Mine detail: Cascabamba Copper 34

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Location

Lat / long:

-7.38139, -78.69979

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Clay, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1677

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Quartzite, Shale, Conglomerate
Host type:	Diorite,Quartzite,Shale,Conglomerate,Dacite,Granite
Structure:	All The Rocks Are Cut By Vertical Joints Striking East, And By Several Strong Steep-Dipping Faults That Strike Approximately East And Are The Vein Structures.
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera

References

MRDS	W002184
DEP	10068911
Reference	{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 613}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969}{Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP}{Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.}{Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972}
Reporter	Shaffer, Glenn L.