Rio Gallego

Occurrence in Spain with commodities Platinum, Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10039070
MRDS ID M046602
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Gallego

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -0.78141, 41.83244 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOVE ZUERA, ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF ZARGOSA

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -0.78141, 41.83244

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huesca 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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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