Mine detail: Janchiscocha Molybdenum 34

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Location

Lat / long: -11.63121, -75.35803

Resource(M)

Primary: Molybdenum
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Discovery year: 1915

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Excelsior Formation, Shale & Quartzite;Mitu Formation, Sandstone & Conglomerate;Pucara Group, Limestone
Host type:Granite
Structure:See Comments
Tectonic:Andean Cordillera
Alteration processes:Wall Rock Is Slightly Silicified And Sericticized

References

MRDSW002211
DEP10068934
Reference{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1557}{Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU,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}
ReporterShaffer, Glenn L.