Cerro Corona

Prospect in Cajamarca, Peru with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255089
MAS/MILS ID 3330110011
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Corona

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -78.53308, -7.14807 (WGS84)
Elevation 12600
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cajamarca(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Cajamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -78.53308, -7.14807

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hualgayoc Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner American Barrick Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 78000000mt ore
    Total resources 78000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAML., JULY 29, 1994, PAGE 3-4. "PERU AMERICAN BARRICK TO

  • Deposit

    PROCEED WITH CERO CORONA".

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JULY 29, 1994, "CERRO CORONA TO FEASIBILITY"

  • Deposit

    PAGE 76.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, JULY 30, 1994, PAGE 51, "TESTING

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDS IN PERU AT AMERICAN BARRICK PROPERTY".

  • Deposit

    LAMR., AUG-SEPT, 1994, PAGE 1, 16, "AMERICAN BARRICK

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDS TO FEASIBILITY ON CERRO CORONA PROJECT".

  • Deposit

    PLATT'S METALS WEEK, OCT. 17, 1994. "BARRICK TO EXPAND

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS".

  • Deposit

    LAMR., APRIL, 95, PAGE 7, "BARRICK GOLD -- DEFINITION

  • Deposit

    DRILLING CONTINUES ON CERRO CORONA PROPERTY".

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, DEC. 1994, P.WW-11, PERU.

  • Deposit

    LAML, FEB. 8, 1995, "BARRICK GOLD CORP'S HOPES FOR EL

  • Deposit

    INDIO...EXPECTS DECISION ON CERRO CORONA LATE 1995".

  • Deposit

    PAGES 1, 2.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXACT LOCATION OF PROPERTY IS UNKNOWN. MILS LOCATION IS FOR CITY OF CAJAMARCA, CAJAMARCA PROVENCE PERU. PROPERTY IS IN THE FEASIBILITY STAGE. SEE BIB. FOR MORE DETAIL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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