Bend Copper-Gold Deposit
Overview
- Located in northern Taylor County Wisconsin, USA in the Penokean Volcanic belt
- Approximately 35 miles southeast from former producing Flambeau mine
- Contiguous land block covering 5,560 acres within the Chequamegon National Forest on both private and federal lands
- Copper and gold-rich VMS deposit with over 14,000 meters of historical drilling
- Historical resource estimates include (non 43-101 compliant):
- 3 million tonnes grading 2.4% copper, 1.4 g/t gold and 13.7 g/t silver in copper zone
- 1.23 million tonnes grading 4.7 g/t gold and .31% copper in gold zone
- Historic drill core acquired and being verified for geological characteristics and gold content
- Diamond core drill program scheduled for winter 2012-2012
History
Bend was discovered in 1986 and subject to exploration throughout the early 1990’s. To date over 14,000 meters of diamond core drilling, spanning 33 holes, has been conducted.
Geology
The copper-gold mineralization at Bend occurs in felsic volcanic rocks that formed 1.8 billion years ago. Mineralized copper-gold zones occur in several stacked massive sulfide lenses ranging from 3 to 21 meters in true thickness and consist mostly of fine-grained pyrite and chalcopyrite. These massive sulfide lenses are enveloped by a disseminated gold-bearing pyritic halo.
