Regional Geology

The Igor Project is located on the central spine of the Western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes.

The regional geology consists of the Lower Cretaceous Chimú Formation (quartz arenites, black shales and local coal seams) overlying the shales and intercalated sandstones, quartzites and mudstones of the Upper Jurassic Chicama Formation. Intermediate to acid intrusives of Mid to late Tertiary age are common and responsible for most of the significant mineral deposits in the area.

Metallogenically, the Igor Project is part of the Oligocene - Pliocene Gold-Silver Epithermal Belt. Important deposits are Yanacocha, Shahuindo, La Arena and Sayapullo to the north, while to the south lie Lagunas Norte, Salpo, Quiruvilca, Pashpap and Pierina.

To the east, lies the Miocene Gold-Copper Porphyry Belt, that includes deposits such as Minas Conga, El Galeno and Magistral.