Mine detail: Quebrada Azulmina Deposits

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Location

Lat / long:

-9.94795, -77.03307

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Copper
Secondary:	Zinc, Arsenic, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1948

Geology

Host rock:	Machay;Goyllaris Quizga
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20-35 W, Intrusive Dikes
Tectonic:	Andes

References

MRDS	W031413
DEP	10080299
Reference	BODENLOS, A.S. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1953, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017
Reporter	Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.)