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Chillioroya Region Contact Metasomatic Copper 36

Producer in Cusco, Peru with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068925
MRDS ID W002200
Record type Site
Current site name Chillioroya Region Contact Metasomatic Copper 36

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.76628, -14.4311 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position REGION IS CENTERED AROUND HACIENDA CHILLIOROYA, 10 KM. NE OF VELILLE, 20 KM. SW OF LIVITACA, AND ABOUT 100 KM SOUTH OF CUSCO IN THE PROVINCIA DE CHUMBIVILCAS (YAURI AND ACOMAYO SHEETS). THE KATANGA DEPOSIT IS 2 KM. NORTH OF THE HACIENDA, AT ALTITUDE 4000 M.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GIVEN ARE FOR KATANGA MINE, NO. 36 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE GARNET, PYRITE, MAGNETITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE CONTAINS ABOUT 5% CU, FEW G/TON/AU, LESS THAN 100 G/TON/AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.76628, -14.4311
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Generally Flat-Lying Except Near Intrusive Contacts, Where It May Be Folded.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1810
Year of first production 1810

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ferrobamba Ltd., 1910

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INSUFFICIENT DATA 3/74 TO MAKE ESTIMATE. METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU INDICATE A DEPOSIT CONTAINING BETWEEN ONE AND 10 MILLION TONS OF ORE.-KATANGA ALONE 2 MILLION TONS EST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 962

  • 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, UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCRIPTION GIVEN IS FOR CHILLIOROYA REGION, DEPT. OF CUSCO. MINES IN THIS REGION ARE:{ NO. 34-URANIO{ 35-YANACOCHA{ 36-KATANGA{ 91-QUIBIO{NOTE: COORDINATES OF NO. 36 (KATANGA) ARE:{ LATITUDE 14 DEG.-27 MIN.{ LONGITUDE 71 DEG.-47 MIN.

Reporter information

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

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