El Algarrobo
El Algarrobo is an iron mine in north-central Chile. Geologically it is an iron oxide-apatite (IOA) type of deposit. El Algarrobo is part of a wider province of iron ores known as the Chilean Iron Belt. From the 1970s onward El Romeral have come to overshadow El Algarrobo in iron ore production.
| Location | |
|---|---|
El Algarrobo | |
| Atacama Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 28°48′30.7″S 70°59′6″W |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron |
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