| Deposit ID | 10400162 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Model Type |
| Current site name | Pashpap |
| Geographic coordinates: | 77.96147, 8.78261 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | |
| Peru | Ancash |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Biotite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Epidote | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| 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 > Dacite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock type qualifier | porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | 77.96147, 8.78261 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Peru Copper Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Escarrachi, R.A., 1985, Alteration hydrothermal y mineralization del yacimiento porfidico de cobre y molibdeno de Pashpap, departamento de Ancash, Peru: Transactions of the Fourth Latin American Geological Conference, July 7-15, 1979, v. 1, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, p. 474-495
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 on 12/11/07
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www.luminacopper.com
Retrieved from the WWW 12/14/07
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Map Number 251 |
| 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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