Mine detail: Hierro Peru

Previously called 'HierroperuEmpresa Minera Del Hierro Del PeruMarcona DepositMina Justa'

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Location

Lat / long: -15.16442, -74.99968

Resource(B)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Silica, Ferrosilicon, Sulfur, Cobalt, Copper
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Martite
Discovery year: 1906

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1953

Geology

Host type:Metasedimentary Rock,Limestone
Associated type:Granite
Tectonic:Mobile Belt

References

MRDSW700092
DEP10084872
Reference{Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METALS REVIEW, 2ND ED., 1980: WASHINGTON, D.C., MCGRAW-HILL, P. 294.}{Deposit:: LEIDING VALDES, BENJAMIN, 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 209-223.}{Deposit:: ANON., 1993, THE TURN OF PERU AFTER MEXICO, ARGENTINA AND CHILE: SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT PREPARED BY COPRI, P. 30-31.}{Deposit:: CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 52 P.}{Deposit:: CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPOR* GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES SRL, P. 165-167.}{Production:: INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METALS REVIEW (1980); ANON., (1993); CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)}{Reserve-Resource:: LEIDING VALDES (1955); CROCKETT AND OTHERS (1987)}
ReporterOrris, Greta J., Page, Norman J.