Marcona District is one of five

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of the province

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. The district capital is San Juan de Marcona a port on the Pacific coast.

Marcona Mine

The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine, an

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iron mine. The mine was acquired in 1992 by

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a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hierro Peru.

Economy and History

In addition to mining, there is trade and commercial fishing. In 1870, the

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-born

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Antonio Raimnondi found the iron ore reserves. The first explorations of the zone in terms of ores and minerals were started in 1915. Marcona District is the only area in

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that mines iron ore and produces iron. The capital of the district San Juan de Marcona is located in Ica Region, Nazca Province. The exploitations of iron ore begun in

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in the bay of San Juan, in parts by the

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company Marcona Mining Company.

References

External links

Municipal web site
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