Mine detail: Rio Verde

Previously called 'Ronda'

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Location: Spain, Europe
Lat / long: 36.58267, -4.9149
dep_id: 10038928
mrds_id: M046418
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Nickel
Minor mineral: Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Palladium, Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: STREAM GRAVELS
conc_proc: Gravity; Some Pits In River Ran 2 To 3 Grams Pt/Cu/Meter - Others .5 To 2 Grams Pt/Cu/M. Highly Variable. Average Trace Pt To 3 Gr/Cu/M
Reporter: Blair, Will N.
References:
  • Deposit:: DUPARC ET GROSS ET, 1916, ETUDE COMPAREE DES GITES DE RONDA ET DE *URAL: MEN. SOC. PHYS. ET HIST. NAT, DE GENEVE, V. 38, P. 273
  • Deposit:: LIND, ET AL, 1923, PT ASSAYS AND PT PROMOTIONS: US BUR MINES REPT. INVESTIGATIONS, SER. 2496, P. 20
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