In the Andean mining tradition pallaqueo, palleo or pirquineo is the hand selection of rock fragments with ore for further processing. Usually, pallaqueo is done in piles of discarded material with little planning, randomly and without authorization.
In the Andean mining tradition pallaqueo, palleo or pirquineo is the hand selection of rock fragments with ore for further processing. Usually, pallaqueo is done in piles of discarded material with little planning, randomly and without authorization.
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