Country Peru Province Nazca Capital San Juan Elevation 65 m | Region Ica Founded May 10, 1955 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 1,955 km² | |
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Marcona District is one of five districts of the province Nazca in Peru. The district capital is San Juan de Marcona a port on the Pacific coast.
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Map of Marcona District, Peru
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.
Economy
In addition to mining, there is trade and commercial fishing.
References
Marcona District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA