Cadia Hill/Ridgeway

Australia· New South WalesUnknown
Contained Copper
3.9 Mt
Average Grade
0.32%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Au
Discovery Year
1992

Overview

40% of the deposit area is covered by Silurian siltstone (up to 80 m thick) and/or Tertiary basalt (up to 40 m thick). Macquarie volcanic arc.

Geological Context

Host Rock: aplite, breccia, granosyenite, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry (460?437)

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1999

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat

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