Chungar Mine
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11°07′26″S 76°32′17″W / 11.12389°S 76.53806°W
The Chungar Mine, in the high Andes of central Peru, about 65 km southwest of Cerro de Pasco and 80 km northwest of La Oroya, exploited a polymetallic skarn deposit (12.88 ± 0.36 Ma, Ar/Ar biotite plateau age of a granite[1]) until 1971, when a landslide-generated wave at the Yanawayin Lake destroyed most of the surface facilities and killed 200-600 persons [2][3], including miners in flooded underground workings [3].
The mine was owned by Cia. Minera Chungar, S.A.C. After the 1971 disaster, this mining company, keeping the same name, transferred the operations 25 km NE to the Animón mine in the Huarón District. The Chungar Mine is currently not operating. The mining company Volcan is exploring the surroundings (Romina project) including the Puagjanca area where a Zn-Pb-(Ag) ore body was discovered [4].
Confusion on the term "Chungar Mine"
The mining company Volcan through its now subsidiary Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C.[5], operates the polymetallic Animón Islay mines under the term "Mining Unit Chungar"[6] (Unidad minera Chungar[7]). The use by the mining company Volcan of the term "Chungar Mining Unit"[6][7][8] for the site including the Animón and the Islay mines in the Huarón District, i.e., 25 km NE of the actual Chungar Mine, has caused some confusion, and certain sources (e.g., the data base "alicia.concytec.gob.pe"[9] and a WoodMackenzie Report[10]) use wrongly the term of "Chungar mine" for the site where the Animón and Islay mines are located.
References
- ^ Bissig, T., Ullrich, T. D., Tosdal, R. M., Friedman, R., & Ebert, S. (2008). The time-space distribution of Eocene to Miocene magmatism in the central Peruvian polymetallic province and its metallogenetic implications. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 26(1), 16–35. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2008.03.004]
- ^ Robert B. Jansen, ed. (1988). Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation. Springer. p. 739. ISBN 978-0-442-24397-5. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b Plafker, George; Eyzaguirre, V. Z. (1 January 1979). "7: Rock Avalanche and Wave at Chungar, Peru". In Barry Voight (ed.). Engineering Sites: Rockslides and Avalanches (1 ed.). Elsevier. pp. 269–279. ISBN 0-444-59801-4. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Volcan 2019; Memoria Anual 2018; 199 p.
- ^ Company profile Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C.,bnamericas.com, retrieved on April 6, 2020
- ^ a b Volcan, Mining units, retrieved on April 6, 2020]
- ^ a b Volcan, Unidades Mineras, retrieved on April 6, 2020
- ^ miningdataonline
- ^ Data Base "alicia.concytec.gob.pe" retrieved on April 6, 2020]
- ^ Chungar zinc mine, WoodMackenzie Report, retrieved on April 6, 2020
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