Whim Creek

Australia· Western AustraliaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
1.60%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1888

Overview

Several lenses, massive pods, dissemination, chalcopyrite vein stockworks. Surface gossan. Two minor synclines separated by an anticlinal arch divides ore into a west and east shoots.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 1880

Production Start: 1890

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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