Mine detail: Canariaco

Previously called 'Canariaco-Jehuamarca.'

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Location: Lambayeque, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -6.08145, -79.28313
dep_id: 10079721
mrds_id: W029820
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Molybdenum
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
work_type: Unknown
Reporter: Theune, C.T., Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Tonalite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
arock_type: Tonalite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
disc_yr: 1970
discr: Northern Peru Geochemical Exploration Project (Peruvians Servicio De Geologia Y Mineria With English Technical Assistance)
References:
  • LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY*4, P. 26
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