Atalaya

PE / Puno

•-14.67946, -71.34130View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Atalaya is a historic mining site in Puno, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Copper, Magnetite. The site was discovered in 1942; production began in 1970; workings are underground.

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BorniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteCopperMagnetite

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Operation type: Underground
Workings: Underground
Discovered: 1942
First production: 1970

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Cited references

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, FERNANDO VELASCO.E&MJ, "PERU", DECEMBER, 1994. PAGE WW-11.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10207017 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -14.67946, -71.34130

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