Mine detail: Amancay

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Location

Lat / long:

-30.81413, -69.5995

Resource(M)

Primary:	Bismuth, Copper
Secondary:	Zinc, Gold
Ore:	Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	LENSE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Amancay Granodiorite;
Host type:	Diorite
Alteration processes:	Tourmaline & Epidote Filling Joints In Granodiorite Andesite Dikes Are Intensely Propylitized

References

MRDS	AR16090
DEP	10005548
Reference	{Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, PP. 103-104}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Venable, Margaret