Mount Morgan

Australia· QueenslandUnknown
Contained Copper
0.6 Mt
Average Grade
0.75%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1882

Overview

Massive boot-shaped, dissemination. Main Ore Pipe and Sugarloaf orebody. Island arc setting. Gossan present. Tonalite intrusion has been thought to contribute to late overprint mineralization.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1902

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS