Tukuk-OS⛏ El Dorado mine
Chile · Americas · 30.56°S, 71.23°W
El Dorado is an open-pit iron mine near the city of Ovalle in north-central Chile, located 98 km southeast from the port of Coquimbo. A 1946 economic geology study by Carlos Ruiz Fuller and co-workers estimated the ore grade in El Dorado at 68% Fe, one of the highest in the Chilean Iron Belt. The mine had its main period of activity from 1952 to 1966 under the ownership of Compañía Minera Santa Fe but mining continued sporadically until 1971. The opening and successful operation of the mine in the 1950s –producing 45,000 tons of ore per month for much of that decade– is considered to have paved the way for the rise of the medium-scale iron mining in Chile in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Quick facts
| Country | Chile |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 30.56°S, 71.23°W · view on map |
El Dorado mine is located in Chile, in Americas.
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