Ming

Canada· NewfoundlandUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1970

Overview

Massive, 7 lenses. Ensimatic island arc. Reserves + production for Ming: 7.437 million t @ 2.83% Cu, 1.37 g/t Au, 11.7 g/t Ag, plus Ming West reserves 0.1 million t @ 5.6% Cu, 0.37% Zn, 2.4 g/t Au, open at depth. Extends down to 600 m depth, narrowing with depth.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1971

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS