Kure (Asikoy)

Overview

Massive, 0.02 km thickness, blanket-like; dissemination and stockwork below massive lens. Traced down to 900 m depth. Analysis 47.9% S, 1.9% Cu, 41.8% Fe, 1.37 g/t Au. 0.3% Co, 0.01% Zn, 0.02% Pb. Heavy limonite in gossan. Ophiolite. Asikoy and Toykundu are 200 m apart.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in primitive oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1951

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS