Reed Lake

Canada· ManitobaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1969

Overview

Massive, two parallel lenses (Red and Green zones), 3.4 and 7.9 m thick, 90 to 100 m strike length. Extends down to 549 m depth. Not exposed, beneath Reed Lake. Resource 1.24 million t @ 2.3% Cu, 0.2% Zn, 0.13 g/t Au, 3.22 g/t Ag or 1.36 million t @ 2.09% Cu, open to the west and at depth. Leonard (2007) reported andesite instead of basalt.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: Hudbay Minerals

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS