Toromocho

Peru· JuninUnknown
Contained Copper
15.0 Mt
Average Grade
0.46%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Mo
Discovery Year
1928

Overview

Exposed. 2006 pre-feasibility study. Some additional reported contents: 0.246 oz/t Ag, 0.00007 oz/t Au, 0.031% Pb, 0.145% Zn, 0.0129 % Mo, 0.0047% Bi, 0.0238% W, 0.0447% As, 0.0082% Sb.

Geological Context

Host Rock: breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, hornfels, skarn (8?7)

Resources & Operations

Operator: Chinalco

Mining Method: Open Pit

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat