Moinho

Portugal· BejaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1954

Overview

Massive. 3 steeply dipping lenses, 50 m below surface. Ensialic rifted basin. 70 million t @ 1.5% Cu, 3.9% Zn, 1.28% Pb, 0.7 g/t Au, 34 g/t Ag, open down-plunge.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1964

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS