Vigsnes

NorwayUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
1.70%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1965

Overview

Massive, dissemination, 0.01 km thickness 5 elongate bodies. 35% S. Ophiolite, marginal back-arc rift or ocean ridge axis (tholeiitic midocean ridge affinity).

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in midoceanic ridge

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1865

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS