Producer

Tintaya

Peru
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Diopside, Grossularite, Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1985
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10279854
MRDS IDW002038
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-14.89776, -71.3829
References
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