Rio Tinto Consolidated

The Rio Tinto Consolidated is a copper mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,760 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Rio Tinto Consolidated  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 4,760 Feet (1,451 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.26444, -117.59000

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Rio Tinto Consolidated MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rio Tinto Consolidated
Secondary: Rio Tinto


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 505


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