Golden Grove (Gossan Hill)

Overview

Massive, several lenses, interfingering, veins in structures, hanging wall disseminations, local stockwork beneath massive ore; upper Zn-rich zone, lower Cu-rich zone. Abundant magnetite. 1600 m long mineralized horizon, main lens 600 m long, 30 m thick. Gossan outcrop. Calc-alkaline volcanics in continental margin. Age based on zircon from felsic volcaniclastic unit at Gossan Hill.

Geological Context

Host Rock: Felsic volcanic rocks (Archean)

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: EMR Capital

Mining Method: Underground

Production Start: 1998

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS