Antamina Mining District

Past Producer in Ancash, Peru with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001827
MRDS ID W031400
Record type District
Current site name Antamina Mining District
Alternate or previous names Fortuna, San Francisco, Recompensa, Casualidad, Rosita De Oro, Barron, Poderosa, Santa Rosa, Julia Elosia, Putapuquio, Pallares
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Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.09395, -9.53187 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LAGUNA ANTIMINA IS IN CIRQUE BASIN; INLET IS NEAR CENTER OF PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, LAT AND LONG FOR INLET OF LAGUNA ANTAMINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ancash(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ancash

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.09395, -9.53187

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Anticline
Structure description ANTICLINE, CONCEALED PLUTON
Type of structure Regional
Structure description CORDILLERA BLANCA BATHOLITH OF LATE TERTIARY AGE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Discovery year 1492

Mining district

District name ANTAMINA MINING DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner CENTROMIN PERU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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