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Rio Tinto Mines

Producer in Spain with commodities Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084934
MRDS ID W700315
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tinto Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.59571, 37.70322 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Bournonite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Limonite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Graphite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.59571, 37.70322
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year -1100

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 231200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.76 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Lead Pb 0.43 wt-pct Lead Minor 1983
    Zinc Zn 0.97 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1983
    Gold Au 0.2 g/mt Gold Minor 1983
    Silver Ag 4.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1960
    Sulfur-Pyrite S_P 48 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1960
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 18000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1979
    Silver Ag 42 g/mt Silver Minor 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    JENSEN, M. L., AND BATEMAN, A. M., 1979, ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY & SONS, 593 P.

  • Deposit

    DIXON, C. J., 1979, ATLAS OF ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS: ITHACA (NEW YORK), CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 143 P.

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-LEAD-ZINC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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