Database name: |
World Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits |
Custodial agency: |
Society of Economic Geologists & Geological Survey of Canada |
Compilers: |
J. M. Franklin, H. L. Gibson, I. R. Jonasson, and A. G. Galley |
Release date: |
2015-03-23 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Gairloch (deposit name) |
Political location(s): |
United Kingdom; Province or state: Scotland |
Deposit clan (type): |
Volcanogenic massive sulphide |
Deposit (sub) types: |
Pelitic mafic; 3 |
Geologic province: |
Caledonian |
Commodities: |
Cu; Pb; Zn; Au |
Geological ages: |
Middle Ordovician (host rocks) |
Radiometric ages: |
Age - Ma: 465; Event dated: mineralization; Interpretive comment: approximate age reported in SEG Centennial Volume appendix |
References: |
Barrett, T. J.; MacLean, W. H., 1999 |
The Parys Mountain massive sulfide deposit, Wales, United Kingdom: chemical stratigraphy, alteration and tectonic setting |
in Mineral Deposits: Processes to Processing; Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting and the Tenth Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, London, Aug 22-25, 1999, Edited by Stanley, C. J., Proceedings (Two Volumes), Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Rotterdam ; Brookfield, VT : A.A. Balkema, 1999, V 2, 1468 p, p. 475 - 478 |
Jones, E. M.; Rice, C. M.; Tweedie, J. R., 1983 |
Lower Proterozoic Stratiform Cu-Zn-Au Mineralization near Gairloch, Western Ross, Northwest Scotland |
Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Volume 92, p. B160 - B161 |
Sikazwe, O. N., 1996 |
An Integrated Geophysical Study of the Kerry Road Cu-Zn-Au Sulphide Deposit, Gairlock, NW Scotland |
Zambian Journal of Applied Earth Sciences, Volume 10, p. 1 - 19 |
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Resource data: |
Disclaimer - Reserves/Resource Data
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.
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. |
4.54 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: geological resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 3.4 percent Pb: 6.5 percent Zn: 0.66 percent Au: 86 grams/metric ton | Reference: Franklin, J. M.; Gibson, H. L.; Jonasson, I. R.; Galley, A. G., 2005: Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits; Appendices on CD-ROM, Section [Franklin] Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits, in Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Special Volume, Society of Economic Geology, 1146 p., 1 disks Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |