Kidd Creek

Canada· OntarioUnknown
Contained Copper
3.1 Mt
Average Grade
2.27%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1963

Overview

Massive, stringer, 0.08 km thickness. massive ore is underlain by stringer ore in North orebody. Disseminations in outcrops, massive ore 80 m below surface. Large felsic blocks indicates proximity to a volcanic vent. Mature back-arc rift basin associated with mantle plume. Contains <0.05 g/t Au, 0.15% Sn.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 640

Production Start: 1966

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat

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