Akhtala

ArmeniaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
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Overview

Tonnage is not available. In ores: 2.5 to 4.5% Cu; 4.6% Pb, 7.6% Zn; 0.2 to 3.4 g/t Au; 8.2 to 169.1 g/t Ag. 13 concordant massive ore lenses 80-100 m long, 8-12 m thick, 350-500 m down-dip. Jurassic-Cretaceous Somkheto-Karabakh volcanic island arc.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS