Gaiskoe

Russian Federation· OrenburgUnknown
Contained Copper
6.6 Mt
Average Grade
1.40%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1950

Overview

2.2 g/t Au in primary ore, up to 14.1 g/t Au in oxidized ore; 30 g/t Te. Block structure of the deposit area related to synvolcanic faulting. Concordant massive sulfide lenses and irregular bodies controlled by main fault zone. Devonian Magnitogorsk volcanic arc, South Urals.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1960

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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