Mine detail: Janchiscocha Molybdenum 34

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Location:	Junin, Peru, South America
Lat / long:	-11.63121, -75.35803
dep_id:	10068934
mrds_id:	W002211
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Molybdenum
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Molybdenite
gangue:	Pyrite
alteration:	Wall Rock Is Slightly Silicified And Sericticized
ore_ctrl:	See Comments
Reporter:	Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_unit:	Excelsior Formation, Shale & Quartzite;Mitu Formation, Sandstone & Conglomerate;Pucara Group, Limestone
hrock_type:	Granite
Structure:	See Comments
tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
disc_yr:	1915
References:	Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1557 Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969 Deposit:: DUENAS, ENRIQUE, 1906, RECURSOS MINERALES DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JAUJA Y HUANCAYO: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL. PERU BOL., NO. 35, P. 95 Deposit:: FORT, MICHEL, 1926, LA INDUSTRIA MINERA DEL PERU EN EL ANO DEL CENTENARIO 1921: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 15, P. 1-84 Deposit:: 5) HARRISON, JOHN V., 1943, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL ANDES IN PART OF THE PROVINCE OF JUNIN, PERU: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 16, P. 55-97 Deposit:: 6) LISSON, CARLOS I., 1896, LA CRETA DE CABO BLANCO Y LA MOLYBDENITE DE CASCAS: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., V. 12, P. 61-62 Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP. Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972