Description
Historical Mining (1890)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Garnet, Magnesite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Tremolite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Machay Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Rhyodacite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10107365
MRDS IDW029835
Alternate namesTajo Grande Area, Minas Raura De Cajatambo.
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.44793, -76.76641
References
BELLIDO BRAVO,E. AND DE MONTREUIL D., L., 1972, ASPECTOS GENERALES DE LA METALOGENIA DEL PERU, P.88, ED. MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, SERVICIO DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIAMINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.U.S. BUREAU OF MINING, 1981, MINERALS YEARBOOK, PT. 3, P. 784.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1979, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING.CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES S.R.L., P. 243-245.MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1969, VOL. 121, NO. 3, PAGE 241.PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969.SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1326.LEWIS, RICHARD W., JR., AND NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO, MINEROS BOL., NO. 13, PP 26-31PORTURAS, ANTONIO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGIOND1) TO D75) LA MINERIA EN EL PERU, ANUARIO MINERO COMERCIAL 1977; USBM (1981), CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991). MINING MAGAZINE (1969).