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Rio Minho

Occurrence in Spain with commodities Platinum, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039067
MRDS ID M046599
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Minho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.5981, 42.06591 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES SE OF VIGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PT IN THIN FLAT SCALES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.5981, 42.06591
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pontevedra Province

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, THE PT METALS: IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, LONDON, P. 42

  • Deposit

    MIN. IND., 1915, PLATINUM: V. 24, P. 580

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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