Mine detail: Lampa

Previously called 'BerenguelaBerenquela'

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Location: Puno, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -15.6394, -70.5329
dep_id: 10068903
mrds_id: W002176
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Polybasite, Stephanite
gangue: Calcite, Limestone
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: The Ore Consists Essentially Of Manganese Oxide That Replaces Limestone Irregularly Along A Zone Trending About N70w.
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J., Restrepo, Pedro
hrock_unit: Ayabaca Member Of Moho Formation
hrock_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
disc_yr: 1677
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 571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).
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