Río Blanco, a newly discovered porphyr copper deposit in Nothern Perú

- Organization:
- Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 1412 KB
- Publication Date:
- Apr 26, 1999
Abstract
"The paper describes Rio Blanco like a virgin porphyry copper discovery, located in Perú along the Ecuador border at the north end of a belt of copper systems that includes porphyry Cu-Mo, porphyry Cu-Au and highsulfidation types.Rio Blanco is a porphyry Cu-Mo system containing low Au and As. The presence of andalusite, diaspore and pyrophyllite, intense QSP alteration and absence of potassic alteration indicate a shallow level oferosional exposure."
Citation
APA:
(1999) Río Blanco, a newly discovered porphyr copper deposit in Nothern PerúMLA: Río Blanco, a newly discovered porphyr copper deposit in Nothern Perú. Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, 1999.