Mine detail: Rois Malk

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

7.382, 134.59486

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Gold, Pyrite
Orebody form:	OTHER (>100 MINERALIZED VIENS AND SHEAR ZONES OVER AN AREA 1 X 1.5KM IN SIZE)

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Airai Formation; Babelthuap Formation
Host type:	Andesite
Associated rock:	Babelthuap Formation
Associated type:	Andesite
Tectonic:	Palau Arc Is An Intra-Oceanic Island Arc-Trench System Separating The Pacific And Philippine Plates In The Western Pacific Ocean. It Is The Southernmost Of A Series Of Arc-Trench Systems (Including Yap, Mariana, And Bonin-Izu Systems).

References

MRDS	WA00001
DEP	10086430
Reference	{Deposit:: MILLER, W.R., RYTUBA, J.J., ARNOLD, M.A., AND VERCOUTERE, T.L., 1989, INVESTIGATION OF THE ROIS MALK EPITHERMAL GOLD SYSTEM, REPUBLIC OF PALAU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1872, 85P. PLUS 3 PLATES.}{Deposit:: RYTUBA, J.J., MILLER, W.R., AND STEWART, J.H., 1985, ROIS MALK EPITHERMAL GOLD SYSTEM, REPUBLIC OF PALAU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-606, 6P.}{Deposit:: RYTUBA, J.J., MILLER, W.R., AND MCKEE E.H., 1987, EPITHERMAL GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU: IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 995 (MCKELVEY FORUM ABSTRACTS, 1987), P. 59-60.}{Deposit:: USGS BULLETIN 1872 (1989}{Reserve-Resource:: USGS BULLETIN 1872 (1989)}
Reporter	Jenness, Jane E.