Description
Great Lakes Exploration Co (Subsidiary Of Kennecott Corp.)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model93: Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in differentiated volcanic rocks
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureIsoclinal Folding, Felsic Center
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationUpper Greenschist To Lower Amphibolite Facies
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1993
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10082575
MRDS IDW060000
Alternate namesLadysmith
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.514, -91.14
References
CRAWFORD, M.J., 1996, WISCONSIN EXPLORATION UPDATE: SKILLINGSMINING REVIEW, V. 85, NO. 21, P.4-5STAFF, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, JAN. 28, 1995, P. 5-7DeMatties, 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.