El Algarrobo
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Atacama Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 28°48′30.7″S 70°59′6″W / 28.808528°S 70.98500°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron |
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.