Antamina copper-zinc deposit
E729367
The Antamina copper-zinc deposit is one of the world’s largest and highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc ore bodies, located in the central Peruvian Andes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ore deposit
ⓘ
porphyry-related skarn system ⓘ skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposit ⓘ |
| alterationStyle |
potassic alteration in associated intrusives
ⓘ
skarn alteration ⓘ |
| associatedIntrusionType |
granodiorite
GENERATED
ⓘ
tonalite GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Antamina mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity |
copper
ⓘ
molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| discoveredInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major source of copper concentrate
ⓘ
major source of zinc concentrate ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
calcite
ⓘ
epidote ⓘ garnet ⓘ pyroxene ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| geneticAssociation | porphyry copper system ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
intrusive rocks
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ skarn ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
world’s highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposits
ⓘ
world’s largest skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancash Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Peruvian Andes ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Marcos District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metal |
copper
ⓘ
molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| minedBy | Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
bornite
ⓘ
chalcopyrite ⓘ molybdenite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| oreType |
copper skarn
ⓘ
copper-zinc skarn ⓘ zinc skarn ⓘ |
| structuralControl | faults and fractures in carbonate sequence ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Andean continental margin ⓘ |
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