Description
Noranda Exploration
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Freibergite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock
StructureRegional Isoclinal Folding, Felsic Center
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationGreenschist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1990
Identification
Deposit ID10082574
MRDS IDW060001
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.6949, -89.9697
References
CRAWFORD, M.J., 1996, WISCONSIN EXPLORATION UPDATE: SKILLINGSMINING REVIEW, V. 85, NO. 21, P.4-5DeMatties, T. A., 1996, A GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY PROTEROZOIC VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WISCONSIN: AN EXPLORATION MODEL. In, Laberge, G., editor, Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits of Wisconsin: A Commemorative Volume, Insitiute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, v. 42, part 2, P. 31-65.