Shasta King

United States· CaliforniaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1900

Overview

Massive, 0.01 km thickness, basin-shaped lens. Production 200,000 t @2.92% Cu, 7.61% Zn, 1.1 g/t Au, 34.17 g/t Ag. Reserves small, open laterally.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1902

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS