El Algarrobo
| Location | |
|---|---|
  El Algarrobo | |
| Atacama Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 28°48′30.7″S 70°59′6″W / 28.808528°S 70.98500°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron |
| History | |
| Closed | 1997 or 1998 |
El Algarrobo is a closed iron mine in north-central Chile. Geologically it is an iron oxide-apatite (IOA) type of deposit.[1] El Algarrobo is part of a wider province of iron ores known as the Chilean Iron Belt.[2] From the 1970s onward El Romeral have come to overshadow El Algarrobo in iron ore production.[3]
The establishment of Planta de Pellets in Huasco in 1978 allowed to extend the operational life of El Algarrobo for several years.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Algarrobo Mine, Alto del Carmen, Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile". mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Ménard, J. -J. (June 1995). "Relationship between altered pyroxene diorite and the magnetite mineralization in the Chilean Iron Belt, with emphasis on the El Algarrobo iron deposits (Atacama region, Chile)". Mineralium Deposita. 30 (3–4): 268–274. Bibcode:1995MinDe..30..268M. doi:10.1007/BF00196362. S2CID 130095912.
- ^ Millán 1999, p. 155
- ^ "Planta de Pellets de CMP en Huasco cumplió 45 años delineando nuevos desafíos". Revista Minera Crisol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
Bibliography
[edit]- Millán, Augusto (1999). Historia de la minería del hierro en Chile (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 956-11-1499-2.
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