| Deposit ID | 10400142 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Cerro Negro |
| Geographic coordinates: | 71.55335, 16.54577 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Peru |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antlerite | Ore |
| Azurite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Clay | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Specularite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Ore |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock type qualifier | tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite |
| (1) | 71.55335, 16.54577 |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1995 |
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 |
| Total resources | 70mt ore |
Bidgood, T., 2000, Geologia del yacimiento Cerro Negro: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimentos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del peru, p. 227-230
Zappettini, E., Godeas, M., Seggiaro, P., Korzeniewski, L.I., Rubiolo, D., Miranda-Angles, V., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Heuschmidt, B., Rodriges, C.S., Vivallo, A.S., Gardeweg, M.P., Mpodozis, C.M., Palacios, C., Maidana, M.P., Rondoy, E.B., Ronquillo, M.C., and Cocking, R., 2001, Mapa metallogenico de la region fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Peru (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Minera-Chile, Publication Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p. and 1 map
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number 268 |
| 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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