Peak Hill

Australia· New South WalesUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Au
Discovery Year
1889

Overview

High-sulfidation gold deposit may have an associated porphyry Cu-Au. Resources: 11.27 Mt at 0.11% Cu and 1.29 g/t Au. 1889?1919 production: 2.338 t Au and 25.5 t Cu. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc.

Geological Context

Host Rock: dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff ()

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat