Deposit Synonyms
Koppio
Mineral District
Deposit Summary
Palaeoproterozoic BIF of ~5 km strike length by 15 m wide. It was drill tested in a diamond drillhole, which penetrated 60 m of weathered BIF, grades ranging from 10-15% Fe. There was a 6 m interval of massive manganese oxide.
Deposit Description
ROCK VALLEY, Palaeoproterozoic banded iron formation (BIF) of ~5 km strike length by 15 m wide. It was drill tested in a diamond drillhole, which penetrated 60 m of weathered BIF, grades ranging from 10-15% Fe. There was a 6 m interval of massive manganese oxide.
Discovery Year
? 1961
Commodities
Iron, Manganese
Ore Minerals
Hematite, Manganese Oxide
Gangue Minerals
Quartz
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