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Mina Calpa

Peru / Ayacucho / Coracora /
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It's a gold and copper mining operation. Mina Calpa is the name in Spanish. For further info goto:

www.geonames.org/3934956/mina-calpa.htm

www.mineralmundi.com/calpa-and-cordova-gold-copper-mine...

The links are not much use. Uphill to the right are older, much older surface and near-surface workings, likely in the oxidation zone. Perhaps dating back to Spanish days. The newer underground workings are likely in the deeper un-altered or sulfide zone. Follow the tracks from the milling operations south to the adit or mine opening. I have labeled each section of track with its function.

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Coordinates:   15°48'6"S   73°31'42"W

Comments

  • rkelzo
    Maybe a quarry?
  • artdemouy
    It's a gold and copper mining operation. Mina Calpa is the name in Spanish. For further info goto: http://www.geonames.org/3934956/mina-calpa.htm and http://www.mineralmundi.com/calpa-and-cordova-gold-copper-mine-69-79-10068877.htm
  • stankow
    Definitely underground mine. You can see waste dumps and tailings dumps.
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