Valle Du Drae

Occurrence in France with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038932
MRDS ID M046422
Record type Site
Current site name Valle Du Drae

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 6.08534, 44.5656 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOVE CHATALARD NEAR COL BAYARD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.08534, 44.5656

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hautes Alpes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, THE PLATINUM METALS: IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, LONDON, P. 32

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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