Mine detail: Socavon Purgatorio

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Location: Cajamarca, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -6.33144, -78.66646
dep_id: 10080321
mrds_id: W031439
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Barite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Ericksen, George E.
hrock_type: Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone
arock_type: Diorite
References:
  • ERICKSEN, G. E., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE HUALGAYOC MINING DISTRICT, DEPARTAMENTO DE CAJAMARCA, PERU: NEW YORK, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PHD THESIS, 239 P
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