Little Deer

Canada· NewfoundlandUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1952

Overview

Massive, disseminations, stringers, pods, lenses. Two zones in ophiolite. Reserves 0.36 million t @ 1.52% Cu, open to the east, west, and down plunge.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in midoceanic ridge

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1974

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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