Cerro Imán

Cerro Imán (lit. "Magnet Hill") is an iron mine in northern Chile about 15 km northwest of the city of Copiapó. The ore of the mine is one of various iron oxide-apatite (IOA) ores that are part of the north-south Chilean Iron Belt. It lies about 1 km west of a smaller iron mine known as Fortuna. While owned by Sociedad Minera Reconquista it was Compañía Minera Santa Fe which in return for a fee exploited the mine for many years. The mine was the last iron mine to close during the decline of iron mining in Chile in the 1970s, doing so in 1980. The mine was later acquired in 1964 by Compañía Minera San Andrés which was joint venture of Compañía Minera Santa Fe (60%) and Compañía Minera Santa Bárbara (40%). Its ores were exported from the port of Caldera and the first shipment took off in 1958. Starting in 2025 a 50%-50% joint venture of Andes Iron and Minería Activa (Andes Iron owns 22% of Minería Activa) seeks to do mineral exploration in the mine. The sale of Cerro Imán to these comp

Elevation: 3980 m

Country: Chile

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