CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
2066 Poland 51.29.00 N -- 016.54.00 E Borzecin Cu; Pb; Zn; Ag
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Borzecin
Political location(s): Poland; Subprovince or locality: Lower Silesia; Nearest community: Rawicz
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: paralic marine
Deposit status: deposit; Size category: giant; Status comments: copper reserves are estimated to be over 28 million tonnes Cu
Geologic province: Zechstein Basin
Geologic subprovince: Lower Silesia
Geologic district: Fore Sudetic Monocline
Commodities: Cu; Pb; Zn; Ag
Mineralization styles: stratabound
Geological ages: Permian (host rocks)
Coincident features: bedding
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; mudstone-carbonate-sandstone
Individual lithologies:shale
sandstone
limestone
Host rock stratigraphy:Zechstein, Kupferschiefer, and Weissliegendes Beds
Mineralogy: (mineralization): chalcocite, bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite
References:
Oszczepalski, S.; Rydzewski, A., 1997
Metallogenic Atlas of the Zechstein Copper-Bearing Series in Poland
Polish Geological Institute, 32 p.

Resource data:
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported.

Estimate date: 1997; 28,000,000 metric ton metal; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes
Reference: Oszczepalski, S.; Rydzewski, A., 1997: Metallogenic Atlas of the Zechstein Copper-Bearing Series in Poland; Polish Geological Institute, 32 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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