Mine detail: Chapi Area

Previously called 'AtahualpaAtahualpa IiiSan LuisLa AmericaLa LeonorBuenaventuraLa Marquesa'

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Location: Moquegua, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -16.79769, -71.33292
dep_id: 10099471
mrds_id: TC38214
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Manto
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Tenorite
gangue: Calcite, Clay, Epidote, Gold, Gypsum, Hematite, Jasper, Limonite, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodonite, Wad
ore_ctrl: Faults Plus Mantos Cut By Faults.
Reporter: Restrepo, Pedro
hrock_type: Quartzite,Shale,Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure: Reverse Faults N60w, 60n, N25w And N75w
discr: Mr. Luis Chabaneix
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1959, PLAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, VOL. 2, PS/A/5. LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA, PERU, 150 P.
  • Deposit:: BOGGIO, M.S., 1985, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY, INGEMMET V. 4, P. 188.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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