York Harbour

Canada· NewfoundlandUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
2.40%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1897

Overview

Massive, dissemination, stringer. 11 orebodies. Some mineralization remobilized into faults. Ophiolite, mid-ocean ridge axis (mid-ocean ridge tholeiitic affinity).

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Mafic in primitive oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1897

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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