Contonga and Pucarrajo Mines

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The Contonga and Pucarrajo mines comprise approximately 4,900 hectares of mining concessions, located 500 kilometers north of Lima in the Ancash region, which is well known for its significant zinc, lead, silver, gold and copper deposits. The Contonga mine is an underground zinc-lead-copper-silver mine with more than 100 years of operating history. The Pucarrajo mine is an underground zinc-lead-silver mine which has been in operation for more than 30 years. The Contonga mine is the by Laguna Contonga, the northmost lake in the polygon, and Pucarrajo is by the southern lake in the polygon. The processing area is at lower right.

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Coordinates:   9°30'5"S   77°4'29"W
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