Mine detail: Quebrada Azulmina Deposits

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Location: Huanuco, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -9.94795, -77.03307
dep_id: 10080299
mrds_id: W031413
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Copper
Minor mineral: Zinc, Arsenic, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Shear Zones
Reporter: Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.)
hrock_unit: Machay;Goyllaris Quizga
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20-35 W, Intrusive Dikes
tectonic: Andes
Year first produced: 1948
References:
  • 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
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