Malpaso Mine

Occurrence in Pasco, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080327
MRDS ID W031446
Record type Site
Current site name Malpaso Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.28305, -10.38126 (WGS84)
Elevation 4090
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 25 KM ENE OF YANAHUANCA, Within Range Of 1 Or 2 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pasco(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Pasco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pucara
    Rock description Pucara

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.28305, -10.38126

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED AND IRREGULAR STOCKS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shoots Within A Skarn

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPHALERITE OCCURS IN A MANTO REPLACING FRESH LIMESTONE BEYOND THE MAIN DEPOSIT. SEDIMENTS IN AREA ARE PART OF CENTRAL ANDEAN MESOZOIC BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY LESS THAN 0.1 MILLION TONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 69

  • Reserve-Resource

    PETERSON, U., 1962, TABLE IV.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SKARN ZONE IS PRESENT BETWEEN A CATACLASTIC PARAGNEISS AND PUCARA LIMESTONE WHICH CONTAINS THE ORE. APPROX. DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZED AREA 1 X 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-81 Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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