Piura
Prospect

Tambo Grande Iron 1

Piura, Peru
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10068932
MRDS IDW002208
Alternate namesYatapera-Tambo Grande
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-4.91484, -80.33316
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1541PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y FOMENTO MINERA, 1953, 1954VENTURO, PEDRO, 1904, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE FIERRO DE TAMBO GRANDE: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU, BOL., NO. 8, 37 P.1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.U.N. 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES-P. 372