| Deposit ID | 10079720 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029819 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atalaya, Peru |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.88294, -14.74776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 15 KM S FROM YAURI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cusco(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Cusco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -71.88294, -14.74776 |
|---|
| Thickness | 15M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 300M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029819 |
La Mineria en Peru (1977)
D1,2,3) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Theune, C.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.