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United States· CaliforniaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1860

Overview

Lenticular body 1.5-9.1 m thick, surface gossan contained Au and Ag, gossan 305 m long, 61 m wide, Cu at depth 26 m to 30 m, Production 0.05 million t @ 10% Cu, 6.9 g/t Au, unknown Ag.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1860

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS