Hercules

Australia· TasmaniaUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
0.40%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1894

Overview

Massive, irregular lenses. Series of small lenses of sheets and pods, 100 m x 100 m x 5-10 m, strike N-S, dip 60?-70? E. Two sections: Hercules and Mt. Read 200 m apart. Remobilization into anticlinal fold hinges and along the eastern limbs of the dragfolds. Extensional basin in an arc-continental collision zone.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1900

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS