Tilt Cove East

Canada· NewfoundlandUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1857

Overview

Massive lenticular, dissemination, stockwork. 2 orebodies. Reserves 12.4 million t @ 1.82% Cu, 0.8 g/t Au, 0.9 g/t Ag (unable to split into East and West deposits 1 km apart).

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in midoceanic ridge

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1886

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS