Rio Tinto

Plant in Spain with commodities Copper, Lead, Sulfur, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230932
MAS/MILS ID 4690410003
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tinto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.65821, 37.67933 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Sulfur Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.65821, 37.67933

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Year of first production 1975
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Iberian Pyrite

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ecros S. A.
    Interest 100

Comments on the production information

  • 1-3MM TPY OPERATION, NEW MINE NOT IN FULL PRODUCTION, ACTUAL NAGE-1,100,000, ACTUAL WASTE TONNAGE-5,000,000, STRIPPING RA 4=1, CONCENTRATOR 250,000TONS ORE MILLED, RESERVES-60MM MTON N, 20MM MTONS PROBABLE, 10MM M TONS POSSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE SEPT 1976, TABLE B-1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-DEC-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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