Quail Hill

United States· CaliforniaUnknown

Contained Copper

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Average Grade

3.70%

Deposit Type

VMS — Bimodal-Felsic

Discovery Year

1860

Overview

Pod-shaped and lenticular masses, 54 m pitch length. pyrite envelope.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1863

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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