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Las Bambas

Prospect in Apurimac, Peru with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231202
MAS/MILS ID 3330050032
Record type Site
Current site name Las Bambas
Alternate or previous names Chalcobamba-Ferrobamba, Chalcobamba, Ferrobamba, Bambas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.36632, -14.06449 (WGS84)
Elevation 3780
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apurimac(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Apurimac

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.36632, -14.06449
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 500HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 500
    Date of Last Modification 790228

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Ferrobamba

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mineroperu
    Interest 100
    Home office Peru
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 761000mt ore
    Demonstrated 761000mt ore
    Total resources 761000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.75 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 13700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 13700000mt ore
    Total resources 13700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 14461000mt ore
    Demonstrated 14461000mt ore
    Total resources 14461000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.19 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Measured 7000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7000000mt ore
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.01 wt-pct Copper Major 1969
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.42 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 28000000mt ore
    Total resources 28000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 1250000mt ore
    Inferred 500000mt ore
    Total resources 1750000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.42 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 13700000mt ore
    Inferred 14100000mt ore
    Total resources 27800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 14950000mt ore
    Total resources 14950000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q MATRIX DATA FOR CHALCOBAMBA COMBINED WITH THAT OF

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL FOR EXPORT, SEPTEMBER, 1989, P. 64.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERO PERU, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 1991, P.25.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 2/93, P.34.

  • Deposit

    ASHESHOV, N. , AND OTHERS, THE BAMBAS, IN ANDEAN-PERUVIAN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN THE PERUVIAN CORDILLERA: TRANSACTIONS OF THE

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERS, VOL. 211, 1958, P. 365.

  • Deposit

    ASHESHOV, N. AND OTHERS, THE BAMBAS: ANDEAN PERUVIAN TIMES,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 34, NO. 1764, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 26, NO. 7, P. 18, 19.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 6/92, P.378.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/17/92, P.277.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 4/28/92, P.6,7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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