Mine detail: Lampa

Previously called 'BerenguelaBerenquela'

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Location

Lat / long:

-15.6394, -70.5329

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Copper
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Polybasite, Stephanite
Gangue:	Calcite, Limestone
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1677

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Ayabaca Member Of Moho Formation
Host type:	Shale,Limestone
Structure:	Gently Folded Limestone And Shale That Appear To Be Displaced To The South Of The Deposit Along A Thrust Fault That Dips North.
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera

References

MRDS	W002176
DEP	10068903
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 571}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: BASADRE, CARLOS, 1918, ESTADO ACTUALY PORVENIR DE LA INDUSTRIA MINERA EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DEL SUR: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL. NO. 93, 64 P., P. 30-32}{Deposit:: U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PLAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESAROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5, V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA, PERU, P. 150.}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS (1960).}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J., Restrepo, Pedro