| Deposit ID | 10279872 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3330211001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) La Oroya Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | La Oroya Smelter |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.89971, -11.52709 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3743 |
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 | Smelter |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Centromin-Peru (Empresa Minera Del Centro Del Peru) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3330211001 |
PAZOUR, DONALD A., 'TWELVE METALS REFINED AT LA OROYA
COMPLEX,' WORLD MINING, AUGUST 1979, PP. 40-45.
CENTROMIN PERU, MEMORIA-ANUAL 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LA OROYA SMELTER SMELTS CONCENTRATES FROM THE CENTROMIN CONCENTRATORS PLUS CONCENTRATES AND ORES FROM NUMEROUS SMALL PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES. CENTROMIN CONCENTRATES ARE FROM COBRIZA, YAURICOCHA, AND MOROCOCHA (FOR COPPER CONC.) ALL BLISTER COPPER FROM LA OROYA IS REFINED AT THE HUAYMANTA REFINERY WEST OF LA OROYA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-SEP-1992 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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