Madneuli

GeorgiaUnknown
Contained Copper
1.3 Mt
Average Grade
1.29%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1949

Overview

Additional 10.9 million t of Au-bearing metasomatic quartzite contains 1.8 g/t Au, 9.15 g/t Ag. Upper horizon, tabular barite-polymetallic bodies; middle horizon, zinc-copper massive and disseminated mineralization; lower horizon, copper stockwork. Jurassic-Cretaceous Somkheto-Karabakh volcanic island arc.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS