Mine detail: San Genaro Silver 26

Previously called 'San Genaro Operation'

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Location: Huancavelica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -13.16449, -75.14969
dep_id: 10068906
mrds_id: W002178
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Barite, Hematite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite
ore_ctrl: See Comments
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure: See Comments
tectonic: Andean Cordillera
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 557
  • Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1972, PG. 200.
  • 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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