Mine detail: Quichcahuayjo Mine

Previously called 'Mina De La Quebrada De Los Espinos'

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Location: Huancavelica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -12.77228, -75.25776
dep_id: 10065717
mrds_id: TC41101
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
model: 178: Almaden Hg
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Pucara Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
References:
  • Deposit:: YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951 GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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