| Deposit ID | 10400141 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Cerro Corona |
| Alternate or previous names | Hualgayoc Corona |
| Geographic coordinates: | 78.60616, 6.76261 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Andalusite | Ore |
| Biotite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Clay | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Diaspore | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Model code | 78 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20c |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Au |
| Mark3 model number | 34 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| (1) | 78.60616, 6.76261 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Little, M.L., Exploration Review: South America, Peru: SEG Newslettter, no. 22, p.34-35
Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 1-18
Unpublished Database, Gov. Peru
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C., Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database, maps, and grade and tonnage models, USGS Open-File Report 2005-1060(2005). http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/of2005-1060.pdf. Retrieved from the WWW 12/11/07
Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto, R., Noble, D.C., Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, Special Publication (Society of Economic Geologists (U.S>)) Vol 11, pp 279-299, 2004. Editors: Sillitor, Richard H., Perello, Jose, Vidal, Cesar E.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number 244 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-2007 | Baker, Deborah A. (Berger, Barney R.) | U.S. Geological Survey | Model type record |
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