Teutonic Bore

Australia· Western AustraliaUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
3.50%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1976

Overview

Massive, dissemination, stringer, lens, some banding, zoned with Cu-rich footwall, Zn-rich center, Pb-rich towards margins; chlorite-sericite in footwall for some distance below ore. Shear zone cuts orebody. Down-dip 280 m extent, 30 m thick. Oxidized to depth of 85 m.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 1976

Production Start: 1981

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS