| Deposit ID | 10231134 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330212001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) La Oroya Copper Refinery |
| Alternate or previous names | Huaymanta Refinery La Oroya |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.89971, -11.52709 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Junin(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Junin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Indium Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Selenium | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tellurium Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -75.89971, -11.52709 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Centromin-Peru (Empresa Minera Del Centro Del Peru) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Peru |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330212001 |
PAZOUR, DONALD A.,'TWELVE METALS REFINED AT LA OROYA
COMPLEX,' WORLD MINING, AUGUST 1979, P.P.40-45.
CENTROMIN PERU, MEMORIA ANUAL 1977.
E/MJ, NOVEMBER 1979: LA OROYA ONE OF IA KIND IN SOUTH
AMERICA, P.134-136.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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