Mine detail: Protectora Mine

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Location: Huanuco, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -9.84101, -77.04807
dep_id: 10065732
mrds_id: TC41121
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Barite, Calcite
orebody_fm: LENS
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Anticline With Axial Plane Strikes N35w, Vertical.
tectonic: Andes
References:
  • Deposit:: BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: BODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).
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