Geco

Canada· OntarioUnknown
Contained Copper
1.1 Mt
Average Grade
1.86%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1943

Overview

Massive sulfide below gossan zone, exposed at surface. Tabular, massive core, disseminations, in west, middle, and east zones. Extends to 457 m depth. Fault truncates middle zone on the east end, displacing west zone 76 m to the north, diabase dikes truncates middle zone on the west end. Mine closed in 1995 with 55 million t ore production.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1957

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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