Mine detail: Sol De Oro [Gold]

Previously called 'Mina Sol De Oro'

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Location

Lat / long:

-14.88109, -74.99968

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1931

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
Associated rock:	Tiabaya
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Shear Zone, N85w, 30-55 N
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
Alteration processes:	Propylitized, Seriticized

References

MRDS	W002167
DEP	10068895
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 405}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: AGUILAR REVOREDO 1941, CURSO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: ESCUELA NAC. ING., INST. NAC. POLITECNICO SUPERIOR, P. 45-46}{Deposit:: VASQUEZ ROSAS, HUGO, 1942, LA REGION MINERA DE NAZCA: ESCUELA NAC. ING., BOL., V 15, P. 51-63.}{Deposit:: MISSENER, RAY H., AND GRAFF, EVERETT H., 1945, SOL DE ORO MINE, NAZCA, PERU: AM. INST. MIN. MET. ENG. TECH. PUB. 1756, 13 P.}{Deposit:: BROGGI, JORGE A, 1940, MEMORIA DE LA EXCURSION REALIZADA A LA ZONA SUR DE LA COSTA CON LOS ALUMNOS DEL *ANO DE MINAS: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 3, V. 13, P. 13-24.}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J.