Draa Sfar

Overview

Massive, curving layer. North and South orebodies, nearly vertical, down to 900 m depth (South deposit). Minimum reserves 8 million t 0.27% Cu, 5.52% Zn, 2.3% Pb, plus Au and Ag, open at depth. Startup and shutdown in 1981 due to mining and milling problems, producing only a few tens of thousands tonnes of ore.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1981

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS