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Rio Darro

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039071
MRDS ID M046604
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Darro
Alternate or previous names Cinca Darro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -3.28153, 37.34929 (WGS84)
Relative position 23 MILES NE OF GRANADA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION PLOTTED AT DARRO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THIN PLATINUM FLAKES IN GOLD CONCENTRATES

Nearby scientific data

(1) -3.28153, 37.34929
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years PRODUCING GOLD IN 1915

Mining district

District name Granada Province

Comments on the production information

  • ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS BEING WORKED BY NATIVE MINERS FOR GOLD IN 1915

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

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

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