Big Bend

United States· CaliforniaUnknown

Contained Copper

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Average Grade

1.14%

Deposit Type

VMS — Bimodal-Felsic

Discovery Year

1942

Overview

Massive, 0.01 km thickness, lenticular. Overturned west limb of anticline.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1942

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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