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Marcona

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255543
MAS/MILS ID 3330190004
Record type Site
Current site name Marcona

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -74.99968, -15.19775 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -74.99968, -15.19775
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 45M
    Length 20000M
    Width 5000M
    Area 200HA
    Depth to top 13M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N70E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 13
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Marcona

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Marcona Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1971

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1971, PURSER STATES PELLETS SHIPPED TO JAPAN FROM PLANT A NICOLAS. PELLETS ARE 65.5 PCT FE, 4 PCT SILICA, 0.25 IN. DIA MARCONA HAS OWN SHIPS, 3000 EMPLOYED AT MINE-MILL. 0.4 PCT C ORE NOT RECOVERED, DUMPED IN SEA. EMJ, 1975, SAYS CAPACITY P TO BE INCREASED TO 3500000 TPY PELLETS, DISCUSSIONS BEING HE PERU GOVT. MINING RCORD SAYS, P. 313, OUTPUT FOR 73 WAS 5851 WITH EXPORT SALES OF DLLS. 66.1 MILLION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 59000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 77
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 13
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Capacity 110000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 25000
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic 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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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