Molodezhnoe

Russian Federation· ChelyabinskUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
2.20%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1961

Overview

?50 g/t Au in bornite-bearing ore. Concordant massive sulfide lenses confined to tuffite and tuffaceous sandstone horizon at the base of felsic volcanics. Devonian Magnitogorsk volcanic arc, South Urals.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1982

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS