Cuajone copper deposit
E738295
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.
Statements (47)
| 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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