Salt Creek

Australia· Western AustraliaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
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Overview

Nearly vertical sheet, 40% sulfides, 12 m thick, >200 m depth. Mineral age from galena of 2950+/-1 Ma. Initial resources reported at 0.47 million t @ 1.25% Cu, 8.4% Zn, 3.3% Pb, current indicated and inferred resources are 2.1 million t @ 8.3% Zn, 2.8% Cu, 68 g/t Ag, under exploration drilling.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS