Description
Federico Funch And Don Justo Pastor
Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondarySilica, Ferrosilicon, Sulfur, Cobalt, Copper
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Martite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Limestone
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10084872
MRDS IDW700092
Alternate namesHierroperu, Empresa Minera Del Hierro Del Peru, Marcona Deposit, Mina Justa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.16442, -74.99968
References
INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METALS REVIEW, 2ND ED., 1980: WASHINGTON, D.C., MCGRAW-HILL, P. 294.LEIDING VALDES, BENJAMIN, 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 209-223.ANON., 1993, THE TURN OF PERU AFTER MEXICO, ARGENTINA AND CHILE: SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT PREPARED BY COPRI, P. 30-31.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 52 P.CAVANAGH, J., AND GLOVER, M., 1991, THE PERU REPORT'S GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERS IN PERU: LIMA, PERU, PERU REPORTING SERVICIOS EDITORIALES SRL, P. 165-167.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METALS REVIEW (1980); ANON., (1993); CAVANAGH AND GLOVER (1991)LEIDING VALDES (1955); CROCKETT AND OTHERS (1987)