Peru Iron Ore Exploration

Peru has five recognised provinces that are prospective for iron mineralisation and have been the focus of previous exploration activity. These include the Ferruginosa and Santa Iron Provinces in the north, the Pucara and Ferrobamba Provinces in the central and lower Andes and the Costa Sur Iron Province on the southern coastal strip.

The Ferrobamba and Coastal Sur Provinces are the most important regions in terms of known iron ore resources and host a number of substantial iron resources including Ccopane and Opaban in the Ferrobamaba Province and Marcona and Pampa de Pongo in the Coastal Sur Province. These regions continue to be under explored and have the potential to host other significant iron occurrences.

Marcona is the only commercially significant iron producer in Peru and exports approximately 6 million tonnes of iron ore per annum.