Marcona mine

{{Short description|Mine in Peru}}

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| state/province = Nazca Province

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The Marcona mine is a large iron mine located in western Peru in the Nazca Province. Marcona represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Peru and in the world, having estimated reserves of 1.4 billion tonnes of ore grading 54% iron metal.{{cite web|url=http://latinresources.com.au/coastal_iron_exploration_other_claims|title=Coastal Iron Exploration - Other Claims|year=2012|publisher=latinresources.com|accessdate=2013-06-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617175644/http://latinresources.com.au/coastal_iron_exploration_other_claims|archivedate=2013-06-17}} It is owned by the Chinese state owned company Shougang Hiero Peru.