Mine detail: Acari Copper Deposit 9

Previously called 'PortezuelaSanta RosaPurismaGenova'

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Location

Lat / long:

-15.24775, -74.63301

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Gangue:	Actinolite, Calcite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Discovery year:	1877

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1877-9, 1884-6, 1907-18

Geology

Host rock:	Huaylillas Formation (Clastica, Tuff)
Host type:	Diorite,Granite
Tectonic:	Tension Fractures Striking 115 Deg

References

MRDS	W002179
DEP	10068907
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1958, UNPUBLISHED USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER , P. 593-5.}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: RAIMONDI, ANTONIO, 1898, MINA DE COBRE LLAMADA DE SAN PEDRO DE PAMPA COLORADA: SOC. GEOG. LIMA BOL., V. 8, P. 179-181}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: SIMONS (1958).}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L. (Theune, C. T.), Unkefer, J.