Mine detail: Alpacay Gold-Copper Deposit 77

Previously called ''

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long:

-15.84773, -72.8663

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite
Gangue:	Calcite
Discovery year:	1680

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1680

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Structure:	See Comments
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
Alteration processes:	Feldspars As Much As 3 M. From Vein Walls Are Altered To Calcite And Sericite And The Dark Minerals To Chlorite; Also, Clay Has Formed At The Vein Walls.

References

MRDS	W002146
DEP	10068874
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 344}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: AGUILAR, REVOREDO, J.F., 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECHNICO SUPERIOR, P. 54-55}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L.