Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Rouveroy |
Political location(s): |
Belgium |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; Cu oxides fill fissures and sedimentary partings |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Early Devonian (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstone-conglomerateIndividual lithologies: | sandstone (shaly) conglomerate | Host rock stratigraphy: | Burnot Formation |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) cu oxides fill fissures & sedimentary partings; host rocks predominantly red colours |
References: |
Dejonghe, L., 1986 |
Belgium |
in Mineral Deposits of Europe, Vol. 3: Central Europe, Edited by Dunning, F. W.; Evans, A. M., Central Europe, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Mineralogical Society, V 3, 355 p, p. 99 - 112 |
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Production data: |
Report period: until 1986; 5,000 metric ton metal; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 100 percent | weight-commodity information: | Cu: 5,000 metric ton | Reference: Dejonghe, L., 1986: Belgium; in Mineral Deposits of Europe, Vol. 3: Central Europe, Edited by Dunning, F. W.; Evans, A. M., Central Europe, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Mineralogical Society, V 3, 355 p, p. 99 - 112 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |