Marcona District

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.

Marcona
Coat of arms
Country Peru
RegionIca
ProvinceNazca
FoundedMay 10, 1955
CapitalSan Juan
Government
  MayorJoel Roberto Rosales Pacheco
Area
  Total1,955.36 km2 (754.97 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
  Total11,570
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO110304
Websitemunimarcona.gob.pe

Marcona Mine

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 Hiero Peru.[2][3]

Economy

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

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. "Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru" article by Simon Romero in The New York Times August 14, 2010, accessed August 14, 2010
  3. Info portal at InfoMine.Com

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