El Largo-San Rafael

Mexico· GuerreroUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
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Overview

Massive sulfides, 3-5 m thick veins, replacements, 65 m thick Zn-rich zone at base, 250 m long, 25 m thick. Calc-alkaline island arc setting. Inferred reserves 3.8 million t @ 0.66% Cu, 2.45% Zn, 0.46% Pb, 1.19 g/t Au, 67 g/t Ag, partially defined.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS