Mine detail: Sayapullo

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Location:	Cajamarca, Peru, South America
Lat / long:	-7.60638, -78.48311
dep_id:	10068976
mrds_id:	W002255
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Copper, Silver
Minor mineral:	Gold, Lead, Zinc
Trace mineral:	Antimony
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
gangue:	Quartz, Rhodochrosite
alteration:	Sericitization
ore_ctrl:	Vein Ructures Are Fault And Shear Zones Of Probably Small Displacement And Vein Material Was Deposited In Open Fissures And Breccia Cavities With Only Minor Replacement Of Wall Rock. Quartz And Pyrite Are The Most Abundant Minerals. Tetrahedrite And Sphalerite Are The Dominant Ore Minerals, Accompanied By Minor Amounts Of Galena And Chalcopyrite. Rhodochrosite, Boulangerite, And Arsenopyrite Are Presen Some Veins.
Reporter:	Shaffer, Glenn L., Theune, C.T. (78 08), Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit:	Chimu Formation;Carhuaz Formation;Goyllarisquisga Formation (Aptian);Albian
hrock_type:	Mudstone,Sandstone,Limestone
Structure:	Folds And Faults
tectonic:	Andean Cordillera
Year first produced:	1924
disc_yr:	1775
References:	Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1098 Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969 Deposit:: MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1905A, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJABAMBA Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 19, P. 43-47 Deposit:: BALTA, JOSE, 1908-1910, REGIONES MINERAS DE SAYAPULLO Y DE HUAYDAY: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 2, V. 2, P. 26-32 Deposit:: 5) VELARDE, CARLOS E., 1908, LA MINERIA EN EL PERU: LIMA, MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO, IMPRENTA LA OPINION NACIONAL, P. 17-21 Deposit:: CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPOR* GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS S.R.L., P. 279-281. Deposit:: NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13. Deposit:: CASTILLO, G.Z., 1980, PROYECTO 03 SUB-PROYECTO DE SEGUIDAD MINERA. Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP Production:: 1-3) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; 8-12) F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.; CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991), CASTILLO (1980). Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972