Abstract:
Porphyry copper deposit is the most important type of copper deposit, frequently occurring in deposit clusters in specific ore belts and zones. The Andean metallogenic belt, located in the southeastern part of the Pacific Rim metallogenic domain, is the largest and most valuable porphyry Cu belt, developed a large amount of giant porphyry Cu deposits. Therefore it has been the most focused area in terms of the researching and exploration of porphyry Cu deposits for a long time. The Haquira porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold deposit in southern Peru is one of the representative examples. This article takes the Haquira porphyry copper polymetallic deposit in southeastern Peru as a study case to briefly describe its geological characteristics, explore the genesis, and further to discuss the implication to the research and exploration of porphyry deposits in China. The Haquira porphyry copper polymetallic deposit is related to intermediate-felsic rocks, which are mainly affected by potassic and sericitic alteration. The ore body is occurring in a "cylindrical" shape, in a form of fine veins disseminations. It is a typical porphyry type deposit in the Andahuaylas-Yauri porphyry/skarn copper-gold belt. Integrating with peripheral Cu and Mo geochemical anomalies, it is suggested that the region has large potential to find more porphyry copper molybdenum deposits.