Cowley Hills

Australia· New South WalesUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
2.20%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1982

Overview

Small lens, 70 m strike length, 300 m down-dip, 2-10 m thick, 5-200 m below surface, banded and breccia clast in chlorite matrix. Back arc rift basin (tholeiitic volcanism).

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS