| Location: | Putumayo**, Colombia, South America |
| Lat / long: | 1.2432, -76.66641 |
| dep_id: | 10065213 |
| mrds_id: | TC40315 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Copper, Molybdenum |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite |
| gangue: | Anhydrite, Calcite, Quartz, Sericite |
| model: | 79: Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| alteration: | K Silicate: K-Feldspar-Chlorite Facies; Deep And Central Zone Of Kspar-Phlogopite-Actinolite-Magnetite Facies Coinciding With Low Grade Core; Sericite Zone; Propylitic Halo Of Chlorite, Epidote, Calcite, Prehnite, And Pyrite. |
| conc_proc: | Leached Cap Of Up To 200-260 M, Below Which Is Zone Of Potential Leaching With Jarosite And Minor Hematite, Supergene Kaolinite. Irregular Zone Of Supergene Copper Widespread Consisting Of Sooty Chalcocite, Covellite 10-70 M Thick But Locally Up To 100 M Zone. |
| Reporter: | Page, Norman J. |
| hrock_unit: | Payande Formation; |
| hrock_type: | Siltstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite |
| arock_unit: | Saldand Formation;Mocoa Batholith |
| arock_type: | Dacite |
| disc_yr: | 1974 |
| discr: | Un-Ingeominas |
| References: |
- Deposit:: SILLITOE, R.H., JARMILLO, L., AND CASTRO, H., 1984, GEOLOGIC EXPLORATION OF A MOLYBDENUM-RICH PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT MACOA, COLOMBIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 79, P. 106-123.
- Deposit:: ARIAS, T.A., AND JARAMILLO, C.L., 1987, MINERALES DE COBRE, IN RECURSOS MINERALES DE COLOMBIA, SECOND EDITION: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGATIONS GEOLOGICOS-MINERAS, V.1, P. 123-184.
- Other Database:: CIMRI
- Reserve-Resource:: ARIAS, T. AND JARAMILLO, C. (1987).
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