Rio Blanco

Peru· PiuraUnknown
Contained Copper
8.0 Mt
Average Grade
0.57%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Mo
Discovery Year
1994

Overview

0.4% Cu cut-off grade. In primary sulfide ore: 0.54% Cu, 0.03% Mo, 2.5 g/t Ag. 18 holes indicate narrow resource of enriched copper along Henry Ridge, averaging 1.2% Cu over 1.3 km strike. Exposed.

Geological Context

Host Rock: andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry (20?12)

Resources & Operations

Operator: Zijin Mining

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS