Atacama
Producer

El Algarrobo

Atacama, Chile
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10158453
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-27.08078, -70.58284
References
SKILLINGS, D.N. C.A.P.'S NEW PRODUCTION FACILITIES ATALGARROBO AND HUASCO, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MAY 5, 1979PP. 14-20.UNITED NATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS,SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES, NEW YORK, 1970, PP 329-336SISSELMAN, R., CHILE'S FIRST PELLET PLANT INCORPORATES HEATRECOUP SYSTEM AND SELF FLURING PELLETS, ENGINEERING ANDMINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1978, PP 91-94.AIKEN, G.E., EL ALGARROBO; NEW OPEN PIT, MINING ENGINEERING,MARCH, 1962, PP 52-57.SUTULOV, A., CHILEAN IRON ORE BOOMING; EXPORTS GROW TOJAPAN, EUROPE, N. AMERICA, WORLD MINING, NOV., 1964,PP 8-12.MINING MAGAZINE, HUASCO PELLETIZING PLANT, JUNE, 1978,PP 556-558.AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.