Gossan Howard-Huey-Bumbarger

United States· VirginiaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
0.50%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
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Overview

Discontinuous lenses of massive sulfides. Gossan Howard 90 m long, >60 m wide, 12-20 m thick; Huey 115 m long, 60 m wide, 3-9 m thick; Bumbarger 150 m long, 70 m wide, 30 m thick. Oceanic rift.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1962

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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