Pachapaqui mining district

Pieces are sometimes cited as ‘Pachapaqui Mine’, but the site consists of a huge amount of individual mines, and it is often impossible to narrow down to a more specific locale. I haven’t actually seen a specimen claiming to be from a specific mine ‘in’ this locale, yet – it seems Pachapaqui mining district is the accepted name overall.

Mindat lists thirty mineral species from the site, including fine specimens of Axinite-Mn, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Helvine, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite and Tetrahedrite.

This locale does produce some excellent lustrous metallic minerals which can command high prices.

The full mining district currently occupies a site approximately 18×9 kilometers in size, at an elevation between 3800 to 4500 meters. Modern mining began here in 1949.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-2306.html
• https://www.srk.com/en/projects/pachapaqui-mine-expansion

If you are interested in other classic Peruvian locales we may have stock from the following locales.

Peruvian locales

• Acari Mine, Acarí District, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
• Huarón mine, Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru
• Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco, Peru
• Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
• Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru
• Pachapaqui mining district, Aquia District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru

For the rest of our Peruvian stock, see below.

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