Material presentado en el XVII Congreso Peruano de Geología “Alberto Benavides de la Quintana” organizado por la Sociedad Geológica del Perú del 12 al 15 de octubre de 2014, Lima, Perú

Material presentado en PERUMIN 31 Convención Minera, realizado en setiembre de 2013, Arequipa, Perú.

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The copper mineralization in Peru is intimately associated with porphyry Cu deposits and subdivides into three porphyry Cu belt as Paleocene, Eocene-Oligocene, and Miocene. Up to now, the total copper production from them reach 28 Mt Cu. The total copper production from the Paleocene Cu belt, including Toquepala, Cuajone, and Cerro Verde, accounts for approximately 57% of total copper production from Peru. But focusing mineral exploration on middle southern (Eocene-Oligocene) and northwestern part (Miocene) of Peru results in new discoveries, including La Granja, El Galeno, Las Bambas, Toromocho, and Rio Blanco, which have an estimated annual production more than 200,000 t Cu. In addition to them, thirteen Cu deposits are discovered from the Paleocene, Eocene-Oligocene, and Miocene Cu belts. Thus, Peru is supposed to produce Cu production from 2014 and increases annual production from 14...

Total reported gold resources in Peru is about 192 Moz. Gold production in Peru was 4.9 Moz in 2013, which was ranked first in Latin America and sixth in the world. Historic cumulative gold production in Peru is 118 Moz, and production from main gold belts including Miocene epithermal belt, Carboniferous-Permian orogenic gold belt and Upper Cretaceous intrusion-related gold belt corresponds to 84%. Most of production areas are located in Northern part of Peru, which corresponds to 63.5% of the total domestic production. Annual production onces in Yanacocha mine and Alto Chicama were 1 Moz and 0.606 Moz in 2013, which were ranked first and second in Peru, respectively. Gold production in Peru is expected to be 6.5 Moz in 2017. To accomplish the expected production, ongoing 14 projects should be developed to the production stage in three years.

17 páginas. | Estudio realizado en el marco del convenio de cooperación internacional entre el INGEMMET a través de la Dirección de Recursos Minerales y Energético – Programa de Metalogenia, y el Servicio Geológico de Corea (KIGAM) | Trabajo presentado en PERUMIN 30 Convención Minera, realizado en Arequipa, Perú, del 12-15 setiembre de 2011.