Mine detail: Minaya Mine

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Location: Huancavelica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -12.87394, -75.04802
dep_id: 10065722
mrds_id: TC41106
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Mercury
model: 178: Almaden Hg
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Machay 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
  • Production:: YATES AND OTHERS (1951).
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