Marcona | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ica |
| Province | Nazca |
| Founded | May 10, 1955 |
| Capital | San Juan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joel Roberto Rosales Pacheco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,955.36 km2 (754.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,570 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 110304 |
| Website | munimarcona.gob.pe |
Marcona District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru. [1] The district capital is San Juan de Marcona a port on the Pacific coast.
The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine, an open-pit iron mine. The mine was acquired in 1992 by Shougang Corporation a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hierro Peru. [2] [3]
In addition to mining, there is trade and commercial fishing.
In 1870, the Italian-born Peruvian geographer Antonio Raimnondi found the iron ore reserves. The first explorations of the zone in terms of ores and minerals were started in 1915.
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