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Rio Sil

Prospect 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039068
MRDS ID M046600
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Sil

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.99807, 42.36588 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE VILLAGES OF QUERENO AND BARCO

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) -6.99807, 42.36588
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer H. L. Lewis

Mining district

District name Orense 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 - 581

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PT IN SANDS OF THE SIL NEAR THE ANCIENT TUNNEL AT MONTEFURADO

Reporter information

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

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