Nangaroo

Australia· Western AustraliaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1899

Overview

4 steeply dipping massive sulfide bodies, veinlets cut sulfide bodies, 4 m maximum thickness, plunge 20?N, intense chlorite alteration, Fe-rich gossan outcrops, secondary enrichment Cu at 18-25 m depth. Resource 0.014 million t @ 18% Cu.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1899

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS