state of Acre, in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, across the Andes to the Pacific Ocean. The town is also served by the San Juan de Marcona Airport. Marcona Mine The major industry in the Marcona District is the Marcona Mine and open-pit iron mine acquired in 1992 by Shougang Corporation a state owned Chinese corporation which does business locally as Shougang Hiero Peru. Notes Mining in Peru Populated places in Peru