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Cascabamba Copper 34

Producer in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  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 10068911
MRDS ID W002184
Record type Site
Current site name Cascabamba Copper 34

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.69979, -7.38139 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position THE CASCABAMBA MINE IS 12 KM ESE OF CONTUMAZA IN THE PROVINCIA DE CONTUMAZA (CONTUMAZA SHEET)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 34 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE CLAY, QUARTZ, PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Clay Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartzite, Shale, Conglomerate
    Rock description Quartzite, Shale, Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.69979, -7.38139
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description All The Rocks Are Cut By Vertical Joints Striking East, And By Several Strong Steep-Dipping Faults That Strike Approximately East And Are The Vein Structures.

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike E
    Dip STEEP
    Length 1500M
    Width 0.25M
    Depth to bottom 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Oldest Rocks Are Strongly Folded Quartzite, Shale, And Conglomerate Of Early Cretaceous Age That Strike About East. These Rocks Predominate In The Western Part Of The Area. They Are Intruded By A Series Of Igneous Rocks That Includes Dark Diorite Porphyry; Granodiorite Composed Of Feldspar, Biotite, And Hornblende In A Light Greenish Gray Groundmass. A Fine-Grained Gray Altered Andesite Porphyry With Disseminated Pyrite Crops Out Along The South Edge Of The Area

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1677

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera El Dean

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS 1906 - 1910 , 1928 , 1933.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A SMALL DEPOSIT OF LITTLE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 613

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: WORKED DURING COLONIAL PERIOD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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