Looking at other IOCG deposits, they all go deep, even being...

Looking at other IOCG deposits, they all go deep, even being open at depth!!!!


RXM presentation -14th March 2024


Primary copper mineralisation at Hillside is dominantly chalcopyrite with lesser bornite and chalcocite, with the latter two phases often intergrown with apparent common unmixing textures, although some parts also contain significant primary bornite and chalcocite. These sulphides coincide with extremely oxidised domains, and bornite is often found with carbonate and hematite and magnetite is replaced by hematite±chalcopyrite. Extreme increases in copper grades are accompanied by late carbonate and silica flooding, and in many areas are associated with the development of chlorite+chalcopyrite which replace clinopyroxene, actinolite and garnet. Pyrite is abundant in some domains but is usually replaced by chalcopyrite during skarn retrogression. Gold appears to be hosted in chalcopyrite.
https://portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1395

I wonder how Mongoose Deeps drill core compares!!