Mine detail: Sol De Oro [Gold]

Previously called 'Mina Sol De Oro'

Location:	Ica, Peru, South America
Lat / long:	-14.88109, -74.99968
dep_id:	10068895
mrds_id:	W002167
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Trace mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Pyrite
gangue:	Calcite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
alteration:	Propylitized, Seriticized
conc_proc:	The Vein Is Strongly Oxidized Except Locally Along The Footwall, Where Sulfides Are Preserved. No Secondary Enrichment Is Noted. Considerable Post-Mineral Movement Along The Vein Is Indicated By Shattered Vein Material.
Reporter:	Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J.
hrock_type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
arock_unit:	Tiabaya
arock_type:	Diorite
Structure:	Shear Zone, N85w, 30-55 N
tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
Year first produced:	1931
discr:	Small Scale Workings During Colonial Period, Large Scale From 1931, Compania Aurifera Nazca
References:	Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 405 Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU,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