Wadi Yiba

Saudi ArabiaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
Sediment-hosted Stratiform Copper (SSC)
Discovery Year
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Overview

1.2 km at thickness averaging 1.1 m; tested with 9 holes in 1968; best intercept was in dolomitic marble: true thickness 3.0 m @ 6.8% Cu and 31 g/t Ag

Geological Context

Host Rock: Albite-chlorite hornfels (U. Proterozoic)

Geological Province: 2101

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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