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Article: The Pasto Bueno Group.(mining district in Peru)
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- The Mineralogical Record
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
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THE PASTO BUENO DISTRICT
Pallasca Province Ancash Department
LOCATION
The Pasto Bueno district is located in the northern-most extension of the Cordillera Blanca in the north-central Andes, just west of the Continental Divide, approximately 90 km east of the Pacific Coast. Elevations vary from approximately 3,300 to about 5,000 meters. The Pasto Bueno mining camp has not been inhabited for many years. The main settlement for mining in the area these days is at Consuzo, with smaller camps at Region de Maria Ofelia, Region de Huaura, Region de Huayllapon, and Mundo Nuevo. The Huayllapon mine area is located on the north side of the Consuzo quartz ...