Tulsequah Chief
Canada· British ColumbiaUnknown
Overview
Minimum tonnage: 9.123 million t @ 1.49% Cu, 6.87% Zn, 1.2% Pb, 2.6 g/t Au, 105 g/t Ag, open at depth and laterally. Massive, dissemination, lenticular, pipe-like. 2 orebodies: Tulsequah Chief (pyrite-chalcopyrite), Big Bull (sphalerite-pyrite-galena).
Geological Context
Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc
Resources & Operations
Production Start: 1951
Data Provenance
Source: USGS MRDS