Mine detail: Marcona

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Location: Ica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -15.19775, -74.99968
dep_id: 10255543
mas_id: 3330190004
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Producer
other_matl: Hematite, Magnetite
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Ljb
Year first produced: 1952
disc_yr: 1905
References:
  • Deposit:: PURSER, W. F., 1971, METAL-MINING IN PERU PAST AND PRESENT:
  • Deposit:: PRAEGER, NEW YORK, 339 PGS.
  • Deposit:: HALEY, D., 1974, PERU-A SPECIAL RPT.: MINING ENGINEERING, AI
  • Deposit:: Y., JAN., 1974, P. 17
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, WORLD ROUNDUP: MCGRAW HILL
  • Deposit:: YORK, P. 81.
  • Deposit:: MINING RECORD, 1974, ANNUAL REVIEW: P. 313.
  • Deposit:: 1975 EMJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY MCGRAW-HILL PUB.,PAGE 257
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