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Article: The Raura-Huanzala Group.(mining districts in Peru)
- Article from:
- The Mineralogical Record
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
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THE RAURA DISTRICT
Cajatambo Province Lima Department
LOCATION
The Raura district is a polymetallic deposit of veins and replacement orebodies located northeast of Lima and northwest of Cerro de Pasco. It is about 15 km due north of the town of Oyon, along the Maranon River. Raura is situated in a spectacular setting: it is at the source of the Amazon River and is surrounded by rugged peaks, with glaciers perched above the mines.
HISTORY
Raura is one of the more important copper-lead-zinc-silver mining districts in Peru. It was certainly worked in the last century and probably in the 17th and 18th centuries as well. Old ...