Mine detail: (Facility) La Oroya Copper Smelter

Previously called 'La Oroya Smelter'

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Location: Junin, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -11.52709, -75.89971
dep_id: 10279872
mas_id: 3330211001
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Cadmium, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Gold, Indium, Selenium, Tellurium
Operation type: Processing Plant
Development status: Plant
Reporter: Peterson, Gary R.
References:
  • Deposit:: PAZOUR, DONALD A.,*WELVE METALS REFINED AT LA OROYA
  • Deposit:: COMPLEX, WORLD MINING, AUGUST 1979, PP. 40-45.
  • Deposit:: CENTROMIN PERU, MEMORIA-ANUAL 1977.
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