Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
AlterationProbably local silicification, carbonatization, pyritization, and introduction of hydrothermal hematite.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001601
MRDS IDA012363
Alternate namesNorth Paula
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates55.19168, -131.73483
References
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