Mine detail: Malpaso Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-10.38126, -76.28305

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Garnet, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Tremolite
Orebody form:	DISSEMINATED AND IRREGULAR STOCKS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Contact Metasomatic
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Pucara
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Gneiss
Tectonic:	Andean Cordillera

References

MRDS	W031446
DEP	10080327
Reference	{Deposit:: PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 69}{Reserve-Resource:: PETERSON, U., 1962, TABLE IV.}
Reporter	Rowe, William D. (Ericksen, George E.)