National University of Moquegua: Professional School of Mining Engineering

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MOQUEGUA
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF MINING ENGINEERING
INTRODUCTION
The porphyry are a very diverse group of mineral deposits and a wide variety of features,
so maybe they should be analyzed case by case, but these large mineral deposits also
share many common features which has allowed several generalizations and development
empirical models have formed porphyritic intrusives centered with diameters ranging
from 100 meters to a few kilometers in diameter, which are processes of felsic plutonic
domes deeper intermediates.
Typically within porphyry Cu systems there are several phases of intrusion and earlier
tend to have the highest laws.
The host rocks also host the mineralization in porphyry copper deposits.
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CHAPTER 1: "THE MAIN FEATURES ARE BEHIND PORPHYRY"
CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION -%

Copper 0.3% to 1.4%
Mineral Law Molybdenum 0.01 to 0.006%
Gold 0 to 0.6 g / t
intrusive Granites, granodiorite,
monzonite, quartziferous,
diorites.
Rocks Subvolcanic Dioritic stocks, porphyritic
granodiorite with textures.
Volcanic Diacita
Potassic, sericite, argillic, silicification
Alterations
Propylitic
Dissemination The ore appears distributed
in fine particles.
Stockwork Fillers cleat, veinlets,
venules, cetas with ore or
mineral hydrothermal
formation as gypsum,
Structures
calcite and barite.
People Dyke Hidrotermanles gaps of
different sizes.
Tectonic structure Expansive, faults and dikes
genetic studies of the
formation of yacimineto.
Table 1. Features Porphyry
Source. Gemnis
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CHAPTER 2: "CU PORPHYRY DEPOSITS"
2.1.GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
2.1.1. GEOTECTONICS SITUATION
Deposits porphyry Cu present in island arcs and magmatic along convergent continental
margins arches.
2.1.2. DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Their depositional environment are contemporary stocks with volcanic dikes, gaps, are
also presented in domes batholith. The processes of uplift and erosion have been
necessary to expose the subvolcanic rocks.
2.1.3. AGE
The porphyry Cu was mainly formed during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
2.1.4. DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED
The following deposits are associated with porphyry Cu:
Veining and replacement of Cu-Pb-Zn, Cu skarn, skarn and replacement of Pb-Zn,

epithermal vein Adularia-sericite type and epithermal deposits sulfate acid type.
Fig1 Geochemical a copper porphyry
Source. Mining
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2.2.GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
2.2.1. ROCK ENCAJONANTE FAVORABLE
Favorable rocks to contain Cu porphyry are porphyritic igneous rocks of tonalitic,

granodiorite and monzogranites emplaced in volcanic and sedimentary rocks.
2.2.2. CONTROL AND FORM OF MINERALIZATION
Mineralization is in the porphyritic rocks and the host rocks as stockwork veinlets and
disseminations of.
2.2.3. MINERALOGY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALTERATION
Mineralization and hydrothermal alteration are closely interrelated.
Fig2. Zonality porphyry
Source. DocPlayer
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CHAPTER 3: "EVALUATION MODEL A DEPOSIT PORPHYRITIC"
A. Location Magma.
B. Solidification of Magma
C. Explosion and hidrofracturamiento
D. Stockwork formation and structure of the mineralized zone.
1. Magma
2. porphyritic solidified cap
3. phase Fluida
4. Area pressure release and volatile
5. Intrusive breccias
6. Dykes
7. And stockwork mineralized zone.
Fig3. Porphyritic assessment
Source. Gemnis
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CONCLUSIONS
 Not all porphyry are the same, so that does not apply a single model that typifies these
deposits or a magma associated with mena.
 The moment when the mineral deposition occurs with respect to the hydrothermal
evolution of porphyry is variable.
 The effect of all such variations in nature deposits porphyry is subtle and even
variations in the proportion of metals which are so important for the mineral economy.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gemnis. (2013). Porphyry type deposit. 2013, of Scribd Website:

https://es.scribd.com/doc/173592561/Yacimientos-Tipo-Porfido-de-Cobre
Victor Maksaev. (2003). Porphyries. 2003, of PDF Website:

https://www.cec.uchile.cl/~vmaksaev/P%F3rfidos%20Cupr%EDferos.pdf
Jeffrey W. Hedenquist. (2013). Deposit. 2013, of PDF Website:

http//www.yacimientos-tipo-porfido-de-cobre.pdf

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CHAPTER 1: "THE MAIN FEATURES ARE BEHIND PORPHYRY"

CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION -%

CHAPTER 2: "CU PORPHYRY DEPOSITS"

2.1.2. DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2.1.4. DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED

The following deposits are associated with porphyry Cu:

Veining and replacement of Cu-Pb-Zn, Cu skarn, skarn and replacement of Pb-Zn,

Fig1 Geochemical a copper porphyry

2.2.1. ROCK ENCAJONANTE FAVORABLE

Favorable rocks to contain Cu porphyry are porphyritic igneous rocks of tonalitic,

2.2.2. CONTROL AND FORM OF MINERALIZATION

2.2.3. MINERALOGY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALTERATION

Mineralization and hydrothermal alteration are closely interrelated.

Fig2. Zonality porphyry

CHAPTER 3: "EVALUATION MODEL A DEPOSIT PORPHYRITIC"

Fig3. Porphyritic assessment

Gemnis. (2013). Porphyry type deposit. 2013, of Scribd Website:

Victor Maksaev. (2003). Porphyries. 2003, of PDF Website:

Jeffrey W. Hedenquist. (2013). Deposit. 2013, of PDF Website:

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