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TOTA L GOLD PRODUCTION

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GOLD FINE TONS

1000

800

600
ECUADOR COLOMBIA 400

200

0
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII

METALLOGENIC BELTS
El Dorado
(29 Mt @ 0.5g/t Au) Minas Conga
(560Mt @ 0.65g/t Au)

Cerro Corona
(90.3 Mt @ 0.98 g/t Au) Igor
Sapalache (0.45 Mt @ 5.4 g/t Au)
Hualgayoc
Cuchicorral (15 Mt @ 4 g/t Au) Michiquillay RANKING OF MAJOR GOLD PRODUCTION (1901-2008)
(631Mt @ 0.15 g/t Au)
BY OPERATION MINING AND METALLOGENIC BELT
Servilleta
El Tambo
El Galeno
(765Mt @ 0.11g/t Au) 800 METALLOGENIC BELT
I
Bolsa del Diablo Tantahuatay 700 II
(41.6 Mt @ 0.62 g/t Au) IX

GOLD FINE TONS

Tambogrande (386 Mt @ 0.28 g/t Au) 600 XV

(174 Mt @ 0.7 g/t Au) Shahuindo XVIII

(8 Mt @ 5.2 g/t Au) (55.2 Mt @ 0.85 g/t Au) 500 XX

Huaquillas XXI

(6.6Mt @ 2.09 g/t Au) 400 XXIII

300
XII
200

100
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5°0'0"S
XX

BULDIBUYO
LA VIRGEN
YANACOCHA

PARCOY
LAVADEROS

S.J. DE CHORUNGA
ALTO CHICAMA

PODEROSA
NASCA-OCOÑA

ANTAPITE
SIPÁN
RETAMAS

ARES
VII

PIERINA

CARAVELI-LA CAPITANA
TINTAYA

ARCATA
SANTA ROSA
ORCOPAMPA

ORIÓN

TUCARI
(La Libertad)
Sinchao
La Zanja (416Mt @ 0.33g/t Au)
(38.8Mt@ 0.64 g/t Au)
La Arena
VI MINING OPERATION
(144Mt @ 0.44g/t Au)
Sipán
Los Pircos
(0.2 Mt @ 17.4g/t Au)
El Toro La Virgen
El Tigre (1.7Mt @ 0.8g/t Au) (15.5Mt @ 1.16 g/t Au)
(21Mt @ 0.74 g/t Au)

La Pampa
Santa Rosa
(107 Mt @ 0.39 g/t Au)
PERÚ
PERU
Dist. Minero Yanacocha Poderosa
RANKING OF MAJOR GOLD PRODUCTION (1901-2008)

PA
(805.6 Mt @ 0.76 g/t Au) (0.84 Mt @ 11.78 g/t Au) BY OPERATION MINING AND ORE MINERAL DEPOSIT

C
I FI
OCÉO
Colpayoc TYPE OF ORE MINERAL DEPOSITS
800

C
XVIII Epithermal HS

ANCO
Cascabamba 700
Epithermal LS
XXI Retamas - Parcoy Orogenic

GOLD FINE TONS

EPAACÍFICO
Placer
(1.54 Mt @ 13 g/t Au)

NTICO
600 Intrusion related

N
BRASIL
Skarn
Lagunas Norte

EAN
(294.4 Mt @ 1.1 g/t Au) XXI-A 500

C LÁ
OO AT
400

CAN
Quiruvilca II

TI É
(5.5 Mt @ 0.39 g/t Au) 300
XVIII

NOC
Buldibuyo
Salpo 200

L A
AT
Tres Cruces 100
Pierina
(29.5 Mt @ 2 g/t Au) (40.5 Mt @ 0.62g/t Au)

BULDIBUYO
LA VIRGEN
YANACOCHA

PARCOY
LAVADEROS

S.J. DE CHORUNGA
ALTO CHICAMA

PODEROSA
NASCA-OCOÑA

ANTAPITE
SIPÁN
RETAMAS

ARES
PIERINA

CARAVELI-LA CAPITANA
TINTAYA

ARCATA
SANTA ROSA
ORCOPAMPA

ORIÓN

TUCARI
(La Libertad)
Rosario de Belén XX
(18 Mt @ 0.9 g/t Au) Alto Dorado Sto. Toribio

Parón Luminaria Huachón

(67.5 Mt @ 1.1 g/t Au)
(2.9 Mt @ 2.57 g/t Au)
PA

(0.2 Mt @ 1.67 g/t Au) Virahuanca MINING OPERATION

XIV Aija
(200 Mt @ 1 g/t Au) Puy Puy
CI

San Luis (24Mt @ 0.43g/t Au)

(0.7 Mt @ 12.24 g/t Au)
FI

IX
Ballena
C

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TOTAL GOLD RESERVES AND RESOURCES

OC

Quicay
(6 Mt @ 1.1g/t Au) 2,000

1,800
EA

Distrito Minero Colquijirca

(156.2 Mt @ 0.35 g/t Au) 1,600

GOLD FINE TONS

N

XXI 1,400
Invicta Azulcocha
(4.7 Mt @ 2.73g/t Au) (1.3 Mt @ 1 g/t Au) 1,200

1,000
Lomada-Caracol-Lajas Tucumachay
Millo - La española 800
Santa Rosa-Virundo Azúca
(1.8Mt @ 1.34g/t Au) 600
Pucajaja Coricancha
Julcani Minaspata (Anabi)
(41Mt @ 0.2 g/t Au) I Las Bambas
(0.7Mt @ 0.34 g/t Au) (15.5 Mt @ 1 g/t Au)
400
IX (900 Mt @ 0.07 g/t Au)
Corihuarmi Crespo
(18.6 Mt @ 0.83 g/t Au )
200
Cotabambas (12.5Mt @0.77 g/t Au)
III (114Mt @ 0.38g/tAu)
Pico Machay
XXI
Katanga I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVIIXVIIIXIX XX XXI XXII XXIII
(16Mt @ 0.85 g/t Au) Estrella (0.3 Mt @ 3.73 g/t Au)
Trapiche
METALLOGENIC BELTS
Pampa Andino
(0.016 Mt @ 13.1 g/t Au)
Utupara
Haquira
Tumipampa
Ticrapo
(0.002 Mt @ 6.9 g/t Au)
Antilla TYPE DEPOSITS
XVIII
Orogenic Au-Pb-Zn-Cu Deposits
Los Chancas
Hatun Orcco (335Mt @ 0.03g/t Au) intrusion related Au (Pb-Zn-Cu) Deposits
(0.022Mt @ 16g/t Au)
Selene Epithermals deposits not differentiated
Minasnioc (1.33 Mt @ 1.71 g/t Au)
Antapite High Sulfidation Epithermals
(0.14 Mt @ 7.42 g/t Au)
Aucapampa Low Sulfidation Epithermals
Cellaccasa
Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermals
(10 Mt @ 0.5 g/t Au) Palla Palla Winicocha SYMBOLOGY
(8.5 Mt @ 0.22 g/t Au) Ccarhuaraso (0.9 Mt @ 48 g/t Au)
(9.3 Mt @ 0.04 g/t Au) Polymetallic Deposit with epithermal overprint. Mining operation
Ares (Abril 2010)
(8.3 Mt @ 5.17 g/t Au) Iron Oxide Copper Gold Deposits (IOCG)
Saramarca
San Antonio de Poto (Au) Hydrographic basin
Porphyry Cu - Au
Pallancata XIV Faults Systems
(6 Mt @ 1.6 g/t Au) XXI Arcata Antapaccay Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Cu-Zn-Au (VMS)
(5.6 Mt @ 1.7 g/t Au) (520 Mt @ 0.14 g/t Au) Structural corridor
Cobrepampa La Rinconada Metamorphogenic Deposits
XXI Arasi (2.24 Mt @ 14.5 g/t Au) Circular structural and
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Mina Justa (112.7 Mt @ 0.68 g/t Au) volcanic center

Shila Veins
Acarí Operation
Esperanza Ananea
(1.1Mt@16.4 g/t Au) Stratabound Project
(0.6Mt @ 42g/t Au)
Paula
Pampa de Pongo (0.07 Mt @ 24.4 g/t Au) Exotic Deposits (placer, morrénico, etc.) Closed mine
(953Mt @ 0.09g/t Au) Pinaya
GOLD METALLOGENIC BELTS Breapampa
(42 Mt @ 0.5 g/t Au)

(9.3Mt @ 1g/t Au)

XXIII Miocene - Pliocene Au-Ag Epithermals. SIZE OF GOLD MINERAL DEPOSITS (TONS)

Miocene Au - Ag Epithermals and polymetallic deposit Orión Lago Titicaca

XXI (0.12 Mt @ 10g/t Au)
with epithermal overprint.
XXI-A Caravelí - La Capitana V IX XXIII
Au-Ag Epithermal deposits hosted in cretaceous sedimentary rocks.
(0.45Mt @ 9.5 g/t Au)
XXI-B Tucari
XXI-B Polymetalic deposit with epithermal overprint. (92 Mt @ 0.86 g/t Au) Element Project Small Medium Large Giant-World Class
Luicho
Miocene Cu- Mo- Au porphyry, Pb- Zn- Cu -Ag skarn and polymetallic (0.2Mt @7.1 g/t Au) Au ---- < 25 25 - 250 250 - 5 000 > 5 000
XX Mazo Cruz
intrusion related deposits. Ishihuinca Arirahua Ag ---- < 250 250 - 5 000 5 000 - 10 000 > 10 000
BOLIVIA

(0.004 Mt @ 12.8 g/t Au) (0.26 Mt @ 5.27 g/t Au) Poracota

XVIII Oligocene Au - Ag Epithermals. (2.6 Mt @ 1.56 g/t Au)
(0.7 Mt @ 9 g/t Au)
XIV Eocene Intrusives - related Au - Pb - Zn - Cu Deposits. San Juan de Chorunga XXIII Energy and Mines Sector
(6.5 Mt @ 8.34 g/t Au)
XII Late Cretaceous - Paleocene Au - Ag Epithermals.
Distrito Minero de Orcopampa
IX Late Cretaceous Intrusives - related Au - Pb - Zn - Cu Deposits. (2.3 Mt @ 18 g/t Au) Santa Rosa (Au-Ag)

VII Late Jurasic - Albian Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Cu-Zn-Au Deposits. Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute
VI Late Jurassic Porphyry and skarns Cu - Au. Tesoro
Direction of Mineral Resources and Energetic
Late-middle Jurasic Iron Oxide Copper Gold Deposits
(0.004 Mt @ 32.4 g/t Au)
Baños del Indio
Metallogenic Program
V
Chucapaca
III Permian Porphyry and skarns Cu - Mo - Zn and Intrusion - related
Au - Pb - Zn - Cu Deposits. Av. Canadá 1470, San Borja, Lima 41, Perú
II Carboniferous - Permian orogenic Au - Pb - Zn - Cu Deposits. Telf: 051-1-6189800
Pucamarca
I Gold in Ordovician and silurian - Devonian Meta - sedimentary rocks. (34Mt @ 0.72 g/t Au) CHILE Fax: 051-1-225-3063 / 051-1-225-4540
Autors: ACOSTA, J., QUISPE, J., RIVERA, R., VALENCIA, M., CHIRIF, H., HUANACUNI, D., RODRÍGUEZ, I., VILLARREAL, E., 0 100 200 300 www.ingemmet.gob.pe
PAICO, D., & SANTISTEBAN, A. Km
(Taken and modified from Quispe et al., 2008) 2010 version Source: Data base INGEMMET-2009

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