Que River

Australia· TasmaniaUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
0.40%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1974

Overview

Massive, 0.03 km thickness, 5 sub-parallel lenses, P/Q, P North, S, P West, N lens. 700 m long, 250 m wide, 150 m depth, avg. 10 m width. Stockwork and stringer in eastern lens. Extensional basin in an arc-continental collision zone.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1981

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS