Heninga Lake

Canada· Northwest TerritoryUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1996

Overview

3 massive zones, but only the Main zone has reported tonnage and grades of 1.76 million t @ 1.19% Cu, 7.7% Zn, 0.4% Pb, 0.34 g/t Au, 79.5 g/t Ag. Resources in 2000 was reported to be 5 million t @ 8.5% Zn, 0.2% Pb, 110 g/t Ag, 1 g/t Au and 0.72 million t @ 3.7% Zn, 2.6% Cu, 37.7 g/t Ag, 0.4 g/t Au. Main zone 122 m long, 5.6 m wide; West zone 244 m long, 4.9 m wide, 152 m depth.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS