Atalaya, Peru

Past Producer in Cusco, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079720
MRDS ID W029819
Record type Site
Current site name Atalaya, Peru

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.88294, -14.74776 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 15 KM S FROM YAURI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cusco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cusco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Atalaya Limestones
    Rock description Atalaya Limestones

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.88294, -14.74776

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15M

Comments on the geologic information

  • OXIDIC ZONE: 8 KM AVERAGE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 300M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CAPACITY (1974): 400 MET TPD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    La Mineria en Peru (1977)

  • Production

    D1,2,3) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.