Nurukawa

Overview

Past production over 0.05 million t @ 0.74% Cu, 7.92% Zn, 3.86% Pb, 6.8 g/t Au, 123 g/t Ag, unknown reserves. Five massive sulfide orebodies underlain by stockwork and gold-bearing siliceous zone. Sericite gives K-Ar ages 12.5 to 10.7 Ma.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1987

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS