Caribou

Overview

Six massive en echelon tabular bodies, 0.04 km thickness. dissemination in footwall. Gossan contains Au and Ag. Ore Zone Unit. Ensialic island arc rift basin. In 1997, NW extension of orebody was found 400 m from main underground deposit. Mine closed in 1998 and placed on care and maintenance.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1970

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS