Mine detail: El Dorado Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-6.33144, -78.66646

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1945

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	W031433
DEP	10080317
Reference	ERICKSEN, G.E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE HUALGAYOC MINING DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE CAJAMARCA, PERU: NEW YORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, 239 P
Reporter	Ericksen, George E.