Mine detail: Huayllura Gold 78

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Location: Arequipa, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -15.48107, -73.09131
dep_id: 10068884
mrds_id: W002156
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore_ctrl: See Comments
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_unit: Sandstone & Quartzite
hrock_type: Quartzite,Sandstone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
tectonic: Andean Cordillera
Year first produced: 1903
disc_yr: 1882
prod_yrs: 195*
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 368
  • Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
  • Deposit:: RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1887, MINAS DE ORO DEL PERU: ANALES ESCUELA CONSTR. COVILES Y DE MINAS, V. 6, 96 P., P. 64-66
  • Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
  • Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
  • Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
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