The Los Pozos Iron Ore Mine is in pre-development at this time with heavy haul road infrastructure scheduled to begin in January 2006, pending the issue of all required governmental permits. (See Geology, Mine Location and Chemical Analysis for more detail)
Chemical Analysis
Los Pozos Iron Ore Mine |
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Sample No. |
Percent Iron (Fe) |
Percent Sulfur (S) |
Percent Phosphorus (P) |
Percent Silica (SiO2) |
Bulk Density |
MF – 02 |
65.8 |
0.062 |
0.017 |
05.6 |
4.60 |
MF – 03 |
59.5 |
0.082 |
0.017 |
07.6 |
4.06 |
MF – 04 |
55.3 |
0.000 |
0.012 |
11.8 |
4.47 |
MF – 05 |
65.1 |
0.009 |
0.013 |
01.4 |
4.58 |
MF – 06 |
64.7 |
0.000 |
0.014 |
03.8 |
4.60 |
MF – 07 |
65.0 |
0.170 |
0.021 |
03.6 |
4.46 |
MF – 08 |
65.2 |
0.000 |
0.012 |
05.4 |
4.43 |
MF – 09 |
65.7 |
0.000 |
0.011 |
03.6 |
4.68 |
MF – 10 |
58.5 |
0.005 |
0.015 |
09.0 |
4.40 |
MF – 15 |
66.5 |
0.049 |
0.011 |
02.4 |
4.58 |
MF – 16 |
43.1 |
0.034 |
0.019 |
21.4 |
4.12 |
MF – 17 |
61.7 |
0.022 |
0.019 |
06.8 |
4.12 |
MF – 18 |
66.4 |
0.000 |
0.014 |
02.2 |
4.60 |
MF – 19 |
66.4 |
0.000 |
0.021 |
02.4 |
4.50 |
MF – 20 |
67.5 |
0.000 |
0.019 |
02.0 |
4.74 |
MF – 21 |
65.3 |
0.000 |
0.021 |
05.6 |
4.48 |
MF – 22 |
72.2 |
0.040 |
0.007 |
01.01 |
4.27 |
MF – 23 |
67.5 |
0.013 |
0.006 |
01.01 |
4.03 |
MF – 24 |
69.6 |
0.004 |
0.003 |
00.78 |
4.67 |
MF – 25 |
69.7 |
0.140 |
0.006 |
01.52 |
4.39 |
MF – 26 |
66.9 |
0.004 |
0.007 |
02.30 |
4.18 |
MF – 27 |
66.7 |
0.003 |
0.006 |
01.04 |
4.05 |
MF – 28 |
46.8 |
0.360 |
0.013 |
10.78 |
3.33 |
MF – 29 |
67.4 |
0.011 |
0.006 |
01.03 |
4.80 |
MF – 30 |
70.9 |
0.100 |
0.007 |
00.85 |
4.24 |
MF – 31 |
64.2 |
0.230 |
0.009 |
03.00 |
4.01 |
MF – 32 |
51.5 |
0.003 |
0.0007 |
08.79 |
4.05 |
MF – 33 |
66.2 |
0.020 |
0.012 |
01.50 |
4.56 |
MF – 34 |
72.2 |
0.004 |
0.005 |
00.90 |
4.42 |
MF – 36 |
64.5 |
0.012 |
0.021 |
05.12 |
3.98 |
MF – 37 |
70.4 |
0.004 |
0.011 |
01.02 |
4.00 |
MF – 38 |
68.6 |
0.027 |
0.011 |
01.12 |
4.71 |
MF – 39 |
68.6 |
0.020 |
0.021 |
00.60 |
4.44 |
MF – 40 |
69.28 |
0.0227 |
0.0100 |
03.70 |
4.50 |
MF – 41 |
66.04 |
0.2332 |
0.0185 |
05.96 |
4.55 |
MF – 43 |
67.11 |
0.0021 |
0.0112 |
03.46 |
3.71 |
MF – 44 |
58.76 |
0.4091 |
0.0235 |
07.63 |
3.76 |
MF – 45 |
66.62 |
0.0025 |
0.0139 |
03.72 |
4.25 |
MF – 46 |
67.81 |
0.0047 |
0.0081 |
03.62 |
4.34 |
MF – 47 |
66.90 |
0.2555 |
0.0162 |
03.00 |
4.50 |
MF – 48 |
68.01 |
0.0072 |
0.0104 |
02.80 |
4.45 |
MF – 49 |
65.04 |
0.1081 |
0.0058 |
04.33 |
3.88 |
MF – 50 |
66.72 |
0.0363 |
0.0077 |
02.79 |
4.39 |
MF – 51 |
67.05 |
0.0054 |
0.0106 |
03.91 |
4.54 |
MF – 52 |
69.55 |
0.0027 |
0.0147 |
02.97 |
4.49 |
MF – 53 |
69.00 |
0.0027 |
0.0096 |
02.90 |
4.591 |
MF – 54 |
63.40 |
0.0309 |
0.0177 |
07.64 |
4.068 |
MF – 55 |
58.90 |
0.0824 |
0.0127 |
05.79 |
3.452 |
MF – 56 |
68.90 |
0.0034 |
0.0052 |
02.70 |
4.532 |
MF – 57 |
67.50 |
0.0062 |
0.0062 |
02.54 |
4.200 |
MF – 58 |
69.30 |
0.0021 |
0.0085 |
02.60 |
4.600 |
MF – 59 |
60.05 |
0.0014 |
0.0053 |
06.98 |
3.790 |
MF – 60 |
69.90 |
0.0014 |
0.0062 |
02.23 |
4.475 |
MF – 61 |
70.60 |
0.0014 |
0.0081 |
02.12 |
4.338 |
MF – 62 |
68.30 |
0.0021 |
0.0081 |
04.39 |
4.491 |
MF – 63 |
71.50 |
0.0172 |
0.0073 |
02.25 |
4.509 |
MF – 64 |
66.40 |
0.0055 |
0.0210 |
01.93 |
4.450 |
Mine Average |
65.60 |
0.0474 |
0.0117 |
03.99 |
4.318 |
