El Algarrobo
Iron mine in Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Algarrobo is an 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]
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Atacama Region | |
Country | Chile |
Coordinates | 28°48′30.7″S 70°59′6″W |
Production | |
Products | Iron |
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