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

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.

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 -- Morococha
Copper mines and mining -- South America

Thesis Number

T 679

Print OCLC #

5967012

Electronic OCLC #

644682441

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