Cuajone copper deposit

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The Cuajone copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, known for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to the country's copper production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf porphyry copper deposit
alterationStyle argillic alteration
phyllic alteration
potassic alteration
propylitic alteration
associatedWith Andean orogeny NERFINISHED
byproduct molybdenum
silver
commodity copper
contributesTo Peru mineral exports
country Peru
discoveredInCentury 20th century
economicSignificance major contributor to Peru copper production
exploitedBy open-pit mine at Cuajone
gangueMineral biotite
feldspar
quartz
geologicalSetting continental magmatic arc
hasEnvironmentalConsideration tailings management
waste rock management
hasMiningInfrastructure concentrator plant
haul roads
tailings storage facilities
waste rock dumps
hostRockType intrusive igneous rocks
isExampleOf large-scale open-pit copper operation
isMajorProducerOf copper
isPartOf Peruvian mining sector
locatedIn Moquegua Region NERFINISHED
southern Peru
minedByMethod truck-and-shovel open-pit operations
miningMethod open-pit mining
near city of Moquegua NERFINISHED
oreControl disseminated mineralization
fracture-controlled mineralization
stockwork veinlets
oreMineral bornite
chalcocite
chalcopyrite
oreProcessingMethod crushing
flotation
grinding
oreType porphyry copper
partOf Central Andean porphyry copper belt NERFINISHED
produces copper concentrate
region Andes Mountains NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting subduction-related arc

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Andean porphyry copper belt contains Cuajone copper deposit