Tishinskoe

Kazakhstan· East KazakhstanUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
0.50%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1958

Overview

Average in ore, ppb: 3.8 (?54.3) Pt, 2.7 (? 29.6) Pd, 0.6 (? 5.1) Rh. Steeply dipping concordant massive sulfide bodies of complex shape ?100 m thick accompanied by disseminated mineralization. Rudny Altai Middle Paleozoic island arc on the Caledonian continental basement.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1965

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS