Abstract
"The Morococha district is situated in the Andes of Central Peru, Department of Junin, four miles east of the crest of the Western Cordillera, which there forms the Continental Divide. The town of Morococha is at an elevation of 14,800 feet and is connected by rail with Callao, the port of Lima, ninety miles to the west, and with La Oroya, the smelting center, thirteen miles to the east. The Peruvian Central Railway ascends from Lima along the valley of the Rio Rimac to Ticlio (15,665 feet) where it tunnels through the Divide and descends the Yauli Valley to La Oroya. From Ticlio, a branch line, crossing the Divide at La Cima (15,800 feet), enters Morococha from the west and continues through it to join the main line again at Cut-Off, six miles to the southeast"--Location, page 2.
Advisor(s)
Forbes, Carroll Ralph
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Mining Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1938
Pagination
iii, 27 pages
Geographic Coverage
South America
Morococha (Peru)
Rights
© 1938 Charles K. Rose, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Copper mines and mining -- Peru -- MorocochaCopper mines and mining -- South America
Thesis Number
T 679
Print OCLC #
5967012
Electronic OCLC #
644682441
Recommended Citation
Rose, Charles Kenneth, "Copper mining in South America" (1938). Professional Degree Theses. 156.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/156
Comments
List of Illustrations on p. [iii] indicates a map of Central Peru is on p. 1. The map has been removed from original copy, and is therefore unavailable.