Mount Lyell

概述

Pyrite-chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena massive, pyrite-chalcopyrite dissemination, quartz-bornite and pyrite-chalcopyrite stringer. Orebodies: South Lyell, West Lyell, Royal, Tharsis, Comstock, Crown Lyell No. 1, Crown Lyell No. 2, Crown Lyell No. 3, North Lyell, Copper Clay, Cape Horn, Twelve West, Lyell Tharsis, Lyell Comstock, Blow, Tasman, Crown Lyell Extension, Crown Three. Tilting and erosion may have removed part of the deposit, which may explain the lack of lead and zinc deposits. Gossan present. Large alteration zone along a fault may have been a feeder zone for the mineralization. Extensional basin in an arc-continental collision zone.

地质背景

容矿岩石: Felsic volcanic rocks (Cambrian)

构造环境: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

资源与开采

运营方: 0

开采方式: 地下开采

投产年份: 1896

数据溯源

数据来源: USGS MRDS