Economic assessment of the Northern Copper Belt deposits – a future resource base of copper and silver ores in SW Poland

Seven undeveloped sediment-hosted stratiform Cu-Ag deposits constitute a future resource base of copper and silver ores in the Fore-Sudetic Monocline SW Poland. Among these, four have only recently been discovered documented: Nowa Sól, Sulmierzyce North, Mozów (forming part Northern Copper Belt) Żary. The three remaining – Bytom Odrzański, Głogów Retków surround currently mined New District to north-west, north north-east. Polish are polymetallic: copper, silver, lead, nickel as well subordinate rhenium gold extracted. However, they show high reporting other by-product metals, such cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium, zinc rare earth elements. Unit ore values expressed US dollars per metric ton calculated for Belt compare them with deposits. unit studied primarily influenced by significant contribution (up 29%) from silver. In terms metals than their is here relatively low, accounting 1–11% total value. proportions lead value trend: tend be lower vicinity oxidized fields gradually increase distance these areas. share value, on hand, not fields. Instead, it dependent factors thickness organic content shale ore, which affect accumulation non-ferrous, redox-sensitive including nickel. Furthermore, we provide comparative analysis among Particular emphasis placed that southwest A market perspective drawn highlight influence metal price fluctuations various By examining dynamic nature prices, study offers insights into how changes conditions can impact economic viability located different parts Monocline. Poland remarkably grades, resulting significantly higher compared world-class types porphyry, epithermal, IOCG (iron oxide gold)