Mine detail: Huayllahura Area Nickel-Cobalt 39

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Location: Ayacucho, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -13.13115, -73.68299
dep_id: 10068937
mrds_id: W002214
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Cobalt
Minor mineral: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Calcite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
ore_ctrl: See Comments
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_type: Limestone
tectonic: Andean Cordillera
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1571
  • 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
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