Mine detail: Mina San Pedro Canzas

Previously called 'CanzasMajor Veins Adelaida, Consolodora, Florencia, 23 De Abril, La Virgen,Tapadita, San Pedro, San Fernando, Contradiccion, Sol Brillante'

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Location: Ica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -14.01223, -75.58664
dep_id: 10105313
mrds_id: TC39219
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Antlerite, Atacamite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Marcasite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Tourmaline
other_matl: Magnetite
alteration: Calcite, Epidote, Chlorite
conc_proc: Oxidized And Leached To 7-10 M Below Surface; Supergene Enrichment 10-40 M Below Surface, Chalcocite Found Up To 120 M Below Surface
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Linga Supergroup
hrock_type: Diorite
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1810
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1533
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, F., 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
  • Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ HARO, J. R., 1966, EVALUACION DE RECURSOS CUPRIFEROS DE 22 MINAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE ICA: MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Y OBRAS PUBLICA; LIMA, PP. 17-19, 1 PLANO; COD.B0018.
  • Deposit:: FERNANDEZ DAVILA, M.; GEOLOGIA DEL CUADRANGULO DE ICA (INEDITO); INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO MINERO Y METALURGICO-INGEMMET.
  • Deposit:: AGAR, R.A., 1979, MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y LA SUPER-UNIDAD LINGA DEL BATOLITO DE LA COSTA; BOL. N 60 , SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA DEL PERU, PP. 45-62.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: SIMONS (1960)
  • Reserve-Resource:: RODRIGUEZ HARO (1966).
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