Uzelginskoe

Russian Federation· ChelyabinskUnknown
Contained Copper
1.1 Mt
Average Grade
1.36%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1964

Overview

Ore contains: 14 to 25 ppm Hg, 0.1 to 3.5% As, ?354 ppb Pt, 1220 ppb Pd, 707 ppb Rh. Concordant massive sulfide lenses 50-170 m thick occurring on two stratigraphic levels at 350 m from each other. Devonian Magnitogorsk volcanic arc, South Urals.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1991

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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