Volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VMS) deposit with a pre-production reserve of 1.58 million tons of ore grading at 7.2% Cu, 0.9% Zn, 1.6 g/t Au and 26.5 g/t Ag. The orebody consisted of a single lens of massive sulphides, 350 m long, 150 m wide and 6 m thick on average. The deposit is unusual in that about one fifth of its volume consists of massive magnetite.
Located 14 km north of Rouyn-Noranda.
GPS coordinates taken at mine site
References:
- Galley, A.G., Jonasson, I.R., and Watkinson, D.H. (2000): Magnetite-rich calc-silicate alteration in relation to synvolcanic intrusion at the Ansil volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. Mineralium Deposita 35, 619-637.
- Econ Geol. (1995) 90:2006-2017.
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Map Reference: 48°21'19"N , 79°7'3"W
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