Potter

Canada· OntarioUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1952

Overview

Massive and disseminated masses. Exposed at surface. Dips 70?, extending 700 m depth, 1-3 m thick, 40-100 m long. Production plus reserves 0.544 million t @ 2.05% Cu, 1.67% Zn, 1 g/t Au, 68 g/t Ag, but deposit is open at depth.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in primitive oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1967

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS