES MORE THAN 1 KM LONG AND AS MUCH AS 150 M WIDE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WHERE LIMESTONE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO GARNET AND OTHER SILICATES AND CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE AND PYRITE HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. FAVORABLE LIMESTONE BEDS ARE GARNETIZED AS MUCH AS 500 METERS FROM THE CONTACT WITH THE QUARTZ-MONZONITE STOCK. GARNET HAS ALSO FORMED ALONG PORPHYRY DIKES FOR A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS. SEVERAL ORE BODIES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITHIN THE AREA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Goudarzi, Gus H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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