Levikhinskoe

Russian Federation· EkaterinburgUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
2.70%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1916

Overview

Faulted concordant massive sulfide lenses. Total reserves of the Kirovogradski ore district including Levikhinskoe, Belorechenskoe, Kalatinskoe, Karpushinskoe, Lomovskoe, Novo-Ezhovskoe, and Novo-Shaitanskoe deposits: 59.7 million t ore at 2.6% Cu and 2.2% Zn. 1.3 g/t Au in primary ore, 2.0 g/t Au in oxidized zone. Silurian Tagil volcanic arc, Middle Urals.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1927

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS