Mine detail: Merced, Purisima, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco Mines

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Location: Huancavelica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -9.87434, -76.98585
dep_id: 10080293
mrds_id: W031407
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper
Minor mineral: Antimony, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR, PODS, LENSES
ore_ctrl: Fissures, Shear Zones, And Faults
Reporter: Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.), Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Goyllarisquizga
hrock_type: Sandstone
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20 To 30 W, Sill Of Altered Rhyolite
tectonic: Andes
yr_lst_prd: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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