NameDeposit	OtherNames	CountryCode	Country	StateProvince	LatitudeSeconds	LatitudeMinutes	LatitudeDegrees	LongitudeSeconds	LongitudeMinutes	LongitudeDegrees	LongitudeDecimal	LatitudeDecimal	Type	DiscoveryDate	StartupDate	Includes	Prospect?	Comments	Map Number	AgeMY	Tonnage	Copper grade	Molybdenum grade	Silver grade	Gold grade	References	Minerals	Deposit Age	Assoc Deposits less 5km	Assoc Deposits less 10km	RocksinDeposit	RocksOnMap	RocksOnMapInDeposit	EmplacementDepthkm	SulfideArea	SulfideBAxis	SulfideAAxis	AlterAAxis	AlterBAxix	AlterArea	OreArea	OreAAxis	OreBAxis
Kundalyan		AFGN	Afghanistan	Zabul	46	18	32	58	31	66	66.53277778	32.31277778	17				Yes	"Resources mostly in skarn: 21,400 t Cu, 1.6 t Au, and 133.4 t Mo at average of 1.21% Cu (0.66 to 4.03%), 0.9 g/t Au (0.3 to 3.1 g/t), 0.14% Mo, up to 10 g/t Ag and 0.03% Bi. "	407			0	0	0	0	"Abdullah, S., Chmiriov, V.M., Stazhilo-Alekseev, K.F., Dronov, V.I., Kofarsky, A.K., and Malyarov, E.P., 1977, Mineral Resources of Afghanistan: Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Mines and Industries, Afghan Geological and Mines Survey, 419 p. MMAJ, 1998, Mineral Resources Map of Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1 sheet and 43 p."	"chalcocite, bornite, chalcopyrite, enargite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, molybdenite, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite "		18b		"dacite dike, hornfels, quartz porphyry, skarn"	metamorphic rocks	"diorite, limestone"										
Agua Rica	Mi Vida	AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca	-15	-22	-27	-48	-16	-66	-66.28	-27.37083333	17	"1900, 1965"				0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed. In Farallon Negro volcanic region.	323	5.5	1710	0.43	0.032	3.2	0.17	"Bargmann, C.J., 2000, Agua Rica prospect, Catamarca Province, Argentina; an example of deposit evaluation based on net smelter return: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, v. 109, p. 126Ð132.Koukharsky, M., and MirrŽ, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwestern Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849Ð863.Perell—, J., Rojas, N., Devaux, C., Fava, L., Etchart, E., and Harman, P., 1998, Discovery of the Agua Rica Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina, Part 2. Geology, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p.119Ð134.Roco, R., and Koukharsky, M., 1999, El porfiro cupro-molibdenifero Agua Rica y las manifestationes epitermales asociadas, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1479Ð1492.Rojas, N., Perell—, J., Harman, P., Cabello, J., Devaux, C., Fava, L., and Etchart, E., 1998, Discovery of the Agua Rica Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina, Part 1. Exploration and discovery, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p.111Ð119.Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8Ð18.http://www.miramarmining.com/s/Presentations.asp"	"actinolite, alunite, andalusite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, corundum, covellite, enargite, galena, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rhodochrosite, rutile, smectite, sericite, sphalerite, sulfur, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline, zunyite "	6Ð5	25e	"17, 22c"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, granite, migmatite, syenodiorite"	"andesite, monzodiorite, schist"	2	5.7			4.4	3.8	13.1			
Alcaparrosa		AGTN	Argentina			-18	-31		-22	-69	-69.36666667	-31.3	17				Yes		330	267		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Zappettini, E.O., Godeas, M., and Segal, S., 1999, Mapa metallogenetico de la Republica Argentina, escala 1:2,500,000, 2 fol., in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. I and v. IIÑ2172 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	267			diorite porphyry												
Arroyo Chita	Chita	AGTN	Argentina			-30	-30		-45	-69	-69.75	-30.5	17				Yes		328	12		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Zappettini, E.O., Godeas, M., and Segal, S., 1999, Mapa metallogenetico de la Republica Argentina, escala 1:2,500,000, 2 fol., in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. I and v. IIÑ2172 p."		12			andesite porphyry												
Bajo de Agua Tapado 		AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca		-16	-27		-39	-66	-66.65	-27.26666667	20c 	1940s			Yes	Thin veins contain up to 2.2 g/t Au; 174 g/t Ag. Exposed. In Farallon Negro volcanic region.	320	8.5		0	0	0	0	"Alderete, M.C., 1999, Bajo de Agua Tapada, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1475Ð1478.Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alkaline porphyry copper deposits, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits -- II, Department of Geological Sciences, QueenÕs University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583Ð640.Koukharsky, Magdalena, and MirrŽ, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwester Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849Ð863.  Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8Ð18."	"barite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	11Ð6	22c	25c (3)	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	conglomerate	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, basalt, monzonite"		1.1	1.1	1.3	5.3	1.5	6.2			
Bajo de la Alumbrera		AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca		-19	-27		-37	-66	-66.61666667	-27.31666667	20c	1949	1997			1999 resources: 767 Mt at 0.51% Cu and 0.64 g/t Au. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 35 ppb Pd. Exposed. In Farallon Negro volcanic region.	322	7.5	806	0.53	0	2.5	0.64	"Angera, J.A., 1999, Mina Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1451Ð1461.Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco Ô93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 49Ð66.Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alcaline porphyry copper deposits, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits Ð II, Department of Geological Sciences, QueenÕs University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583Ð640.  Guilbert, J.M., 1995, Geology, alteration, mineralization, and genesis of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 646Ð656.Guilbert, J.M., 2000, El yacimiento de cobre y oro de Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: historia, exploracion y desarrollo de modelos geologicos: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p.155Ð175. Harris, A.C., Allen, C.M., Bryan, S.E., Campbell, I.H.,Holcombe, R.J., Palin, M.J., 2004, ELA-ICP-MS UÐPb zircon geochronology of regional volcanism hosting the Bajo de la Alumbrera Cu-Au deposit:implications for porphyry-related mineralization: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 46Ð67.Muller, D., and Forrestal, P., 1998, The shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca province, Argentina: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 64, p. 47Ð64. Proffett, J.M., 2003, Geology of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-(Mo-Au) deposit, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 98 p. 1535Ð1574. Sasso, A.M., Clark, A.H.,, and Farrar, E., 1995, Tectonic controls on localization and scale of Upper Miocene Cu-Au porphyry and epithermal centres in a back-arc environment: Farallon Negro, Catamarca, Argentina, Extended Abstract, in Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore depositsÐII: QueenÕs University, Kingson, Ontario, Canada, p.127Ð136.Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8-18.Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Transactions Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, v. 90, sec. B, p. B15ÐB36.     Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years, (Bajo de La Alumbrera, p. 21Ð23): Resource Geology Special Issue No. 19, Published by the Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 119 p.   Stultz, A., 1985, Geology of the Bajo la Alumbrera porphyry copper and gold prospect, Catamarca Province, Argentina: Tucson, University of Arizona, M.S. thesis, 75 p.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Ulrich, T., and Heinrich, C.A., 2001, Geology and alteration geochemistry of the porphyry Cu-Au deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 8, p. 1719Ð1742.Ulrich, T., GŸnther, D., and Heinrich, C.A., 2001, The evolution of a porphyry Cu-Au deposit, based on LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions: Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 8, p. 1743Ð1774."	"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite"	8.02±0.14 to 6.93±0.07	20c	"20c (2), 25c (2)"	"dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry"	"granite, schist, gneiss"	"andesite, andesite breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, tuff"	2.5 to 2.8 				2.5	1.75	3.4	0.52	1.1	0.6
Bajo de San Lucas		AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca		-24	-27		-33	-66	-66.55	-27.4	17	1975			Yes	"Reported grade range from 0.05 to 0.26% Cu, up to 0.35 g/t Au, 1.65 to 2.5 g/t Ag. Farallon Negro volcanic region"	325	7		0	0	0	0	"Alderete, M.C., 1999, Bajo de San Lucas, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1471Ð1473. Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alcaline porphyry copper deposits, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits Ð II, Department of Geological Sciences, QueenÕs University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583Ð640.  Koukharsky, Magdalena, and MirrŽ, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwester Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849Ð863.Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8Ð18.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	7		20c (2)	"dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, granite, diorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, phyllite, sandstone, schist"					2.7	2	4.2			
Bajo El Durazno		AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca		-17	-27		-34	-66	-66.56666667	-27.28333333	20c	1976				10% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. In Farallon Negro volcanic region.	321	8	200	0.32	0	0	0.12	"Alderete, M.C., 1999, Bajo el Durazno, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1463Ð1466. Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alcaline porphyry copper deposits, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits -- II, Department of Geological Sciences, QueenÕs University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583Ð640.  Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8Ð18.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, galena, gold, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	8		"20c (2), 25c (2)"	"breccia, andesite porphyry"	"dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt"					3	2.3	5.4			
Barcosconte		AGTN	Argentina	Jujuy		-41	-22		-53	-65	-65.88333333	-22.68333333	17				Yes		313			0	0	0	0	"Godeas, M., Cardo, R., Carrizo, R., Zuloeta, C.G., Gonzales, R., Jr., Korzeniewski, L.I., Lopez, H., Mallimacci, H., Martinez, L. Ramallo, E., Valladares, H., and Zubia, M., 1999, Inventario de yasimentos y manifestaciones de minerales metaliferos e industriales de la Republica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1979Ð2172.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map."	azurite/malachite			22c (2)	dacite porphyry		"sandstone, siltstone"										
Betito	"La Borita, Fenix, Guaayracocha"	AGTN	Argentina	Catamarca		-18	-26		-54	-67	-67.9	-26.3	17				Yes	1.17 Mt at 1% Cu; 0.95% Pb; and 0.17% Zn.	319	14		0	0	0	0	"Godeas, M., Cardo, R., Carrizo, R., Zuloeta, C.G., Gonzales, R., Jr., Korzeniewski, L.I., Lopez, H., Mallimacci, H., Martinez, L. Ramallo, E., Valladares, H., and Zubia, M., 1999, Inventario de yasimentos y manifestaciones de minerales metaliferos e industriales de la Republica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1979Ð2172.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map."	"atacamite, azurite/malachite, lavendulan [NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl.5H2O], phosgenite [Pb2Cl2(CO3)]"	Miocene ?					"argillite, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, siltstone, tuff"										
Campana Mahuida		AGTN	Argentina			-13	-38		-32	-70	-70.53333333	-38.21666667	17	1966	1999 ?			"Reserves in 1994: oxidized zone, 31 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0.14 g/t Au; secondary enrichment zone, 11 Mt at 0.6% Cu and 0.03 g/t Au; sulfide ore, 71 Mt at 0.38% Cu and 0.09 g/t Au. 60% of the deposit area is covered by gravel."	337	74	194	0.49	0	0	0.098	"Chabert, M.R., and Zannetini, J.C.M., 1999, Porfiro cuprifero Campana Mahuida, Nequen, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1279Ð1288. Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 219 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, chrysocolla, delafossite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tenorite, tetrahedrite"	74		22c	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, skarn"	"diorite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"	"metasedimentary rocks, hornfels"		4.7	2	3						
Cerro Mercedario		AGTN	Argentina			-57	-31		-3	-70	-70.05	-31.95	17				Yes		331	13		0		0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Zappettini, E.O., Godeas, M., and Segal, S., 1999, Mapa metallogenetico de la Republica Argentina, escala 1:2,500,000, 2 fol., in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. I and v. IIÑ2172 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	13			monzonite porphyry												
El Oculto		AGTN	Argentina	Jujuy		-8	-24		-36	-66	-66.6	-24.13333333	17				Yes	600 ppm Cu; 0.1 g/t Au; 85 ppm Mo	314			0	0	0	0	"Godeas, M., Cardo, R., Carrizo, R., Zuloeta, C.G., Gonzales, R., Jr., Korzeniewski, L.I., Lopez, H., Mallimacci, H., Martinez, L. Ramallo, E., Valladares, H., and Zubia, M., 1999, Inventario de yasimentos y manifestaciones de minerales metaliferos e industriales de la Republica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1979Ð2172.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"bornite, chalcopyrite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, turquoise"			22c	"breccia, dacite porphyry"		"conglomerate, sandstone"										
El Pachon	"see Los Pelambres, Chile"	AGTN	Argentina															"continuous w/ Los Pelambres, Chile"	308																								
El Salado		AGTN	Argentina	San Juan		-56	-30		-38	-69	-69.63333333	-30.93333333	17	1994			Yes	Classic zoned porphyry copper deposit : 0.3Ð0.8% Cu; 0.1Ð0.2 g/t Au	329			0	0	0	0	"Cardo, R., 1999, Distrito polimetallico Casta–o Viejo, San Juan, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 857Ð863.Climax Mining Ltd.ÐArgentina Exploration, 1996, Upsallat graben project: 1996 Annual Report, http://www.climaxmining.com.au/annual_96/html/argentina.htmlLittle, M.L., 1995, South America, Argentina, exploration review: SEG Newsletter, no. 23, p. 29Ð30."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"		22c		"rhyodacite, rhyolite porphyry"		"agglomerate, conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, tonalite"										
Filo Colorado		AGTN	Argentina			-23	-27		-13	-66	-66.21666667	-27.38333333	21a	1971			Yes	"Resource: 9 Mt at 0.25% Cu, 0.02% Mo, and 0.02 g/t Au. "	324			0	0	0	0	"Guillou, J., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Filo Colorado, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1493Ð1494.Koukharsky, M., and MirrŽ, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwester Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849Ð863.Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Farall—n Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8Ð18."	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, epidote, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "			20c	"breccia, rhyodacite porphyry "		"andesite, basalt, granite, schist"					1.2	1.2	1.1			
Inca Viejo		AGTN	Argentina		-40	-8	-25	-45	-45	-66	-66.7625	-25.14444444	17	Ancient time			Yes	Grades range from 0.1 to 0.7% Cu; 0.12 to 0.25 g/t Au. Exposed. 	318	15		0	0	0	0	"Chabert, M.R., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Inca Viejo, Salta, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1429Ð1436.Godeas, M., Cardo, R., Carrizo, R., Zuloeta, C.G., Gonzales, R., Jr., Korzeniewski, L.I., Lopez, H., Mallimacci, H., Martinez, L. Ramallo, E., Valladares, H., and Zubia, M., 1999, Inventario de yasimentos y manifestaciones de minerales metaliferos e industriales de la Republica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1979Ð2172.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise"	15		22c	"breccia, dacite porphyry "	quartzite	"andesite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone"					3	1.5	3.5			
La Voluntad		AGTN	Argentina			-11	-39		-38	-70	-70.63333333	-39.18333333	17	1934				Exposed. 	338	281	250	0.15	0	0	0	"Garrido, M., and Dominguez, E., 1999,  El yacimiento de porfiro cuprifero La Voluntad, Neuquen, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 809Ð818.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"arsenopyrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, wolframite, zeolite"	281			tonalite porphyry	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone"	"granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff"					8	4	25			
Nevados de Famatina	la Estrechura	AGTN	Argentina			0	-29		-45	-67	-67.75	-29	17	1904		La Mejicana (Cu-Au epithermal vein system)		30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium.	326	4.4	300	0.37	0.06	0.9	0.3	"Brodtcorb de, M.K., and Schalamuk, I.B., 1999, Yacimientos de cobre y oro, la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1659Ð1663.Losada-Calder—n, A.J., and McPhail, D.C., 1996, Porphyry and high-sulfidation epithermal mineralization in the Nevados del Famatina mining district, Argentina, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 91Ð118.Mayon, C.L., 1999, Dep—sitos de molybdeno y cobre disseminados en la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1495Ð1505.Paar, W.H., Topa, D., Brotkorb de, M.K., and Ametrano, S., 1997, CuÐAu veins of la Mejicana ore district, Argentina: Mineralogical aspects, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration, where do they meet?: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennal SGA Meeting, Balcema, Rotterdam, p. 273Ð276. "	"alunite, anhydrite, biotite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, enargite, famatinite, gold, goldfieldite, hematite, idaite, kaolinite/illite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, svanbergite, sylvanite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, wolframite, zunyite "	5Ð3.8	25e (4)		"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	granite	"sandstone, shale, siltstone"					6	4.5	5.1			
Pancho Arias		AGTN	Argentina			-12	-24		-52	-65	-65.86666667	-24.2	17				Yes		315	15		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Zappettini, E.O., Godeas, M., and Segal, S., 1999, Mapa metallogenetico de la Republica Argentina, escala 1:2,500,000, 2 fol., in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. I and v. IIÑ2172 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	15			dacite porphyry												
Paramillos Norte		AGTN	Argentina			-25	-32		-5	-69	-69.08333333	-32.41666667	17	middle 19th century				Some drill hole values: 0.031 to 0.054% Mo; locally 0.6 g/t Au. Exposed.	334	14	186	0.58	0	0	0	"Carrasquero, S.I., 1999, Porphyry-type and epithermal ore deposits in the Paramillos de Uspallata district, Mendoza, Argentina, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 487Ð490. Lavandaio, E., and Fusari, C., 1999, Distrito polimetalico Mendoza Norte, Mendoza, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1705Ð1716.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, hematite/specularite, ilmenite, mackinawite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	19Ð8.5	25c (3)	"17, 22c"	"andesite porphyry, hornfels, latite porphyry, breccia, trachyte"	"agglomerate, metasedimentary rocks"	"andesite, monzodiorite"		2.4	1.5	2						
Paramillos Sur		AGTN	Argentina			-29	-32		-6	-69	-69.1	-32.48333333	17	16 century				Grades and tonnages early estimates. 50% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary sediments.	335	14	187	0.53	0.01	0	0	"Carrasquero, S.I., 1999, Porphyry-type and epithermal ore deposits in the Paramillos de Uspallata district, Mendoza, Argentina, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 487Ð490. Lavandaio, E., and Fusari, C., 1999, Distrito polimetalico Mendoza Norte, Mendoza, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1705Ð1716.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.Romani, R.R., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Paramillos Sur, Mendoza, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1513Ð1523."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, galena, gold, hematite, ilmenite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite, limonite, mackinawite, magnetite, malchite, marcasite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, sulfosalt"	19Ð8.5	25c	"17, 22c, 25c "	"andesite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"		"andesite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, tuff"		1.6	1	2						
Quebrada del Bronce		AGTN	Argentina			-25	-37		-27	-70	-70.45	-37.41666667	17	1978			Yes	Geochemical anomalies of 291 ppm Cu and 0.03 to 0.09 g/t Au. Exposed.	336	45		0	0	0	0	"Case, A.M., and Malvicini, L., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero con oro de la Quebrada del Bronce, Neuquen, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1337Ð1341."	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, calcite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	45			"breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"		"diorite, andesite, limestone, sandstone, siltstone"					0.8	0.6	0.4			
San Jorge		AGTN	Argentina			-15	-32		-26	-69	-69.43333333	-32.25	20c	1960			Yes	0.25% Cu cut-off. 60% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium.	333	260	381	0.39	0	0	0.15	"Lumina Copper Corporation, 2004, San Jorge property: Press Release of March 2, 2004: http://www.luminacopper.com/s/SanJorgeProperty.aspNorthern Orion Explorations Ltd., 2000, Annual report: http://www.northernorion.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=11598Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109.Williams, W.C., and Madrid, J., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero San Jorge, Mendoza, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 797Ð808.Williams, W.C., Meissl, E., Madrid, J., and de Machuca, B.C., 1999, The San Jorge porphyry copper deposit, Mendoza, Argentina: a combination of orthomagmatic and hydrothermal mineralization: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 14, p. 185Ð201. "	"Ag-tellurides, apatite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuth, bismuthinite, bornite, brochantite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, galena, gold, gypsum, kaolinite, limonite, mackinawite, malachite, marcasite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, telurobismuthinite, tenorite, tourmaline"	263Ð257		20c	"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	"ignimbrite, andesite"	"conglomerate, granite porphyry, greywacke, mudstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone"								0.25	0.8	0.4
Taca Taca Alto	Taca Taca Upper	AGTN	Argentina			-34	-24		-47	-67	-67.78333333	-24.56666667	21a	1967			Yes	"Resources: 19 Mt at 0.29% Cu, 0.08% Mo, and 0.03 g/t Au. Exposed. "	316	29		0	0	0	0	"Blower, S., 2003, Taca Taca property: Lumina Copper Corporation Technical Report, 80 p.  http://www.luminacopper.com/s/TacaTacaProperty.aspRubinstein N.A., Segal, SJ., and Zappettini, E.O., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Taca-Taca Alto, Salta, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p.1333Ð1336.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, rutile, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zunyite"	29	17		"breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"andesite, dacite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite"					3.5	2.3	6.3			
Taca Taca Bajo	Taca Taca Lower	AGTN	Argentina			-35	-24		-44	-67	-67.73333333	-24.58333333	17	1967				"Primary ore: 440 Mt at 0.58% Cu, 0.18 g/t Au, 0.02% Mo (0.3% Cu cut-off grade). Supergene alunite Ar-Ar age: 24 Ma. Exposed."	317	31	553	0.54	0.016	0	0.15	"Blower, S., 2003, Taca Taca property: Lumina Copper Corporation Technical Report, 80 p.  http://www.luminacopper.com/s/TacaTacaProperty.aspRojas, N., Drobe, J., Lane, R., and Bonafede, D., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Taca-Taca Bajo, Salta, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 1321Ð1331.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, coppergalena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	33.6Ð29	21a		"granite porphyry, dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry "		"aplite, clastic sedimentary rocks, dacite, granite, granodiorite, tuff"					3.4	2	5.3			
Yalguaraz		AGTN	Argentina			-8	-32		-27	-69	-69.45	-32.13333333	17	1961			Yes	"Drill holes: 0.14 to 0.5% Cu, 0.13 to 8.1 g/t Au. Exposed."	332	263.5		0	0	0	0	"Madrid, J., and Williams, W.C., 1999, Porfiro cuprifero Yalguaraz, Mendoza, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 797Ð808.Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99Ð109."	"arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	270Ð257		20c	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz diorite"		argillite					2	1.6	2.5			
Carrizal		AGTN	Argentina 			0	-30		-10	-69	-69.16666667	-30	17	1943			Yes	"In rhyolite porphyry: up to 219 ppm Cu, 114 ppm Zn, 140 ppm Pb, 6.4 ppm Ag, and 3.9 ppm Au. 90% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium."	327	261		0	0	0	0	"Rubinstein, N.A., 1999, Manifestacion de porphyro cuprifero Carrizal, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 785Ð787. "	"arsenopyrite, biotite, BiÐsulfotellurides, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, magnetite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	261			"dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"sandstone, siltstone"					1	0.4	0.3			
Agarak		ARMA	Armenia			58	38		11	46	46.18333333	38.96666667	20c	1845				Traces to 0.2% Mo; ReÐOs mineralization age is 44Ð56 Ma	397	39.5	125	0.56	0	0	0.6	"Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow,  Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Magakyan, I.G., 1980,  Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, UNESCO, p. 197Ð198.  Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974,  Complex copperÐmolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).Tayan, R.N., and Sarkisyan, S.P., 1988,  Shape of the ore stockwork and distribution of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the  Agarak deposit:  Proceedings of Academy of Sciences of Armenia Socialist Republic, Earth Sciences, v. 16, no. 3, p. 15Ð22 (in Russian). "	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, emplectite, enargite, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, wittichenite"	42Ð37		20c	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, granite porphyry, diorite porphyry"		"granosyenite, monzonite, quartz monzonite"								0.14	0.7	0.25
Ankavan		ARMA	Armenia			38	40		31	44	44.51666667	40.63333333	17					Pambak ore district	393	33		0	0	0	0	"Magakyan, I.G., 1980,  Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extended abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, UNESCO, p. 197Ð198.  Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974,  Complex copperÐmolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).Movsesyan, S.A., 1979,  Distribution of ore deposits in Armenia: Moscow, Nedra, 219 p. (in Russian)."	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, garnet, goethite, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, Te-minerals, tennantite, tenorite "	33	18b		"aplite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, skarn "		"granite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, schist"		2.2	0.7	4						
Dastakert		ARMA	Armenia			22	39	20	1	46	46.02222222	39.36666667	17						394	22		0	0	0	0	"Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow,  Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Magakyan, I.G., 1980,  Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, UNESCO, p. 197Ð198.  Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974,  Complex copperÐmolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian)."	"alabandite, albite, azurite/malachite, bismuth, bismutite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, emplectite, enargite/tenorite, epidote, galena, germanite, gold, goethite, gypsum, hematite, jarosite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, renierite, rhodochrosite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, wittichenite "	22			"diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite"		"andesite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite"										
Kadzharan		ARMA	Armenia			10	39		9	46	46.15	39.16666667	17		1950			In concentrate: 84 ppb Pt; 24 ppb Pd.	395	22	181	0.65	0.05	2	0.65	"Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow,  Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Magakyan, I.G., 1980,  Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 197Ð198.  Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974,  Complex copperÐmolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).Movsesyan, S.A., 1979,  Distribution of ore deposits in Armenia: Moscow, Nedra, 219 p. (in Russian). Recharsky, V.I., 1980,  Geochemistry of copperÐmolybdenum deposits of the Lesser Caucasus, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 104Ð108.   Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, ankerite, argentite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuth, bismutite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, emplectite, enargite/tenorite, epidote, galena, goethite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/dickite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, silver, sphalerite, Te-minerals, tetrahedrite/tennantite, wittichenite "	20Ð24 	17		"aplite, diorite porphyry, gabbro, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, quartz monzonite, skarn, syenite porphyry"	"diorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, granite, granodiorite, monzonite"	1.5									
Shikahoh		ARMA	Armenia			6	39		28	46	46.46666667	39.1	17				Yes		396	143.5		0	0	0	0	"Gulyan, E.K., Karamyan, K.A., Bartikyan, P.M., and Tayan, R.N., 1986,  Phases of copperÐmolybdenum mineralization of the lesser Caucasus:   Proceedings of Academy of Sciences of Armenia Socialist Republic, Earth Sciences, v. 29, no. 4, p. 17Ð23. (in Russian).Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow,  Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Magakyan, I.G., 1980,  Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 197Ð198.  Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974,  Complex copperÐmolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).Movsesyan, S.A., 1979,  Distribution of ore deposits in Armenia: Moscow, Nedra, 219 p. (in Russian)."	"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, digenite, galena, goethite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite "	142Ð145		21a	"aplite, diabase dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, gabbro, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, granite"							7			
Tekhut		ARMA	Armenia		30	6	41		49	44	44.81666667	41.10833333	17	1930s			Yes		392	121	263	0.34	0	0	0	"Aslanyan, A.T., Gulyan, E.Kh., Pidzhyan, G.O., Amiryan, Sh.O., Farmazyan, A.S., Ovsepyan, E.Sh., Arutyunyan, S.G., and Galstyan, Kh.G., 1980,  Tekhut copperÐmolybdenum deposit: Proceedings of Academy of Sciences of Armenia Socialist Republic, Earth Sciences, v. 33, no. 5, p. 3Ð24. (in Russian). Gulyan, E.K., Karamyan, K.A., Bartikyan, P.M., and Tayan, R.N., 1986,  Phases of copperÐmolybdenum mineralization of the lesser Caucasus:   Proceedings of Academy of Sciences of Armenia Socialist Republic, Earth Sciences, v. 39, no. 4, p. 17Ð23. (in Russian).  Krivtsov, A.I., ed., 1993, Geological Survey and mineral resources development: Russian Federation Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources Use, Moscow, TSNIGRI, 618 p. (in Russian). Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow,  Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Movsesyan, S.A., 1979,  Distribution of ore deposits in Armenia: Moscow, Nedra, 219 p. (in Russian). "	"anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, bismuthinite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite "	Early Cretaceous or Late Eocene		28a	"aplite, diabase dike, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, rhyodacite porphyry "		"andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, diorite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff, hornfels, skarn"	<2.5									
Anabama Hill		AUSA	Australia	South Australia		-45	-32		15	140	140.25	-32.75	21a	1966			Yes	"Best intersections of 1 to 3 m wide at 0.26 to 0.65% Cu and 0.6% Mo. There are greisen capped hills at Anabama and Netley. Extrusive equivalents may be rhyolites and rhyolite tuffs in the region. The granite is a biotite granite consisting of microcline, orthoclase, quartz, and biotite, although at Anabama Hill the rock is a biotite granodiorite with up to 15% biotite and some muscovite. The greisen is commonly brecciated and multiple events. It is riddled with veins, pods, and bands of milky quartz. Beneath the greisen, the alteration consists of muscovite, chlorite, and epidote. The best rotary drill hole contained 67m at 1040 ppm Cu and 128 ppm Mo. Other than joint fractures, there is only minor fracturing of the rocks."	566	440		0	0	0	0	"Morris, B.J., 1979, Porphyry style copper/molybdenum mineralization at Anabama Hill: Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no. 150, p. 5Ð24."	"biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, turquoise, zeolite"	450Ð430			"breccia, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"limestone, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff"	granodiorite					2.5	0.5	0.98			
Andromache River		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-12	-34	-20	36	15	148	148.26	-20.57	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	649	265		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	265			"aplite, pegmatite"		"andesite, andesite volcaniclastic rocks, quartz diorite"										
Cadia Hill/Ridgeway		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-28	-33		0	149	149	-33.46666667	20c	1992	1999	"Cadia East, Cadia Quarry"		40% of the deposit area is covered by Silurian siltstone (up to 80 m thick) and/or Tertiary basalt (up to 40 m thick).	571	439	534	0.31	0	0	0.79	"Anonymous,  1999,  Golden Cross Resources, Broker Recommendations: http://www.reflections.com.au/GoldenCross/Brokers.htmlBlevin, P.L., 2002, The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuÐAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 87Ð99. Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1467Ð1505. Forster, D.B., Seccombe, P.K. and Phillips, D., 2004, Controls of skarn mineralization and alteration at the Cadia deposits, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 99, p. 761Ð788.Freebrey, C.A., 1998, Asia: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter no. 33, p. 40Ð49.Holliday, J., McMillan, C., and Tedder, I., 2001,  Discovery of the Cadia Ridgeway gold-copper porphyry deposit: http://www.smedg.org.au/Sym99cadia.htm, 7 p.Holliday, J.R., Wilson, A.J., Blevin, P.L., Tedder, I.J., Dunham, P.D., and Pfitzner, M., 2002, Porphyry gold-copper mineralization in the Cadia district, eastern Lachlan fold belt, New South Wales, and its relationship to shoshonitic magmatism: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 100Ð116.  Newcrest Mining Staff, 1996, The Cadia wallrock-porphyry-style gold-copper deposit, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 16.1Ð16.10.Newcrest Mining Staff, 1997,  Cadia gold-copper deposit:  Geological Society of Australia, Third National Conference of the Specialist Group in Economic Geology, Abstracts, no. 14, p. 54.Newcrest Mining Staff, 1998, Cadia gold-copper deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 641Ð646.Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region Ð a late 1990s update (Cadia Ridgeway, New South Wales, Australia, p. 13Ð16): Resource Geology Special issue no. 21, Society of Resource geology, Tokyo, 61 p.Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., and Harper, B.L., 2003, The Ridgeway gold-copper deposit: a high-grade alkalic porphyry deposit in the Lachlan fold belt, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 1637Ð1666. Wood, D.G., and Holliday, J.R., 1995,  Discovery of the Cadia gold/copper deposit in New South Wales, in New generation of gold mines: case histories of discovery: Perth Conference, November 27Ð29, 1995, Part 11, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 1Ð10. "	"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, titanite, tourmaline, zeolite"	439	"20c, 18b (2)"	20c	"aplite, breccia, granosyenite, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"latite, monzodiorite, siltstone, syenite"	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, diorite porphyry, limestone, mudstone, shoshonite, siltstone, skarn"		4.4	1.6	3.5	7	3	16.5	0.27	1	0.35
Cargo		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-37	-33		51	148	148.85	-33.61666667	20c	1870			Yes	Resources 27 Mt at 0.2% Cu. Production 1870Ð1904 of 318 kg Au and 10 t Cu; radiating lodes (veins?) with 30 to 102 g/t Au; alluvial placers at 6 to 40 g/t Au. Exposed.	572	416		0	0	0	0	"Bowman, H.N., Richardson, S.J., and Paterson, I.B.L., 1983, Paleozoic island arc and arch mineral deposits in the central west of new South Wales: Geological Survey of New South Wales Records v. 21, no. 2, p. 329Ð406. Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1467Ð1505.Newcrest Mining Staff, 1998, Cadia gold-copper deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 641Ð646.Richardson, S.J., Bowman, H. N., Paterson, I. B. L., and Hobbs, J. J., 1983,  Disseminated copper-gold mineralization at Cargo: Geological Survey of New South Wales Records v. 21, no. 2, p. M29ÐM52."	"azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, copper, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite"	447Ð385 	"25a (?), 39a"	20c	"breccia, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite"	"conglomerate, shale, siltstone"	"adamellite, andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, limestone, trachyandesite, tuff"										
Chinaman Creek		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-6	-14	-25	58	36	151	151.6161111	-25.235	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	639	250		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277.  Murray, C.G., 1986, Metallogeny and tectonic development of the Tasman fold belt system in Queensland: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 1, p. 315Ð400."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	250			"breccia, rhyolite porphyry"		"andesite, calcareous siltstone, limestone, sandstone, rhyodacite, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"		0.94	1	1.2						
Coalstoun		AUQL	Australia	Queensland		-41	-25		55	151	151.9166667	-25.68333333	17	early 1900s				Exposed.	565	235	85	0.29	0	0	0	"Ashley, P.M., Billington, W.G., Graham, R.L., and Neale, R.C., 1978,  Geology of the Coalstoun porphyry copper prospect, southeast Queensland, Australia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 945Ð965.Bedford, I. V., 1975,  Mount Cannindah copper deposit, in Knight, C. L., ed. Economic geology of Australia and New Guinea, v. 1:  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series No. 5, p. 787Ð789.Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277.  Murray, C. G., 1990,  Tasman fold belt in Queensland, in Hughes, F. E., ed. Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and New Guinea, v. 2:  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series no. 14, p. 1431Ð1450."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fluorite, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	235	17		"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tonalite porphyry, trondhjemite"		"andesite, andesite tuff, andesite breccia"		0.66	0.7	1.2	1.8	0.8	1.1	0.07	0.45	0.2
Copper Hill		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-3	-33		52	148	148.8666667	-33.05	20c	1845			Yes	"Resource: 18.5 Mt at 0.55% Cu and 0.55 g/t Au (0.4% Cu cut-off grade); 0.02 g/t Pd have been reported. Production 1845Ð1841 of 3,300 t at 0.72% Cu. Exposed. "	570	447		0	0	0	0	"Blevin, P.L., 2002, The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuÐAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 87Ð99. Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1467Ð1505.Chivas, A.R., and Nutter, A.H., 1975,  Copper Hill porphyry copper prospect, in Knight, C.L., ed., Economic Geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea, I, Metals: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph No. 5, p. 716Ð720.Golden Cross Operation PTY. LTD., 2004, The Copper Hill porphyry copper-gold-palladium project, New South Wales, Australia: Report GCO No. 202, 15 p., http://www.goldencross.com.au/Properties/CopperHill/CopperHill.htmNewcrest Mining Staff, 1998, Cadia gold-copper deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits:  Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 641Ð646.Scott, K.M., 1978,  Geochemical aspects of the alteration-mineralization at Copper Hill, New South Wales, Australia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 966Ð976. Scott, K.M., and Torrey, C.E., 2003, Copper Hill porphyry Cu-Au prospect, central NSW: CRC LEME, crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/CopperHill.pdf, 3 p. "	"azurite/malachite, barite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, garnet, goethite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite/smectite, limonite, magnetite, merenskyite [(Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2], molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyroxene, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	447±5	18b		"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite, skarn "	"basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, quartzite, sandstone, shale "	"andesite, dacite, limestone"					3.5	1	2.7			
Copper Hills		AUWA	Australia	Western Australia	-27	-39	-21	28	57	119	119.9577778	-21.6575	17		1952		Yes	"Production: 68.5 t Cu. Drrillhole intersects 30 to 50 m at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, mainly <1% Cu in primary ore. "	651			0	0	0	0	"Barley, M.E., 1982, Porphyry-style mineralization associated with Early Archean calc-alkaline igneous activity, eastern Pilbara, Western Australia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1230Ð1236. Marston, R.J., 1979, Copper mineralization in Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, 208 p.  "	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	Archean			quartz-feldspar porphyry		"granodiorite, quartzite, schist"										
Coppin Gap		AUWA	Australia	Western Australia	-20	-53	-20	30	6	120	120.1083333	-20.88888889	21a	1970					562	3234	102	0.152	0.105	0	0	"Abrams, M., and Gabell, A., 1989, Geologic mapping and mineral exploration in the Coppin Gap greenstone belt, Australia, Summary: Proceedings of the Thematic Conference on Geologic Remote Sensing, v. 7, Calgary, AB, Canada, p. 361.Barley, M.E., 1982, Porphyry-style mineralization associated with Early Archean calc-alkaline igneous activity, eastern Pilbara, Western Australia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1230Ð1236. De Laeter, J.R., and Martyn, J.E., 1986,  Age of molybdenumÐcopper mineralization at Coppin Gap, Western Australia:  Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 33, p. 65Ð71.Jones, C. B., 1990,  Coppin Gap copper-molybdenum deposit, in Hughes, F. E., ed. Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and New Guinea, v. 1:  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series no. 14, p. 141Ð144.Marston, R.J., 1979, Copper mineralization in Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, 208 p.  "	"actinolite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, jamesonite, galena, malachite, marmatite, melaconite, molybdenite, neotocite, pentlandite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite"	3234±117			"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, granodiorite"		"andesite, basalt, chert, graywacke, rhyolite, shale, siltstone"								0.39	1	0.5
Dogwood		AUVT	Australia	Victoria	-25	-34	-37	31	0	148	148.0086111	-37.57361111	17	1980			Yes	"The best drillhole intersection: 24.4 m at 0.8% Cu.20%; the deposit area is covered by Miocene-Pliocene fluvial sand and gravel, and by colluvium. "	655			0	0	0	0	"Maher, S., 2003, Dogwood porphyry Cu-Mo prospect, Benambra terrane, Victoria: CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html, 3 p."	"chalcocite, pyrite, sericite"	Early Devonian?					"andesite, trachyandesite, tuff"										
Endeavour 	"Goonumbla, Northparkes "	AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-55	-32		2	148	148.0333333	-32.91666667	20c	1870s; 1976 	1995	"Endeavour 22, 27, 26N, 48"		The deposit area is mostly covered by regolith (soil) up to 30 m thick.	569	441.5	131.7	1.15	0	1.9	0.55	"Blevin, P.L., 2002, The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuÐAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 87Ð99. Bowman, H.N., Hobbs, J.J., and Barron, L.M., 1983,  Goonumbla copper district northwest of Parkes:  New South Wales Geological Survey Records, v. 21, no. 2, p. M11ÐM28. Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1467Ð1505.Heithersay, P.S., OÕNeill, W.J., van der Helder, P., Moore, C.R., and Harbon, P.G., 1990, Goonumbla porphyry copper districtÑEndeavour 26 North, Endeavour 22 and Endeavour 27 copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1385Ð1398.Heithersay, P.S., and Walshe, J.L., 1995,  Endeavour 26 North: a porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Late Ordovician, shoshonitic Goonumbla volcanic complex, New South Wales, Australia:  Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1506Ð1552.Heithersay, P., Jones, G., and Love, M., 1996, The GoonumblaÐLake Cowal porphyry copper-gold belt, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 15.1Ð15.10.Hooper, B., Heithersay, P.S., Mills, M.B., Lindhorst, J.W., and Freyberg, J., 1996,  Shoshonite-hosted Endeavour 48 porphyry copperÐgold deposits, Northparkes, central New South Wales:  Australian Journal of Earth Science, v. 43, p. 279Ð288. Jones, G. J., 1985,  The Goonumbla porphyry copper deposits, New South Wales:  Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 591Ð613. Lickfold, V., Cooke, D.R., Smith, S.G., and Ullrich, T.D., 2003, Endeavour copper-gold porphyry deposits, Northparkes, New South Wales: intrusive history and fluid evolution: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 1607Ð1636.  MŸller, D., Heithersay, P.S., and Groves, D.I., 1994, The shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association in the Goonumbla district, N.S.W., Australia: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 51, p. 299Ð321.Perkins, C., McDougal, I., ClaouŽ-Long, J., and Heithersay, P.S., 1990,  40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb Geochronology of the Goonumbla porphyry Cu-Au deposits, New South Wales, Australia:   Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 1467Ð1505.Sillitoe, R.H., 1995,  Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the CircumPacific region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Smith, S., Burell, P., Lye, A., Jones, P., van Oosterwijk, L.K., and Sharry, M., 2002, Blurring the brown and green Ð near mine exploration at Northparkes: www.informine.com/countries/australia.asp, 4 p."	"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, rutile, sericite"	446Ð437	20c		"basalt dike, breccia, gabbro, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry "	"conglomerate, granite, limestone, rhyolite, sandstone, skarn, shale"	"monzodiorite, monzonite, pyroclastics, quartz monzonite, shoshonite, trachyandesite, trachyte, volcaniclastic breccia, volcaniclastic conglomerate"					6.5	3.7	19	1.3	1.7	0.96
Frogmore		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales	-26	-16	-34	24	50	148	148.84	-34.27388889	17	1860s			Yes		646							"Ackerman, B.R., 2003, Frogmore copper deposit, NSW: CRC LEME, www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/Frogmore.pdf, 3 p.  "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	Silurian?					"granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"										
Kelly		AUWA	Australia	Western Australia	-30	-47	-21	20	52	119	119.8722222	-21.79166667	17				Yes		653			0	0	0	0	"Barley, M.E., 1982, Porphyry-style mineralization associated with Early Archean calc-alkaline igneous activity, eastern Pilbara, Western Australia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1230Ð1236. Marston, R.J., 1979, Copper mineralization in Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, 208 p.  "	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	Archean			"breccia, quartz-feldspar porphyry"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesite breccia, granodiorite, tuff"										
Kiwi Carpet		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-6	-40	-24	35	52	150	150.8763889	-24.66833333	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	640	235		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277.  Murray, C.G., 1986, Metallogeny and tectonic development of the Tasman fold belt system in Queensland: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 1, p. 315Ð400."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	235			"breccia, granodiorite porphyry"		"andesite agglomerate, andesite flow, andesite porphyry, monzonite, quartz latite tuff"										
Limonite Hill		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-24	-41	-23	48	37	150	150.63	-23.69	21a				Yes	Apparently low grade.	641	246		0	0	0	0	"Ford, J.H., Wood, D.G., and Green, D.C., 1974, Geochronology of porphyry copper-type mineralization near Rockhampton, eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 526Ð539.Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277.  "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	246			breccia 		"clastic rocks, quartz diorite, volcanic rocks"										
Mandamah		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-58	-33		25	147	147.4166667	-33.96666667	20c	1995			Yes	Drillhole intersections: 206 m at 0.37% Cu and 0.51 g/t Au; 50 m at 0.5% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au; 29 m at 0.2% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au. 100% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium 50 m thick.	650	445		0	0	0	0	"Cohen, D.R., Skillicorn, D.B., Gatehouse, S., and Dalrymple, I., 2004, Signature detection in geochemical data using singular value decomposition and semi-discrete decomposition: www.cs.queensu.ca/home/skill/dublin.doc, 24 p.Golden Cross Resorces Ltd., 2004, Lachlan fold belt, West Wyalong: Press Release, 5 p., http://www.goldencross.com.au/Properties/WestWyalong/WestWyalongMacCorquodale, F., 1997, The Mandamah porphyry Cu-Au prospect: Abstracts Ð Geological Society of Australia, v. 51, p. 51. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	Late Ordovician					"argillite, chert, conglomerate, graywacke, hornfels, mafic volcanic rocks, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite"										
Moonmera		AUQL	Australia	Queensland		-36	-23		24	150	150.4	-23.6	17	1890s			Yes	"Exploration 1961Ð1969, up to 0.5% equivalent Cu (includes Mo). Apparently low grade."	563	245		0	0	0	0	"Ayres, D.E., 1974, Relationship of mineralization and hydrothermal alteration at the Moonmera porphyry copper prospect, Queensland: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Southern & Central Queensland Conference, p. 465Ð477. Dummett, H.T., 1978,  Geology of the Moonmera porphyry deposit, Queensland, Australia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 922Ð944.Ford, J.H., Wood, D.G., and Green, D.C., 1974, Geochronology of porphyry copper-type mineralization near Rockhampton, eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 526Ð539.Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. Whitcher, I.G., 1975, Moonmera porphyry copper-molybdenum prospect, in Knight, C.L., ed., Economic Geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea, I, Metals: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph No. 5, p. 790Ð793."	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, ilmenite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tenorite "	245	17	"17, 28a"	"andesite breccia, aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"adamellite, granite, granodiorite"		4.1	2	2.6	3	2.5	5.9			
Mount Cannindah		AUQL	Australia	Queensland		-49	-24		22	151	151.3666667	-24.81666667	20c	1889			Yes	"Resources of 1990: 3 Mt at 1.3% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, and 28 g/t Ag."	564	235		0	0	0	0	"Bedford, I. V., 1975,  Mount Cannindah copper deposit, in Knight, C. L., ed. Economic geology of Australia and New Guinea, v. 1:  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series No. 5, p. 787Ð789.Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Murray, C. G., 1990,  Tasman fold belt in Queensland, in Hughes, F. E., ed. Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and New Guinea, v. 2:  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series no. 14, p. 1431Ð1450."	"carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, silver, sphalerite"	235	"25b, 18b"		"breccia, dacite porphyry, dolerite dike, skarn"		granodiorite								0.04	0.36	0.13
Mt. Abbot	Abbot	AUQL	Australia	Queensland		-12	-20		57	147	147.95	-20.2	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	647			0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"						"andesite, dacite, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone, tuff, volcanic breccia"										
Mt. Leslie		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-31	-20	-20	8	10	140	140.1688889	-20.34194444	17				Yes	Apparently low grade..	648							"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"						"granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tonalite"										
Mt. Poole		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-22	-50	-29	17	22	152	152.3713889	-29.83944444	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	645			0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "						"chert, dacite porphyry, greenstone, quartz diorite"										
Mt. Robin		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-43	-34	-20	40	58	146	146.9777778	-20.57861111	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	636	285		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	285					"agglomerate, andesite, conglomerate, granite, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"										
Mt. Turner		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-13	-15	-18	25	25	143	143.4236111	-18.25361111	17	1975			Yes	"Grades: <0.05% Cu, <0.01% Mo. Apparently low grade."	637	310						"Baker, E.M., and Horton, D.J., 1982, Geological environment of copper-molybdenum mineralisation at Mount Turner, North Queensland: Geological Survey of Queensland Publication 379, p. 30Ð77. Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. Murray, C.G., 1986, Metallogeny and tectonic development of the Tasman fold belt system in Queensland: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 1, p. 315Ð400.Solomon, M., and Groves, D.I., 2000, The geology of AustraliaÕs mineral deposits: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1002 p."	"andalusite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite "	310	22c		"breccia, rhyolite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"breccia, granite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite, skarn"										
Peak Hill 		AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-45	-32		13	148	148.2166667	-32.75	20c	1889			Yes	High-sulfidation gold deposit may have an associated porphyry Cu-Au. Resources: 11.27 Mt at 0.11% Cu and 1.29 g/t Au. 1889Ð1919 production: 2.338 t Au and 25.5 t Cu. Exposed. 	567			0	0	0	0	"Alkane Exploration Ltd., 2001, Peak Hill gold mine, NSW, Australia: Report of February, 2001, 5 p., www.alkane.com.au/reports/Oxide.pdfBowman, H.N., and Richardson, S.J., 1983,  Alteration zoning at the Peak Hill disseminated copperÐgold deposit: New South Wales Geological Survey Records, v. 21, no. 2, p. M75ÐM83.Masterman, G.J., White, N.C., Wilson, C.J.L., 2002, High sulfidation gold-copper mineralization at Peak Hill, NSW, Australia: deformation of an unusual epithermal deposit (abstract): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, October 27Ð30, 2002, http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2002AM/finalprogram/abstract_42286.htm   "	"alunite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, illite/smectite, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "		25e		"dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff"		"granite, ignimbrite, dacite porphyry, dacite volcaniclastic rocks, rhyolite volcaniclastic rocks, shale, siltstone"	1.5				3.3	0.6	1.6			
Struck Oil		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-40	-36	-23	28	27	150	150.4577778	-23.61111111	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	642	250		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. Murray, C.G., 1986, Metallogeny and tectonic development of the Tasman fold belt system in Queensland: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 1, p. 315Ð400."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	250			granodiorite porphyry		"andesite, dacite, dolomite, limestone, quartz latite, quartz monzonite"										
Thursdays Gossan		AUVT	Australia	Victoria	-41	-36	-37	27	36	142	142.6075	-37.61138889	17	mid-1970s			Yes	The best drillhole intersection: 36 m at 2.02% Cu and deeper 229 m at 0.22% Cu. The prospect area is partially covered by colluvium. 	656			0	0	0	0	"Radojkovic, A., 2003, Thursdays porphyry copper prospect, western Victoria: CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html, 3 p."	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Cambrian?			"quartz diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, trachyandesite, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastic rocks"					3	1.2	2.8			
Town Creek		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-29	-25	-20	43	46	146	146.7786111	-20.42472222	17				Yes	Apparently low grade.	638	285		0	0	0	0	"Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. Murray, C.G., 1986, Metallogeny and tectonic development of the Tasman fold belt system in Queensland: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 1, p. 315Ð400."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	285					"limestone, sandstone, siltstone"										
Whitewash		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-27	-48	-24	23	52	150	150.8730556	-24.8075	17				Yes	"Grades: 0.1Ð0.3% Cu, 0.05Ð0.2% Mo. Apparently low grade. Exposed."	643	235		0	0	0	0	"Brooks, J.H., 1976, Departmental diamond drilling programme Whitewash copper-molybdenum prospect, Monto: Queensland Government Mining Journal, v. 77, no. 891, p. 112Ð120. Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921.Lacy, W.C., 1980, Mineralisation along the extension of the New England and Lachlan-Thomson fold belts into North Queensland, in Henderson, R.A., and Stephenson, P.J., eds., The geology and geophysics of northeastern Australia: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, p. 269Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite "	235			"andesite, aplite, felsite, trachyandesite, and trachyte dikes"		"gneiss, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist"										
Yeoval	Lady Lizzie	AUNS	Australia	New South Wales		-46	-32		40	148	148.6666667	-32.76666667	17				Yes	"Resources: 37 Mt at 0.23% Cu and 0.007% Mo; production from narrow veins: 27,000 t at 3% Cu and 15 g/t Au. Exposed."	568	390		0	0	0	0	"Ambler, E.P., and Facer, R.A., 1975,  A Silurian porphyry copper prospect near Yeoval, New South Wales: Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, v. 22, pt. 2, p. 229Ð241.Bowman, H.N., Richardson, S.J., and Paterson, I.B.L., 1983, Paleozoic island arc and arc mineral deposits in the central west of New South Wales: Geological Survey of New South Wales Records v. 21, no. 2, p. 329Ð406. Paterson, I. B. L., Bowman, H. N., and Hobbs, J. J., 1983,  Yeoval copper-gold-molybdenum district: Geological Survey of New South Wales Records v. 21, no. 2, p. M53ÐM73."	"albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, prehnite, pyrite, scheelite, silver, sphene"	411Ð370		"20c, 22c"	"basalt, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite tuff, chert, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, rhyolite, limestone, pyroxenite, shale, trachyte, tuff"	"andesite, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, ultramafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"	5							0.12	0.5	0.3
Yeppoon		AUQL	Australia	Queensland	-10	0	-23	34	41	150	150.6927778	-23.00277778	21a				Yes	"Grades: <0.2% Cu, <0.02% Mo. Exposed. "	644	220		0	0	0	0	"Ford, J.H., Wood, D.G., and Green, D.C., 1974, Geochronology of porphyry copper-type mineralization near Rockhampton, eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 526Ð539.Horton, D. J., 1978, Porphyry-type copper-molybdenum mineralization belts in eastern Queensland, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 904Ð921."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	220			"aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry "		"conglomerate, dolomite, latite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"		5						0.25	0.9	0.35
Damirli		AZAN	Azerbaijan			1	40		45	46	46.75	40.01666667	21a				Yes	"Reported grade (after drilling): 0.1 to 0.8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.02% Mo, 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au, 4 to 6 g/t Ag. "	591	135		0	0	0	0	"U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."	"chalcopyrite, gold, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		22c	"andesitic dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "		"granite, schist"		4.7	2	3						
Garadag		AZAN	Azerbaijan			38	40		51	45	45.85	40.63333333	17				Yes	"Reported grades: 0.2 to 0.8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.008% Mo."	592	135		0	0	0	0	"U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, turquoise"	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		21a	"diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, granite, latite, quartz monzonite"										
Gedabek		AZAN	Azerbaijan			31	40		45	45	45.75	40.51666667	17	before 1917				"Partially mined out. Reported: 0.2 to 2.5% Cu, Au present. "	593	135		0	0	0	0	"U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."	"azurite/malachite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, gold, gypsum, kaolinite, limonite, pyrite, sericite, silver, tenorite "	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		17	"skarn, hornfels "		"conglomerate, diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist, shale, tuff"										
Goshgarchai		AZAN	Azerbaijan			32	40		9	46	46.15	40.53333333	17				Yes	"Reported: 0.2 to 2.5%, average 0.4% Cu, up to 1.0 g/t Au, 2.5 to 40 g/t Ag."	594	135		0	0	0	0	"U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."	"carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, sericite"	Late Jurassic Cretaceous	17		"diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"conglomerate, diabase dike, diorite, granite"		1.1	0.9	1.5						
Misdag		AZAN	Azerbaijan			3	39		3	46	46.05	39.05					Yes	"Reported: 0.1 to 0.4% Cu in disseminated ore, and 0.2 to 7.2% Cu in linear mineralized zones."	595	40		0	0	0	0	"U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, galena, goethite, limonite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite "	Eocene			"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite tuff, felsite, latite, siltstone, trachyandesite"										
Herzogenhugel	La Helle	BLGM	Belgium			17	50		55	5	5.916666667	50.28333333	17				Yes		344	419	20	0.17	0.02	0	0	"Dejonghe, L., 1986,  Belgium, in Dunning, F. W., and Evans, A. M., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2: Central Europe: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 99Ð112.Van Wambeke, L., 1955a,  Composition des tonalites de la Helle et de la Lammersdorf et leurs relations avec les autres :  Bulletin de la SociŽtŽ Belge de Geologie, v. 64, p. 477Ð509.Van Wambeke, L., 1955b,  La minŽralisation et chimiques des tonalites de la Helle et de la Lammersdorf et leurs relations avec les autres minŽralisation:  Bulletin de la SociŽtŽ Belge de Geologie, v. 64, p. 534Ð581.Weis, D., Dejonghe, L., and Herbosch, A., 1980,  Les associations des mineraux opaques et semi-opaques de la roche ignee de la Helle:  Annales de la SociŽtŽ GŽologique de Belgique, v. 103, p. 15Ð23."	"albite, biotite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite/gersdorffite, covellite, epidote, galena, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, hessite, ilmenite, tetradymite, titanite"	Paleozoic			"monzodiorite, tonalite, tonalite porphyry"		granite										
Bom Jardim		BRZL	Brazil			-32	-17		-36	-51	-51.6	-17.53333333	17				Yes	"Metamorphosed ore: 4.6 Mt, 0.92% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au."	340	2000		0	0	0	0	"Kuyumjian, R.M., 2000, Magmatic arc and associated gold, copper, silver, and barite deposits in the state of Goias, Central Brazil, characteristics and speculations: Revista Brazileira de Geociencias, v. 80, no. 2, p. 285Ð288.    "	"actinolite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite"	Precambrian					"andesite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tuff"										
Chapada		BRZL	Brazil	Goias		-15	-14		-22	-49	-49.36666667	-14.25	17	1973				Mineralization is preÐ amphibolite facies of metamorphism. Shown age indicates time of metamorphism. 	339	529	134	0.44	0	0	0.35	"Richardson, S.V., Kesler, S.E., Essene, E.J., and Jones, L.M., 1986, Origin and geochemistry of the Chapada Cu-Au deposit, Goias, Brazil: a metamorphosed wall-rock porphyry copper deposit: Economic Geology, v. 81, p. 1884Ð1898.Kuyumjian, R.M., 2000, Magmatic arc and associated gold, copper, silver, and barite deposits in the state of Goias, Central Brazil, characteristics and speculations: Revista Brazileira de Geociencias, v. 80, no. 2, p. 285Ð288.    "	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gahnite, galena, gold, hematite, ilmenite, kyanite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zincian staurolite"	534Ð524			"diorite porphyry, mylonite"	"gneiss, greenstone"	"granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite, sandstone, tonalite"								1.5	2.7	0.7
Assarel		BULG	Bulgaria			35	42		59	23	23.98333333	42.58333333	20c	1968	1976			"In ore: 0.097 g/t Au, 0.003 g/t Pt, 0.002 g/t Pd; in concentrate: to 19.5 g/t Au, 0.033 g/t Pt, and 0.054 g/t Pd. Exposed. In Srednegorie zone, Panagyurishte district."	376	83.5	354	0.44	0	0	0.2	"Angelkov, K., and Parvanov, B., 1980,  The Assarel porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 59Ð62.  Bogdanov, B., 1982, Bulgaria, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 215-232.Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings of XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712Ð716. Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., EuropeÕs major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303Ð321.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Nedra, Leningrad, 275 p. (in Russian).  Petrunov, R., Dragov, P., and Neykov, H., 1990,  Polyelemental (with As, Sn, V, Bi, Ag, Te, Ge, Se, etc.) mineralizations in the Asarel porphyry copper deposit (Bulgaria):  Geologica Balcanica, v. 20, no. 4, p.48.Popov, P., Strashimirov, S., Arnaudova, R., Kanasirski, M., Popov, K., 1996, Geology and genetical model of the porphyry copper deposits from the Assarel-Medet ore field,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 175Ð196. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587Ð598. Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. Vassileff, L., and Stanisheva-Vassileva, G., 1981,  Metallogeny of the Eurasian copper belt, sector Bulgaria: Geologica Balcanica, V.11, no. 2, p. 73Ð87.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"adularia, aikinite, albite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, antlerite, arsenopyrite, arsenosulvanite, azurite, barite, biotite, bornite, bravoite, brochantite, calaverite [AuTe2], carbonate, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, colusite, copper, cuprite, diaspore, enargite, epidote, fluorite, galena, goethite, gold, goldfieldite [Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13], hematite, hessite, kaolinite/dickite, mackinawite, magnetite, marcasite, melanterite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sigenite [(Ni,Co)3S4], silver, sphalerite, sulvanite [Cu3VS4], tenorite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, titanomagnetite, zeolite"	86Ð81		20c	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, dacite, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, dolerite, granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, rhyolite, tonalite"					2.8	1	2.2			
Byrdtseto	"Byrdtse, Burdceto"	BULG	Bulgaria			58	41		32	27	27.53333333	41.96666667	21a				Yes	In Malko Turnovo district.	381	80.5		0	0	0	0	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. Bonev, I.I., Iordanov, I.A., Ivanova-Panaiotova, V.G., Sotnikov, V.I., and Berzina, A.N., 1989,  Relationship of skarn and hydrothermal mineralization in the Byrdtse molybdenum-copper deposit (Malko-Tyrnovo ore field, Bulgaria):  Soviet Geology and Geophysics, v. 30, no. 6, p. 84Ð91."	"adularia, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, BiÐminerals, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, gold, joseite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetradymite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tremolite, wittichenite, zeolite "	87Ð74	18b		"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzodiorite"	"granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, peridotite, quartz diorite porphyry, siltstone"	"andesite, argillic sedimentary rocks, adamellite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, dacite"										
Elatsite	Elacite	BULG	Bulgaria			49	42	30	58	23	23.975	42.81666667	20c		1981		Yes	"In ore: 0.19 g/t Ag, 0.002 g/t Pt, 0.007 g/t Pd. The deposit age by Von Quadt and others (2002): 90.5 Ma. 30% covered. In Panagyurishte district."	374	76	319	0.36	0	0	0.96	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112.Dragov, P., Petrunov, R., 1996, Elatsite porphyry copper-precious metals (Au and PGE) deposit, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 171Ð174.   Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712Ð716. Fanger, L., Driesner, T., Heinrich, C.A., Von Quadt, A., and Peycheva, I., 2001, Elatsite porphyry Cu deposit, Bulgaria: mineralization, alteration, and structures, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 527Ð529. Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., EuropeÕs major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303Ð321.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Nedra, Leningrad, 275 p. (in Russian). Petrunov, R., Dragov, P., Ignatov, G., Neykov, H., Iliev, T., Vasileva, N., and Tsatsov, V., 1992, Hydrothermal PGE-mineralization in the Elacite porphyry copper deposit (Sredna Gora metallogenic zone, Bulgaria): Compte Rendu of Bulgarian Academy of Science, v. 45, no. 4, p. 37Ð40.Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587Ð598. Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183.Tarkian, M., HŸnken, U., Tokmakchieva, M., and Bogdanov, K., 2003, Precious-metal distribution and fluid-inclusion petrography of the Elatsite porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 261Ð281. Todorov, J., Popov, K., Shanov, S., and Boykova, A., 2000,  Consideration of the geological conditions for correct geostatistical evaluation: example from Elatsite copper deposit in Bulgaria: 31st International Geological Congress Abstract Volume, CD Issue, Section 11-2, Rio de Janeiro.  Von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Kamenov, B., Fanger, L., Heinrich, C.A., and Frank, M., 2002, The Elatsite porphyry copper deposit in the Panagyurishte ore district, Srednegorie zona, Bulgaria: UÐPb zircon geochronology and isotope-geochemical investigations of magmatism and ore genesis, in Blundell, D.J., Neubauer, F., and Von Quadt, A., eds., The timing and location of major ore deposits in an evolving orogen: Geological Society, London, Special Publications, no. 204, p.119Ð135. "	"actinolite, albite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clausthalite, cobaltite, covellite, electrum, epidote, eucairite [AgCuSe], galena, gersdorffite, gold, hematite, hessite, ilmenite, kaolinite/illite, linnaeite/carrollite, magnetite, marcasite, merenskyite [(Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2], michenerite [(Pd,Pt)BiTe], molybdenite, naumannite [Ag2Se], Pd-arsenide [Pd2As], Pd-rammelsbergite [(Pd,Ni)2As], pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tellurium, tetrahedrite/tennantite, weissite [Cu5Te3], zeolite"	77Ð75		28a	"aplite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry"		"andesite, quartz diorite, sandstone, volcanic rocks"								0.47	1	0.6
Medet	Panagyurishte district	BULG	Bulgaria			43	42		5	24	24.08333333	42.71666667	17		1964			"In ore: 0.065 g/t Au, 0.004 g/t Pt, 0.006 g/t Pd; in concentrate: up to 0.36 g/t Au, 0.026 g/t Pt, 0.16 g/t Pd. Mined out, 1964Ð1993. Exposed. In Srednegorie."	375	87.5	163	0.32	0.01	0	0.1	"Bogdanov, B., 1982, Bulgaria, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 215Ð232.Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213Ð283.Economou-Eliopoulus, M., Eliopoulus, D.G., and  Perantonis, G., 2001, Factors controlling the Pd and Pt potential of the Skouries porphyry-Cu deposit, Chalkidiki, N. Greece, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731Ð734. Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712Ð716. Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., EuropeÕs major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303Ð321.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Nedra, Leningrad, 275 p. (in Russian). Popov, P., Strashimirov, S., Arnaudova, R., Kanasirski, M., Popov, K., 1996, Geology and genetical model of the porphyry copper deposits from the Assarel-Medet ore field,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 175Ð196. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587Ð598. Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Vassileff, L., and Stanisheva-Vassileva, G., 1981,  Metallogeny of the Eurasian copper belt, sector Bulgaria: Geologica Balcanica, V.11, no. 2, p. 73Ð87."	"actinolite, adularia, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, carrollite, chalcanthite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, colusite, copper, covellite, cuprite, davidite, digenite, djurleite, electrum, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, hessite, heulandite, ilmenite, magnetite, molybdenite, pseudobrookite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, sulvanite, tenorite, tetradymite, vaesite, zeolite"	88Ð87	18b	"17, 28a"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, andesite tuff, granite"	"granodiorite, quartz porphyry"								0.31	1	0.4
Plana	"Studenec, Studenets"	BULG	Bulgaria			29	42		25	23	23.41666667	42.48333333	17				Yes	Sofia district.	377	76		0	0	0	0	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. "	"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite "	77Ð75			monzodiorite porphyry	"andesite, andesite tuff"	"granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"										
Prohorovo		BULG	Bulgaria			19	42		17	26	26.28333333	42.31666667	17				Yes	In concentrate: 26 to 200 ppb Au (Pt and Pd not det.). In Jambol district.	379	81						"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712Ð716. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, kaolinite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite "		18b		"diorite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	"andesite, agglomerate, diabase, granite, phyllite"	granite										
Spahievo		BULG	Bulgaria			7	42		15	25	25.25	42.11666667	17				Yes	"Anomalous contents: 800 ppm Cu, 370 ppm Mo. 60% covered by NeogeneQuaternary sediments. In Borovitsa volcanic area."	380	33		0	0	0	0	"Georgiev, V., Malinov, O., Milovanov, P., Nikova, L., 1996, Metallogeny of the Spahievo ore field, SE Bulgaria,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 2, p. 75Ð80. Marchev, P., and Singer, B., 1999, Timing of magmatism, alteration-mineralization, and caldera evolution in the Spahievo ore field, Bulgaria' from laser-fusion 40Ar/39Ar dating, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 1271Ð1274. Singer, B., and Marchev, P., 2000, Temporal evolution of arc magmatism and hydrothermal activity, including epithermal gold veins, Borovitsa caldera, Southern Bulgaria: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 1155Ð1164. Yosifov, D., Maneva, B., Tsvetkov, D., and Pehelarov, B., 1990, Geotectonic position and structure of Spahievo ore field: Geologica Balcanica, v. 20/1, p. 45-65. (in Russian)."	"albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, diaspore, galena, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, turquoise"	32.82±0.40	"22c, 25b"		"monzonite porphyry, felsic dike, rhyodacite, shoshonite dike"		"andesite, tuff"										
Tsar Assen	Tsar Asen	BULG	Bulgaria			23	42		20	24	24.33333333	42.38333333	17	1974	1980			"Mined out, 1980Ð1995. In concentrate: up to 95 ppb Au, 51 ppb Pt, 8 ppb Pd. Exposed."	378	87	6.6	0.47	0	0	0	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178Ð188.Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: …sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103Ð112. Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712Ð716. Ignatovski, P., 1996, The zonal pattern of Tzar Assen intrusion-centered ore system,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 197Ð199. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587Ð598. Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"adularia, albite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, electrum, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, linneite, magnetite, millerite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite"	Early Senonian	"Cu(Au,Ag)-replacement"	 	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"dacite, granite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, tuff"	"granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"										
Afton		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	37	39	50	-42	-30	-120	-120.5116667	50.66027778	20c	1898	1977	"Criscent, Big Onion, DM, Pothook"		"91.78 Mt resources of 2003, 0.3% Cu cut-off, contain 0.1 g/t Pd. 40% covered."	153	205.5	134	0.83	0	2.49	0.65	"Carr, J.M., and Reed, A.J., 1976, Afton: a supergene copper deposit, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 376Ð387.Dolbear, B., 2003, Mineral resource estimate for the Afton copper/gold project, Kaloops, B.C.: DRC Resources Corporation, http://www.drcresources.com/s/AftonProperty.asp?ReportID=45009, 160 p. Lang, J.R., 1994, Geology of the Crescent alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, Afton mining camp, British Columbia, in Grant, B., and Newell, J., eds., Geological fieldwork 1993: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Paper 1994Ð1, p. 285Ð296.Lang, J.R., and Stanley, C.R., 1995, Contrasting styles of alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits in the northern part of the  Iron Mask batholith, Kamloops, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 581Ð592. Lang, J.R., Stanley, C.R., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks in the Triassic-Jurassic arc terranes of British Columbia, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 219Ð236. McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884Ð888. Stakiw, S., Getting active on Afton: a new project in an old camp: The Northern Miner, v. 90, no. 31, p. B5, B6, B10."	"albite, ankerite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite, enargite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, scapolite, sericite, zeolite "	206Ð205	17	17	"andesite dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	greenstone	"granite porphyry, granodiorite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite"										
Ajax 		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		36	50		-24	-120	-120.4	50.6	20c	1896	1989	West and East Ajax		Iron Mask batholith.	156	205.5	20.7	0.45	0.001	2	0.34	"Lang, J.R., and Stanley, C.R., 1995, Contrasting styles of alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits in the northern part of the Iron Mask batholith, Kamloops, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 581-592.Ross, K.V., Godwin, C. I., Bond, L., and Dawson, K. M. 1995, Geology, alteration and mineralization of the Ajax East and Ajax West copper-gold alkalic porphyry deposits, Southern Iron Mask Batholith, Kamloops, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 565-580."	"albite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, diopside, epidote, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, serpentine, siderite, zeolite"	206-205	17	17	"monzodiorite, picrite, quartz latite porphyry"	"argillite, limestone/chalk, sandstone, serpentinite, shale"	"andesite, graywacke, mudstone, rhyolite, tuff"	0.9							0.05	0.42	0.15
Axe	Adonis	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	54	38	49	-24	-31	-120	-120.5233333	49.64833333	17						159	179	104	0.36	0.012	0	0	"Mineral Resource Branch, 1989, Canadian mineral deposits not being mined in 1989: MMR, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 223 p.Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Jurassic					"adamellite, dolomite, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone, tillite"										
Beidelman Bay	Darkwater Mine	CNON	Canada	Ontario		50	49		0	-91	-91	49.83333333	17	1934			Yes	"Reported 0.2% Cu, 0.03% Mo, up to 410 ppb Au in altered trondhjemite; 50 Kt at 6,8 g/t Au in shear veins"	166	2500		0	0	0	0	"Poulsen, K.H., and Franklin, J.M., 1981, Copper and gold mineralization in an Archean trondhjemite intrusion, Sturgeon Lake, Ontario: Geological Survey of Canada Paper 81-1A, Current Research, Part A, p. 9Ð14. "	"ankerite, biotite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	Archean	Au shear veins		"breccia, feldspar porphyry"		"andesite, argillite, basalt, chert, limestone, quartz diorite, tuff, ultramafic rocks"		1.4	0.6	2.9						
Bell Copper	"Bell, Babine Lake, Newman"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	10	0	55	-29	-13	-126	-126.2247222	55.00277778	20c	1963	1972				124	52.5	495	0.36	0.005	1	0.16	"Carson, D.J.T., Jambor, J.L., Ogryzlo, P.L., and Richards, T.A., 1976, Bell Copper: geology, geochemistry and genesis of a supergene-enriched, biotitized porphyry copper deposit with a superimposed phyllic zone, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 245Ð263.Carter, N.C., Dirom, G.E., and Ogryzlo, P.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits, Babine Lake area, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247Ð255.  Dirom, G.E., Dittrick, M.P., McArthur, D.R., Ogryzlo, P.L., Pardoe, A.J., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Bell and Granisle porphyry copper-gold mines, Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 256Ð289.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old Fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 47Ð67."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, electrum, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	53-52		"17, 22c"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite "	"granodiorite, tonalite, turbidite, volcanic rocks"	1.2	3.3	2	2.1	3.2	2.6	6.5	0.21	0.63	0.43
Berg		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	13	48	53		-22	-127	-127.3666667	53.80361111	21a	1929					130	49.5	250	0.4	0.03	5	0.05	"Heberlein, D.R., 1995, Geology and supergene processes: Berg copper-molybdenum porphyry, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 304Ð312.McMillan, W.J., 1991, Porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey Branch Paper 1991-4, p. 253Ð276.McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Panteleyev, A., 1981, Berg copper-molybdenum deposit: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 66, 158 p. Panteleev, A., Drummond, A.D., and Beaudoin, P.G., 1976, Berg, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 274Ð283."	"anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, fluorite, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	52Ð47	22c	21a	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"conglomerate, dacite, gneiss, granite, graywacke, rhyolite, siltstone, syenite"	"andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, chert, dacitic tuffite, monzodiorite, tonalite, sandstone, siltstone,"	2	3.5	1.9	2.4				2.4	1.8	1.7
Bethlehem		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	39	29	50	-48	-59	-120	-120.9966667	50.49416667	21a	1899	1962	"Huestis, Iona, Jersey, East Jersey, JA"			150	200	677	0.45	0.016	0.4	0.005	"Briskey, J.A., Jr., and Bellamy, J.R., 1976, Bethlehem CopperÕs Jersey, East Jersey, Huestis and Iona deposits, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 105Ð119.Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161Ð191.McMillan, W.J., 1976, Geology and genesis of the Highland Valley  ore deposits and the Guichon Creek Batholith, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 85Ð104."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, scheelite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline, zeolite"	200		21a (2)	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"diorite, intrusive breccia"	"andesite, basalt, dacite, felsic tuff, granite porphyry, tuff"	3.9	1.9	1.4	1.8						
Big Onion		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	35	48	54	-40	-53	-126	-126.8944444	54.80972222	17	1917			Yes	Age is uncertain: K-Ar age of altered QFP is 117Ð112 Ma.	122	52.5	94.4	0.42	0.02	1	0.064	"Carter, N.C., 1981, Porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits, West-Central Columbia: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 64, 150 p. Wojdak, P., and Stock, G.C., 1995, Big Onion: a supergene-altered porphyry copper-gold deposit, West-Central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 410Ð415."	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	56Ð49		22c	"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone, rhyolite"	"arkose, basalt, chert, granite, iron formation, rhyolite, shale, siltstone, tuff, peridotite"								0.65	1.9	0.35
Brenda 		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	40	52	49	-20	0	-120	-120.0055556	49.87777778	21a	1930s	1969				158	143	227	0.16	0.039	0.63	0.013	"Soregaroli, A.E., and Whitford, D.F., 1976, Brenda, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 186Ð194.Weeks, R.M., Bradburn, R.G., Flintoff, B.C., Harris, G.R., and Malcolm, G., 1995, The Brenda mine: the life of a low-cost porphyry copper-molybdenum producer (1970Ð1990), Southern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 192Ð200."	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, carrollite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, millerite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite"	143			"andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite porphyry, felsite, pegmatite, trachyte porphyry"		"basalt, felsic tuff"	4.4	6	2.4	3.2				0.35	0.92	0.48
Bronson	Bronson Slope	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		40	56	-33	-5	-131	-131.0925	56.66666667	20c					Red Bluff porphyry stock	111	195	102	0.15	0.013	4.1	0.72	"Trueman, E.A.G., 1999, Western Canada, exploration reviews: SEG Newsletter, no. 37, p. 38Ð39.Yeager, D., 1997, Geology of the Bronson Slope porphyry gold, copper deposit: Cordilleran Round-up Summary Paper, International Skyline Gold Corporation, 4 p. Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, Northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 1098Ð1114."	"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"	195			monzonite porphyry		"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, limestone"										
Cash		CNYT	Canada	Yukon Territory		25	62		-37	-137	-137.6166667	62.41666667	17						102		36	0.28	0.021	0	0.17	"Kirkham, R.V., McCann, C., Prasad, N., Soregaroli, A.E., Vokes, F.M., and Wine, G., 1982, Molybdenum in Canada, Part 2: MolyfileÐAn IndexÐLevel Computer: Economic Geology Report 33, Geological Survey of Canada, 208 p. Munro, J.C.,1983, Mines and important mineral deposits of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, 1982: Northern Resources and Economic Planning Branch, Northern Affairs Program, Northern Mineral Policy Series NM 1, 45 p.  "	"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, fluorite, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "				"feldspar porphyry, felsic volcanics, quartz feldspar porphyry, volcanic breccia"	gneiss	"conglomerate, diorite, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone"										
Casino		CNYT	Canada	Yukon Territory	10	44	62	-45	-49	-138	-138.8291667	62.73611111	17	1917					101	73	558	0.25	0.035	1.8	0.3	"Bower, B., Payne, J., DeLong, C., and Rebagliati, C.M., 1995, The oxide-gold, supergene and hypogene zones at the Casino gold-copper-molybdenum deposit, west-central Yukon, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 352Ð366.Godwin, C.I., 1976, Casino, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 344Ð358.Rebagliati, C.M., and Banner, R.H, 2003, Qualifying report, Casino property, Yukon Territory: Lumina Copper Corporation, http://www.luminacopper.com/s/CasinoProperty.asp, 198 p."	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, brochantite, cassiterite, chalcanthite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, garnet, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	74-72	"22c, 39a"		"breccia, dacite porphyry, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff breccia"	"amphibolite, gneiss, quartzite, ultramafic sill"	"agglomerate, andesite, argillite, conglomerate, gabbro, sandstone, tuff"		2.7	1.4	2.4				1.1	1.8	0.76
Catface		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	20	15	49		-59	-125	-125.9833333	49.25555556	17	1898				In copper concentrate: up to 6 g/t Ag and 2.34 g/t Au 	145	36	308	0.37	0.007	0	0.05	"Dawson, K.M., Panteleyev, A., Sutherland Brown, A., and Woodsworth, G.J., 1991, Regional metallogeny, in Gabrielse, H., and Yorath, C.J., eds., Geology of the Cordilleran orogen in Canada:  Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada, no. 4, p. 707Ð768.Enns, S.G., and McDougall, J.J., 1995, Catface copper-molybdenum porphyry, west-central Vancouver Island, British Columbia:  an update, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 322Ð326.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. McDougall, J.J., 1976, Catface, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 299Ð310."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, garnet, graphite, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	Eocene			"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornblende, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, plagiogranite"		1.5	1.1	1.8						
Chibougamau	Chibougamau district	CNQU	Canada	Quebec		52	49		-14	-74	-74.23333333	49.86666667	17			"Clark Lake, Grandroy, Quellus, R-2"	Yes	"Since 1954, 47 Mt were produced at 1,82% Cu, and 2.2 g/t Au from 15 Cu-Au veins."	172	2715		0	0	0	0	"Kirkham, R.V., Robert, F., Sinclair,  W.D., Pilote, P., and Daigneault, T.R., 1997, Chibougamau mining district, Quebec, Canada: vein Cu-Au and porphyry Cu(-Mo) deposits related to a composite Archean tonalitic batholith, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits research and exploration, where they meet?: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 647Ð649.Sinclair, W.D., Pilote, P., Kirkham, R.V., Robert, F., and Daigneault, T.R., 1994, A preliminary report of porphyry Cu-Mo-Au and shear zone-hosted Cu-Au deposits in the Chibougamau area, Quebec: Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 1994-1C, p. 303Ð309. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite "	2716Ð2714		Cu-Au high-sulfide shear veins	tonalite porphyry		"diorite, gabbro, granite"										
Chuchi 		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	47	15	55	-37	-32	-124	-124.5436111	55.26305556	17				Yes		127	181		0	0	0		"Garnett, J. A. 1974, Phase relationships and copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Southern Hogen batholith, North-Central British Columbia: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy  Bulletin, v. 67, p. 101Ð106. "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite"	181			"alaskite, aplite, monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, diorite, gabbro, gabbro diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"		6								
Coles Creek		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		32	53		-14	-127	-127.2333333	53.53333333	17	1966			Yes	Up to 26 g/t Ag reported.	133	86		0	0	0	0	"Macintyre, D. G., 1985, Geology and mineral deposits of the Tantsa lake, West-Central British Columbia:  British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 75, 84 p."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	86	22c		"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite"		"andesite, andesite tuff, diabase, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, quartz diorite"										
Copper Canyon		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		7	57	-42	-20	-131	-131.345	57.11666667	20c	1956			Yes		108	212	32.4	0.75	0	17	1.2	"Allen, D.G., Panteleyev, A., and Armstrong, A.T., 1976, Galore Creek, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 402Ð414.Bottomer, L. R., and Leary, G. M., 1995, Copper Canyon porphyry copper-gold deposit, Galore Creek area, Northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 645Ð649.Logan, J. M., and Koyanagi, V. M., 1989, Geology and mineral occurrences of the Galory Creek area, NTS 104G/03 and 04: Chapter 1, Regional and district mapping in geological fieldwork 1988: A Summary of Field Activities and Current Research, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 269Ð284. "	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	212	17		"breccia, syenite, syenite porphyry "	"andesite, granodiorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesitic basalt, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite, monzodiorite, quartz diorite"		0.9	0.8	1.4						
Copper Mountain 	"Similkameen, Similco"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	25	20	49	-19	-33	-120	-120.5552778	49.34027778	20c	1884	1925	Ingerbelle			162	198.5	324	0.473	0.001	3.9	0.17	"Fahrni, K.C., Macauley, T.N., and Preto, V.A., 1976, Copper Mountain and Ingerbelle, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 368Ð375.Lang, J.R., Stanley, C.R., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks in the Triassic-Jurassic arc terranes of British Columbia, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 219Ð236. McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UÐPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142Ð158.Stanley, C.R., Holbek, P.M., Huyck, H.L.O., Lang, J.R., Preto, V.A.G., Blower, S.J., and Bottaro, J.C., 1995, Geology of the Copper Mountain alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits, Princeton, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 537Ð563."	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, scapolite, sericite, zeolite "	200Ð197	22c		"basalt dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, felsite dike, hornfels, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry"	"argillite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"phyllite, quartzite, sandstone"	1.1	14	3	6						
Coxheath		CNNS	Canada	Nova Scotia		5	46		-22	-60	-60.36666667	46.08333333	17	1875			Yes	"Reported up to 2% Cu, 1% Mo, 8.6 g/t Au."	174	621		0	0	0	0	"Lynch, G., and Ortega, J, 1997, Hydrothermal alteration and tourmaline-albite equilibria at the Coxheath porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Nova Scotia: The Canadian Mineralogist, v. 35, p. 79Ð94."	"actinolite, albite, apatite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, titanite, tourmaline"	622Ð620			"diorite, granite, granodiorite, monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"		22	3.7	7.5	11	4	34			
Don Rouyn		CNQU	Canada	Quebec		16	48		0	-79	-79	48.26666667	17	1925	1957		Yes	"Mined as a source of cupriferous siliceous flux containing up to 0.25% Cu; one zone contains 1 g/t Au, 4 ppm W, 360 ppm Mo."	171	2700	36	0.15	0	0	0	"Goldie, R., Kotila, B., and Seward, D., 1979, The Don Rouyn mine: an Archean porphyry copper deposit near Noranda , Quebec: Economic Geology, v. 74, p. 1680Ð1684.Jebrak, M., Harnois, L., Carrier, A., and Lafrance, J., 1996, Le porphyre a Cu-Au de Don Rouyn Cu-Au, in Couture, J-F., and Goutier, J., eds., Metallogenie aet evolution tectonique de la region de Noranda-Rouyn : Canada, Quebec, Livret-guide dÕexcursion, MB 96-06, p. 83Ð89.   "	"bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite/specularite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, tourmaline"	2700	28a		"breccia, feldspar porphyry, mafic dike, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	 	"andesitic tuff, rhyolite tuff"								0.08	0.5	0.2
Dorothy		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	52	14	55	-59	-9	-126	-126.1663889	55.24777778	17	1965			Yes		121	50	45	0.26	0.01	0	0	"Carter, N.C., Dirom, G.E., and Ogryzlo, P.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits, Babine Lake area, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247Ð255.MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old Fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 47Ð67.Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884Ð888. "	"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	50		17	"feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite"		"andesite tuff, chert, rhyodacite tuff, metavolcanoclastics"		1.5	1.2	1.6	2.3	1.8	3.3	0.1	0.5	0.3
Eaglehead	"Eagle, Joy"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		30	58		-10	-129	-129.1666667	58.5	17	1963			Yes		105	186	29	0.41	0.022	2.7	0.2	"Britten, R.M., and Marr, J.M., 1995, The Eaglehead porphyry copper prospect, Northern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 467Ð472."	"albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite"	186			"feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"diabase, sandstone, siltstone"	"amphibolite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist, metapelite, metaandesite"		1.3	0.5	3.3	5.6	1.5	6.6			
Fish Lake		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		27	51		-37	-123	-123.6166667	51.45	20c	1930s			Yes		140	79	1150	0.22	0.002	2.3	0.41	"Caira, N.M., Findlay, A., DeLong, C., and Rebagliati, C.M., 1995, Fish Lake porphyry copper-gold deposit, Central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 327Ð342.Dawson, K.M., Panteleyev, A., Sutherland Brown, A., and Woodsworth, G.J., 1991, Regional metallogeny, in Gabrielse, H., and Yorath, C.J., eds., Geology of the Cordilleran orogen in Canada:  Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada, no. 4, p. 707Ð768.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Wolfhard, M.R., 1976, Fish Lake, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 317Ð322."	"anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, kaolinite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	79	22c		"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"granodiorite, hornfels, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, gneiss, granite, hornfels"		7.1	2.5	3.6				0.97	1.6	0.8
Galaxy		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	36	38	50	-24	-25	-120	-120.4233333	50.64333333	17				Yes		155		5.4	0.59	0	0	0.21	"Kilburn, J., 1994, Summo makes plans for copper prospects: The Northern Miner, August 25, p. 2.Lefebure, D.V., ed., 1996, Selected British Columbia mineral deposits profiles, v. 2ÐMetallic Deposits: Geological Survey of British Columbia Open File 1996Ð13, 172 p.Ross, K.V., Godwin, C. I., Bond, L., and Dawson, K. M. 1995, Geology, alteration and mineralization of the Ajax East and Ajax West copper-gold alkalic porphyry deposits, Southern Iron Mask Batholith, Kamloops, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 565-580.Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UÐPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142Ð158."	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"		20c 	20c	diorite porphyry		"dolomite, gabbro, granite, hornfels, marble, skarn"										
Galore Creek	Stikine	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	30	7	57		-27	-131	-131.45	57.125	20c	1955					107	207.5	316	0.682	0.0007	7.9	0.52	"Allen, D.G., Panteleyev, A., and Armstrong, A.T., 1976, Galore Creek, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 402Ð414.Enns, S.G., Thompson, J.F.H., Stanley, C.R., and Yarrow, E.W., 1995, The Galore Creek porphyry copper-gold deposits, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America:  Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 630Ð644.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Logan, J.M., and Koyanagi, V.M., Geology and mineral deposits of the Galore Creek area, Northwester B.C.: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Fieldwork 1988, Paper 1989Ð1, p. 268Ð283. McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UÐPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142Ð158."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, copper, cuprite, diopside, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, powellite, pyrite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	210Ð205	17		"breccia, feldspar porphyry, syenite, syenite porphyry"	"argillite, chert, limestone, sandstone, shale"	"diabase, granodiorite, phyllite, sandstone, schist"	1.2	16	4	5				0.75	1.9	0.5
Gambier Island		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		30	49		-25	-123	-123.4166667	49.5	21a	1979			Yes		151		114	0.29	0.018	1.3	0.03	"Fox, P.E., Goodall, G.N., and Durfeld, R.M., 1995, The Gambier Island porphyry copper deposit, southwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 524Ð529."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, sphalerite"				"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"chert, granodiorite, graywacke, greenstone"	"gabbro-peridotite, gneiss, granodiorite, monzodiorite"								0.52	1.1	0.6
GaspŽ 	"Mines GaspŽ, Copper Mountain"	CNQU	Canada	Quebec		58	48	-10	-31	-65	-65.51944444	48.96666667	21a	1938	1968			There is an additional 20 Mt of skarn-type ore.	173	348	336	0.555	0.022	2.8	0.062	"Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 219 p.Hussey, J., and Bernard, P., 1998, Discovery and exploration of the deep seated Porphyry Mountain Cu-Mo deposit, Murdochville, Quebec, Canada: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 9-11, Technical Program, p. 63.Williams-Jones, A.E., 1986, Low-temperature metamorphism of the rocks surrounding Les Mines GaspŽ , Quebec: implications for mineral exploration: Economic Geology, v. 81, p. 466Ð470.Doyon, M., 1996, Exploration for porphyry-related mineral deposits in the GaspŽ peninsula: new perspectives: Sevice Geologique de Quebec, v, 96Ð1, p. 1Ð6."	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite"	350Ð346	18b		"diabase dike, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn"	granite	"andesite, andesite volcaniclastic rocks, granite, granodiorite, latite, tuff"		2.2	1.1	2.5	9	5	7.5	0.14	0.6	0.3
Giant Copper 	AM	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		10	49		-2	-121	-121.0333333	49.16666667	17						161		245	0.27	0	2.7	0.2	"Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82."	"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, tourmaline"				"breccia, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"diorite, granodiorite"										
Gibraltar		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		30	52		-16	-122	-122.2666667	52.5	17	1927	1972	Polyanna			138	210	965	0.32	0.01	0.9	0.07	"Bysouth, G.D., Campbell, K.V., Barker, G.E., and Gagnier, G.K., 1995, Tonalite-trondhjemite fractionation of a peraluminous magma and the formation of syntectonic porphyry copper mineralization, Gibraltar mine, central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 201Ð213.Grunsky, E., Lefebure, D., and Jones, L., 1996, Grade and tonnage data for selected deposit types, in Lefebure, D.V., and Hšy, T., eds., Selected British Columbia mineral deposit profiles:  British Columbia Geological Survey Open File, 1996-13, p. 121Ð146.McMillan, W.J., 1991, Porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey Branch Paper 1991-4, p. 253Ð276.Young, R.J., and Tennant, S.J., 1976, Gibraltar: regional metamorphism, mineralization, hydrothermal alteration and structural development, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 195Ð205."	"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	217Ð203			"quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"andesite, aplite, basalt, granodiorite "	"conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz syenodiorite, rhyolite tuff, sandstone, shale"	4.6	8.5	1.8	6						
Gnat Lake 	"Gnat Pass, June"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	14	15	58	-29	-49	-129	-129.8247222	58.25388889	17				Yes		104		30	0.39	0	0	0	"Lefebure, D.V., and Hšy, T., eds., 1996, Selected British Columbia mineral deposits profiles, v. 2ÐMetallic Deposits: Geological Survey of British Columbia Open File 1996Ð13, 172 p."	"chalcopyrite, pyrite, scheelite"				quartz monzonite porphyry		"gabbro-diorite, latite porphyry, quartz trachyte, rhyolite pyroclastics, shoshonite lava"					4	2	6.3			
Granisle		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	47	56	54	-24	-9	-126	-126.1566667	54.94638889	17	1913	1966				125	51	85	0.43	0.009	1.1	0.12	"Carter, N.C., Dirom, G.E., and Ogryzlo, P.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits, Babine Lake area, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247Ð255.Dirom, G.E., Dittrick, M.P., McArthur, D.R., Ogryzlo, P.L., Pardoe, A.J., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Bell and Granisle porphyry copper-gold mines, Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 256Ð289.Fahrni, K.C., Kim, H., Klein, G.H., and Carter, N.C., 1976, Granisle, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 239Ð244."	"apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, galena, jarosite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite"	51	22c	17	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"basalt, black shale"	"andesite, hornfels, pyroclastics"	1.2	2.7	1.6	2.1	3.2	2.2	5.6	0.16	0.7	0.3
Highmont		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	30	26	50	-30	-55	-120	-120.925	50.44166667	21a	1962	1980	"Am (Ide, Minex), Ann"			154		265	0.266	0.041	0.9	0.004	"Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161Ð191.McMillan, W.J., 1976, Geology and genesis of the Highland Valley ore deposits and the Guichon Creek Batholith, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 85Ð104.Reed, A.J., and Jambor, J.L., 1976, Highmont: linearly zoned copper-molybdenum porphyry deposits and their significance in the genesis of the Highland Valley ores, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 163Ð181. "	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline, zeolite"		17		"aplite, breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, monzonite, serpentine, syenite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous shale, tuff"	3.9							0.64	1.1	0.73
Huckleberry		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		41	53		-10	-127	-127.1666667	53.68333333	21a	1962	1997				132	82	161	0.48	0.015	0.93	0.025	"Jackson, A., and Illerbrun, K., 1995, Huckleberry porphyry copper deposit, Tahtsa Lake district, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 313Ð321. James, D.H., 1976, Huckleberry, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 284Ð288. Macintyre, D. G., 1985, Geology and mineral deposits of the Tantsa Lake, West-Central British Columbia: Bulletin, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 75, 84 p."	"amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, fluorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	82	17	"21a, 22c"	"granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, microdiorite"	"basalt, turbidite"	"andesite, basalt, breccia, conglomerate, diorite, diorite porphyry, gabbro syenite"	2.3	1.4	1.5	3.9	5	2.5	9.8	0.24	1	0.3
Hushamu	Expo	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	30	40	50	-30	-51	-127	-127.8583333	50.675	20c	1967				Resource shown at 0.1% Cu cut-off grade (0.2% Cu cut-off: 283.7 Mt at 0.28% Cu and 0.322 g/t Au; 0.3% Cu cut-off: 81.9 Mt at 0.366% Cu and 0.426 g/t Au). Exposed.	136	170	735.4	0.198	0.011	0	0.247	"Dasler, P.G., Young, M.J., Giroux, G., and Perello, J.A., 1995, The Hushamu porphyry copper-gold deposit, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 367Ð376.Giroux, G.H., and Pawliuk, D.J., 2003, A resource estimate of Hushamu copper-gold deposit: Lumina Copper Corporation, http://www.luminacopper.com/s/HushamuProperty.asp, 53 p.McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57."	"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite/illite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, zeolite, zunyite"	170	25e	"17, 25e"	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"basalt, basalt tuff, limestone, sediments"	"basalt, andesite, granodiorite, monzonite"					6	3	5	1.3	1.8	0.9
Island Copper		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		36	50	-40	-28	-127	-127.4777778	50.6	17	1967	1971				137	171	377	0.41	0.017	1.4	0.19	"Arancibia, O.N., and Clark, A.H., 1996, Early magnetite-amphibole-plagioclase alteration-mineralization in the Island Copper porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 402Ð438.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., OÕKane, K.P., Burt, P.D., Clarke, G.A., Himes, M.D., and Reeves, A.T., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits in the Island Copper Cluster, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214Ð238. McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40-57."	"amphibole, ankerite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, dumortierite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyroxene, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite"	173Ð169	18b		"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn"	"monzogranite, quartz diorite, siltstone"	"andesite, argillite, diorite, graywacke, monzonite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyodacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	0.8	1.7	1	2.2	5.2	1.1	4.9	0.31	2	0.52
Jogran		CNON	Canada	Ontario	35	2	47	-55	-36	-84	-84.61527778	47.04305556	21a				Yes		167	1070	20	0.19	0.05	0	0	"Blecha, M., 1974, Bachawana areaÑa possible Precambrian porphyry copper district: The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, v. 67, no. 748, p. 71Ð76. Richards, J.P., and Spooner, E.T.C., Evidence for Cu-(Ag) mineralization by magmatic-meteoric fluid mixing in Keweenawan fissure veins, Mamainse Point, Ontario: Economic Geology. v. 84, p. 360Ð385. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	1070		"21a, Au-Cu veins"	quartz monzonite porphyry		"andesite, basalt, diorite, monzonite"										
Katie		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		8	49	-50	-19	-117	-117.3305556	49.13333333	20c	1992			Yes	Reported grades generally exceed 0.2% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au	165			0	0	0	0	"Cathro, M.S., Dunne, K.P.E., and Naciuk, T.M., 1993, Katie Ñ An alkaline porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Rossland Group, southeastern British Columbia, in Grant, B., and Newell, J.M., eds., Geological fieldwork 1992. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 1993-1, p. 233Ð247.McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Naciuk, T.M., and Hawkins, T.G., 1995, The Katie copper-gold porphyry deposit, southeastern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 666Ð673."	"albite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"				"breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, microdiorite, rhyolite dike"		"andesite flow, andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite"		0.35	0.4	1.1						
Kemess North		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	42	3	57	-27	-45	-126	-126.7575	57.06166667	20c	1966					115	202	360	0.15	0	0	0.3	"McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Rebagliati, C.M., Bowen, B.K., Copeland, D.J., and Niosi, D.W.A., 1995, Kemess South and Kemess North porphyry gold-copper deposits, northern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 377Ð396."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, zeolite "	202	"22c, 18b"	"20c, 39a"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone"	"granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"					6.7	2.6	14	0.57	1.2	0.6
Kemess South		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	22	0	57	-56	-44	-126	-126.7488889	57.00611111	20c	1983	1998				116	201	250	0.22	0	0	0.62	"McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Rebagliati, C.M., Bowen, B.K., Copeland, D.J., and Niosi, D.W.A., 1995, Kemess South and Kemess North porphyry gold-copper deposits, northern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 377Ð396."	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tetrahedrite"	202Ð200	"22c, 18b, 39a"	20c	"breccia, quartz monzodiorite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone"	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff"								1	1.7	0.75
Kerr		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		28	56		-16	-130	-130.2666667	56.46666667	20c	1982					113	193.5	135	0.76	0	0	0.34	"Ditson, G.M., Wells, R.C., and Bridge, D.J., 1995, Kerr: the geology and evolution of a deformed porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 509Ð523.Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473Ð483.Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, Northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 1098Ð1114."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	195Ð192	"20c, 25a, 39a"	25e	"andesite dike, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry "		"argillite, basalt, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, graywacke, hornfels, quartz diorite, shale, volcanic breccia"		2.2	1	2.8						
Krain		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		35	50		-58	-120	-120.9666667	50.58333333	17	1907			Yes		147		18.1	0.45	0.012	0	0	"Christie, J.S., 1976, Krain, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 182Ð185. "	"bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"		17	21a	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"		"felsic tuffaceous sandstone, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone"										
Kwanika	Swan	CNBC	Canada			30	55		-18	-125	-125.3	55.5	17	1964			Yes		123	121	36	0.2	0	0	0	"Garnett, J. A. 1974, Phase relationships and copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Southern Hogen batholith, North-Central British Columbia: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy  Bulletin, v. 67, p. 101Ð106. Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884Ð888."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	121		27c	"diorite, monzonite porphyry "		"andesite, andesitic agglomerate, basalt, diorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tuff"										
Lennac Lake		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		45	54		-20	-126	-126.3333333	54.75	17				Yes		126	78		0	0	0	0	"Carter, N.C., 1981, Porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits, West-Central British Columbia: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 64, 150 p. MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old Fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 47Ð67."	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	78		17	granodiorite porphyry		"granodiorite, monzodiorite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"										
Lexington-Lone Star		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		0	49		-36	-118	-118.6	49	20c	1890	1900			"Located on the CanadaÐUSA border, Lone Star, south of the border. "	164	200	19.7	0.57	0	0	0.57	"Church, B.N., 1992, The Lexington porphyry, Greenwood mining camp. Southern British Columbia, in Geological Fieldwork 1991: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 1992-1, p. 295Ð297.Seraphim, R.H., Church, B.N., and Shearer, J.T., 1995,  The Lexington-Lone Star copper-gold porphyry: an Early Jurassic cratonic linear system, southern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 851Ð854. "	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	200			quartz feldspar porphyry	"diorite, syenite"	"andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, conglomerate, dacite porphyry, rhyolitic tuff, sandstone"		1.3	0.8	2						
Lornex		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		27	50	-38	-2	-121	-121.0438889	50.45	21a	early 1900s; 1964	1972				152	197	514	0.427	0.015	1.2	0.006	"Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161-191.Waldner, M.W., Smith, G.D., and Willis, R.O., 1976, Lornex, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 120Ð129."	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	202Ð192	21a (2)	21a 	"breccia, quartz porphyry"		"argillite, quartz monzonite, black shale, trachyandesite, trachyte, tuff"	4.4							1.3	1.9	1.1
Lorraine		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	37	55	55	-52	-25	-125	-125.4311111	55.92694444	20c	1931				"ÒBM brecciaÓ (sulfide-syenitic breccia) at the SE flank of the deposit shows as high as 3.46 g/t Pd, 0.58 g/t Pt, 12.44 g/t Au and 26.32% Cu (bornite and chalcocite)."	118	172	32	0.66	0	0	0.2	"Morton J.W. , 2001, Summary report on the  Lorraine - Jajay property, Omineca Mining Division, BC. NTS: 93N14W. Latitude 55o 55Õ, Longitude 125o 27Õ: Mincord Exploration Consultants Ltd. for Eastfield Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada, 16 p.: http://www.eastfieldgroup.com/eastfield/lorraine.htmlBishop, S.T., Heah, T.S., Stanley, C.R., and Lang, J.R., 1995, Alkalic intrusion hosted copper-gold mineralization at the Lorraine deposit, north-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 623Ð629.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Wilkinson, W.J., Stevenson, R.W., and Garnett, J.A., 1976, Lorraine, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 397Ð401."	"apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, garnet, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite"	182Ð162				granodiorite	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, diorite, felsic tuff, monzonite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite, syenite"		4.7	2	3						
Louise Lake 		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		47	54		-41	-127	-127.6833333	54.78333333	17					Reported 0.9%As	119		50	0.3	0.02	0	0.3	" Hanson, D.J., and Klassen, R.W., 1995, The Louise Lake copper-molybdenum-gold-arsenic high level porphyry system, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 416Ð421."	"bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, enargite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"				"feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	granodiorite	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"					4	1	3.1	0.23	0.85	0.35
Maggie		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	24	55	50	-18	-25	-121	-121.4216667	50.92333333	21a	1860s					146	61	181	0.28	0.028	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Millar, D.C., 1976, Maggie, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 329Ð335."	"azurite/malachite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, rutile "	61			"latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, chlorite schist, conglomerate, granodiorite, graphitic argillite, graywacke, limestone"		4.4	1.5	3.7				0.26	1.1	0.33
McIntyre	Pamour	CNON	Canada	Ontario		30	48		-15	-81	-81.25	48.5	17	1960	1963			"The McIntireÐHollinger Complex produced: 1089 t Au, 218 t Ag, and 90,718 t Cu . The productive underground Cu-interval extended from 1250 foot level down to 4175 foot level with 10 Mt reserve at 0.8% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, and about 0.05% Mo. "	169	2575		0	0	0	0	"Davies, J.F., and Luhta, L.E., 1978, An Archean Òporphyry-typeÓ, disseminated copper deposit, Timmins, Ontario: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 383, 396.  Mason, R., and Melnik, N., 1986, The anatomy of an Archean gold systemÑthe McIntire-Hollinger Complex at Timmins, Ontario, Canada, in Macdonald, A.J., ed., GoldÕ86, an International Symposium on the geology of gold deposits, Proceedings Volume, Toronto, p. 40Ð55."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "	2475	Au quartz-carbonate veins (36a?)		"breccia, rhyodacite porphyry (felsic schist)"		"andesite, andesite tuff, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, felsic tuff, granite, graywacke, quartz diorite, shale, siltstone"					2.5	0.5	0.98	0.05	0.5	0.13
Misty		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		55	55		-32	-125	-125.5333333	55.91666667	17				Yes	Resource: 3 Mt at 0.6% Cu	117	175.5		0	0	0	0	"Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884Ð888. "	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite"	177Ð175			syenite		"andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, andesite porphyry, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, granite, quartz diorite"										
Morrison		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	14	11	55	-8	-19	-126	-126.3188889	55.18722222	17	1962		Hearn Hill			120	50	190	0.4	0.017	1	0.21	"Carson, D.J.T., and Jambor, J.L., 1976, Morrison: Geology and evolution of a bisected annular porphyry copper deposit, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 264Ð273.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 47Ð67.Ogryzlo, P.L., Dirom, G.E., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Morrison Ð Hearn Hill copper-gold deposits Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 290Ð303."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, boulangerite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, galena, geocronite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	50		17 (2)	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"		"diorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, picrite"	1.2	5.1	2.3	2.8				0.82	1.5	0.7
Mt. Milligan		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		8	55		-4	-124	-124.0666667	55.13333333	20c	1972		Southern Star			128	185.5	363	0.22	0	0	0.57	"McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UÐPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142Ð158.Sketchley, D.A., Rebogliati, C.M., and De Long, C., 1995, Geology, alteration and zoning patterns of the Mt. Milligan copper-gold deposits, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 650Ð655."	"actinolite, albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, djurleite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	188Ð183	22c		"andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite, monzonite, monzonite porphyry, trachyte "	"gabbro, schist, tuff"	"andesite, basalt, trachyandesite, tuff"		3	1.6	2.4	5.5	4.5	19			
Mt.Polly 	Cariboo Bell	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		30	52		-35	-121	-121.5833333	52.5	20c	1966	1997				139	202	293	0.23	0.001	4	0.3	"Fraser, T.M., Godvin, C.I., Thompson, J.F.H., and Stanley, C.R., 1992, Geology and alteration of the Mount Polley alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, British Columbia, in Grant, B., and Newell, J.M., eds., Geological Fieldwork 1992. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 1993-1, p. 295Ð300.Fraser, T.M., Stanley, C.R., Nikic, Z.T., Pesalj, R., and Gorc, D., 1995, The Mount Polley alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, south- central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 609-622.Hodson, C.J., Bailes, R.J., and Verzosa, R.S., 1976, Cariboo-Bell, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 388Ð401."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	202	17	39a	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, syenite"		"andesite, argillite, diorite, limestone, quartz diorite, rhyodacite, siltstone"	1	1.2	1	1.5	3.6	2	5.7			
O.K.		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	48	2	50	-42	-38	-124	-124.645	50.04666667	17	1965					144	36	143	0.24	0.009	0	0	"Carter, N.C., 2003, Geological report on the OK copper-molybdenum property: Lumina Copper Corporation,  http://www.luminacopper.com/s/OKProperty.asp, 30 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.Meyer, W., Gale, R.E., and Randall, A.W., 1976, O.K., in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 311-316.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884-888."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	Eocene			"andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, granodiorite, quartz-feldspar porphyry"		"argillite, quartzite"		0.98	0.5	2.5						
Ox Lake		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	2	4	53		-3	-127	-127.05	53.06722222	17	1968			Yes		134	84	21.4	0.34	0.008	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Richards, G., 1976, Ox Lake, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 289Ð298."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	84		21a	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels"		"andesite breccia, conglomerate, diorite, graphitic phyllite, graywacke, greenschist, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite, trondhjemite"		0.63	0.8	1	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.27	0.7	0.5
Pine		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		14	57		-44	-126	-126.7333333	57.23333333	20c	1968			Yes		114	179	40	0.15	0	0	0.57	"Rebagliati, C.M., Bowen, B.K., and Copelano, D.J., 1995, The Pine property gold-copper and copper-molybdenum porphyry prospects, KemessÐToodoggone district, northern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 436Ð440. "	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite"	Jurassic?		21a	"quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, trachyte porphyry"	"mafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, granodiorite, volcaniclastic rocks, sedimentary rocks"		2.7	1	3.5	4.5	2	7.1			
Poison Mountain		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		8	51		-36	-122	-122.6	51.13333333	17	1947					142	56.5	808	0.24	0.0075	3	0.12	"Brown, R., 1995, Poison Mountain porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, south-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 343Ð351.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Seraphim R.H., and Rainboth, W., 1976, Poison Mountain, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 323Ð328."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, argentite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	58Ð55	39a		"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	serpentinite	"andesite, andesite tuff, breccia, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"		1.3	1	1.7				0.94	1.5	0.8
Poplar		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		1	54		-58	-126	-126.9666667	54.01666667	17	1971					129	73.5	236	0.37	0	0	0	"House, G.D., and Ainsworth, B., 1995, The Poplar copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry deposit, central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 397Ð400."	"albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, clay minerals, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	75Ð72			"diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry "		"quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"					2	0.9	1.4			
Primer	North Zone	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	4	46	49	-25	-28	-120	-120.4736111	49.76777778	17				yes		157		23	0.2	0	0	0	"Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82.Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884-888."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite"				granodiorite		"andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, volcanic sedimentary rocks"										
Rayfield		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		17	51		-6	-121	-121.1	51.28333333	17				Yes	Reported 0.1 % Cu on 2.3 x 0.66 km area	143			0	0	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Lang, J.R., Stanley, C.R., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks in the Triassic-Jurassic arc terranes of British Columbia, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 219Ð236. Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82."	"amphibole, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, epidote, garnet, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sericite"				"diorite, syenite, pegmatite"		"andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diorite porphyry , quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite"		4.1	2	2.6						
Red Bluff		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		40	56		-8	-131	-131.1333333	56.66666667	20c	1964			Yes		110	195	37	0.23	0	5.6	0.74	"Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 1098Ð1114.Rhys, D.A., 1995, The Red Bluff gold-copper porphyry and associated precious and base metal veins, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 838Ð850."	"albite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	195	"22c, 36a"	25b	"lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, diorite, rhyolite"	"andesite, andesitic tuff, basalt, limestone, mudstone, rhyodacite, rhyodacitic tuff, sandstone, shale"					6	4	19			
Red Chris		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		42	57		-47	-129	-129.7833333	57.7	20c	1929					109	202.5	523	0.35	0.0019	1.5	0.27	"Baker, T., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1997, Carbonate alteration at the Red Chris porphyry Cu-Au deposit, northwester British Columbia: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, p. A446.Baker, T., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1998, Fluid evolution at the Red Chris porphyry Cu-Au deposit, northwester British Columbia: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, p. A367.McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Newell, J.M., and Peatfield, G.R., 1995, The Red Chris porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 674Ð688.Peatfield, G.R., and Armstrong, A.T., 1979, The Red-Chris porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia: Proceedings of International Geochemical Exploration Symposium, no. 7, Publisher: London, International (III), p. 479Ð485.  "	"anhydrite/gypsum, ankerite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite"	210Ð195		18b	"feldspar porphyry, felsic volcanics, felsite, monzonite porphyry "		"andesite, argillite, basalt, gabbro, lapilli tuff, monzonite, pyroclastic breccia, siltstone, tuff"					5	1.5	5.9	0.55	1.4	0.5
Red Dog		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia	39	42	50	-14	-58	-127	-127.9705556	50.71083333	20c						135		45	0.32	0.007	0	0.4	"Pantelyev, A., Koyanagi, V.M., 1994, Advanced argillic alteration in Bonanza volcanic rocks, northern Vancouver Island Ñ lithologic and permeability controls, in Geological Fieldwork 1993: a summary of field activities and current research: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 1994Ð1, p. 101Ð110. Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., OÕKane, K.P., Burt, P.D., Clarke, G.A., Himes, M.D., and Reeves, A.T., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits in the Island Copper Cluster, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214Ð238.Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 79Ð82. Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884Ð888."	"chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"			20c	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"andesite, basalt, tuff, tuff breccia, tuffaceous sandstone"	"andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, basalt tuff, breccia, feldspathic crystal tuff, quartz monzonite porphyry"										
Schaft Creek	Liard	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		21	57		0	-131	-131	57.35	17	1957					106	220	972	0.298	0.033	1.2	0.14	"Fox, P.E., Grove, E.W., Seraphim, R.H., and Sutherland Brown, A., 1976, Schaft Creek, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 219Ð226. Spilsbury, T.W., 1995, The Schaft Creek copper-molybdenum gold-silver porphyry deposit, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 239Ð246."	"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	220			"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"		"andesite, andesitic lapilli tuff, basalt, basaltic tuff, conglomerate, feldspathic crystal tuff, graywacke, mudstone, quartz monzonite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone"	0.6				3.1	1.3	3.1	2.2	2.5	1.1
Stancop		CNON	Canada	Ontario		58	47		-45	-80	-80.75	47.96666667	17			Log Lake	Yes	"Up to 0.6% Cu, overall grade 0.05 to 0.1% Cu, 0.17 to 0.34 g/t Au, up to 3.0 g/t Ag."	170	2633		0	0	0	0	"Sinclair, W.D., 1979, Copper-molybdenum occurrences of the Matachewan area, Ontario: Current Research, Part A, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 79Ð1A, p. 253Ð258.Sinclair, W.D., 1980, Gold deposits of the Matachewan area, Ontario: in Hodder, R.W., and Petruk, W., eds., Geology of Canadian Gold deposits: The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Special Volume 24, p. 83Ð93. "	"barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, fluorite, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	2633	"porphyry Au, 36a, late Barite-Ccp vein"		"diabase dike, syenite, syenite porphyry"	"diorite, gneiss, granite"	"andesite, latite, siltstone, slate, syenite, trachybasalt, trachyte porphyry"										
Sulphurets		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		30	56		-15	-130	-130.25	56.5	20c	1935					112	193.5	382	0.406	0	2.2	0.76	"Fowler, B.P., and Wells, R.C., 1995, The Sulphurets Gold zone, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 484Ð498.Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473Ð483.Margolis, J., and Britten, R.M., 1995, Porphyry-style and epithermal copper-molybdenum-gold-silver mineralization in the northern and southeastern Sulphurets district, northwester Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 499Ð508. Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, Northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 1098Ð1114."	"acanthite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, barite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, electrum, enargite, epidote, gold, hedleyite (Bi7Te3), hessite (Ag2Te), kesterite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, siderite, tellurides of Au, Ag, Hg, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	195Ð192	"20c, 25a, 39a"	25e	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, felsite, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, quartz syenite, syenite porphyry"		"argillite, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"		5.6	1.8	4	6	3	14	1.3	1.8	0.9
Taseko		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		5	51		-27	-123	-123.45	51.08333333	20c	1922			Yes		141	85	15	0.53	0.012	0	0.53	"Osborne, W.W., and Allen, D.G., 1995, The Taseko copper-gold-molybdenum deposits, central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 441Ð450."	"alunite, andalusite, apatite, bastnaesite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, corundum, diaspore, epidote, fluorite, gold, gypsum, kaolinite/dickite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline "	85	25e		"andesitic dacite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, sandstone"	"andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone"					5	1.5	5.9			
Tribag		CNON	Canada	Ontario	31	5	47	-42	-28	-84	-84.47833333	47.09194444	21a				Yes	Up to 0.05% Mo; production of 900 kt at 1.64% Cu	168	1055	165	0.15	0.03			"Blecha, M., 1974, Bachawana areaÑa possible Precambrian porphyry copper district: The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, v. 67, no. 748, p. 71Ð76. Richards, J.P., and Spooner, E.T.C., Evidence for Cu-(Ag) mineralization by magmatic-meteoric fluid mixing in Keweenawan fissure veins, Mamainse Point, Ontario: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 360Ð385. "	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, wolframite"	1055		17	"breccia, felsite, felsite porphyry"		"basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, limestone, mafic tuff, sandstone, shale, siltstone, trachybasalt"					3.5	1.2	3.3			
Trojan	"Getty, South Seas"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		34	50		0	-121	-121	50.56666667	17				Yes	Resource: 1.54 Mt at 0.35% Cu	148			0	0	0	0	"Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161Ð191.Christie, J.S., 1976, Krain, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 182Ð185. McMillan, W.J., 1976, Geology and genesis of the Highland Valley  ore deposits and the Guichon Creek Batholith, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 85Ð104."	"bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"		17	21a	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, granite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, syenite"										
Valley 	"Valley Copper, Highland Valley"	CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		29	50		-2	-121	-121.0333333	50.48333333	21a	1957	1983				149	196	800	0.48	0.01	1.9	0.006	"Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161Ð191.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40Ð57.Ostapenko, M.J., and Jones, M.S., 1976, Valley Copper, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 130Ð143."	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, apatite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, powellite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	202Ð190	17 (2)		"aplite, felsite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, dacite tuffs, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone"	4.8	20.4	4	6.5				1.7	1.8	1.2
Whipsaw		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		17	49		-45	-120	-120.75	49.28333333	17	1959			Yes	"Reported 0.2 to 0.36% Cu, 0.006 to 0.024% Mo."	160			0	0	0	0	"Richardson, P.W., 1995, The Whipsaw porphyry system, Simiolkameen district, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 530Ð533."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite"		39a		"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"		"andesite, argillite, chert, greenstone, limestone, phyllite, sandstone, serpentinite"										
Whiting Creek/Rusty Zone		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		45	53	-30	-12	-127	-127.2083333	53.75	21a	1963			Yes	The major Ridge zone contains: 31.6 Mt at 0.06% Cu and 0.112% Mo. Locally up to 0.244% Cu and less than 0.03% Mo. 	131	82.5		0	0	0	0	"Cann, R.M., 1995, The Whiting Creek copper-molybdenum porphyry, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 458Ð466.Carter, N.C., 1981, Porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits, West-Central Columbia: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 64, 150 p. Macintyre, D. G., 1985, Geology and mineral deposits of the Tantsa lake, West-Central British Columbia: Bulletin, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 75, 84 p."	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite"	84Ð81	"17, 21b, 22c"	21a 	"andesite porphyry, breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	basalt	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"		10	2.5	5.2						
Willa		CNBC	Canada	British Columbia		53	49		-22	-117	-117.3666667	49.88333333	17	1898			Yes	"Resource: 0.47 Mt at 0.86% Cu, 5.9 g/t Au, up to 0.008% Mo, 10 g/t Ag"	163	183		0	0	0	0	"Wong, R.H., and Spence, C.D., 1995, Copper-gold mineralization in the Willa breccia pipe, southeastern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 401Ð409."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, Pb-Bi-SbÐsulphosalt, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, zeolite "	183			"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry"		"aplite, diorite, granite, monzodiorite, pegmatite, pyroxenite, syenite, syenite porphyry"								0.06	0.5	0.15
Williams Creek		CNYT	Canada	Yukon Territory	30	20	62	-30	-41	-136	-136.6916667	62.34166667	20c	1963			Yes	"Incomplete drilling shows 20 Mt at 1.06% Cu, 1.1 g/t Au."	103			0	0	0	0	"Kirkham, R.V., McCann, C., Prasad, N., Soregaroli, A.E., Vokes, F.M., and Wine, G., 1982, Molybdenum in Canada, Part 2: MolyfileÐAn IndexÐLevel Computer: Economic Geology Report 33, Geological Survey of Canada, 208 p. Munro, J.C.,1983, Mines and important mineral deposits of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, 1982: Northern Resources and Economic Planning Branch, Northern Affairs Program, Northern Mineral Policy Series NM 1, 45 p.  "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"						"andesite, argillite, sandstone, tuff"										
Angelina		CILE	Chile		-54	-23	-24	-27	-36	-69	-69.6075	-24.39833333	17			Rio Blanco	Yes	Hematitic leached capping. 31 Ma of supergene alunite.	298			0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179."	"alunite, hematite"				sericitic porphyry		basalt										
Centinela		CILE	Chile		-48	-9	-23	-6	-10	-69	-69.16833333	-23.16333333	17				Yes	Preliminary resources: 4.5 Mt at 0.64% Cu. 	292	44		0	0	0	0	"Boric, R.P., Diaz, F.F., Maksaev, V.J., 1990, Geologia y yacimientos metaliferos de la region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineneria - Chile, Boletin, no 40, 246 p., 1 mapa escala 1:500000.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map."	"atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline"	44.3±1.5			"dacite porphyry, diorite "		"conglomerate, graywacke, marble, mudstone, siltstone"										
Cerro Blanco		CILE	Chile			-2	-28		-8	-70	-70.13333333	-28.03333333	21a						305	4.6	109	1.58	0.03	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1973, Regional characteristics of porphyry copper deposits of South America: Mining Engineering, August volume, p. 51Ð56."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite"	4.6			quartz monzonite porphyry		"calcareous siltstone, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachybasalt, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"		43	5	11						
Cerro Casale	Aldebaran	CILE	Chile			-47	-27		-14	-69	-69.23333333	-27.78333333	20c	1980				Exposed. There is a transition from Cu-Au porphyry (20c) to Au-bearing quartz- polymetallic veins (22c) and further to high-sulfidation Au epithermal veins (25e) within 3.5 km (NW) and 1 km high. In Maricunga belt.	304	14	1120	0.26	0	0	0.69	"Sillitoe, R.H., McKee, E.H., and Vila, T., 1991, Reconnaissance K-Ar geochronology of the Maricunga gold-silver belt, Nothern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1261Ð1270.Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Gold-rich porphyry deposits: descriptive and genetic models and their role in exploration and discovery, in Hagemann, S.G., and Brown, P.E., eds., Gold in 2000: Reviews in Economic Geology, v. 13, p. 315Ð345. Vila, T., and Sillitoe, R.H., 1991,  Gold-rich porphyry systems in the Maricunga gold-silver belt, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1238Ð1260."	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, chlorite, diaspore, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14	"22c, 25e"		"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry"		"diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite"										
Cerro Colorado		CILE	Chile		-44	-2	-20	-17	-17	-69	-69.28805556	-20.04555556	17	1963	1994			"Cu enrichment age (K/Ar, alunite), 30 to 36 Ma. 50% of the deposit area is covered by gavel and ignimbrite."	278	58	600	0.67	0.005	0	0	"Bouzari, F., and Clark, A.H., 2002, Anatomy, evolution, and metallogenic significance of the supergene orebody of the Cerro Colorado porphyry copper deposit, I Region, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 97, no. 8, p. 1701Ð1740. Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.SEG Newsletter #37, p.19, 1999. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of ChileÑan introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map.  "	"albite, alunite, antlerite, atacamite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, kaolinite/illite covellite, jarosite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, tennantite, tourmaline, turquoise"	58	cu-au vein	"17, 22c"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, granodiorite, monzonite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"		6.3	2	4						
Chimborazo		CILE	Chile			-8	-24		-5	-69	-69.08333333	-24.13333333	17	1950			Yes	Reserve mostly of high-sulfidation Cu-Au-Ag (25e): 236 Mt at 0.6% Cu. 30% of the deposit area is covered by gravel.	296	37		0	0	0	0	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Kelley, D.L.,Hall, G.E.M., Closs, L.G., Hamilton, I.C., and McEwen, R.M., 2003, The use of partial extraction geochemistry for copper exploration in northern Chile: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 3, p. 85Ð104.  Petersen, C.R., Rivera, S.L., and Peri, M.A., 1996, Chimborazo copper deposit, Region II, Chile: exploration and geology, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 71Ð80.Petersen, C.R., Rivera, S.L., and Peri, M.A., 1994, Chimborazo copper deposit, II Region, Chile exploration and geology: Congreso Geologico Chileno, 7th, Concepcion, Actas, v. 2, p. 1613.Richards, J.P., 1999, Tectonomagmatic controls on localization of porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 425Ð428. Richards, J.R., Boyce, A.J., and Princle, M.S., 2001, Geologic evolution of the Escondida area, Northern Chile: a model for spatial and temporal localization of porphyry copper mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 271Ð305."	"alunite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, enargite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite"	38.72±0.17 to 34.9±0.41	"22c, 25e"	17	"breccia, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "		"andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite, tuff"					1.4	1	1.1			
Chuquicamata		CILE	Chile		-30	-16	-22		-54	-68	-68.9	-22.275	21a	1911	1915	"Chuqui Norte, Exotica, Radomiro Tomic (Pampa Norte)"		Cu enrichment age 19Ð15 Ma; exotic mineralization later than 9.7 Ma (ash tuff layer in ore-bearing gravel). In concentrate: 36 ppb Pd; n.d. Pt. Exposed.	286	31.5	17100	0.65	0.04	5	0.013	"Cuadra, P., and Camus, F., 1998, The Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 99Ð109. Cuadra, P.C., and Rojas, G.S., 2001, Oxide mineralization at the Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 387Ð400. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Ca–as Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.Lindsay, D.D., Zentilli, M., and Ossandon, G.C., 1996, Evolution of permeability in an active ductile to brittle shear system controlling the mineralization at the Chuquicamata porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore depositsÐII, QueenÕs University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 62Ð89.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.MŸnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsÑproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 43Ð58. Mortimer C.B., MŸnchmeyer, C.F., and Urqueta, I.D., 1977, Emplacement of the Exotica orebody, Chile: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, v. 86, August, p. B121ÐB127.Ossandon, G.C., Freraut, R.C., Gustafson, L.B.Lindsay, D.D., and Zentilli, M., 2001, Geology of the Chuquicamata Mine: a progress report: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 249Ð270. Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Zentilli, M., Leiva G.Q., Rojas de la J.R., and Graves, M.C., 1994, The Chuquicamata porphyry copper system revisited: Congreso Geol—gico Chileno, 7th, Concepci—n, 1994, Actas, v. 2, p. 1647Ð1651.Zentilli, M., Aracena, I., and Graves, M.C., 1997, Reconnaissance trace element study of Chuquicamata, Mansa Mina, and Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposits, Chile: Congreso Geol—gico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 1913Ð1917."	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, antlerite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, conichalcite, covellite, djurleite, enargite/luzonite/famatinite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, libethenite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sampleite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wolframite"	32Ð31	"17, Exotic Cu"	22c	"granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry"	"amphibolite, andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, conglomerate, limestone"	"andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone"						 		28	12	3
Collahuasi	Rosario 	CILE	Chile		-30	-58	-20	-12	-41	-68	-68.68666667	-20.975	21a	1978	1999			Exposed.	281	32	3100	0.86	0.04	5	0	"Bisso, C.B., Duran, M., and Gonzales, A.A., 1998, Geology of the Ujina and Rosario copper porphyry deposits, Collanhuasi district, Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 217Ð232. Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Lee, A.W., Farrar, E., and Hodgson, C.J., 1998, Laser probe 40Ar/39Ar ages of early- and late-stage alteration assemblages, Rosario porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Collahuasi district, I Region, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 326Ð337.De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1994, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsÑa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile:Mining Latin America, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181Ð195. Dick, L.A., Chavez, W.X., Jr., Gonzales, A., and Bisso, C., 1994, Geologic setting and mineralogy of the Cu-Ag (As) Rosario vein system, Collahuasi district, Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 1, 6Ð11.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Masterman, G.J.,Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and Dur‡nM., 2004, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits and related copper-silver veins in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 99, p. 673Ð690. Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 23Ð50. MŸnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsÑproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 43Ð58. Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Collahuasi, Chile, p. 7Ð9): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, colusite [Cu3(As,Sn,V,Fe)S4], copper, covellite, cuprite, Cu-wad, dickite, digenite, enargite, galena, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, mawsonite [Cu3Fe2SnS8], molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, stannite, tennantite "	33Ð31	"17, 25e (cu-au and cu-ag veins), exotic cu, 39a"	"17, 25c"	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry "		"andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone"					7	4.7	26	1.8	1.9	1.2
Copaquire		CILE	Chile		-6	-54	-20	-7	-53	-68	-68.88527778	-20.90166667	21a				Yes	"Resources reported 50 Mt at 0.13% Mo, x% Cu; production of 115,000 t at 3.0% Cu; reserves 250,000 t at 1% Cu."	280	35		0	0	0	0	"Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Lee, A.W., Farrar, Edward, and Hodgson, C.J., 1998, Laser probe 40Ar/39Ar ages of early- and late-stage alteration assemblages, Rosario porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Collahuasi district, I Region, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 326Ð337.Hollister, V.F., and Bernstein, M., 1975, Copaquire, Chile: its geologic setting and porphyry copper deposit: Transactions of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, v. 258, no. 2, p. 137Ð142. Maksaev, V., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P., 1988, Geochronologia Ar-Ar de depositos de tipo porfido cuprifero del Norte Grande de Chile:  Congreso Geol—gico Chileno, 5th, Concepci—n, 1994, Actas, v. 1, p. B109ÐB133.Oyarzun, J.M., 1985, La metallogenie Andine: cadre geologique, petrologique et geochemique et essai dÕinterpretation, These Docteur dÕEtat, Paris, 864 p.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, ferrimolybdite, garnet, gypsum, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tennantite, tourmaline"	36Ð34		17	"breccia, dacite, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"amphibolite, granodiorite, greenschist, limestone"		4	1.5	3.4						
Dos Hermanos		CILE	Chile		-24	-17	-18	-18	-43	-69	-69.72166667	-18.29	17				Yes	"Resources: 500,000 t at 0.98% Cu and 120 ppm Mo."	274			0	0	0	0	"Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map."	"chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	Miocene?		cu-au vein 	granodiorite		"andesite, argillite, conglomerate, granodiorite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, tuff"										
El Abra		CILE	Chile		-30	-54	-21	-12	-50	-68	-68.83666667	-21.90833333	17	predates the Spanish conquest	1996	Ichuno		Grades and tonnage based on 0.26% Cu cut-off of 1995. Exposed.	284	36	1620	0.62	0.0058	0	0	"Ambrus, J., 1977, Geology of the El Abra porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1062Ð1085. Anonymous, 1996, El Abra: Mining Magazine, Volume May, p. 290Ð291.Dean, D.A., Graichen, R.E., Barett, L.E., and Burton, W.D., 1996, El Abbra orphyry copper deposit, in Green, S.M., and Struhsacker, E., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Field Trip Guidebook Compendium, 1995, p. 457Ð464.Dilles, J.H., Tomlinson, A.J., Martin, M.W., and Blanco, N., 1997, El Abra and Fortuna complexes: a porphyry copper batholith sinistrally displaced by the Falla Oeste: VIII Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas, v. 3, p. 1883Ð1887.  Little, M.L., 1994, Exploration reviewÑSouth America: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 16, p. 17-19.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.MŸnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsÑproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 43Ð58. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of ChileÑan introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map."	"anhydrite/gypsum, antlerite, apatite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite/tenorite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, ilmenite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tourmaline, turquoise, zeolite"	38Ð34	"exotic Cu, cu-au vein"		"aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	"andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sedimentary rocks"	"andesite porphyry, conglomerate, granodiorite, pyroclastics, quartz monzonite"		8	2.3	4.4				1.6	1.7	1.2
El Loa		CILE	Chile			-7	-21		-44	-68	-68.73333333	-21.11666667	17				Yes		628	251.5		0	0	0	0	"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: Centre for Ore Deposit Research Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21."		264Ð239					"gneiss, schist, granite"										
El Salvador		CILE	Chile		-15	-15	-26	-2	-33	-69	-69.55055556	-26.25416667	17	1944	1959			Cu enrichment age 23 Ma; exotic mineralization 24 to 11 Ma. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 16 ppb Pd. 5% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. 	299	42	866	1.41	0.01	1.5	0.12	"Cornejo, P., Tosdal, R.M., and Fanning, C.M., 1997, El Salvador, Chile porphyry copper deposit revisited: geologic and geochronologic framework: International Geology Review, v. 39, p. 22Ð54.Colley, H., Treloar, P.J., and Diaz, F., 1989, Gold-silver mineralization in the El Salvador region, northern Chile, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988:  Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 208Ð217. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Ca–as Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.Gustafson, L.B., Orquera, W., and McWilliams, M., 2001, Multiple centers of mineralization in the Indio Muerto district, El Salvador , Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 325Ð350. Gustafson, L.B., and Hunt, J.P., 1975, The porphyry copper deposit at El Salvador, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 857Ð912.Gustafson, L.B., and Quiroga G., Jorge, 1995, Patterns of mineralization and alteration below the porphyry copper orebody at El Salvador, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 2Ð16.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.MŸnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsÑproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 5, p. 43-58.Mote, T.L., Becker, T.A., Renne, P., and Brimhall, G.H., 2001, Chronology of exotic mineralization at El Salvador, Chile, by 40Ar/39Ar dating of copper wad and supergene alunite: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 351Ð366.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Watanabe, Y., and Hedenquist, J.W., 2001, Mineralogic and stable isotopic zonation at the surface over the El Salvador porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 1775Ð1798.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"actinolite, albite, alunite, andalusite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, corundum, covellite, diaspore, enargite, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, hornblende, ilmenite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite/muscovite, sphalerite, sphene, svanbergite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline, woodhouseite, zunyite "	43Ð41	exotic Cu		"aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, latite dikes, rhyolite porphyry"	"carbonate rocks, granite, monzonite"	"andesite, basalt, dacite, rhyolite, pyroclastics"		7.1	3	3	8	5	31	1.4	1.8	1
El Teniente 	Braden	CILE	Chile		-30	-5	-34	-18	-20	-70	-70.33833333	-34.09166667	21a	1706	1906			In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt and 32 ppb Pd. 20% of the deposit area is covered by talus and glacial debris.	311	4.5	11800	0.92	0.019	0.52	0.005	"Armbrust, G.A., Oyarzun, J., and Arias, J., 1977, Rubidium as a guide to ore in Chilean porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1086Ð1100.Camus, F., 1975, Geology of the El Teniente orebody with emphasis on wall-rock alteration: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 1341-1372.Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213Ð283.Clark, A.H., Farrar, E., Camus, F., and Quirt, C.S., 1983, K-Ar age data for the El Teniente porphyry copper deposit, Central Chile: Economic Geology, v. 78, p. 1003Ð1006. Freydier, C., Ruiz, J., Chesley, J., McCandless, T., and Munizaga, F., 1997, Re-Os isotope systematics of sulfides from felsic igneous rocks: application to base metal porphyry mineralization in Chile: Geology, v. 25, p. 775Ð778.Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Ca–as Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.Howell, F.H., and Malloy, J.S., 1960, Geology of the Braden orebody, Chile, South America: Economic Geology, v. 55, p. 863Ð905.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in  Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization: Journal of South AmericanEarth Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Skewes, M.A., ArŽvalo, A., Floody, R., Zu–iga, P., and Stern, C.R., 2002, The giant El Teniente breccia deposit: hypogene copper distribution and emplacement, in  Goldfarb, R.J., and Nielsen, R.L., eds., Integrated method for discovery: Global exploration in the twenty-first century: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 9, p. 299Ð332.  Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R.,1995, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean Magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893Ð909. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"actinolite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, copper, cuprite/tenorite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rhodochrosite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline"	5Ð4	22c		"andesitic basalt porphyry, basalt porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diabase, gabbro, lamprophyre, latite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"granodiorite, rhyolite, trachyandesite "	"basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanics"		11	3.5	4				3.6	3	1.5
Esperanza		CILE	Chile		-16	-59	-22	-35	-4	-69	-69.07638889	-22.98777778	17	1991; 1998		"El TelŽgrafo, El Tesoro "	Yes	"Exploration continues, so is counted as prospect. Combined resources of El TelŽgrafo, El Tesoro (exotic Cu), and Esperanza: 596 Mt, at 0.67% Cu and 0.15 g/t Au (Esperanza only contains 368 Mt at 0.61% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au). Cu enrichment age 20 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by Tertiary gravel. "	291	40		0	0	0	0	"Antofagasta Plc., 2001, Annual report 2001, 80 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_01/wholeversion2001.pdfAntofagasta Plc., 2003, Annual report and financial statements 2003, 100 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_03/annual2001.pdfBoric, R.P., Diaz, F.F., Maksaev, V.J., 1990, Geologia y yacimientos metaliferos de la region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineneria - Chile, Boletin, no 40, 246 p., 1 mapa escala 1:500000.Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf MŸnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsÑproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 5, p. 43Ð58.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179."	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, jarosite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	40	exotic cu		quartz porphyry		"felsic pyroclastics, metavolcanics, quartz diorite, trondhjemite"					7					
Gaby	Gaby Sur	CILE	Chile		-39	-24	-23	-8	-49	-68	-68.81888889	-23.41083333	17	1996				100% of the deposit is covered by piedmont gravel averaging 40 m thick.	293	42	900	0.52	0	0	0	"Camus, F., 2001, Geolo’a del yacimiento Gaby Sur: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 6 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region Ð a late 1990s update (Gaby Sur, Chile, p. 8Ð10): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, Cu-goethite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite"	43Ð41			"breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry"		mafic metavolcanic rocks (metabasalt)										
Inca de Oro	Cerro La Campana	CILE	Chile		-58	-45	-26	-17	-52	-69	-69.87138889	-26.76611111	20c				Yes	"In samples from oxidized zone, 10 to 15 g/t Au: Cu enrichment age (KÐAr, alunite) 14 Ma."	302	63		0	0	0	0	"Colley, H., Treloar, P.J., and Diaz, F., 1989, Gold-silver mineralization in the El Salvador region, northern Chile, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988:  Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 208Ð217.Francis, C.A., Pitman, L.C., and Lange, D.E., 1996, A new copper molybdate from Inca de Oro, Atacama, Chile: Mineralogical Record, v. 28, p. 387Ð394.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179."	"alunite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, barite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, dioptase, chrysocolla, enargite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, lindgrenite [Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2], molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, szenicsite [Cu3MoO4(OH)4], tourmaline "	66Ð60			"breccia, granodiorite"	"carbonate rock, diorite "	"andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"										
La Escondida	Escondida	CILE	Chile		-54	-15	-24	-18	-4	-69	-69.07166667	-24.265	20c	1981	1990	"Escondida Norte, Zaldivar"		"Cu enrichment age 18Ð15 Ma. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt, 44 ppb Pd. 10% of the deposit area is covered by gravel."	297	37	4860	0.97	0.0062	5	0.25	"Alpers, C.N., and Brimhall, G.H., 1989, Paleohydrologic evolution and geochemical dynamics of cumulative supergene metal enrichment at La Escondida, Atacama Desert, northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 229Ð255.Campos, E., Touret, J.L.R., Nikogosian, I., Delgado, J., 2002, Overheated, Cu-bearing magmas in the Zaldivar porphyry-Cu deposit, Northern Chile. Geodynamic consequences: Tectonophysics, v. 345, p. 229Ð251.Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v. 184, no. 5, p. 234Ð247.Lowell, J.D., 1991, The discovery of the La Escondida orebody: in Hutchinson, R.V., and Grauch, R.I., eds., Historical perspectives of genetic concepts and case histories of famous discoveries: Economic Geology Monograph 8, p. 300Ð319.Ojeda, F.J.M., 1986, Escondida porphyry copper deposit, II Region, Chile: Exploration drilling and current geological interpretation: Mining Latin America, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 299Ð318.Ortiz, F.J., 1995, Discovery of the Escondida porphyry copper deposit in the Antofagasta region, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 613Ð624.Ortiz, F.J., Lowell, J.D., Bratt, J.A., Rojas, N.D. and Burns, P.J., 1995, Escondida porphyry copper deposit, II Region, Chile: history of the discovery: Mining Latin America, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 319Ð331.Padilla Garza, R.A., Titley, S.R., and Pimental, F.B., 2001, Geology of the Escondida porphyry copper deposit, Antofagasta region, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 307Ð324.  Richards, J.P., 1999, Tectonomagmatic controls on localization of porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 425Ð428. Richards, J.R., Boyce, A.J., and Princle, M.S., 2001, Geologic evolution of the Escondida area, Northern Chile: a model for spatial and temporal localization of porphyry copper mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 271Ð305. Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Escondida, Chile, p. 10Ð13): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183.  Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map.  "	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, anilite, antlerite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, diaspore, digenite, djurleite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite, hematite, idaite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, svanbergite, tennantite, turquoise "	38.72±0.17 to 34.9±0.41	cu-au and cu-ag veins 	"39a, exotic copper"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, skarn"		"metaconglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanics"					11	9	78	5.7	4.5	1.6
La Fortuna	El Morro	CILE	Chile			-38	-28		-53	-69	-69.88333333	-28.63333333	20c					"Up to 0.02 to 0.03% Mo, 1.0 to 12 g/t Ag. In El Moro area, intersections up to 300 m at 0.56 to 1.52% Cu and 0.18 to 1.61 g/t Au. 50% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and gravel."	306	33.5	540	0.55	0	0	0.51	"Anonymous, 2001, Impressive El Morro intersections: Mining Journal, March, p. 181.Noranda News Release, 2001, September 28: www.noranda.comPerell—, J., Urzœa, F., Cabello, J., and Ortiz, F., 1994, Clustered, gold-bearing Oligocene porphyry copper and associated epithermal mineralization at La Fortuna, Vallenar region, northern Chile: 7th Congresso Geologico Chileno, Actas, v. 2, p. 1607Ð1612. Perell—, J., Urzœa, F., Cabello, J., and Ortiz, F., 1996, Clustered, gold-bearing Oligocene porphyry copper and associated epithermal mineralization at La Fortuna, Vallenar region, northern Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 81Ð90."	"alunite, anhydrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, diaspore, dickite, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite, tennantite, tourmaline, turquoise, zunyite"	35Ð32	"25a, 25e"		"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"basalt, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, tuff"	"basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanics"										
La Planada		CILE	Chile		-30	-10	-20		-5	-69	-69.08333333	-20.175	17				Yes	30 Mt at 0.3% Cu of resource.	279	31		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15ÐB36. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	31	"22c, cu-au vein"	22c	quartz porphyry		"anorthosite, felsic metavolcanics, gabbro, mafic metavolcanics, diorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, tonalite"										
Lilian		CILE	Chile			-40	-22		-45	-68	-68.75	-22.66666667	17				Yes		629	275		0	0	0	0	"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: Centre for Ore Deposit Research Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21."		290Ð260					"quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"										
Lomas Bayas		CILE	Chile		-42	-26	-23	-42	-30	-69	-69.51166667	-23.445	17	1880	1880s; 1998	Fortuna de Cobre		Cu enrichment age 21 Ma. 40% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium.	295	60.5	1230	0.279	0	0	0	"Boric, R.P., Diaz, F.F., Maksaev, V.J., 1990, Geologia y yacimientos metaliferos de la region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineneria - Chile, Boletin, no 40, 246 p., 1 mapa escala 1:500000.Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1998, Chile (Exploration Review): SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 35, p. 24Ð26.Chomiak, B.A., and Miller, G.P., 1999, Ore deposits of Northern Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 19Ð20.Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234Ð247.http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/lomas/index.htmlShrake, T.C., Ernst, D.R., Thurston, P., and Ashleman, J., 1996, Geology of ChileÕs Lomas Bayas porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, v. 48, no. 3, p. 37Ð42.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179. "	"alunite, antlerite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copiapite, copper, coquimbite, covellite, epidote, jarosite, melanterite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sideronatrite, tennantite, tourmaline, voltaite "	64Ð57			"breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"limestone, sandstone, shale"	"granodiorite, felsic metavolcanics, mafic metavolcanics, tonalite, trondhjemite"								1.63	1.6	1.3
Los Bronces/Rio Blanco		CILE	Chile			-8	-33		-16	-70	-70.26666667	-33.13333333	17	1864	1970	"La Americana, Sur-Sur"		Au <30 ppb. 15% of the deposit area is covered by overburden.	310	6	5000	0.8	0.019	0	0	"Ambrust, G.A., Oyarzun, J., and Arias, J., 1977, Rubidium as a guide to ore in Chilean porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1086Ð1100.Davidson, P., and Kamenetsky, V.S., 2001, Immiscibility and continuous felsic melt-fluid evolution within the Rio Blanco porphyry system, Chile: Evidence from inclusions in magmatic quartz: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 1921Ð1929.Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Ca–as Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Serrano, L., Vargas, R., Stambuk, V., Aguilar, C., Galeb, M., Holmgren, C., Contreras, A., Goday, S., Vela, I., Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1996, The Late Miocene to Early Pliocene R’o Blanco-Los Bronces copper deposit, central Chilean Andes, in Camus, F., F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 119Ð130.Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R.,1995, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean Magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893Ð909. Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1996, Late Miocene mineralized breccias in the  Andes of Central Chile: Sr- and Nd-isotopic evidence for multiple magmatic sources, in Camus, F., F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 33Ð42. Stambuk, V., Blondel, J., and Serrano, L., 1982, Geologia del yacimiento Rio Blanco: Congreso Geologico Chileno, 3rd, Concepcion, Actas, v. 2, p. E419ÐE442.Vargas R., Ricardo, Gustafson, L.B., Vukasovic, Monica, Tidy F., Enrique, and Skewes, M.A., 1999, On breccias in the Rio Blanco-Los Bronces porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 7, p. 281-297.Warnaars, F.W., Holmgren, C.D., and Barassi, S.F., 1985, Porphyry copper and tourmaline breccias at Los BroncesÐRio Blanco, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 1544Ð1565. "	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite/tenorite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline"	7Ð5			"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, sandstone"		43	5	11				11	5	2.8
Los Pelambres 	"continuous w/ El Pachon, AGTN"	CILE	Chile		-30	-42	-31		-30	-70	-70.5	-31.70833333	21a	1914	1992	El Pachon AGTN		Exposed.	308	9.5	3300	0.63	0.016	2.1	0.02	"Atkinson, W.W., Jr., Souviron, A., Vehrs, T.I., and Faunes, A., 1996, Geology and mineral zoning of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 131Ð156. Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco Ô93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 49Ð66.Gemuts, I., Little, M.L., and Guidici, J., 1996, Precious and base metal deposits in Argentina: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 25, p. 1, 7Ð14.Little, M.L., 1994, Exploration reviewÑSouth America: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 32.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.Noranda News Release, 2001, Fact Sheet, El Pachon, September 28: www.noranda.comPachon S.A. Minera, 1999, El porfiro cuprifero El Pachon, San Juan, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. 1 and 2, p. 1507Ð1512.Reich, M., Parada, M.A., Palacios, C., Dietrich, A., Schultz, F., Lehman, B., 2003, Adakite-like signature of Late Miocene intrusions at the Los Pelambres giant copper deposit in the Andes of central Chile: metallogenic implications: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 876Ð885. Sillitoe, R.H., 1973, Geology of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 68, p. 1Ð10. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of ChileÑan introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187Ð1205.Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Los Pelambres, Chile, p. 14Ð16): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.Skewes, M.A., and Atkinson, W., Jr., 1985, Petrology of the early formed hydrothermal veins within the central potassic alteration zone of Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Revista Geologica de Chile, no. 25-26, p. 39Ð56. Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1993, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893Ð909.  "	"andalusite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, calcite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, chrysocolla, corundum, cuprite, epidote, galena, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline "	10Ð9			"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, tonalite, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, granodiorite, gypsum, sandstone, siltstone"	"limestone, calcareous shale, sandstone, siltstone"		13	2.5	6.5	6.5	4.6	24	0.6	1.6	0.5
Man’		CILE	Chile		-51	-33	-22	-32	-14	-69	-69.24222222	-22.56416667	17				Yes	Cu enrichment age 21 Ma.	288	64		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179."	"alunite, Cu oxide, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"	~64			breccia		"granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz monzonite"										
Mansa Mina	MM	CILE	Chile		-50	-22	-22	-45	-54	-68	-68.9125	-22.38055556	17	1967		"MM Central, MM North"		Grades of 0.1 g/t Au and 120 g/t Ag in some ore containing 2% Cu; supergene alunite KÐAr age 20Ð21 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by piedmont gravel 50 m thick. 	287	33.5	1000	1.3	0	0	0	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (MM, Chile, p. 9Ð10): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Sillitoe, R.H., Marquardt, J.C., Ramirez, F., Becerra, H., and Gomez, M., 1996, Geology of the concealed MM porphyry copper deposit, Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 59Ð70.Zentilli, M., Aracena, I., and Graves, M.C., 1997, Reconnaissance trace element study of Chuquicamata, Mansa Mina, and Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposits, Chile: Congreso Geol—gico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 1913Ð1917."	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chenevixite , chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, digenite, enargite, epidote, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite"	35Ð32	"17, 21a, 22c, exotic cu"	17	" aplite, dacite porphyry"	"amphibolite, metadiorite"	"dacite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite"		3	0.7	5.5						
Mocha		CILE	Chile		-35	-48	-19	-50	-16	-69	-69.28055556	-19.80972222	17				Yes	Resources: 97 Mt at 1% Cu and 0.03% Mo.	276	58		0	0	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1973, Regional characteristics of porphyry copper deposits of South America: Mining Engineering, August volume, p. 51Ð56.Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15ÐB36. Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	58	"cu-au vein, 25a"	17	"dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite"	"gneiss, metasedimentary rocks"		9.4	3	4						
Opache		CILE	Chile			-28	-22		-58	-68	-68.96666667	-22.46666667	17	1997			Yes	In the Chuquicamata porphyry copper district. Total identified resources: 319 Mt at 0.6% Cu.	627	37.9		0	0	0	0	"Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia–a, A., VŽliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff of Codelco norte, 2004, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly (abstract), in Porter, T.M., ed., Super porphyry copper and gold deposits Ð a global perspective (in press):   http://www.portergeo.com.au/publishing/superporphyry/Abstract 79asp.asp Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p.,    Camus, F., 2003, Geolog’a de los sistemas porf’riocos en los Andes de Chile: Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Santiago, Chile, 267p.   www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Cabello, J., 2003, Thirty-three years of exploration in the Central Andes: a success history: BHP Billiton Minerals, 22 p., www.proexplo.com.pe/conferencias/2003/JCabello.pdf"	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, tourmaline"	37.9±1	17	17	"breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"		"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, sandstone, tonalite"										
Polo Sur		CILE	Chile			-18	-23		-14	-69	-69.23333333	-23.3	17				Yes	Preliminary resources: 63 Mt at 0.46% Cu of oxide ore (0.25% cut-off grade) and 137 Mt of sulfide ore at 0.56% Cu (0.4% cut-off grade). 	623			0	0	0	0	"Antofagasta Plc., 2001, Annual report 2001, 80 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_01/wholeversion2001.pdfAntofagasta Plc., 2003, Annual report and financial statements 2003, 100 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_03/annual2001.pdfMaksaev, V.J., 2001, Rese–a metalogenica de Chile y de los procesos que determinan la metalogenesis Andina, 63 p.: http://cipres.cec.uchile.cl/~vmaksaev/Metalog%e9nesis.html"	"atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite"						"andesite, quartz monzodiorite"										
Potrerillos	Andes	CILE	Chile		-15	-29	-26	-26	-25	-69	-69.42388889	-26.4875	20c	1916	1926	San Antonio		Exposed.	300	36.5	1030	0.976	0.011	0	0.77	"Colley, H., Treloar, P.J., and Diaz, F., 1989, Gold-silver mineralization in the El Salvador region, northern Chile, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988: Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 208Ð217.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Marsh, T.M., Einaudi, M.T., and McWilliams, M., 1997, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of Cu-Au and Au-Ag mineralization in the Potrerillos district, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 92, p. 784Ð806.Mpodozis, C., Tomlinson, A.J., and Cornejo, P.C., 1994, Acerca del control estructural de intrusivos Eocenosy porfidos cupriferos en la regionde PotrerillosÐEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 1596Ð1600.Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15ÐB36. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of ChileÑan introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187Ð1205.Tomlinson, A.J, 1994, Relaciones entre el porfido cupriferoy La Falla inversa de la mina de Potrerillos: un  caso de intrusion syntectonica PotrerillosÐEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 1629Ð1633.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map.  "	"adularia, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, ankerite, antimony, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, diaspore, galena, gold, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, silver, sphalerite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, woodhouseite, zunyite "	39Ð34	"25e, 18b"		"breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, skarn"				19	4	6				0.91	1.5	0.76
Quebrada Blanca		CILE	Chile			0	-21		-48	-68	-68.8	-21	17	"1905, 1930"	1994			60% of the deposit area is covered by Miocene piedmont gravel.	283	36	1090	0.72	0	0	0	"Hollister, V.F., 1973, Regional characteristics of porphyry copper deposits of South America: Mining Engineering, August volume, p. 51Ð56.Hunt,  J.P., Bratt, J.A., and Marquardt, L.J.C., 1983, Quebrada Blanco: an enriched porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, June, p. 636Ð644.Hunt, 1985, Applied geology at Quebrada Blanco and Collahausi, Chile, and in the future of U. S. metal mining: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 794Ð800.    Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 23Ð50. Rowland, M.G., and Wilkinson, J.J., 1999, Significance of intermediate stage veins at Quebrada Blanca, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 99Ð102.  Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of ChileÑan introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187Ð1205.Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Quebrada Blanca, Chile, p. 6Ð7): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map.  "	"anhydrite/gypsum, atacamite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	38Ð34	exotic cu	21a	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry"		"tonalite, volcanic rocks"	1Ð2	19	4	6						
Queen Elizabeth		CILE	Chile			-52	-19		-58	-68	-68.96666667	-19.86666667	17				Yes	Resources: 1 Mt at 0.5% Cu	277	36						"Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15ÐB36. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"atacamite, azurite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "				rhyodacite porphyry		volcanic rocks										
Relincho		CILE	Chile			-30	-28		-18	-70	-70.3	-28.5	21a	1970				Exposed. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade.	624	64	581	0.43	0.018	0	0	"Cinits, R., Boivin, D., 2003, Technical report on the Relincho property, Region III, Chile: Lumina Copper Corporation, 434 p., http://www.luminacopper.com/s/RelinchoProperty.aspMaksaev, V.J., 2001, Rese–a metalogenica de Chile y de los procesos que determinan la metalogenesis Andina, 63 p.: http://cipres.cec.uchile.cl/~vmaksaev/Metalog%e9nesis.html"	"atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	64±2			"breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"fanglomerate, limestone, sandstone, shale"					8	6	37.7			
Rio Frio		CILE	Chile			-13	-25		-14	-69	-69.23333333	-25.21666667	17				Yes		630	291.5		0	0	0	0	"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: Centre for Ore Deposit Research Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21."		298Ð285					"dolomite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, marble, monzonite porphyry, quartz latite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff"										
Sierra Gorda	"Catalina, Santa Catalina"	CILE	Chile		-54	-51	-22	-27	-20	-69	-69.34083333	-22.865	17				Yes		290	63.5	30	0.78	0.11	0	0	"Anonymous, 1993, Chile: Engineering and Mining Journal, August, p. 2.Boric, R.P., Diaz, F.F., Maksaev, V.J., 1990, Geologia y yacimientos metaliferos de la region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineneria - Chile, Boletin, no 40, 246 p., 1 mapa escala 1:500000.Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"antlerite, atacamite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	64Ð63		17	"granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry "		"andesite, felsic volcanic rocks, ignimbrite"										
Spence 		CILE	Chile		-21	-41	-22	-53	-10	-69	-69.18138889	-22.68916667	17	1995	2004		 	100% of the deposit area is covered by gravel _200 m thick. Cu enrichment age 14 Ma.	289	57.5	400	1	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 1993, Chile: Engineering and Mining Journal, August, p. 20.Anonymous, 1997, Rio Algom discovers copper in Chilean desert: The Northern Miner, January 20, p. 1.http://www.rioalgom.com/copperset.htmlG.E. McKelvey, written commun. (1998).Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region Ð a late 1990s update (Spence, Chile, p. 6Ð7): Resource Geology Special issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"atacamite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	58Ð57		17	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, tuff"										
Ticn‡mar		CILE	Chile		-36	-35	-18		-27	-69	-69.45	-18.59333333	17						275		500	0.2	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15ÐB36. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite"		"22c, 27d"	22c	quartz porphyry		"diorite, granodiorite, monzogranite, sandstone, shale"										
Toki		CILE	Chile			-25	-22		-57	-68	-68.95	-22.41666667	17	1999		Genoveva	Yes	"In the Chuquicamata porphyry copper district. Total identified resources: 1,650 Mt at 0.49% Cu, including: Toki 1,500 Mt @ 0.5% Cu (0.5% Cu cut-off), covered 100% by alluvium; Genoveva 150 Mt @ 0.35% Cu (0.2% Cu cut-off)."	626	36		0	0	0	0	"Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia–a, A., Veliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff of Codelco norte, 2004, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-M0 anomaly (abstract), in Porter, T.M., ed., Super porphyry copper and gold deposits Ð a global perspective (in press):     Camus, F., 2003, Geolog’a de los sistemas porf’riocos en los Andes de Chile: Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Santiago, Chile, 267 p.     http://www.portergeo.com.au/publishing/superporphyry/Abstract 79asp.asp Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Cabello, J., 2003, Thirty-three years of exploration in the Central Andes: a success history: BHP Billiton Minerals, 22 p., www.proexplo.com.pe/conferencias/2003/JCabello.pdf"	"atacamite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite, hematite, jarosite, limonite, malachite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	37.5Ð35	17 (2)		"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"andesite, diorite, metasedimentary rocks, tonalite"										
Turbio		CILE	Chile			-2	-46		-9	-72	-72.15	-46.03333333	17				Yes		312			0	0	0	0	"Candia, W., Suchomel, B., Kakarieka, A., and Oates, C., 1994, Turbio, un sistema tipo porfido cuprifero en la Cordillera Castillo, Aysen: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas, v. 2, p. 751Ð755. "	"biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu-oxides, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"				"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"andesite, andesitic tuffite, carbonate rock, rhyolite, shale, tuff"					3.5	3.5	9.6			
Ujina		CILE	Chile		-46	-59	-20	-18	-36	-68	-68.605	-20.99611111	17	1978				Cu enrichment age: 15 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by gravel and ignimbrite as much as 100 m thick.	282	35	1298	0.71	0	0	0	"Bisso, C.B., Duran, M., and Gonzales, A.A., 1998, Geology of the Ujina and Rosario copper porphyry deposits, Collanhuasi district, Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 217Ð232. De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1997, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsÑa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile: Mining Latin America, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181Ð195. Dick, L.A., Chavez, W.X., Jr., Gonzales, A., and Bisso, C., 1994, Geologic setting and mineralogy of the Cu-Ag (As) Rosario vein system, Collahuasi district, Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 1, 6-11.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.  Masterman,  G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and Dur‡nM., 2004, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits and related copper-silver veins in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 99, p. 673Ð690. Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 23Ð50. Sillitoe, R.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164Ð179.Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Collahuasi, Chile, p. 7Ð9): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodriges, C.S., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, P., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L.I., Mpodozis, C.M., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metalogŽnico de la regi—n fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perœ (14¼S y 28¼S): Servicio Nacional de Geolog’a y Miner’a, Publicacion Geol—gica Multinacional No. 2, Santiago de Chile, escala 1:1000000,  222 p., 1 map.  "	"albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, Cu-wad, enargite, hematite, kaolinite, malachite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite"	35	17 (2)	"cu-au and Cu-Ag veins, exotic Cu, 39a"	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"carbonaceous shale, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone"					3.5	3.2	8.8	1		
Vizcachitas		CILE	Chile			-53	-32		-14	-70	-70.23333333	-32.88333333	21a					0.3% cut-off grade.	625		1141	0.42	0.014	0	0	"Lumina Copper Corporation, 2004, Vizcachitas property: 2 p., http://www.luminacopper.com/s/VizcachitasProperty.aspMaksaev, V.J., 2001, Rese–a metalogenica de Chile y de los procesos que determinan la metalogenesis Andina, 63 p.: http://cipres.cec.uchile.cl/~vmaksaev/Metalog%e9nesis.html"	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	Late Miocene?					"chert, granodiorite, limestone, quartz monzonite, quartzite, shale, siltstone"										
Anjishan		CINA	China	Jiangsu		4	32		6	119	119.1	32.06666667	17					"Intermediate resources. Silver grade 10.5 ppm, copper grade 0.76% Cu, gold grade 0.05 ppm Au."	472	114.5			0		 	"Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuÐFeÐAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177Ð242."	"actinolite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite "	106Ð123	18b	19a	skarn		"gneiss, granodiorite, quartzite, schist"										
Bainamiao		CINA	China	Inner Mongolia		47	41		29	112	112.4833333	41.78333333	17					High grades of Au and Mo have been noted.	465	459	41	0.91	0	0	0	"Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the copperÐmolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 19Ð30.Fengjun, N., Sihong, J., Yi, Z., Yan, L., and Peng, H., 2004, Geological features of porphyry copper deposits in China-Mongolia border region and its neighbouring areas: Mineral Deposits, v. 23, no. 6, p. 176Ð189 (in Chinese, English abstract).Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China:  Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 59Ð73. Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993, Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	459±2	au veins		granodiorite porphyry 	"granulite, hornblendite, schist"	"andesite, basalt, volcanic-sedimentary rocks"		8.2	1.5	7						
Changanchong		CINA	China	Yunnan		48	22		0	103	103	22.8	17			Jingpingtong- chang	Yes	"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. 266.6 Kt Cu(?) at 1.42% Cu. According to Tywhitt (1996), this probably is the Tong Chang deposit with 20 Mt at 1% Cu. "	604			0	0	0	0	"Tyrwhitt, D., 1996, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the Indo China Region, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 5.1Ð 5.4. Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication."	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"						"basalt, granite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone"										
Chengmenshan		CINA	China	Jiangxi		40	29		50	115	115.8333333	29.66666667	17						467	119	227	0.76	0.047	9.9	0.25	"Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Huang, E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z.,  1990,  The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291Ð300 (in Chinese, English abstract).Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuÐFeÐAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177Ð242.Qui, X., Pei, R., Kejian, J., and Wu, X., 1989,  Geological characteristics of copper mineralization, Jiujiang-Ruichang Area, Jiangxi province, China: Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v. 8, no. 3, p. 228Ð244.Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992,  Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China:  Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 59Ð73."	"actinolite, argentite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, hematite, kaolinite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	118Ð120	18b	17	"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn, tonalite porphyry"		"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"								0.38	0.8	0.6
Chihu		CINA	China	Xinjiang		12	42		58	92	92.96666667	42.2	17				Yes	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Small deposit, grade: 0.4% Cu, 0.03% Mo."	588	~350		0	0	0	0	"Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798Ð813.Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291Ð300.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Rui Z., Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhang, L.-C., Xiao, W.-J., Qin, K.-J., Ji, J.-S., Yang. X.-K., 2004, Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: International Journal of Earth Sciences, v 93, no. 2, p. 224Ð240."	"bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous		17	diorite porphyry		"argillite, conglomerate, dolomite, gypsum, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone"										
Chonjiang		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		35	29		0	90	90	29.58333333	17	2000			yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	583	16.5						"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Hou, Z., Qu, X., Zhang, L., Wang, L., and Liu, Y., 2003, Metallogenic epoch of Gangdese porphyry copper belt and uplift of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 3 p. 217Ð225 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	17.58±0.74 to 14.85±0.69	17				"andesite, conglomerate, diabase, fanglomerate, limestone, quartzite, schist, volcaniclastic rocks"										
Dexing		CINA	China	Jiangxi		1	29		35	117	117.5833333	29.01666667	17			"Tongchang, Fujiawu, and Zhushahong"			471	159	1760	0.477	0.017	1.9	0.16	"Argall, G.O., Jr., 1981,  Huge Chinese porphyry: Dexing operations and plans:  World Mining, v.34, no. 1, p. 24Ð28.Chen, C., and Li, G., 1990,  Dexing copper mine: Mining Magazine, v. 162, no. 4, p. 287Ð288.Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795.  Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.He, W., Bao, Z., and Li, T., One-dimensional reactive transport models of alteration in the Tongchang porphyry copper deposit, Dexing district, Jiangxi province, China:  Economic Geology, v. 94, no. 3, p. 307Ð321.  Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Yan, M.-Z., and Hu, K., 1980, Geological characteristics of the Dexing porphyry copper deposits, Jiangxi, China, in Ishihara, S., and Takenouchi, S., eds., Granitic magmatism and related mineralization: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 197Ð203.Yu C.-W., 1981,  Mechanisms of ore formation and primary dispersion at the Dexing porphyry copper deposit, Jiangxi, and their implications in geochemical exploration:  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 15, p. 115Ð137. Zhai, Y., Deng, J., and Peng, R., 1997,  Some major mineral deposits in China: their tectonic setting and deposit model characteristics, in Pei, R., ed., Energy and mineral resources for the 21st centuryÑgeology of mineral deposits, mineral economics: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Beijing, China, 4-14 August, 1996, v. 9: Utrecht, Netherlands, VSP, p. 367-379. Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"anhydrite/gypsum, ankerite, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, cuprite/tenorite, djurleite, electrum, emplectite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, malachite, matildite, millerite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, siegenite, silver, sphalerite, petzite, tennantite, tourmaline"	148Ð170		17	"breccia, diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, gabbro, pyroxenite"		"granodiorite, volcanic rocks"					7.5	2	12	0.74	1.1	0.9
Dongga		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		23	29		23	88	88.38333333	29.38333333	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	584	14		0	0	0	0	"Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2					"granite, monzonite"										
Duobaoshan		CINA	China	Heilongiang		11	50		41	125	125.6833333	50.18333333	17					"Reserve: 3,276,600 t Cu, 122,900 t Mo, 1,417 t Ag, 87 t Au ; 24 t Re at 917 g/t in molybdenum ore and 1,247 kg Os and other PGM."	473	260	700	0.47	0.0147	2.1	0.124	"Du, Q., and Chen, M., 1984, The genetic model of the Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposit, in Janelidze, T.V., and Tvalchrelidze, A.G., eds., Proceedings of the Sixth Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium: E. SchweizerbartÕsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, v. 1, p. 305Ð314.Fan, P.-F., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249Ð257.Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Mu, Z., and Liu, C., 1996, Geochronology and geochemical genesis of the Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposits, Heilongjiang province, China (abstract): 30th International Geologic Congress, Abstracts, v.2, Beijing, p. 625.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Xichen, W., Jinying, L., Chengyu, Z., Fengshan, X., Jun, D., and Dongfeng, T., 2000, Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposit and its associated components: Journal of China University of Geosciences, v. 11, no. 2, p. 175Ð178."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, ankerite, argentite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diopside, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, silver, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tenorite, zeolite"	240Ð280		"17, 18b"	"aplite, breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite"		"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, rhyolite breccia, rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone, tuffaceous sandstone"					6	1.5	7.1	0.5	1.5	0.4
Duoxiasongduo 		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		5	31		52	97	97.86666667	31.08333333	21a					Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed.	457	46.5	236	0.38	0.04	0	0.05	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	52Ð41			"breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, sedimentary rocks"	2.3							0.24	0.6	0.5
Fengshandong		CINA	China	Hubei	18	48	29	30	26	115	115.4416667	29.805	20c	10th century					466	143.5	90	1	0.02	20	0.6	"Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Huang E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z.,  1990,  The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291Ð300. (in Chinese, English abstract)Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuÐFeÐAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177Ð242.Qui, X., Pei, R., Kejian, J., and Wu, X., 1989,  Geological characteristics of copper mineralization, Jiujiang-Ruichang Area, Jiangxi province, China:  Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v. 8, no. 3, p. 228Ð244.Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992,  Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 59Ð73."	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wollastonite "	138Ð149	"18b, 19a"		"breccia, skarn, granodiorite porphyry"		"andesite, carbonaceous shale, sandstone, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"										
Gegongnong		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		28	30		30	98	98.5	30.46666667	20c				Yes	"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Resource 0.549 Mt at 0.5% Cu, 1 to 6 g/t Au, and 100 to 150 g/t Ag. "	601	43.5		0	0	0	0	"China NetTV Holdings Inc., 2004, Acquisition of Honglu a company with mining properties in China: http://www.gold.org.cn/english/news0714-1.htm, 3 p. Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "		49Ð38			monzogranite porphyry		"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, rhyolite, tuff"										
Hengxingcuo		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		29	31		21	97	97.35	31.48333333	17				Yes	"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)."	574	42		0	0	0	0	"Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C.S., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20.Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	43Ð41			monzogranite porphyry		"diabase, limestone, quartz latite porphyry, quartzite, shale"										
Jiama		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		44	29		44	91	91.73333333	29.73333333	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Granitic porphyry of shoshonite series. 	578	14		0	0	0	0	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2			"adamellite porphyry, felsic dike"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic welded tuff"										
Jicuo	Gicuo	CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		55	29		35	98	98.58333333	29.91666667	17					Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	577	40.7		0	0	0	0	"Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v.52, no. 4, p. 291Ð300.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "		40.7		17	quartz diorite porphyry		"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, granodiorite"										
Kalatage 		CINA	China	Xinjiang		32	42		55	91	91.91666667	42.53333333	20c	1999			Yes	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Intersection 40Ð110 m: 0.81% Cu, 0.7 to 9.0 g/t Au; chip samples: average 0.88 g/t Au; approximate reserve estimate 8.6 Mt ore."	598	348		0	0	0	0	"Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291Ð300.Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W, Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwester China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227Ð247.  Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). "	"alunite, barite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chloroxiphite, covellite, electrum, fluorite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite/illite, pyrite, sericite"	340Ð356	25e				"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, granodiorite, latite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tuff"								0.02	0.6	0.04
Lakange		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		36	29		35	91	91.58333333	29.6	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	579	14		0	0	0	0	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2			granitic porphyry of shoshonite series		"granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite"										
Lakonge		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		34	29		23	91	91.38333333	29.56666667	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	580	14		0	0	0	0	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2			granitic porphyry of shoshonite series		"arkose, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"										
Linglong		CINA	China	Xinjiang 		10	42		51	92	92.85	42.16666667	17				Yes	Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit	585	350		0	0	0	0	"Han, C., Rui, Z., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., and Yuan, W., 2003, Geologic characteristics of the Tuwu copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 249Ð260.Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798Ð813.Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhang, L.-C., Xiao, W.-J., Qin, K.-J., Ji, J.-S., Yang. X.-K., 2004, Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: International Journal of Earth Sciences, v 93, no. 2, p. 224Ð240."	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous		17	diorite porphyry		"andesitic dacite porphyry, diabase dike, diorite, dolomitic marble, gabbro, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, syenodiorite"										
Liufang		CINA	China	Yunnan		19	23		21	102	102.35	23.31666667	17				Yes	Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. 91.3 Kt Cu (?) at 1.54% Cu .	603			0	0	0	0	"Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication."							"alaskite, arkose, conglomerate, dacite porphyry, limestone, quartzite, siltstone"										
Machangqing		CINA	China	Yunnan		40	25		30	100	100.5	25.66666667	21a	1974			Yes	Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. More than 56 Mt at 0.078% Mo have been reported. 	463	32.5	62	0.5	0.078	0	0	"Peng, Z., Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., Sueoka, S., Yano, T., and Nishido, H., 1998, The Machangqing copper-molybdenum deposits, Yunnan, China Ð an example of Himalayan porphyry-hosted Cu-Mo mineralization: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 63, p. 95Ð117. Ren, Z., 1997, Tectono-stratigraphic terrane analysis and metallization in Yunnan, China, in Pei, R., ed., Energy and mineral resources for the 21st century, geology of mineral deposits, mineral economics: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, VSP, Utrecht, p. 47Ð55. "	"actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphene, tremolite"	26Ð39	18b		"granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, lamprophyre, skarn "		andesite		7.1	2.6	3.5						
Malasongduo		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		0	31		57	97	97.95	31	17					Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. The deposit partially covered by overburden. 	461	42.5	228	0.45	0.014	0	0.06	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	51Ð34			"monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate"	"andesite, granodiorite, siltstone"	2.3							0.6	0.95	0.8
Mamupu		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		50	29		32	98	98.53333333	29.83333333	17				Yes	Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	575	38		0	0	0	0	"Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "		38		17	quartz syenite porphyry		"andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, basalt breccia, basalt porphyry, basalt tuff, diabase, dolomite, limestone, marble, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry"										
Mangzhong	Mangzong	CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		12	31		48	97	97.8	31.2	21a				Yes	Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed.	460	37.5	73.5	0.34	0.03	0	0.02	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795.Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite"	41Ð34		17	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	andesite	2.3							0.22	1.1	0.25
Nanmu		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		28	29		49	90	90.81666667	29.46666667	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Granitic rocks of high-potassium calc-alkaline series.	581	14		0	0	0	0	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2			granodiorite porphyry		"amphibolite, diorite, gneiss, granite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist"					2.8	0.9	2			
Pulang	Xuejiping	CINA	China	Yunnan		2	28		50	99	99.83333333	28.03333333	17	1966				Yidun island arc of Indosinian epoch. 30% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary moraine.	590	213	54.2	0.53	0	1.5	0.055	"Feebrey, C.A., 2003, Personal communication.Ren, Z., 1997, Tectono-stratigraphic terrane analysis and metallization in Yunnan, China, in Pei, R., ed., Energy and mineral resources for the 21st century, geology of mineral deposits, mineral economics: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, VSP, Utrecht, p. 47Ð55. Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication.Zeng, P., Hou, Z., Wang, H., Qu, W., Meng, Y., Yang, Z., and Li, W., 2004, Re-Os dating of the Pulang porphyry copper deposit in Zhongdian, NW Yunnan, and its geological significance: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 78, no. 2 p. 604Ð609. "	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	213±3.8	22c		"breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"gneiss, schist"					4	2.5	7.8			
Ridanguo		CINA	China	Quinghai		9	32		46	96	96.76666667	32.15	17				Yes	Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt.	600	41.9		0	0	0	0	"Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	42.3Ð41.5			monzogranite porphyry		"andesite, conglomerate, fanglomerate, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone"										
Saishitang 		CINA	China	Qinghai	27	17	35	8	49	99	99.81888889	35.29083333	20c						462		50	1.13	0	0	0.48	"Zhao and Lin, 1993, The main geological features of copper skarn deposits in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 225Ð230. "							"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone"										
Sanchakou	Sanchalu	CINA	China	Xinjiang 		21	42		50	94	94.83333333	42.35	17				Yes	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit, 0.38 to 0.83% Cu."	589	~350		0	0	0	0	"Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291Ð300.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhang, L.-C., Xiao, W.-J., Qin, K.-J., Ji, J.-S., Yang. X.-K., 2004, Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: International Journal of Earth Sciences, v 93, no. 2, p. 224Ð240."	"biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous			"plagiogranite, quartz diorite"		"diorite porphyry, dolomite, limestone, monzonite porphyry"										
Seli		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		2	30		31	98	98.51666667	30.03333333	17					Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	576	32		0	0	0	0	"Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "		Himalayan		17(2)	monzogranite porphyry		"amphibolite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyolite tuff"										
Shaxi	Saxi	CINA	China	Anhui		11	31		16	117	117.2666667	31.18333333	20c			Chang Pushang		Resource > 0.5 Mt Cu at >1% Cu and 3.15 g/t Au	469	148		0	0	0	0	"Fu, B., Ren, Q., Xing, E., Xu, Z., Hu, W., and Zheng, Y., 1997, 40Ar/39Ar dating of copper (gold)-bearing porphyry in Shaxi, Anhui, and its geological significance: Geological Review, v. 43, no 3, p. 310Ð316 (in Chinese with English abstract). Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuÐFeÐAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177Ð242.Ren, Q., Qiu, J., Wang, D., Xie, X., and Yang, R., 1993, Metallogenic series associated with volcanic activities in the Mesozoic shoshonite province, Eastern China: Resource Geology Special issue, no. 15, p. 309Ð316.Sun, L, Yang, X., Wang, K., and Liu, Z., 1994, Tectonomagmatic activation and the prediction of Saxi-Chang Pushang porphyry copper deposit, Central Anhui province, east China (abstract): Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 18, no. 3-4, Changsha Institute of Geotectonics, Academia Sinica, p. 83Ð84. "	"anhydrite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite "	123Ð173			"quartz diorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"		"andesite, conglomerate, dacitic ignimbrite, sandstone"		5.9	1.5	5						
Tinggong	Tingguan	CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		33	29		3	90	90.05	29.55	17	2000			Yes	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	582	14		0	0	0	0	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194Ð203. Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 1Ð12 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second ÒYulongÓ copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353Ð366 (in Chinese with English abstract).Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	14±2	17				"conglomerate, diabase, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale"										
Tongkuangyu 	Zhongtiaoshan	CINA	China	Shanxi		30	35		42	111	111.7	35.5	17	1952					464	2150	440	0.69	0.0032	0.22	0	"Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Chen, W., Zhang, C., Lu, J., Dang, Z., Li, S., Cui, W., Ning, Y., and Cao, Y., 1998,  Polygenetic mineralization of the Early Proterozoic Tongkuangyu meta-porphyry copper deposit in the Zhongtiao Mountains, Shanxi province: Acta Geologica Cinica (English Edition), v. 72, no. 2, p. 154Ð168. Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the copperÐmolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 19Ð30. Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"albite, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, carrollite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, covellite, hematite, ilmenite, magnetite, millerite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scapolite, stannite, tetrahedrite, titanomagnetite, tourmaline"	2100Ð2200		30b	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, diabase dikes, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	"andesite, dolomite, granite, sandstone, siltstone"	granodiorite								0.3		
Tuwu		CINA	China	Xinjiang		7	42		37	92	92.61666667	42.11666667	17					Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 15% of the deposit area is covered by Jurassic clastic rocks and Quaternary talus and alluvium.	587	323	280	0.75	0	2.97	0.16	"Han, C., Rui, Z., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., and Yuan, W., 2003, Geologic characteristics of the Tuwu copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 249Ð260.Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798Ð813. Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291Ð300.Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W, Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwester China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227Ð247. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Discussion on metallogenic epoch of Tuwu and Yangdong porphyry copper deposits in eastern Tianshan mountains, Xinjiang: Mineral Deposits, v. 21, no. 1, p. 16Ð22 (in Chinese with English abstract). Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhu, Y., Wang, F., Long, B., Xue, Y., Xiao, K., Feng, J., Zhuang, D., and Jiang, L., 2003, Polygenic information on prospecting model for Tuwu-Yangdong porphyry Cu-Mo deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 3, p. 287Ð294 (in Chinese with English abstract)."	"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, hornblende, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, rickardite [Cu7Te5], sericite, sphalerite"	322.7±2.3		17 (2)	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, plagiogranite porphyry"		"diabase, granite, schist"					3	0.4	0.9	0.4	2.3	0.2
Wunugetushan 	Wushan	CINA	China	Inner Mongolia	24	23	49		26	117	117.4333333	49.39	21a						470	183	495	0.45	0.085	0	0	"Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Qin, K., Li, H., and Ishihara, S., 1997,  Intrusive and mineralization ages of the Wunugetushan porphyry CuÐMo deposit, NE-China: evidence from single grain zircon U-Pb, Rb-Sr Isochron and K-Ar ages: Resource Geology, v. 47, no. 5, p. 293Ð298.  Qin, K., and Wang, Z., 1995,  Magmatism and metallogenic systematics of the southern Ergun Ma, Cu, Pb, Zn and Ag belt, Inner Mongolia, China, in Ishihara, S., and Czamanske, G.K., eds., Proceedings of the Sapporo International Conference on ÒMineral Resources of the NW Pacific RimÓ 1994:  Resource Geology  Special Issue, no. 18, p. 159Ð169. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Wang, Z., and Qin, K., 1988,  GeologicalÐgeochemical characteristics and metallogenic material sources of the Wunugetushan lower crust porphyry copperÐmolybdenum deposit:  Mineral Deposits, v. 7, no. 4, p. 4Ð15 (in Chinese with English abstract). "	"biotite, chalcopyrite, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite "	182Ð184			"andesite porphyry, dacite, dacite lava breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, tuff"			1.3	3.2	1.3	3.1	3.9	2.3	7			
Xiariduo		CINA	China	Xizhang 		41	31		8	97	97.13333333	31.68333333	17					"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Superlarge deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)."	573	46		0	0	0	0	"Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C.S., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20.Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with expanded English summary). "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	46			monzogranite porphyry		"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, granite, quartz monzonite, diabase, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, schist"										
Xifanping		CINA	China	Sichuan		24	27		8	101	101.1333333	27.4	17				Yes		602			0	0	0	0	"Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication."																	
Yandong		CINA	China	Xinjiang		4	42		32	92	92.53333333	42.06666667	17					Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 0.2% Cu cut-off. Exposed. 	586	323	372	0.58	0	0	0.06	"Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798Ð813.Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W, Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwester China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227Ð247.  Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Discussion on metallogenic epoch of Tuwu and Yangdong porphyry copper deposits in eastern Tianshan mountains, Xinjiang: Mineral Deposits, v. 21, no. 1, p. 16Ð22 (in Chinese with English abstract). Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 83Ð94 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhu, Y., Wang, F., Long, B., Xue, Y., Xiao, K., Feng, J., Zhuang, D., and Jiang, L., 2003, Polygenic information on prospecting model for Tuwu-Yangdong porphyry Cu-Mo deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 3, p. 287Ð294 (in Chinese with English abstract)."	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	322.7±2.3		17	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, limestone, quartz monzonite, schist"								0.14	0.9	0.2
Yulong		CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		24	31		44	97	97.73333333	31.4	17	1966				"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. According to Anonymous (2001), the deposit age is 52 Ma, or 237Ð225 Ma by Wang (1996). Exposed. "	458	46.5	850	0.84	0.022	0	0.35	"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, p. 12. Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795.  Fan, P.-F., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249Ð257.Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1Ð106.Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C.S., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20.Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang, R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). Wang, Z., 1996, Source of the Yulong porphyry copper ore zone and its formation mechanism, China (abstract): 30th International Geologic Congress, Abstracts, v.2, Beijing, p. 632.Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65.Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992,  Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China:  Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 59Ð73.Zhou, Y., 1985, Alteration and mineralization zoning of ore deposits in the Yulong porphyry copper belt: Mineral Deposits, v. 4, no. 2, p. 23Ð30. (in Chinese with English abstract). "	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, gold, halloysite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	55Ð38	18b		"hornfels, monzogranite, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	slate	granodiorite	1.5 to 3.0				2	1.5	2.4	0.63	1	0.8
Zhanaga	"Zhalaga, Zanaga"	CINA	China	Xizhang (Tibet)		15	31		44	97	97.73333333	31.25	21a				Yes	"Yulong-Yunnan porpyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Reported 1.5 to 3.0 km emplacement depth, average assumed in emplacement depth field. 0.329 to 0.36% Cu and 0.021 to 0.04% Mo. Exposed. "	459	37	83.3	0.36	0.03	0	0.03	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1785Ð1795.Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 1Ð20. Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125Ð145. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 24Ð28, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 42Ð52.Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 55Ð65."	"biotite, bismuthinite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, tourmaline, zeolite"	40Ð34		17	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	"andesite, granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyodacitic pyroclastics, syenite"	2.3				1.2	0.4	0.38			
Zijinshan		CINA	China	Fujian		6	25		30	116	116.5	25.1	20c						468	105	356	0.49	0	6	0.14	"Anonymous, 1997,  Zijinshan  progress for Zen:  Mining Journal, v. 329, July 4th, p. 6. Anonymous, 1998, Zen kills Zijinshan joint venture in China: The Northern Miner, v. 84, no. 21, p. 1. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p. So, C.-S., Zhang, D.-Q., Yun, S.T., and Li, D.-X., 1998, Alteration-mineralization zoning and fluid inclusions of the high-sulfidation epithermal Cu-Au mineralization at Zijinshan, Fujian Province, China: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 961Ð980.Zhang, D., Li, D., Zhao, Y., Chan, J., Li, Z., and Zhang, K., 1994,  The Zijinshan deposit: the first example of quartz-alunite type epithermal deposit in the continent of China:  Resource Geology, v. 44, no. 2, p. 93Ð99.Zhou, T., Tectonics and gold mineralization in East China, in Weber, G,, ed., PACRIM Ô99, Proceedings of International Congress on Earth Science, Exploration and Mining around the Pacific Rim: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 341Ð345."	"alunite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, dickite, digenite, enargite, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, melnikovite, molybdenite, opal, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zunyite "	105	"25e, 25a"	25a	"breccia, dacite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry, dacite tuff"	"adamellite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, phyllite, sandstone, siltstone, rhyolite, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic agglomerate, granite, tuff, volcaniclastic rocks"								0.32	0.83	0.5
Acandi		CLBA	Colombia			20	8		-24	-77	-77.4	8.333333333	17						216	48	625	0.77	0.024			"Anonymous, 1979, Copper at Acanti: Mining Journal, February 2, p. 87.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Escovar, R., 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	48			tonalite		"granodiorite, sandstone"										
California		CLBA	Colombia			19	7		-52	-72	-72.86666667	7.316666667	20c					Reported 0.1 to 1.2 g/t Au and 100 ppm Mo in zone of advanced argillic alteration 	217	144						"Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Escovar, R., 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"alunite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	144	25a		"breccia, dacite porphyry"	"granodiorite, rhyolite porphyry, siltstone, mudstone"	"andesite, andesitic breccia, granite, granodiorite, sandstone"										
Dolores		CLBA	Colombia			31	3		-2	-75	-75.03333333	3.516666667	17				Yes		221	166						"Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Escovar, R., 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite "				monzonite porphyry	"felsic volcanic rocks, sandstone"	"sandstone, siltstone"										
Infierno-Chile		CLBA	Colombia			11	4		-18	-75	-75.3	4.183333333	17				Yes		220							"Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 25Ð27, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Escovar, R., 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850.Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107."		131			dacite porphyry												
Mocoa		CLBA	Colombia		30	14	1		-40	-76	-76.66666667	1.241666667	21a	1977					223	166	283	0.37	0.061	0	0	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, Luis, Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, Muhammed, and Escovar, Ricardo, 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., and Castro, H., 1984, Geological exploration of a molybdenum-rich porphyry copper deposit at Mocoa, Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 106Ð123."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite "	166	18c		"breccia, dacite porphyry, skarn "	"adamellite, amphibolite, gneiss, granodiorite"	"sandstone, volcanic rocks"		3.6	2.1	2.2						
Murindo		CLBA	Colombia			3	7		-45	-76	-76.75	7.05	20c				Yes	Reported 1.5 to 2.5 g/t Au	218	55						"Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Escovar, R., 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"				tonalite porphyry		"granite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone"										
Pegadorcito-Pantanos		CLBA	Colombia			42	6		-30	-76	-76.5	6.7	17						219	43	700	0.736	0.0123	0	0	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, Luis, Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, Muhammed, and Escovar, Ricardo, 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"	43			"breccia, dacite porphyry"	"basalt, chert, siltstone"	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, quartz diorite, rhyolite"										
Piedrasentada		CLBA	Colombia			6	2		-53	-76	-76.88333333	2.1	17				Yes		222	17		0	0	0	0	"Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89Ð107.Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, Luis, Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, Muhammed, and Escovar, Ricardo, 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1837Ð1850."	"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite "				dacite porphyry	schist	granodiorite										
Nari	Matama II	CORI	Costa Rica		50	41	9	-30	-21	-83	-83.35833333	9.697222222	17	1970s			Yes	Resources of 200 Mt at 0.2 to 0.3% Cu and 100 ppm Mo.	207			0	0	0	0	"Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565.U.S. Geological Survey, 1987, Mineral resource assessment of the Republic of Costa Rica: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map IÐ1865, 75 p. "	"actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chrysocolla, chalcopyrite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"		17	17	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite, granodiorite, rhyolite"		3								
Sukut		CORI	Costa Rica		10	22	9	-35	-58	-82	-82.97638889	9.369444444	17	1898			Yes	"Drilling reported 0.2% Cu, with 10 m interval of 7.7 g/t Au."	208			0	0	0	0	"Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of Southern central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565.U.S. Geological Survey, 1987, Mineral resource assessment of the republic of Costa Rica: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map IÐ1865, 75 p. "	"alunite, barite, bornite chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"		22c	17													
Arimao		CUBA	Cuba	Santa Clara		7	22		-2	-80	-80.03333333	22.11666667	20c						199		83	0.27	0	2	1	"Anonymous, 1996, Joutel finances more Cuban work: The Northern Miner, November 25, p. 20Joutel Resources Ltd., 1998, Santa Clara regionÑÓReport on three drill programsÓ:    http://www.infomine.com/press_releases/jtl/pr111896jtl.html"	"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"						andesite										
El Cobre		CUBA	Cuba			10	20		-57	-75	-75.95	20.16666667	17	1540	1540			"Over more than 400 years, 3 Mt were mined at 2.53 to 20% Cu. "	201	52						"Bogdanov, Y.V., GurÕyanova, B.N., and Mirayes, M., 1965, Metallogenic characteristics of copper deposits in Cuba: Sovetskaya Geologiya, no. 11, p. 91Ð103. (in Russian)Guild, P.W., 1974, Mineral resources of the Caribbean region: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 74Ð363, 14 p. Laverov, N.P., and Cabrera-Ortega, R., 1967, Geologic structure and some genetic aspects of the El Cobre copper deposit, the Oriente Province, in Pushcharovski, Y.M., ed., Geology and mineral resources of Cuba: Nauka, Moscow, p. 80Ð103. (in Russian)."	"barite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, gypsum, limonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite "	58Ð46			"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"diorite, limestone, marl, tonalite"	"andesite, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone"								0.99	1.8	0.7
Eureca		CUBA	Cuba			15	20		-52	-76	-76.86666667	20.25	17				Yes		200							"Bogdanov, Y.V., GurÕyanova, B.N., and Mirayes,M., 1965, Metallogenic characteristics of copper deposits in Cuba: Sovetskaya Geologiya, no. 11, p. 91Ð103. (in Russian)"	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"						"andesite, tonalite, volcanic-sedimentary rocks"										
Majagual		DMRP	Dominican Republic			31	18		-15	-70	-70.25	18.51666667	20c				Yes	"Trench sample averages: 0.18% Cu, 0.059 g/t Au."	204			0	0	0	0	"http://www.impactmin.com/majagual.htmlEnergold Mining Ltd., 2001, MajagualÐcopper/gold property: Internet Property Information, 3 p. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"				"breccia, feldspar porphyry"				0.4	0.6	0.8						
Balzapamba-Las Guardias		ECDR	Ecuador			-39	-1		-9	-79	-79.15	-1.65	17	1979			Yes	"0.01 to 0.09% Cu, 0.1% Zn, 1.2 g/t Ag "	227	20		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 316 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite "	34Ð20	"17, 18b"				"granite, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"										
Chaso Juan		ECDR	Ecuador			-23	-1		-7	-79	-79.11666667	-1.383333333	17	1979			Yes	"1.46 to 9.0% Cu, 0.1 to 1.5 g/t Au, 7.6 to 161 g/t Ag "	225	20		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 316 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	21Ð19					"basalt, conglomerate, granite, rhyolite tuff, schist"										
Chaucha 		ECDR	Ecuador			-56	-2		-25	-79	-79.41666667	-2.933333333	17	1968				Exposed.	228	11	363	0.4	0.03	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321Ð331. Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p.Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 13Ð15. Carten, R.B., White, W.H., and Stein, H.J., 1993, High-grade granite-related molybdenum systems: classification and origin, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.J., and Dike, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 521Ð554."	"alunite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, covellite, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gypsum, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, ferrimolybdite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline, zeolite"	12Ð10			"breccia, dacite porphyry"		"andesite, dacite, dacitic breccia, ignimbrite, rhyolitic pyroclastics, tuff"	2.5	16	2.9	6.8				2.5	3.3	0.95
Cumay	Nambija Norte	ECDR	Ecuador			-3	-4		-57	-78	-78.95	-4.05	17				Yes		234	141		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p.Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cintur—n de p—rfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "	"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, galena, garnet, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	141		22c	"andesite dike, aplite, diorite, gabbro diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, ignimbrite, rhyolite, tuff"		4.1	1.5	3.5				0.88	1.5	0.75
El Hito	"Hito, Pachicutza, Santa Barbara"	ECDR	Ecuador			-15	-4		-57	-78	-78.95	-4.25	17	1984			Yes	"Chip samples reported up to 1.8% Cu, commonly 0.1 to 0.5% Cu."	236	154		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p.Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.H., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of Jurassic porphyry belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 43, p. 1, 8Ð15. "	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, illite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	Jurassic	39a	22c	rhyodacite porphyry									2			
Fierro Urcu		ECDR	Ecuador			-35	-3		-20	-79	-79.33333333	-3.583333333	20c	1950s					230	9.6	53.5	0.2	0	0	0.45	"Anonymous, 1992, Armeno: new project in Ecuador: Mining Journal. v. 319, p. 112. Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321Ð331. Spencer, R.M., Montenegro, J.L., Gaibor, A., Perez, E.P., Mantilla, G., Viera, F., and Spencer, C.E., 2002, The Portovelo-Zaruma Mining Camp, Southwest Ecuador: porphyry and epithermal environments: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no 49, p. 1, 8Ð14.             "	"alunite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite"	9.6	"22c, 25e"	25e	"breccia, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"chert, dolostone, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale"										
Gaby-Papa Grande		ECDR	Ecuador			-3	-3		-41	-79	-79.68333333	-3.05	20c		1992	Bella Rica		"Best reported interval: 0.38% Cu; 3.9 g/t Au, 0.04% Mo. Exposed."	229	19	89.8	0.3	0.025	1.75	0.75	"Anonymous, 1994, Ecuadorian pushes ahead at Gaby: The Northern Miner, September 26, p. 13.Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrollo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.                 Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 13Ð15. Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 25Ð27, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p."	"actinolite, albite, adularia, arsenopyrite, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, phlogopite, galena, gold, illite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite/smectite, palygorskite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline"	19.3±1	cu-au (as) veins		"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"		"basalt-andesite, granodiorite, greenschist, metavolcanics, porphyroid, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite"	>2	4.5	1.3	4.4				0.07	0.9	0.1
Junin		ECDR	Ecuador			20	0		-35	-78	-78.58333333	0.333333333	17	1985				Exposed.	224	6.5	319	0.71	0.026	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.                 Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.M., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of Jurassic porphyry belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 43, p. 1, 8Ð15.   "	"biotite/phlogopite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite/illite, malachite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite "	8Ð5	18b		"granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry"							2.5	2	3.9	0.13	0.4	0.4
Los Linderos		ECDR	Ecuador			-20	-4		0	-80	-80	-4.333333333	17				Yes		622			0	0	0	0	"Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321Ð331. Paladines, A.P., 1980, Mapa metalogŽnico de la Republica del Ecuador, escala 1:1000000: Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y EnergŽticos, Direcci—n General de Geolog’a y Minas, 1 folio.  "	"chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite"	Miocene			dacite porphyry		"breccia, dolomite, granite, limestone, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, skarn"										
Mirador		ECDR	Ecuador			-39	-4		-54	-78	-78.9	-4.65	17	1995			Yes	0.25 g/t Au	237	154	163	0.72	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2001, Warintza expanded: Mining Journal, October 5, p. 261.  Corrinte Resources Inc, 2001, Warintza drilling expands copper-molybdenum mineralization: Press Release of September 26: http://www.corriente.com/nr/20010926.html.Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2001, Exploring Jurassic porphyry copper in the Amazon Jungle of Ecuador, WAAIME 86th Annual Meeting February 25-27, 2002, Program and Abstracts, Phoenix, Arizona, p. 44. Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cintur—n de p—rfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "	"biotite, chalcocite, clay minerals, chlorite, sericite"	Jurassic			"breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"phyllite, slate, tuff"					4	1	3.1			
Panantza		ECDR	Ecuador			-36	-3		-30	-78	-78.5	-3.6	17				Yes	0.75% Cu in drilled ore area. 	231	154	195	0.93	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p.Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.M., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of Jurassic porphyry belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 43, p. 1, 8Ð15. Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cintur—n de p—rfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, covellite, limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	Jurassic			"andesite dike, dacite dike, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry"		"carbonaceous shale, chert, cherty limestone, conglomerate, dolomitic limestone, dolostone, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale"								0.04	0.8	0.2
Rio Playas		ECDR	Ecuador			-12	-4		-35	-79	-79.58333333	-4.2	17				Yes		621			0	0	0	0	"Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321Ð331. Paladines, A.P., 1980, Mapa metalogŽnico de la Republica del Ecuador, escala 1:1000000: Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y EnergŽticos, Direcci—n General de Geolog’a y Minas, 1 folio.  "	"chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite"	Miocene			dacite porphyry		"andesite, diabase dike, granite"										
San Carlos 	"Limon, San Juan Bosco Cluster"	ECDR	Ecuador			-39	-3		-25	-78	-78.41666667	-3.65	17	1999			Yes	In the enrichment zone: 0.1 to 0.8% Cu.	232	154	850	0.5				"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p.Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 13Ð15. Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.M., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of Jurassic porphyry belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, October, no. 43, p. 1, 8Ð15. Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 25Ð27, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p.Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cintur—n de p—rfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "	"biotite/phlogopite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, gibbsite, goethite/limonite, halloysite, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, smectite, tourmaline"	154	18b	17 (2)	"quartz monzodiorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"		1.8	1.2	1.9				0.28	0.6	0.6
Telimbela		ECDR	Ecuador			-34	-1		-8	-79	-79.13333333	-1.566666667		1979			Yes	"0.8 to 1.65% Cu, 0.2 to 0.4 g/t Au, 5.8 to 9.5 g/t Ag "	226	15		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 316 p."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	16Ð14	17				"conglomerate, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist"										
Tumi	"Cerro Colorado, Nambija-Mina Real"	ECDR	Ecuador			-15	-4		-15	-79	-79.25	-4.25	17				Yes		235	154		0	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.Anonymous, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p."	"anhydrite, biotite/phlogopite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, halloysite, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, smectite"	Jurassic	Au skarn		"andesite porphyry, breccia, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn "		granitic porphyry of shoshonite series		0.4	0.45	1.1						
Warintza		ECDR	Ecuador			-47	-3		-36	-78	-78.6	-3.783333333	17				Yes	"252 m: 0.85% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au, 0.03% Mo. "	233	154	84.5	0.9	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 2001, Warintza expanded: Mining Journal, October 5, p. 261.  Corrinte Resources Inc, 2001, Warintza drilling expands copper-molybdenum mineralization: Press Release of September 26: http://www.corriente.com/nr/20010926.html.Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2001, Exploring Jurassic porphyry copper in the Amazon Jungle of Ecuador, WAAIME 86th Annual Meeting February 25-27, 2002, Program and Abstracts, Phoenix, Arizona, p. 44. Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 25Ð27, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p.Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cintur—n de p—rfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Jurassic			"breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite flow, andesite breccia, fanglomerate, tuff"										
Namosi 	Waisoi	FIJI	Fiji	Viti Levu	-30	-2	-18	30	10	178	178.175	-18.04166667	17	Early years of 20th century		Wainabama  		Detailed exploration for porphyry Cu began in 1968; 0.3% Cu cutoff.	560	6	963	0.435	0.014	0	0.14	"Colley, H., and Flint, D.J., 1995,  Metallic mineral deposits of the Fiji:  Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources, Energy of Fiji, Mineral Resources Department Memoir no. 4, 197 p.Colley, H., and Greenbaum, D., 1980,  The mineral deposits and metallogenesis of the Fiji platform: Economic Geology, v. 75, no. 6, p. 807Ð829. Leggo, M.D., 1977,  Contrasting geochemical expressions of copper mineralization at Namosi, Fiji: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 8, p. 431Ð456. Ellis, P. G., Cemmel, J. B., Crawford, A. J., and Cooke, D. R., 1997,  The geology and mineralization of the Waisoi porphyry copper deposits, Namosi, Fiji:  Geological Society of Australia, Third National Conference of the Specialist Group in Economic Geology, Abstracts, no. 14, p. 29.Lum, J.A., and Calicutt, W.W., 1989, Opportunities for U.S. industry in gold developments of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji: U.S. Trade and Development Program, Minerals Policy Program East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 391 p. Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33-38.Legge, P.J., 1998, Australia and South Pacific, in Exploration Review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologist) Newsletter, no. 33, p. 46Ð49."	"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, sphalerite"	6	"18b, 20c"	25a	"andesite dike, breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"gabbro, granodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite, trachyte, volcaniclastic rocks"	granitic rocks of high-potassium calc-alkaline series					6	4.8	23			
Waivaka		FIJI	Fiji		-24	-6	-18	42	10	178	178.1783333	-18.10666667	20c	1968		Wainabama	Yes		559	6	23	0.75	0	0	0.25	"Colley, H., and Flint, D.J., 1995,  Metallic mineral deposits of the Fiji: Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources, Energy of Fiji, Mineral Resources Department Memoir no. 4, 197 p.Colley, H., and Greenbaum, D., 1980,  The mineral deposits and metallogenesis of the Fiji platform: Economic Geology, v. 75, no. 6, p. 807Ð829. Leggo, M.D., 1977,  Contrasting geochemical expressions of copper mineralization at Namosi, Fiji: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 8, p. 431Ð456. Lum, J.A., and Calicutt, W.W., 1989, Opportunities for U.S. industry in gold developments of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji: U.S. Trade and Development Program, Minerals Policy program East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 391 p. "	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	6	"18b, 20c"	25a	"diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite"	"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, skarn, trachyte, tonalite, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, granite, limestone, skarn, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone"					5	1.5	5.9			
Kassiteres		GREC	Greece		24	1	41	15	47	25	25.7875	41.02333333	20c				Yes		384	23.5		0	0	0	0	"Voudouris, P., 1997, Epithermal and porphyry type mineralization in Kassiteres area, Thrace (Greece), in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration, where they meet?: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 683Ð686. "	"actinolite, adularia, albite, altaite, alunite, barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diaspore, galena, gold, hessite, kaolinite, petzite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite "	Oligocene-Miocene	"25a, 25e"	 	"breccia, dacite dike, quartz monzodiorite, rhyolite dike"	"conglomerate, marl, sandstone, mudstone"	"mudstone, sandstone"					5.5	4	17			
Maronia		GREC	Greece			51	40		33	25	25.55	40.85	17				Yes	"Chip samples: 7600 ppm Mo, 5460 ppm Cu, drill hole intersection 10 m at 12 g/t Au, 17 g/t Ag, 2.0% Cu. Rhenium in molybdenite 0.12 to 4.12%. "	657	29		0	0	0	0	"Melfos, V., Vavelidis, M., Christofides, G., Seidel, E., 2002, Origin and evolution of the Tertiary Maronia porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Thrace, Greece: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 648Ð668. "	"biotite, bismuthinite, boulangerite, bournonite, chalcopyrite, chalcostibite, chlorite, cubanite, epidote, famatinite, galena, goethite, magnetite, meneghinite, molybdenite, pentlandite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, zinkenite"	29±2		25a	"aplite, granite porphyry"		"alaskite, andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone"					1	0.3	0.24			
Pontokerassia		GREC	Greece		18	3	41	24	11	23	23.19	41.055	17				Yes	"Reported grades: 0.2Ð0.6% Cu, 10 ppb Pt, 60 ppb Au"	383			0	0	0	0	"Kockel, F., Mollat, H., and Gundlach, H., 1974,  Hydrothermally altered and (copper) mineralized porphyritic intrusions in the Serbo-Macedonian massif (Greece), in Problems of ore deposition, v. 1: Proceedings of Fourth IAGOD Symposium, Sofia, p. 247Ð255.Economou-Eliopoulus, M., and Eliopoulus, D.G., 2000,  Palladium, platinum and gold concentration in porphyry copper systems of Greece and their genetic significance: Ore Geology Review, v. 16, p. 59Ð70.Jankovic, S., Petkovic M., Tomson, I.N., and Kravcov, V., 1980, Porphyry copper deposits in the Serbo-Macedonian province, southeastern Europe, in Jankovic , S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium, SGA Special Publication no. 1, Belgrade, p. 96Ð102."	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"				"diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"marble, shale"					5	4	16			
Skouries/Fisoka		GREC	Greece			28	40	36	41	23	23.69333333	40.46666667	20c					"Reported: 25 ppm Mo. In concentrate: 0.91 g/t Au, 0.01 g/t Pt, 0.076 ppb Pd; in Fisoka up to 40 ppb Pt and 224 ppm Au."	385	19	568	0.35	0	0	0.47	"Anonymous, 1997, TVX Gold calculates new resource in Greece: The Northern Miner, April 28, p. 3.Economou-Eliopoulus, M., Eliopoulus, D.G., and  Perantonis, G., 2001, Factors controlling the Pd and Pt potential of the Skouries porphyry-Cu deposit, Chalkidiki, N. Greece, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731Ð734. Eliopoulus, D.G., and Economou-Eliopoulus, M., 1991,  Platinum-group element and gold content in the Skouries porphyry copper deposit, Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 740Ð749. Frei R., 1995, Evolution of mineralizing fluid in the porphyry copper system of the Skouries deposit, northeast Chalkidiki (Greece): evidence from combined Pb-Sr and stable isotope data: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 746Ð762.Gilg, H.A., and Frei, R., 1994, Chronology of magmatism and mineralization in the Kassandra mining area, Greece: the potentials and limitations of dating hydrothermal illites: Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta, v. 58, no. 9. p. 2107Ð2122.Kockel, F., Mollat, H., and Gundlach, H., 1974,  Hydrothermally altered and (copper) mineralized porphyritic intrusions in the Serbo-Macedonian massif (Greece), in Problems of ore deposition, v. 1: Proceedings of Fourth IAGOD Symposium, Sofia, p. 247Ð255.Koloceropoulus, S.I., Killas, S.P., Bitzios, D.C., Nicolaou, M., and Born, R.A., 1989,  Genesis of the Olympias carbonate-hosted PbÐZn(Au,Ag) sulfide ore deposit, eastern Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 1210Ð1234.Kroll, T., MŸller, D., Seifert,  T., Herzig, P.M., and Schneider, A., 2002, Petrology and geochemistry of the shoshonite-hosted Scouries porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Chalkidiki, Greece: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 137Ð144. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Tobey, E., Schneider, A., Alegria, A., Olcay, L., Perantonis, G., and Quiroga, J., 1999, Skouries porphyry copper-gold deposit, Chalkidiki, Greece: setting, mineralization and resources, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 159-168."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, electrum, epidote, fluorite, galena, goethite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	19		"19a, 20c"	"diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, trachyte dike"	"granite, granodiorite, marble"	"mudstone, sandstone"							28			
Douvray 		HATI	Haiti			33	19		-47	-71	-71.78333333	19.55	20c	1970s		Blondin			203		230	0.583	0	0	0.3	"KWG Resources Inc, 2000, Internet annual report."	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"																
Terre-Neuve	MemŽ	HATI	Haiti			31	19		-42	-72	-72.7	19.51666667	17				Yes	Skarn production since 1957: 1.2 Mt at 2 to 3% Cu	202	66		0	0	0	0	"Kesler, S.E., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1975, Intrusive rocks associated with porphyry copper mineralization in island arc areas: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 515Ð526.Kesler, S.E., 1968, Contact-localized ore formation at the MemŽ Mine, Haiti: Economic Geology, v. 63, p. 541Ð552."	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, digenite, epidote, garnet, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	66	18b		"quartz monzonite, skarn"		"limestone, sandstone, sandy slate"										
Bšrzsšny Mountains		HUNG	Hungary			55	47		2	19	19.03333333	47.91666667	17				Yes	0.1 to 0.2% Cu 	353	14		0	0	0	0	"Korpas L., ed., 1998,  Magyarazo a Bšrzsšny es a Visegradi-hegyseg fšldtani terkepehez 1:50 000, Budapest, 163 p. (in Hungarian, English Summary).Csillagne Teplansky, E., Csongradi, J., Korpas, L., Pentelenyi, L., and Vetone Akos, E., 1983,  A Bšrzsšny hegyseg kšzponti terŸletenek fšldtani felepitese es ercesedese: M. All. Fšldtani Intezet Evi Jelenteseaz 1981. Evršl, p. 77Ð127 (in Hungarian, Captions in English)."	"arsenopyrite, biotite, Bi-minerals, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, melnikovite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	14	22c		"andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite"		"sandstone, shale"		8.3	2	5.3			15			
Recsk		HUNG	Hungary			56	47		10	20	20.16666667	47.93333333	20c		"1850, 1972"			Porphyry copper mine development was started in 1972.	352	35.5	700	0.66	0.005	0	0.28	"Baksa, C., CsehÐNemeth, J., Csillag, J., Foldessy, J., and Zelenka, T., 1980,  The Recsk porphyry and skarn copper deposit, Hungary, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 73Ð76. Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., EuropeÕs major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303Ð321.Foldessy, J., 1996, Lahoca epithermal gold deposit, Recsk-Hungary, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 2, p. 67Ð74. Gilmour, Paul, Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, Merwin, Maxwell, Ian, and Morrissey, C.J., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128-155.Morvai, G., 1982, Hungary, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 13-53."	"albite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, bitumen/oil, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, enargite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, graphite, kaolinite/dickite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, serpentine, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	35.7Ð34.9±4.9Ð2.5	"18b, 19a, 22c, 25e"		"andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry, skarn"	"quartz diorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"	1.25	3.4	1.4	3				1.6	2	1
Malanjkhand		INDA	India	Madhya Pradesh		1	22		43	80	80.71666667	22.01666667	20c	1886				"According to Anonymous, 2001: deposit age is 1,816 Ma."	527	1507	797	0.83	0.0034	6	0.2	"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, 12 p. Gilmour, Paul, Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, Merwin, Maxwell, Ian, and Morrissey, C.J., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128-155.Panigrahi, M.K., and Mookherjee, A., 1997, The Malankhand copper (+molybdenum) deposit, India: mineralization from a low-temperature ore-fluid of granitoid affiliation: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, p. 133Ð148.Rai, K. L., and Venkatesh, A. S., 1993, Geological setting and nature of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the intra-continental acid magmatic regime of Malanjkhand, Central Iran:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 285Ð297. Sikka, D.B., and Bhappu, R.B., 1994, Economic potential of the Malanjkhand Proterozoic porphyry copper deposit, M.P., India: Mining Engineering, v. 46, p. 221-229.Sikka, D.B., Petruk, W., Nehru, C.E., and Zhang, Z., 1991, Geochemistry of secondary copper minerals from Proterozoic porphyry copper deposit, Malanjkhand, India: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 6, p. 257-290.Sikka, D.B., and Nehru, C.E., 1998, Comment on the article by  Panigrahi, M.K., and Mookherjee, A.:  The Malankhand copper (+molybdenum) deposit, India: mineralization from a low-temperature ore-fluid of granitoid affiliation (Mineralium Deposita, 32, 133Ð148, 1997):  Mineralium Deposita, v. 33, p. 425Ð429."	"alunite, anilite, antlerite, apatite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, bornite, brochantite, cassiterite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite/gersdorffite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, delafossite, djurleite, epidote, erythrite, fluorite, goethite, gold, idaite, hematite, hornblende, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, nantokite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, uraninite "	1684Ð1330		20c	"breccia, quartz monzonite"		"granite, limestone, sandstone"								0.72	2.6	0.7
Baroi		INDS	Indonesia	Central Kalimantan		-30	0		11	113	113.1833333	-0.5	17	1982			Yes	"Drill hole intersections 5 to 24 meters at 0.12 to 2.16% Cu, 0.02 to 0.11 g/t Au, 2 to 37.4 g/t Ag. Exposed. "	658			0	0	0	0	"Kalimantan Gold Corp. Ltd., 2003, Baroi prospect, Far Eastern zone: Press Release, http://www.kalimantan.com/s/PressReleases.asp, 22 p. Kalimantan Gold Corp. Ltd., 2004, Kalimantan Gold drilling update at baroi porphyry copper-gold target: Press Release of September 29, 2004, http://www.kalimantan.com/s/PressReleases.asp, 5 p. "	"arsenopyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, sericite, pyrite"		22c		"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry flow, andesite porphyry tuff, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry"					6	5	23.6			
Batu Hijau		INDS	Indonesia	Sumbawa Island	-55	-57	-8	21	52	116	116.8725	-8.965277778	20c	1990	1997			Exposed.	531	3.7	1640	0.44	0	0.55	0.35	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33Ð38.Clode, C., Proffett, J., Mitchell, P., and Munajat, I., 1999, Relationships of Intrusion, wall-rock alteration and mineralization in the Batu Hijau copper Ð gold porphyry deposit, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 485Ð498.Garwin, S., 2002, Ore geology setting of intrusion-related hydrothermal systems near Batu Hijau porphyry copper-gold deposit, Sumbawa, Indonesia: in  Goldfarb, R.J., and Nielsen, R.L., eds., Integrated method for discovery: Global exploration in the twenty-first century: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 9, p. 333Ð366.  Maula, S., and Levet, B., 1996, Porphyry copper gold signatures and the discovery of the Batu Hijau deposit, Sumbawa, Indonesia, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 8.1Ð8.13McInnes, B.I.A., Evans, N.J., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.L., and Fu, F., 2004, Thermal histories of Indonesian porphyry copper-gold deposits determined by U-Th-He, U-Pb, Re-Os, K-Ar and Ar-Ar methods, in Predictive mineral discovery under cover: Society of Economic Geologists 2004 session abstracts, Perth, Western Australia, CDROM, p. 343Ð346.Meldrum, S.J., Aquino, R.S., Gozales, R.I., Burke, R.J., Suyadi, Artha, Irianto, Bombang, and Clarke, D.S., 1994, The Batu Hijau porphyry copper-gold deposit, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 203Ð220.Mitchell, P.A., Proffett, J.M., and Dilles, J.H., 1998, Tonalite porphyry intrusion and wall-rock alteration, Batu Hijau, Indonesia: Preprint, Northwest Mining Association 104th Annual Meeting, Spokane, Washington, 29 Nov. to 4 Dec., 1998, 4 p.Turner, S.J., 1993,  A systematic exploration approach leading to two significant discoveries in Indonesia: in Romberger, S.B., and Fletcher, D.I., eds., Integrated methods in exploration and discovery. Conference program and extended abstracts: Littleton, Colorado, Society of Economic Geologists, p. AB121ÐAB123. Sillitoe, R.H., 1995,  Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific Region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, 119 p."	"actinolite, albite, alunite, andalusite, anhydrite, anthophyllite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, diaspore, electrum, epidote, galena, gypsum, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/dickite/illite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, paragonite, pyrite, paragonite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline, zeolite"	3.7	22c	20c	"dacite porphyry, breccia, tonalite porphyry "		"granite, limestone, sandstone"		6.9	2.5	3.5	6.5	3.5	18	0.57	1.2	0.6
Bulagidun		INDS	Indonesia	Sulawesi		57	0		45	121	121.75	0.95	20c	1987			Yes	Resource: 14.4 Mt at 0.61% Cu and 0.68 g/t Au; up to 0.2% Mo reported. Exposed.	533	8.75		0	0	0	0	"Carlile, J.C., Digdowirogo, S., and Darius, K., 1990,  Geological setting, characteristics, and regional exploration for gold in the volcanic arcs of North Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 35, p. 105Ð140.Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. Lubis, H., Prihatmoko, S., and James, L.P., 1994,  Bulagidun prospect: a copper, gold and tourmaline bearing porphyry and breccia system in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 257Ð278.Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of Central north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 311Ð326. Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95Ð116."	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, cuprite, electrum, epidote, fluorite, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite/muscovite, siderite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	8.75	18b	25a	"andesite porphyry, aplite, breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"										
Ciemas		INDS	Indonesia	Java	-12	-13	-7	36	33	106	106.56	-7.22	17					1.5 x 0.75 km Au-Cu-Mo anomaly. 10 drill holes show ~0.2% Cu and ~0.2 g/t Au.	659	3.1		0	0	0	0	"Info-Mine, 2003, Omax Resources Limited: http://www.infomine.com/press_releases/oxr/prl11896oxr.html, 2 p. McInnes, B.I.A., Evans, N.J., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.L., and Fu, F., 2004, Thermal histories of Indonesian porphyry copper-gold deposits determined by U-Th-He, U-Pb, Re-Os, K-Ar and Ar-Ar methods, in Predictive mineral discovery under cover: Society of Economic Geologists 2004 session abstracts, Perth, Western Australia, CDROM, p. 343Ð346."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	3.3Ð2.9	25a		"dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone"										
Grasberg		INDS	Indonesia	Irian Jaya		-49	-3		14	137	137.2333333	-3.816666667	20c	"1936, Ertsberg; 1988, Grasberg"	"1973, Ertsberg; 1989, Grasberg"	"Ertsberg, Gunung Bijih, Kusing Liar"		"Exposed. In ore: 0.0007 Pt, 0.003 Pd; in concentrate: 0.015 g/t Pt, 0.058 g/t Pd. Freeport established in 2003 reserve of Deep MLZ target at the Grasberg cluster: 159 Mt at 0.87% Cu and 0.76 g/t Au. "	538	3	4000	0.6	0	2	0.64	"Anonymous, 2004, Freeport drills more copper and gold at Grasberg: Mining Journal, v. May 7th, p. 9.Cloos, Mark, 1997, Anatomy of a mine: the discovery and development of Grasberg:  Geotimes, v. 42, no. 1, p. 16Ð20.Economou-Eliopoulus, M., Eliopoulus, D.G., and  Perantonis, G., 2001, Factors controlling the Pd and Pt potential of the Skouries porphyry-Cu deposit, Chalkidiki, N. Greece, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731Ð734. MacDonald, G.D., and Arnold, L.C., 1994, Geological and geochemical zoning of the Grasberg igneous complex, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 143Ð178.MacDonald, G.D., and  Arnold, L.C., 1995, Factors responsible for extreme concentration of Cu and Au in the Grasberg deposit: a comparative look at the porphyry copper systems of the Ertsberg district, Indonesia, in Clark, A.L., ed., Giant ore depositsÐII, Queen University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 314Ð333.  McDowell, F.W., McMahon, T.P., Warren, P.Q., and Cloos, M., 1996, Pliocene Cu-Au bearing igneous intrusions of the Gunnung Bijih (Ertsberg) district, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:  K-Ar geochronology: Journal of Geology, v. 104, p. 327Ð340.Meinert, L.D., Hefton, K.K., Mayes, D., and Tasiran, I., 1997, Geology, zonation, and fluid evolution of the Big Gossan Cu-Au skarn deposit, Ertsberg district, Irian Jaya: Economic Geology, v. 92, p. 509Ð534.Mertig, H.J., Rubin, J.N., and Kyle, J.R., 1994, Skarn Cu-Au orebodies of the Gunung Bijih (Ertsberg) district, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 179Ð202.Pollard, P.J., Taylor, R.G., 2002, Paragenesis of the Grasberg CuÐAu deposit, Irian Java, Indonesia: results from logging section 13: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 117Ð136.Potter, D., 1996, What makes the Grasberg anomalous, implications for future exploration, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 10.1Ð10.13.  Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 13Ð90.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"actinolite, andalusite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, colusite, covellite, diopside, enargite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, montmorillonite/smectite, muscovite/sericite, nukundamite, pyrite, serpentine, sphalerite, sulfur, valleriite, wollastonite"	3	18b		"andesite breccia, breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, marble, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, skarn"		"gabbro-diabase, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	2	2.7	1.7	2	6	3	14	0.63	1	0.8
Hila		INDS	Indonesia	"Ambon Island, Moluccas"	-42	-36	-3	30	5	128	128.0916667	-3.611666667	20c	1994			Yes	"Grab samples contain up to 0.014 g/t Au, 530 ppm Zn, 1550 ppm Cu. Age of mineralization is Pliocene or younger."	537	3.55						"Menzie, W.D., Singer, D.A., Karangan, N., and Tresnadi, I.H., 1997,  The Hila prospect: a recently discovered occurrence on Ambon Island, Republic of Indonesia:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97Ð0086, 17 p.  "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	Pliocene		22c	breccia	"conglomerate, granite, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, ultrabasic rocks"	"mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone"										
Ibu		INDS	Indonesia	Northwest Kalimantan		50	0		15	109	109.25	0.833333333	17	1970s			Yes		530	105		0	0	0	0	"Viaene, W., Sunanda, T., Vandenberghe, N., Sunarya, Y., and Ottenburgs, R., 1981,  Geochemical prospecting in Northwest Kalimantan: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 15, p. 453Ð470."	"albite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite (Pb2Bi2S5), covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite"	Cretaceous?			"aplite, granodiorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	"carbonate rock, sandstone, shale, pyroclastics"		11	2.5	5.5	12	6	57			
Kaputusan 		INDS	Indonesia	"Bacan Island, Moluccas"		-31	0		35	127	127.5833333	-0.516666667	20c	1979			Yes	Exploration from 1981 to 1985.	536		77	0.33	0	0	0.25	"Carlile, J.C., Davey, G.R, Kadir, I., Langmead, R.P., and Rafferty, W.J., 1998,  Discovery and exploration of the Gosowong epithermal gold deposit, Halmahera, Indonesia:  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 60, p. 207Ð227.Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. Pudjowalujo, H., and Bering, D., 1982,  Rock multielement geochemistry at the copper-gold anomaly in Kaputusan (Bacan Island), Moluccas, Indonesia: Transactions of the Third Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference, AAPG, Tulsa, Oklahoma, p. 303Ð323.Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 13Ð90."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, chrysocolla, cuprite/tenorite, chlorite, delafossite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, smectite"				"breccia, tonalite porphyry"	clastic sediments 	"limestone, mudstone, sandstone"					1.8	0.9	1.3	0.24	1	0.3
Mudik		INDS	Indonesia	Sumatera		-42	-1		15	101	101.25	-1.7	20c				Yes	7.5 g/t Au in pyritic boulders 	529			0	0	0	0	"Grunsky, E.C., and Smee, B.W., 1999, The differentiation  of soil types and mineralization from multi-element geochemistry using multivariate methods and digital topography: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, vol. 67, p. 287Ð299."	"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"				"breccia, granodiorite "	"andesitic basalt breccia, andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granite, ophiolite, tonalite"	"granite, quartz diorite, rhyolite porphyry"										
Sassak 		INDS	Indonesia	Central Sulawesi	-30	-9	-3		29	119	119.4833333	-3.158333333	20c	1969			Yes	Exploration 1969Ð1976; 0.1 to 0.6% Cu reported. 	532	10.6		0	0	0	0	"Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry-type deposits in Southeast Asia:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95-116."	"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, clay minerals, electrum, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite"	10.6	22c		breccia	"conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, dacite, slate"					2.5	1.5	2.9			
Tangse 		INDS	Indonesia	Sumatera		2	5		57	95	95.95	5.033333333	17	1975			Yes		528	11	600	0.15	0.02	0	0	"Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95Ð116.Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 13Ð90."	"actinolite, albite, andalusite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphene"	13Ð9			"dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"												
Tapadaa 		INDS	Indonesia	Sulawesi		31	0		13	123	123.2166667	0.516666667	20c	1970s				Exposed.	534	3.75	43	0.54	0	0	0.075	"Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. Lowder, G.G., and Dow, J.A., 1976, Porphyry copper mineralization at the Tapadaa prospect, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia: Society of Mining Engineers Preprint no. 76-S-23, Salt Lake City, Utah, 23 p. Lowder, G.G., and Dow, J.A., 1978,  Geology and exploration of porphyry deposits in North Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 628Ð644.Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry-type deposits in Southeast Asia:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95Ð116.Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 13Ð90."	"albite, alunite, andalusite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, corundum, covellite, diaspore, electrum, epidote, gold, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	5Ð2.5			"diorite, quartz diorite porphyry"				8.9	2.7	4.2						
Tombulilato		INDS	Indonesia	Sulawesi		22	0		24	123	123.4	0.366666667	20c	1970s		"Cabang Kiri, Cabang Kanan, Sungai Mak, Kayubulan Ridge"		10% of the deposit area is covered by post-mineralization Pinogu volcanics.	535	3	287	0.63	0	0	0.47	"Carlile, J.C., Kirkegaard, A.G., 1985, Porphyry copperÐgold deposits of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: an extension of the Philippine porphyry copperÐgold province: Asian Mining Ô85, Manila, p. 351Ð363.Carlile, J.C., Digdowirogo, S., and Darius, K., 1990,  Geological setting, characteristics, and regional exploration for gold in the volcanic arcs of North Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 35, p. 105Ð140.Djaswadi, S., 1993,  Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia:  Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p.Lowder, G.G., and Dow, J.A., 1978,  Geology and exploration of porphyry deposits in North Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 628Ð644.Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of central north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 311Ð326. Perello, J. A., 1994,  Geology, porphyry CuÐAu, and epithermal CuÐAuÐAg mineralization of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 221Ð256."	"actinolite, alunite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, gibbsite, gold, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	3	"20c, 25e "	25a (4)	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, "				2.4	1	3						
Darrehzar		IRAN	Iran	Kerman		56	29		52	55	55.86666667	29.93333333	17	1969					401	14.9	31.7	0.722	0.005	0	0	"Ranjbar, H., 1997, Lithogeochemical patterns associated with the Darrehzar porphyry Cu deposit, Pariz area, Iran: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, v. 90, no. 1014, p. 85Ð90.Ranjbar, H., and Roonwal, G.S., 1997,  Integrated mineral exploration for porphyry copper mineralization in Pariz area, Kerman, Iran: a case study of the Darrehzar porphyry copper deposit, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration. Where do they meet?: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 877Ð879. Shahabpour, J., 1996,  Use of drainage trends as a prospecting tool in the central Iranian porphyry copper belt:  Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, v. 89, no. 1003, p. 70Ð75."	"albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	Miocene		20c	"diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite"		"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"					2.8	1.3	2.9			
Kale Kafi		IRAN	Iran			28	33		33	54	54.55	33.46666667	17						399		245	0.26	0.026	0	0	"Espanhod, M. R., Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuÐMoÐAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191Ð198.Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.Samani, Bahram, 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158. "	"arsenopyrite, BiÐminerals, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, copper, covellite, enargite, galena, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, stromeyerite"		22c		"granite porphyry, granodiorite"	"andesite, limestone, marble, marl, sandstone, schist, tuff breccia, tuffaceous conglomerate"									0.77	1.4	0.7
Meiduk	Miduk	IRAN	Iran	Kerman		32	30		4	55	55.06666667	30.53333333	17	1970s				"Reported: 0.2 ppm Au, 0.002 Mo."	400	11.5	140	0.85	0	0	0	"Espanhod, M. R., 1992, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuÐMoÐAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191Ð198. Hassanzadeh, J., 1993,  Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.  Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158.Shahabpour, J., 1996,  Use of drainage trends as a prospecting tool in the central Iranian porphyry copper belt:  Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, v. 89, no. 1003, p. 70Ð75."	"azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, turquoise, zeolite"	12Ð11	22c		"basalt dike, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		"sandstone, siltstone"								0.2	0.54	0.37
Sar Cheshmeh		IRAN	Iran	Kerman		55	29		53	55	55.88333333	29.91666667	17	ancient times	1974			"In concentrate: 8 to 24 ppb Pt, 360 to 840 ppb Pd. Late feldspar porphyry of 1.5Ð4 Ma. "	402	11.5	1200	0.7	0.03	3.9	0.27	"Ellis, R., 1991,  Sar Cheshmeh:  Mining Magazine, v. 165, no 4, Oct., p. 192Ð196. Espanhod, M. R., 1993, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuÐMoÐAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191Ð198.Hassanzadeh, J., 1993, Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.   Shahabpour, J., 1991, Some secondary ore formation features of the Sar-Cheshmeh porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Kerman, Iran: Mineralium Deposita, v. 26, p. 275Ð280. Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p.135-158.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Waterman, G.C., and Hamilton, R.L., 1975, The Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper deposit: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 568-576.http://www.nicico.com/prd-units.html"	"anhydrite, antlerite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, digenite, enargite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tellurides, tetrahedrite/tennantite "	12Ð10		17	"breccia, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite"	"gabbro, ignimbrite, tuff breccia"	granitic rocks of high-potassium calc-alkaline series								1.5	2	1
Sungun	Songun	IRAN	Iran	Azarbaijan	30	48	38	30	22	46	46.375	38.80833333	17	1969					398	14.9	660	0.7	0.01	0	0	"Calagari, A.A., 2004, Fluid inclusion studies in quartz veinlets in the porphyry copper deposit at Sungun, East-Azerbaidjan, Iran: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 23, p. 179Ð189. Ghanbari, E., 2000,  Tectonics of copper deposits of Sungun (karadagh region) in Azerbaijan-Iran:  31st International Geological Congress Abstracts Volume, CD Issue, Section 11-8, Rio de Janeiro.Hezarkhani, Ardeshir, and Williams-Jones, A.E., 1998, Controls of alteration and mineralization in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran: evidence from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 651-670.http://www.nicico.com/songun.htmlLeaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.Samani, Bahram, 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p.135-158."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, ilmenite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite, scheelite, sericite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, uraninite "	Miocene	"18b, 22c"		"andesite dike, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"dacite, rhyodacite "	"basic metavolcanics, diabase, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff, schist"	1.5							2	2.3	1.1
Calabona		ITLY	Italy	Sardinia		32	40		22	8	8.366666667	40.53333333	17	pre-Etruscan age	1911			"Tonnage/grade includes production during 1911Ð1922, >9,000 t at 9.0% Cu, up to 2.5 g/t Au."	345	29.5	189	0.07	0	0.5	0	"JaffŽ, F.C., 1975, Calabona copper mineralization near Alghero, Sardinia, Italy: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Transactions, Section B: Applied Earth Science, v. 84, no. 828, p. B152ÐB153.Frezotti, M.L., Ghezzo, C., and Stefanini, B., 1992, The Calabona intrusive complex (Sardinia, Italy): evidence for a porphyry copper system: Economic Geology, v. 87, p. 425Ð436.Stefanini, B., and Williams-Jones, E., 1996, Hydrothermal evolution in the Calabona porphyry copper system (Sardinia, Italy): the path to an uneconomic deposit: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 774Ð791."	"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, djurleite, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, kaolinite/illite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite "	32Ð27	19a		"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz andesite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, keratophyre, rhyolite, sandstone, spilite, tuff, volcanic breccia"	1									
Carbonia 		ITLY	Italy	Sardinia	30	10	39	0	30	8	8.5	39.175	17				Yes		347	30						"Boni, M., Koppel, V., Fruh-Green, and Hansmann, W., 1992,  Late to post-Hercynian hydrothermal activity and mineralization in southwest Sardinia (Italy): Economic Geology, v. 87, p. 2113Ð2137.Maccioni, L., Marchi, M., Padalino, G, and Pretti, S., 1992,  Preliminary geochemical exploration in semiarid climate: the case of a porphyry-type occurrence in Sardinia (Italy): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 42, p. 261Ð272."	"barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite "		19a			"granite, granodiorite, monzonite, skarn"	"andesite, granite, limestone"										
Ogliastra		ITLY	Italy	Sardinia		49	39		31	9	9.516666667	39.81666667	17				Yes		346	285						"Fiori, M., Garbarino, C., Maccioni, L., Masi. U., Padalino, G., Palomba, M., Ranieri, G., and Violo, M., 1984, Cu-Mo-Zn mineralizations in the Hercynian plutonites from Ogliastra, in  Janelidze, T.V., and Tvalchrelidze, A.G., eds., Proceedings of the Sixth Quadrarennial IAGOD Symposium held in Tbilisi, USSR, September 6-12: E. SchweizerbartÕsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, p. 321Ð 333."	"biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"					"andesite, basalt"	"limestone, sandstone, shale"										
Aktogai	Aktogay	KAZN	Kazakhstan			56	46		58	79	79.96666667	46.93333333	17			Aidarly		Exposed.	432	333	4310	0.39	0.0085	1.2	0.025	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 181-190.Zhukov, N.M., Filimonova, L.E., 1982, Metasomatites and hypogene mineralization in the Aktogai porphyry copper deposit: Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 24, no. 2, p. 102Ð110 (in Russian).Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549.Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian)."	"albite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cubanite, digenite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, ilmenite, mackinawite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pentlandite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, safflorite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, titanite, tourmaline, wittichenite, wolframite, zeolite"	354Ð312			"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	gabbro		2				9.2	1	7.2			
Almaly		KAZN	Kazakhstan			41	48		42	73	73.7	48.68333333	17	start of 20th century			Yes	"Medium size deposit, small mining operations at the start of 20th century. Grades: 0.3Ð0.9% Cu, 0.001Ð0.006% Mo, up to 0.7 g/t Au; 0.15% Pb, 0.03% Bi. Exposed. "	632	310		0	0	0	0	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, fahlore, fluorite, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, powellite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, topaz, wulfenite"	MiddleÐLate Carboniferous			"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry "		"chert, granite, granodiorite, greenstone, limestone, quartzite, shale"					2.3	0.3	0.54			
Baiskoe		KAZN	Kazakhstan			10	49		35	75	75.58333333	49.16666667	17				Yes	Small deposit with average grades: 0.43Ð0.53% Cu and 0.004Ð0.007% Mo; 946 to 980 g/t Re in molybdenite from concentrate.	431	310		0	0	0	0	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cubanite, cuprite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	Middle-Late Carboniferous					"andesite, basalt, chert, granite, greenstone, rhyodacite, rhyolite"										
Bataly		KAZN	Kazakhstan			53	52		25	61	61.41666667	52.88333333	17				Yes	100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments. 	413	301		0	0	0	0	"Grabezhev, A., and Borovikov, Y., 1993,  Porphyry-copper deposits of the Urals: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia, Volume A: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 275Ð284.    Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"albite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, hydrolepidocrockite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	310Ð292			"breccia, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"		"andesite, basaltic trachyandesite, dacite, plagiogranite porphyry, rhyolite"					"2,5"	1	2			
Benkala		KAZN	Kazakhstan			46	51		45	61	61.75	51.76666667	17	1960s				100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments.	414	312	309	0.42	0.003	0	0.07	"Grabezhev, A., and Borovikov, Y., 1993,  Porphyry-copper deposits of the Urals: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, 1992, Mineral resources Symposia, Volume A: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 275Ð284.    Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"albite, apatite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, goethite, gypsum, hematite, malachite, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tourmaline, valleriite"	318Ð306	18b		"breccia, andesite porphyry dike, gabbro-diabase dike, granite porphyry, lamprophyre, tonalite porphyry, skarn"		"dolomitic mudstone, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone"					1.2	0.7	0.66			
Besshoky		KAZN	Kazakhstan			18	48		16	76	76.26666667	48.3	17				Yes	Resource: 138 Mt at0.52% Cu and 0.002% Mo. Exposed.	428	310		0	0	0	0	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"alunite, andalusite, azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, diaspore, enargite, epidote, famatinite, ferberite, ferrimolybdite, jarosite, limonite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Middle-Late Carboniferous			"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	rhyolite	"limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone"					2	1.35	2.1			
Borly		KAZN	Kazakhstan			30	47		7	74	74.11666667	47.5	17					Exposed. 	419	329	94.4	0.34	0.011	3.4	0.3	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"anhydrite/gypsum, bismuth, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline"	329		"17, 22c"	"breccia, diabase porphyry dike, granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry dike"		"granite, granodiorite porphyry"										
Boshchekul	Bozshakol	KAZN	Kazakhstan			49	51		11	74	74.18333333	51.81666667	17	1930	1970			"In concentrate: Pt n.d., 0.44 g/t Pd. Exposed."	420	479	178	0.66	0.014	2.3	0.27	"Kaufman, M.A., 1992, A look at the mineral endowment and investment possibilities in the Russian, Kazakh and Uzbek Republics, C.I.S.: manuscript paper, Northwest Mining Association 98th Annual Convention, Spokane, Washington, December 2-4, 1992, 9 p.Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997,  Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.  Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Sokolov, A.L., 1999,  Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 181-190.Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"albite, altaite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, brochantite, carbonate, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, covellite, electrum, epidote, fluorite, galena, goethite, gold, gypsum, hessite, kaolinite, linneite, mackinawite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pentlandite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silvanite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	481Ð477			"breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, gabbro, quartzite, rhyolite"	basalt					6	1	4.7	1.2	3	0.5
Chatyrkul		KAZN	Kazakhstan			38	43		13	74	74.21666667	43.63333333	17				Yes		421	400.5	90.7	0.6	0	0	0	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 181-190."	"albite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	446Ð355				diorite	"adamellite, granite, gneiss"										
Karatas		KAZN	Kazakhstan			39	46		38	73	73.63333333	46.65	21a				Yes	"Reserve (mostly skarn): 29 Mt at 0.44% Cu and 0.024% Mo. Reserves also calculated for Ag, Se, Te, Re, In, and Co. Exposed."	418	310	29	0.44	0.024	0	0	"Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets. Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"braunite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, hausmannite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, "	MiddleÐLate Carboniferous	18b	17	skarn	"gabbro, syenite "	"monzodiorite, monzonite"										
Kazkyrmyskoye	Kaskyrmys	KAZN	Kazakhstan			29	45		17	74	74.28333333	45.48333333	17	1987		Vostok		100% of the deposit area is covered by thick Tertiary clay. 	422	375 ?	375	0.41	0.007	0.79	0.059	"Cox, D.P., 2001, written communication.Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, enargite, galena, gold, molybdenite, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite"	Middle-Late Devonian?	22c		"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite "		tonalite					2.5	1.5	2.9			
Kenkuduk 		KAZN	Kazakhstan			23	47		14	75	75.23333333	47.38333333	17			Kaskyrkazgan	Yes	Up to 1.8 g/t Ag. Exposed.	425	293.5	23.7	0.34	0.017	0	0	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian) Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian) Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite "	310Ð277	"17, 18b"	17	"breccia, diabase dike, diorite porphyry dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"andesite, dacite, limestone, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"										
Kepcham		KAZN	Kazakhstan			30	47		6	75	75.1	47.5	17				Yes		424		35.8	0.34	0.018	0	0	"Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite "		17		"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"granodiorite, tonalite"										
Koksai 	Koksaiy	KAZN	Kazakhstan			27	44		26	78	78.43333333	44.45	21a					"Grades reported: 3.5 g/t Se and 1.1 g/t Te that are included in the resource, as well as Re. 100% of the deposit area is covered by boulders, gravel, loam, and clay."	430	422	320	0.55	0.049	1.24	0.12	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 181-190.Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"anhydrite, apatite, arsenopyrite, azurite, barite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cosalite, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, digenite, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, psilomelane, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	464Ð380			"breccia, dacite porphyry, gabbro-diabase, plagiogranite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry "	"diorite, gabbro"	"granodiorite, tonalite"					2.2	0.25	0.43			
Koktasdzhal		KAZN	Kazakhstan			7	50		10	76	76.16666667	50.11666667	20c	before 1917			Yes	Exposed.	427	292	57	0.62	0	3.8	0.72	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Shatov, V. , Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., 1996,  Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St, Petersburg, 396 p.Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.  "	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, ilmenite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite"	320Ð264			"granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry"		"basalt, molasse"					2.2	0.7	1.2			
Kounrad	Qonyrat	KAZN	Kazakhstan			55	46		56	74	74.93333333	46.91666667	21a	1928	1938			Exposed.	423	329.5	272	0.4	0.01	0.62	0.015	"Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p. Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 181-190.Yudin, I.M., 1969, The Kounrad copper deposit: Moscow University Publishing Company, 150 p. (in Russian). Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549."	"altaite, alunite, andalusite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, corundum, cubanite, diaspore, enargite/luzonite/famatinite, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, luzonite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, silver, sphalerite/wurtzite, stibioluzonite, tetrahedrite/fahlore/tennantite/freibergite, valleriite"	335Ð324			"breccia, diabase dikes, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, trondhjemite"	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite flow, andesitic tuff, calcareous clastic rocks"								0.75	1.2	0.8
Kyzylkain		KAZN	Kazakhstan			32	47		25	84	84.41666667	47.53333333	17					30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium.	433	325	542	0.3	0.005	0	0	"Cox, D.P., 2001, written communication.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.  Shevchenko, N.Y., 1973, Porphyry copper mineralization in Eastern Kazakhstan: Exploration and Protection of Mineral Resources (Razvedka i Okhrana Nedr), no 8, p. 7Ð10 (in Russian)."	"albite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, iron oxides, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite "	MiddleÐLate Carboniferous			"hornfels, andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks"					1.6	0.5	0.6			
Kyzyltu		KAZN	Kazakhstan			57	51		20	72	72.33333333	51.95	17	1970				100% of the deposit area is covered by loam. 	416	445	65.8	0.48	0.015	6.56	0.2	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144.Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.  "	"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, digenite, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, silver, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite"	445			"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzodiorite"		"diorite, pyroclastics, schist"					1	0.6	0.47			
Nurbay		KAZN	Kazakhstan			55	47		20	79	79.33333333	47.91666667	17	1951				"Grades reported: average 0.5% Cu, 0.001Ð0.03% Mo. "	634							"Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, in Abdulin, A.A., and others, eds., Reference Book: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"andalusite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, covellite, diaspore, galena, goethite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, valleriite "	Late Paleozoic			"diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry "		"limestone, rhyolite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"					1.4	1.2	1.3			
Nurkazgan 	Samarskoye	KAZN	Kazakhstan			2	50		43	76	76.71666667	50.03333333	17						429	410	213	0.81	0.01	2.5	0.26	"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, 12 p. http://kazminco.comhttp://www.cdn-news.com/database/main/1998/1/21/0121048N.htmlPlyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.Shatov, V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., 1996,  Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St, Petersburg, 396 p. "	"chalcopyrite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	410					"agglomerate, andesite, andesitic dacite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diabase, ignimbrite, rhyolite, felsic tuff, tuffite"										
Ozernoye		KAZN	Kazakhstan			20	49		56	75	75.93333333	49.33333333	17	1964				40% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified rocks.	426	315	194	0.36	0.005	2.9	0.02	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p.  (in Russian).Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144. Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.  "	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	323Ð307			"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"		"andesite porphyry, pyroclastics"										
Saryshagan		KAZN	Kazakhstan			14	46		11	73	73.18333333	46.23333333	17	1954					417	310	324	0.27	0.007	0	0.024	"Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p.  (in Russian).Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuÐMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in V. Shatov, Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119Ð144.  Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, galena, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	Middle-Late Carboniferous	17		"breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry"		"andesite, andesitic volcaniclastic rocks"		2	1.3	2						
Sokurkoiy		KAZN	Kazakhstan			32	46		18	74	74.3	46.53333333	17	1928			Yes	Small deposit with the reported average grades of 0.66% Cu and 0.005% Mo; and 0.1 Ð10 g/t Au in lump samples. Exposed. 	633	310		0	0	0	0	"Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"alunite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, dickite, enargite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite "	Middle-Late Carboniferous	"17, 21a"		"eruptive breccia, granite porphyry, felsite porphyry"		"andesite, granite, hornfels, quartz monzonite, skarn"					3	1.5	3.5			
Spiridonovskoe		KAZN	Kazakhstan			20	52		11	62	62.18333333	52.33333333	17				Yes	"Drilling data indicate small resources at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, 0.01 to 0.05% Mo, and up to 0.2 g/t Au. 100% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified rocks. "	631			0	0	0	0	"Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"				"dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"chert, limestone, sandstone, welded tuff"					5	1	3.9			
Varvarinskoye		KAZN	Kazakhstan			1	53		34	62	62.56666667	53.01666667	20c	1979				100% of the deposit area is covered by Mesozoic-Cenozoic sediments up to 50 m thick. 	415	310	20.8	1.57	0	4.6	1.9	"Kazakhstan Minerals Corporation, 2000, Our properties: http://kazminco.com/prop/varva.htmlZhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."	"arsenopyrite, Bi-sulfide, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, garnet, gersdorffite, gold, magnetite, marcasite, nickeline, prehnite, pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, telluride "	Middle-Late Carboniferous 	"18b, 18c"		"breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn "		"pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, granodiorite, limestone"										
Taldy-Bulak		KYRZ	Kyrgyzstan			42	42		39	75	75.65	42.7	20c						412	444	540	0.27	0	0	0.5	"Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.Jenchuraeva, R.J., 1997, Tectonic settings of porphyry-type mineralization and hydrothermal alteration in Paleozoic island arcs and active continental margins, Kyrghyz Range, (Tien Shan) Kyrghyzstan: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, no. 5, p. 434Ð440.Jenchuraeva, R.J., and Maksumova, R.A., 1993,  Porphyry copper-gold mineralization in the ancient active continental margins of the Tien Shan:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 241Ð252."	"albite, BiÐminerals, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, gold, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, "	444			"diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, eruptive breccia"		"pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, quartz diorite"										
Buchim		MACA	Macedonia			31	41		33	22	22.55	41.51666667	20c		1979				382	25	150	0.3	0	0	0.35	"Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., EuropeÕs major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303Ð321.Jancovic, S., Petkovic, M., Tomson, I.N., and Kravcov, V., 1980,  Porphyry copper deposits in the Serbo-Macedonian province, Southeastern Europe, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 18Ð22 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 96Ð102.Serafimovski, T., Cifliganec, V., Yankovic, S., Boev, B., 1996, Genetic model of the Buchim porphyry copper deposit, Republic of Macedonia, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 63Ð74. Strashimirov, S., Serafimovski, T., Kovachev, V., 1996, Temperatures of the ore-forming fluides in the Buchim porphyry copper deposit, Macedonia, by fluid inclusion studies: Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 38, no. 4, p. 373Ð377 (in Russian)."	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, bravoite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, krennerite, limonite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, petzite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, tenorite, tetrahedrite, valleriite"	25			"andesite, latite, quartz latite porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite "	"amphibolite, andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartzite, schist, tonalite"		2.4	1.5	2						
Bongkud		MLYA	Malaysia	Sabah		2	6		45	116	116.75	6.033333333	20c	1999			Yes	"5 km long WNW porphyry Cu zone, intersects: 331m at 0.31% Cu, 0.7 g/t Au; 123 m at 0.43% Cu, 0.95 g/t Au; 74 m at 0.57% Cu, 0.95 g/t Au. Oxidized zone 45 m thick at 3.5% Cu.  "	526			0	0	0	0	"Feebrey, G.A., 2001, Exploration reviews: Asia, Philippines: SEG ( Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, April, no. 45, p. 35.Imai, A., 2000,  Genesis of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, East Malaysia: Resource Geology, v. 50, no. 1, p. 1Ð23. United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 1, Malaysia, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 p. "	Cu-oxides				"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"alaskite, andesite, andesitic dacite, dacite, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, latite, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartzite, trachyte"										
Mamut 		MLYA	Malaysia	Sabah		2	6		28	116	116.4666667	6.033333333	20c	1964	1975			"In concentrate: 18.7 g/t Au, 0.57 g/t Pt, 1.7 g/t Pd. "	525	7	196	0.48	0.001	2.5	0.5	"Kirk, H.J.C., 1967, Porphyry copper deposit in northern Sabah, Malaysia: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, v. 76, no. 732, p. B212ÐB213.Kosaka, H. and Wakita, K., 1978,  Some geologic features of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 618Ð627.Imai, A., 2000, Genesis of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, East Malaysia:  Resource Geology, v. 50, no. 1, p. 1Ð23. Nagano, K., Takenouchi, S., Imai, H., and Shoji, T., 1977,  Fluid inclusions study in the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 201Ð212.  Taylor, D.,  and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry -type deposits in Southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 18, p. 95Ð116. Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213Ð283.United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 1, Malaysia, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161Ð183. "	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, electrum, epidote, galena, garnet, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, jamesonite/boulangerite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, stannite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline, tremolite"	7	22c		"adamellite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"breccia, mudstone"	"granite porphyry, quartz diorite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks"		2.3	1.3	2.2				0.27	0.7	0.5
Mengpur		MLYA	Malaysia	Pahang		51	3		52	102	102.8666667	3.85	20c						523	245	45	1.8	0	0	0.6	"Wong, W.S., and Lee, A.K., 1986, Gold investigation in the Sungai Luit area, Mengapur base metal district, Pahang: GEOSEAV Proceedings, v. 2, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, no.20, p.667Ð700.United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 1, Malaysia, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 p. "	"chalcopyrite, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	Lower Triassic ?	"18b, 39a"		"hornfels, skarn"	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"amphibolite, shale"										
Nungkok		MLYA	Malaysia	Sabah		6	6		28	116	116.4666667	6.1	17	before 1967			Yes	0.42 to 0.57% Cu. In drill core 0.008 to 0.025% Mo.	524	8						"Saigusa, M., 1973,  Relationship between copper contents in soil and copper grade in ore bodies calculated by drill core assay of some porphyry copper deposits in tropical terrain: Mining Geology, v. 23, p. 283Ð294.Nagano, K., Takenouchi, S., Imai, H., and Shoji, T., 1977,  Fluid inclusions study in the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 201Ð212.   Taylor, D.,  and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980,  Porphyry -type deposits in Southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no 18, p. 95Ð116.United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v.1, Malaysia, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 p. "	"arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"				"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics, tuff"								0.05	0.4	0.15
Batopilas		MXCO	Mexico	Chihuahua		2	27		-42	-107	-107.7	27.03333333	20c	1632		"Tahonas Corralitos, Satevo"	Yes	Resources: 6 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au.	188	51		0	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Goodell, P.C., 1995, Porphyry deposits along the Batopilas lineament, Chihuahua, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 544.Wilkerson, G., Quingping, D., Llavona, R., and Goodell, P., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1721Ð1736. "	"actinolite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	51	"17, 22c"	17	"breccia, basalt dike, dacite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, granitoid, metamorphic rocks"		1.7	1	2.2						
Cabello Blanco		MXCO	Mexico			27	19		-51	-96	-96.85	19.45	20c				Yes	0.11 to 0.18% Cu and 0.23 to 0.72 g/t Au.	197			0	0	0	0	"Almaden News Release, 2001, March 6, 1998 to October 2, 2001: www.almadenresources.com/releases/NewsNoranda News Release, 2001, October 2: www.noranda.com"	"barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite"		"18b, 25e"		"feldspar porphyry, skarn"		"alaskite, andesite, diorite, granodiorite, diorite, quartz monzonite, granodiorite, sandstone, sedimentary breccia, skarn"		1.7	1	2.2						
Cananea		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	15	57	30		-19	-110	-110.3166667	30.95416667	21a		1899			Exposed.	178	55.5	7140	0.42	0.008	0.58	0.012	"Anderson, T.H., and Silver, L.T., U-Pb isotope ages of granitic plutons near Cananea, Sonora: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 827Ð836.Ayala F., Ramon, and Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Contribution on the Cananea district: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 38, p. 35.Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, Lukas, and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Bushnell, S.E., 1988, Mineralization at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, and the paragenesis and zoning of breccia pipes in quartzofeldspathic rock: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1760-1781.Casaceli, R.J., 1992, Mexico exploration and mining activity, in Randol at Minexpo Ô92: Golden, Colorado, Randol International Ltd., p. 11-27.Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139-183.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68.Meinert, L.D., 1982, Skarn, manto, and breccia pipe formation in sedimentary rocks of the Cananea Mining District, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 919Ð949. Perry, V.D., 1961, The significance of mineralized breccia pipes: Mining Engineering, April, p. 367Ð376.Salas, G.P., 1991, Cananea copper deposit, Sonora, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 199Ð200."	"actinolite, adularia, aikinite, alunite, amphibole, argentite, biotite/phlogopite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, diopside, enargite/luzonite, epidote, galena, garnet, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline, wollastonite"	58Ð53	"17, 18a, 19a"	17	"aplite, breccia, hornfels, lamprophyre, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn "	"dacite, diorite, granite, granodiorite, latite, syenite, tuff"	"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite"		22	4	7				3.5	3	1.5
Cerro Colorado		MXCO	Mexico	Chihuahua	8	15	26	-46	-19	-107	-107.3294444	26.25222222	17				Yes	"No drilling resource: 3 Mt, 0.3% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au."	190	46		0	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Goodell, P.C., 1995, Porphyry deposits along the Batopilas lineament, Chihuahua, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 544.Wilkerson, G., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1721Ð1736. "	"actinolite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	46		"20c, 22c"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry"		"diorite, quartz monzonite"										
Cuatro Hermanos		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	10	23	28	-25	-39	-109	-109.6569444	28.38611111	17						186	56.5	233	0.431	0.035	4	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest, xx p.Anonymous, 1993, Morgain increases copper reserves: The Northern Miner, October 25, p. B6.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, v. 85, p. B170ÐB189. "	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, gold, goethite, hematite, jarosite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	58Ð55			"breccia, dacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"		"granite, monzodiorite, quartz monzonite,"										
Cumobabi	Cumpas	MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	31	48	29	-15	-49	-109	-109.8208333	29.80861111	21a		1980	"San Judas, Transvaal, Molybdeno"		Exposed.	183	51.5	67	0.266	0.099	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Carten, R.B., White, W.H., and Stein, H.J., 1993, High-grade granite-related molybdenum systems: classification and origin, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 521Ð554.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Sherkenbach, D.A., Sawkins, F.J., and Seyfried, W.E., Jr., 1985, Geologic, fluid inclusions and geochemical studies of the mineralized breccias at Cumobabi, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 1566Ð1592. "	"albite, anhydrite, apatite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline "	63Ð40			"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"		"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite"										
El Arco		MXCO	Mexico	Bajo de California		2	28		-34	-113	-113.5666667	28.03333333	17		1935				184	107	660	0.6	0	0	0.2	"Coolbaugh, D.F., Hernandez, A.O., Perez, A.E., and Muller, R.M., 1995, El Arco porphyry copper deposit, Baja California, Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 525Ð534.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 219 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68."	"apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, copper wad, covellite, cuprite, dioptase, epidote, goethite/limonite, galena, gold, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	107		"39a, Cu, Au in schistose andesite"	"andesite breccia, andesite porphyry, aplite, diabase dikes, granodiorite porphyry"	"basalt, gabbro, granite, peridotite, rhyodacite, rhyolite, serpentinite, tonalite"	"granodiorite, quartz monzonite"					3.5	3.5	9.6	1.7	1.5	1.4
El Batamote	Batamote	MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	55	28	30	-10	-45	-109	-109.7527778	30.48194444	17				Yes		179	57		0	0	0	0	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary depositÐtype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89Ð158, 350p.Perez, A.E., 1978, Metallogenetic map of Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 145Ð154.Ruiz, J., 1986, Distribution of mineral deposits in Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 159Ð169.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	57		"17, 22c"	"andesite dikes, breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"		"andesite, pillow andesitic basalt, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"		0.2	0.3	0.8						
Iguaran		MXCO	Mexico	Michoacan	51	52	18	-27	-38	-101	-101.6408333	18.88083333	17		End of 19th century			7 Mt at 1.29% Cu and 0.04% WO3 was mined. 	196	34		0	0	0	0	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Osoria, A.H., Leija, N.V., and Esquivel, R., 1991, Economic geology of the Inguaran mining district, Michoacan, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 365Ð368.Sawkins, F.J., 1979, Fluid inclusion studies of the Inguaran copper-bearing breccia pipes, Michaocan, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 74, p. 924Ð927.Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545Ð550.  Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, tourmaline"	36Ð32		17	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, basalt "	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, rhyodacite, phyllite, clastic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"										
La Caridad		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora		18	30		-30	-109	-109.5	30.3	17	1896	early1900s; 1970s			Exposed.	182	51	1800	0.452	0.0247	0	0	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Randol International Ltd., 1993, Mexican mining directory 1994: Golden, Colorado, Randol International Ltd., 250 p.Saegart, W.E., Sell, J.D., and Kilpatrick, B.E., 1974, Geology and mineralization of La Caridad porphyry copper deposit, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 69, p. 1060Ð1077.Salas, G.P., 1991, La Caridad disseminated copper deposits, Sonora, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 201Ð203.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	53Ð49		17	"breccia, pegmatite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	rhyolite	"diorite, quartz monzonite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"	1				4.5	4	14	3.2	2.4	1.7
La Florida	"La Florida-Barrigon, Mina La Lilly"	MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	2	23	30	-50	-43	-109	-109.7305556	30.38388889	17					Exposed.	180	52	135	0.33	0	0	0	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. Theodore, T.G., and de Witt, M.P., 1976, Porphyry-type metallization and alteration at La Florida de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76Ð760, 28 p. Theodore, T.G., and de Wit, M.P., 1978, Porphyry-type metallization and alteration at La Florida de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico: Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey, v. 6, no. 1, p. 59Ð72."	"apatite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zeolite "	52	18b		"dacite porphyry, rhyolite dike, skarn"	"ignimbrite, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, basaltic andesite, conglomerate, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, limestone, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"										
La Reyna		MXCO	Mexico	Sinaloa		20	23		-4	-106	-106.0666667	23.33333333	20c				Yes		192		33	0.5	0	0	0.4	"Anonymous, 1995, Cambior fleshes out Reyna copper-gold play: The Northern Miner, October 23, p. 14. Page, R., 1995, Mexico. Exploration review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 23, p. 27. Mexican Mining Subsidiaries, 1996, Aurizon Mines Ltd., Internet Press Release: http://www.imdex.com/c_a#Aurizon20Mines20Ltd "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite, tourmaline"				breccia		"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, limestone"										
La Verde		MXCO	Mexico	Michiocan	40	4	19	-53	-1	-102	-102.0313889	19.07777778	17						194	32	110	0.7	0	2.5	0.088	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Coochey, D,V., and Eckman, P., 1978, Geology of the La Verde copper deposits, Michoacan, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 129Ð137.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545Ð550."	"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, hematite/specularite, limonite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tennantite, tourmaline"	33Ð31			"aplite, breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, pegmatite "	"andesite, tuff "	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, diorite porphyry, rhyolite"		2.6	1.3	2.5						
Mariquita 	La Mariquita	MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	20	3	31	-15	-25	-110	-110.4208333	31.05555556	17					30 Mt at 0.7% Cu.	177		100	0.45	0	0	0	"Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary depositÐtype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89Ð158, 350 p.Ruiz, J., 1986, Distribution of mineral deposits in Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v.16, p. 159Ð169.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"alunite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, goethite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise"			17	"breccia, quartz monzonite"		"diorite, marble, monzogabbro, monzonite, schist"										
Milpillas		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora		7	31		-27	-110	-110.45	31.11666667	17				Yes	20 km NW of Cananea.	175	58	230	0.85				"Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest, xx p.Mining Companies in Mexico, 2001, Internet Digest: http://www.imdex.com/c-m.htm"	"chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, pyrite"	58			breccia	"granite, metamorphic rocks"	"amphibolite, gneiss, schist"										
Nacozari	"Los Pilares, Pilares"	MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	10	20	30		-38	-109	-109.6333333	30.33611111	17		1946				181	53	147	1.04	0	0	0	"Gilmour, Paul, 1982, Grades and tonnages of porphyry copper deposits, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 7Ð35.Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary depositÐtype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89Ð158, 350 p.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Thoms, J.A., 1978, Textural variations and mineral zoning of the Pilares breccia pipe, Nacozari mining district, Sonora, Mexico, in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., Proceedings of the porphyry copper symposium:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 11, p. 143."	"azurite/malachite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, wolframite"	53		17	"breccia, diabase dikes"	"dacite tuff, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite tuff"	"amphibolite, diorite porphyry, gneiss, schist"										
Piedras Verdes		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	5	10	27	-10	-1	-109	-109.0194444	27.16805556	17	1898				Exposed.	187		288	0.37	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Dreier, J.E., and Braun, E.R., 1995, Piedras Verdes, Sonora, Mexico: A structurally controlled porphyry copper deposit, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 535Ð543.http://www.azco.com/reports/10k95/property.htmSillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, tourmaline"				granodiorite porphyry	rhyolite	mafic volcanic tuff					8	3	19	1.1	3	0.45
San Isidro	Cerro Pelon	MXCO	Mexico	Michoacan	37	56	18	-42	-58	-101	-101.9783333	18.94361111	17				Yes		195	33	12.5	0.4	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20, p. 1052Ð1071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545Ð550. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	33			"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"andesite flow, andesite tuff, limestone, marble"										
Santo Tomas		MXCO	Mexico	Sinaloa		43	26		-14	-108	-108.2333333	26.71666667	17						189	57	274	0.498	0	0	0.05	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071.  Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest, xx p.Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, malachite, pyrite, tourmaline"	57		17	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"andesite, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, dacite, mudstone, pyroclastics, sandstone, schist, tuffite"										
Suaqui Verde		MXCO	Mexico	Sonora	41	24	28	-11	-48	-109	-109.8030556	28.41138889	17				Yes		185	57	87.2	0.43	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary depositÐtype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89Ð158, 350 p.Mining Companies in Mexico, 1996, AZCO Mining Inc., Suaqui Verde Cu property, Internet Press Release: http://www.imdex.com/c_a.htm"	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	57			"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, dacite, limestone, shale, spilite"					2	1.5	2.4			
Tameapa 		MXCO	Mexico	Sinaloa		40	25		-21	-107	-107.35	25.66666667	17					On Sinaloa-Durango border.	191	54	50	0.4	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, goethite, hematite, limonite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	54			"andesite dike, aplite, basalt dike, breccia, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate"	"aplite, diabase dikes, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks"										
Tepalcuatita		MXCO	Mexico	Michiocan		9	19		-1	-103	-103.0083333	19.15	20c				Yes		193		27	0.32	0	0	0.64	"Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545Ð550.  "	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"				"diabase dike, diorite dike, quartz diorite porphyry "		"andesite, granodiorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"										
Toliman		MXCO	Mexico	Chiapas	8	19	15	-50	-19	-92	-92.33055556	15.31888889	17				Yes	Less than 0.8% Cu reported.	198	5.8		0	0	0	0	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487Ð524.Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 1052Ð1071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170ÐB189. "	"anhydrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, ilmenite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	5.8			quartz monzonite porphyry		"andesite, andesite porphyry, conglomerate, dacite, quartz diorite, granodiorite, limestone, pyroclastics, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, tonalite"										
Avdartolgoi 		MNGL	Mongolia		15	40	49	40	50	114	114.8444444	49.67083333	17				Yes	"Rock chip samples contain up to: 1% Cu, 0.05% Mo, 140 g/t Ag, and 1 g/t Au. "	608	154						"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.  "	"adularia, albite, arsenic, bismuthinite, boulangerite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	Middle to Late Jurassic			explosive breccia		"andesite, anhydrite, conglomerate, dolomite, fanglomerate, granite, limestone, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff"								0.27	0.75	0.45
Bayan-Uul		MNGL	Mongolia			41	46		53	104	104.8833333	46.68333333	17				Yes	"Abundant quartz-tourmaline-chalcopyrite veins and quartz-tourmaline breccias, according to Cox (Lamb and Cox, 1998). At area 0.6 x 2.3 km, %: 0.1 Cu, 0.002 Mo, 0.1 g/t Au. Exposed."	454	222		0	0	0	0	"KovalÕ, P.V., Ariunbileg, S., Lubatorov, Y.I., and Maksimyuk, I.Y, 1988,  The Bayanula molybdenum-copper porphyry prospect, Central Mongolia, and its relation to magmatism: International Geological Review, v. 30, p. 900Ð911. KovalÕ, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989,  On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloÐOkhjotsk belt, Mongolian PeopleÔs Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369Ð380.Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524-529.Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM. Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.-E., 1996, MongoliaÕs gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 12Ð15. "	"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fahlore, galena, galenobismutite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite, tourmaline "	222	22c		"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry"		"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, trachyandesite"					5	3	11.8			
Erdenet 	Erdenetiin - Ovoo	MNGL	Mongolia			0	49		8	104	104.1333333	49	17	1963				"Reported: 1.4 to 74 ppb Au, 0.001 to 2.9 ppm Ag, 10 to 33 ppb Pt, 7 to 27 ppb Pd. Re-Os age of molybdenite is 240.4±8 Ma, according to Watanabe and Stein (2000); Rb-Sr ages of I, II, and III phases of granodiorite porphyries are 253±18, 223±9 and 196±4 Ma, respectively, according to Berzina and others (1999). Exposed."	452	207	1200	0.458	0.016	0	0	"Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2001,  Precious metal contents of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of Russia and Mongolia, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 699Ð702. Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321Ð324.Gavrilova, S.P., and Maksimyuk, I.E., 1990,  Phases of formation of the Eredentuin-Obo copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit (Mongolia): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 32, no. 6, p. 3Ð17 (in Russian). Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.Khacin, R.A., Marinov, N.A., Khurts, Ch., and Yakimov, L.I., 1977,  The Eredentuin-Obo copper-molybdenum deposit in northern Mongolia: Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 19, no. 6, p. 3Ð15 (in Russian). KovalÕ, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989,  On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloÐOkhotsk belt, Mongolian PeopleÔs Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369Ð380.Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524-529.Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.-E., 1996, MongoliaÕs gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 12Ð15.    Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D., 2001, Palladium, platinum and gold distribution in porphyry Cu±Mo deposits of Russia and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 95Ð111.   Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. Watanabe, Y., and Stein, H.J., 2000, Re-Os ages for the Erdenet and Tsagaan Suvarga porphyry Cu-Mo deposits, Mongolia, and tectonic implications: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 1537Ð1542."	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, delafossite, ferrimolybdite, fluorite, galena, goethite/limonite, gypsum, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, powellite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline, turquoise, zeolite"	207	17		"breccia, andesite porphyry, andesitic dacite, aplite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, felsite, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, tonalite porphyry, trachyte porphyry"	gneiss 	andesitic volcanic rocks		5.3	1.5	4.5				1.8	2.8	0.8
Kharmagtai		MNGL	Mongolia			2	44		9	106	106.15	44.03333333	17				Yes		453	296	229	0.35	0	0	0	"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321Ð324.Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.E., 1996, MongoliaÕs gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 12Ð15. "	"azurite/malachite, bornite, calaverite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	296±5			"diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	"argillite, marl, sandstone"	"black shale, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"										
Khongoot		MNGL	Mongolia			8	49		39	103	103.65	49.13333333	17				Yes	Resource in one of four mineralized zones is 12.6 Mt at 0.31% Cu.	609	300		0	0	0	0	"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. "	"azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	Late Carboniferous			"diorite porphyry, lamprophyre"		"conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale"										
Naran Bulag		MNGL	Mongolia			35	48		47	97	97.78333333	48.58333333	17				Yes		606	260		0	0	0	0	"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.  Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. "	"chalcopyrite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	Late Permian			"granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry "		"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granite, limestone, marble, quartz latite tuff, schist"										
Nariin Khudag		MNGL	Mongolia			14	44		2	108	108.0333333	44.23333333	17				Yes	0.1 to 0.3% Cu in 0.2 x 0.9 km bedrock area.	610	300		0	0	0	0	"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM."	"bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, tourmaline"	Late Carboniferous			"granodiorite, granosyenite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"		"andesite, agglomerate, alaskite, basalt, gabbro, granite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanics, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist"										
Oyu Tolgoi 	Turquoise Hill	MNGL	Mongolia			0	43		52	106	106.8666667	43	20c	1996			Yes	"Discovered by D. P. Cox. Grade and tonnage as of February 2, 2004 based on 0.3% copper-equivalent cut-off.Supergene enrichment age 93Ð117 Ma."	455	367	3107.1	0.676	0	0	0.24	"Gerel, O., 2004, Metallogeny of Mongolia: PowerPoint presentation on Mongolia-Japan Global Mineral Resource Assessment Workshop, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, July 18Ð27, 2004.Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2003, News Releases, February 26, 2003: http://www.ivanhoemines.comIvanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Independent scoping study confirms Oyu Tolgoi project's potential to become a world-class copper-gold mine, February 2, 2004: http://www.ivanhoemines.com, 15 p.Perello, J., Cox D.,  Garamjav, D., Sanjdorj, S., Diakov S., Schissel, D., Munhbat, T.-O., and Oyun, G., 2001, Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia: Silurian-Devonian porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) and high-sulfidation Cu mineralization with a Cretaceous chalcocite blanket: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 6, p. 1407Ð1428."	"alunite, apatite, malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chrysocolla, arsenosulvanite [Cu3(As,V)S4] , chalcocite, chlorite, copper, covellite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, epidote, fluorite, hematite, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, svanbergite [SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH6)], tennantite, tenorite, zunyite"	362Ð372			"andesite dike, breccia, diorite, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite dike, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"	"argillite, granite, granodiorite, shale"	"andesite, dacite, volcanic breccia, tuff"										
Oyuut Ulaar Ovoo		MNGL	Mongolia		27	34	44	9	26	109	109.4358333	44.57416667	17				Yes	0.3 to 5.1% Cu and 0.0035 to 0.006% Mo in 0.25 x 0.7 km bedrock area.	611			0	0	0	0	"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p.  "	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"				"granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, syenite porphyry"		"conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale, siltstone"								0.14	0.7	0.25
Saran Uul		MNGL	Mongolia			47	45		36	100	100.6	45.78333333	17				Yes	"101 Mt resources at 0.06% Cu. Rock-chip sampling: 0.1 to 5% Cu, 0.5 to 4.9 g/t Au, and 100 to 2000 ppm Mo. Drilling: 150 m at 0.37% Cu and 0.08 g/t Au; 64 m at 0.44% Cu and 0.06 g/t Au; 80 m at 0.35% Cu and 0.07 g/t Au."	451	327		0	0	0	0	"Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, News Releases, October 2001: http://www.ivanhoemines.comIvanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, The Saran Uul Project information: http://www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Saran_Uul.asp, 2 p. Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. Watanabe, Y., Turmagnai, D., Baymbasuren, D., Oyunchimeg, G., Tsedenbaljir, Y., and Sato, Y., 1999, Geology and K-Ar ages of the South, Huh Bilgiin Hundii, Saran Uul, Taats Gol, and Han Uul deposits in the Bayankhongor Region, Mongolia: Resource Geology, v. 49, no. 3, p. 123-130."	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	Late Carboniferous			"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, syenite porphyry"	"limestone, metamorphic rocks"	"andesite tuff, granodiorite, diorite, quartz diorite, tonalite"		0.6								
Shand		MNGL	Mongolia		30	46	48		13	104	104.2166667	48.775	17					"Core samples grade 0.1Ð0.5% Cu, 0.0001Ð0.1% Mo; grab samples also contain up to 0.001% Ag."	612			0	0	0	0	"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. "	"chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"				"explosive breccia, granodiorite porphyry"		"argillite, quartzite, siltstone"					1.1	0.2	1.7			
Shuteen		MNGL	Mongolia		25	36	43	15	21	107	107.3541667	43.60694444	17				Yes	Ring structure with diameter about 15 km. 	613	295		0	0	0	0	"Gerel, O., 2004, Metallogeny of Mongolia: PowerPoint presentation on Mongolia-Japan Global Mineral Resource Assessment Workshop,U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, July18Ð27, 2004.Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2003, Shuteen: http://www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Shuteen.asp, 1 p.Ooka, T., Metsugi, H., Kaku, M., and Adachi, K., 1998, Extraction of clay mineral alteration zone in eastern Mongolia using JERS-1 data: Bulletin of Geological Survey of Japan, v. 49, no. 6, p. 275Ð290. "	"alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, clay, diaspore, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline"	Late CarboniferousÐEarly Permian 			"granite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry"		"andesite, clastic rocks, limestone"					8	2	12.6			
Tsagaan-Suvarga	Tsagan-Suburga	MNGL	Mongolia			52	43		20	108	108.3333333	43.86666667	17	1964			Yes		456	370	240	0.53	0.018	2.6	0.084	"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., et al., eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321Ð324.Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524Ð529.Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.P., Zhamsran, M., and Myagmar, L., 1980,  The Tsagan-Suburga molybdenum-copper deposit (MNR): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 22, no. 3, p. 34Ð46. (in Russian).Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. Watanabe, Y., and Stein, H.J., 2000, Re-Os ages for the Erdenet and Tsagaan Suvarga porphyry Cu-Mo deposits, Mongolia, and tectonic implications: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 1537Ð1542."	"albite, amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cinnabar, copper, covellite, cuprite, epidote, fluorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, tenorite, tourmaline "	370.1±1.2			"aplite, diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"		"andesite, rhyodacite, limestone, tuff, volcanic breccia"		16	2	10				0.14	0.9	0.2
Zos Uul	Zost uul	MNGL	Mongolia		30	42	48	30	20	98	98.34166667	48.70833333	21a				Yes	Resource of 10 Mt at 0.2% Cu and 0.01% Mo.	605	250		0	0	0	0	"Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.  "	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	Late PermianÐEarly Triassic			"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry "		"granodiorite, quartz monzonite, carbonate rocks, volcanic rocks"					2.2	2	3.5			
Zost Tolgoi		MNGL	Mongolia			43	48	30	20	98	98.34166667	48.71666667					Yes	"Anomaly: 0.03% Cu, 0.002% Mo; channel samples: 0.01Ð0.02% Cu, 0.001Ð0.005% Sn."	607	260						"Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM. "	"epidote, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	Permian					"conglomerate, monzonite porphyry, diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale"										
Monywa		BRMA	Myanmar			15	22		5	95	95.08333333	22.25	20c	centuries ago	prior to 1900	"Letpadaung, Kyisintaung, SabetaungSabetaung South"		0.1% (Letpadaung deposit) and 0.15% Cu (three other deposits) cut-off grades. 0.43 g/t Au and 6 g/t Ag reported in early estimations.	475	16	"1,700"	0.37	0	0	0	"Goossens, P.J., 1977,  The metallogenic provinces of Burma: their definitions, geologic relationships and extension into China, India and Thailand, in Nutalaya, P., ed., Geology and mineral resources of Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Third Regional Conference GEOSEA, Bangkok, p. 431Ð536.Goossens, P.J., and Myint, H., 1977,  Metallogenic map of Burma, 1:1,000,000, explanatory brochure: Geology Department, Rangoon, 139 p.Goossens, P.J., 1978,  Comments on the publication by S. Jankovic: The copper deposits and geotectonic setting of the Thethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt and additional information on Monywa copper deposit (Burma), Mineralium Deposita 12, 37Ð47 (1977):  Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 275Ð277. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 1999, The Letpadaung project, executive summary: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp, 16 p.Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, Background to Ivanhoe Mines' investment in the Monywa copper project in Myanmar: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp, 9 p.Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Production from Monyva copper joint-venture projected to rise to 50,000 tonnes of copper per year: News Releases, June 16, 2004, info@ivancorp.com, 3 p.Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95-116.Win, U.K., and Kirwin, D.J., 1999, Exploration, geology and mineralization of the Monywa Copper Deposits, central Myanmar, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold depositsÑa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 61Ð74."	"alunite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	19Ð13	25e	20c	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, felsic tuff"					2.5	2	3.9			
Shangalon		BRMA	Myanmar		30	42	23	0	31	95	95.51666667	23.70833333	17				Yes		474							"Goossens, P.J., 1977, The metallogenic provinces of Burma: their definitions, geologic relationships and extension into China, India and Thailand, in Nutalaya, P., ed., Geology and mineral resources of Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Third Regional Conference GEOSEA, Bangkok, p. 431Ð536.Goossens, P.J., and Myint, H., 1977,  Metallogenic map of Burma, 1:1,000,000, explanatory brochure: Geology Department, Rangoon, 139 p.Goossens, P.J., 1978,  Comments on the publication by S. Jankovic: The copper deposits and geotectonic setting of the Thethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt and additional information on Monywa copper deposit (Burma), Mineralium Deposita 12, 37Ð47 (1977):  Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 275Ð277. "	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"				"subvolcanic rocks, andesite porphyry"	"andesite volcaniclastic rocks, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, andesite breccia, monzodiorite, monzonite, tuff, syenite"										
Haib		NAMB	Namibia			-41	-28		51	17	17.85	-28.68333333	17	ancient time				"Estimated reserves: ~1,000 Mt at 0.1 to 0.2% Cu with traces of Mo and Au. Exposed. "	342	1800		0	0	0	0	"Barr, J.M., and Reid, D.L., 1992/93, Hydrothermal alteration at the Haib porphyry copper deposit, Namibia: stable isotope and fluid inclusions pattern: Communications of Geological survey of Namibia, v. 8, p. 23Ð34.Minnit, R.C.A., 1986,  Porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization at Haib River, South West Africa/Namibia, in Anhaeusser, C.R., and Maske, S., eds., Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa: Geological Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, p. 1567-1585."	"anhydrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, digenite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline "	~1800			"breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro, lamprophyre, leucogranite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry "		"andesite dike, basalt dike, diorite, granodiorite, metavolcanics, quartz diorite, serpentinite, slate, tuff"		31	3	13	13	3	31	3.2	3.1	1.3
Lorelei		NAMB	Namibia			-4	-28		54	16	16.9	-28.06666667	17				Yes		341	1930		0	0	0	0	"Viljoen, R.P., Minnit, R.C.A., and Viljoen, M.J., 1986,  Porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization at the Lorelei, South West Africa/Namibia, in Anhaeusser, C.R., and Maske, S., eds., Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa: Geological Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, p. 1550-1565."	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	1960Ð1900			"aplite, leucogranite, quartz-feldspar porphyry"		"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics"										
Thames		NZLD	New Zealand		-45	-5	-37	26	33	175	175.5572222	-37.09583333	20c	1978Ð1981			Yes	"Drillholes, >600 m interval at 0.12 to 0.2% Cu and 0.23 to 0.4 g/t Au; and 0.01% Mo within 300m of only one drillhole. "	561	10.5		0	0	0	0	"Brathwaite, R.L., Simpson, M.P., Faure, K., and Skinner, D.N.B., 2001, Telescoped porphyry Cu-Mo-Au mineralisation, advanced argillic alteration and quartz-sulfide-gold-anhydrite veins in the Thames District, New Zealand: Mineralium Deposita, v. 36, p. 623Ð640."	"alunite, andalusite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, diaspore, gold, hematite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	11Ð10	25e		"breccia, dacite porphyry"		"andesite breccia, andesite flow, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, chert, conglomerate, dacite, granodiorite, rhyolite, limestone, tonalite, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"										
Dasht-e-Kain		PKTN	Pakistan	Buluchistan	16	33	29	15	30	64	64.50416667	29.55444444	20c	1975				Chagai district	403	21	350	0.3	0.001	0	0	"Ahmad, M., Siddiqui, R.H., and Chaudhary, M.A., 1986, Geological and geochemical exploration and preliminary evaluation of Dasht-e-Kain porphyry copper-molybdenum prospect, Chagai district, Baluchistan, Pakistan: Geological Survey of Pakistan, Mineral Resources Records, v. 72, 44 p.Ahmad, M. U., 1992,  Porphyry copper in Pakistan:  Geological Survey of Pakistan, no. 9, 21 p.Breitzman, L.L., Birnie, R.W., and Johnson, G.D., 1983, Fission-track ages of the Chagai intrusives, Baluchistan, Pakistan: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 253Ð258.Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. "	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, delafossite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite, tenorite, titanomagnetite"	21			"breccia, tonalite porphyry"	granite	"andesite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, trachyandesite, volcaniclastic rocks"		0.93	0.7	1.7						
Koh-i-Dalil	Chagai district	PKTN	Pakistan	Baluchistan		7	29		3	62	62.05	29.11666667	17				Yes	"No drilling was performed, no data on ore mineralogy"	405	14.9		0	0	0	0	"Ahmad, M. U., 1992,  Porphyry copper in Pakistan: Geological Survey of Pakistan, no. 9, 21 p."					"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "	"granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone"	"diorite, granite, granosyenite, monzonite"		0.94	1	1.2						
Reko Diq		PKTN	Pakistan			8	29		2	62	62.03333333	29.13333333	17	1994		Western Porphyries and H4 	Yes	"The resources of Western Porphyries at 0.5% Cu cut-off, based on 34 drill holes. H4 deposit of 80 Mt at 0.9% Cu, supergene chalcocite mineralization."	404		807	0.645	0	0	0.35	"Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.Mincor/Tethyan Press Release, 2002, http://www.mincor.com.au/tethyan/. "	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu-oxides, Cu-sulfates, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite"		17	17	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone"	"andesite, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, greywacke, siltstone, tonalite"										
Saindak 	Chagai district	PKTN	Pakistan	Baluchistan	15	16	29	20	36	61	61.60555556	29.27083333	20c			"Saindak (S.), East, North, and South S."			406	21	440	0.41	0.002	0	0.5	"Ahmed, W., Khan, S.N., and Schmidt, R.G., 1972, Geology and copper mineralization of the Saindak Quadrangle, Chagai district, West Pakistan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 716ÐA, 21 p.Ahmad, M. U., 1992,  Porphyry copper in Pakistan:  Geological Survey of Pakistan, no. 9, 21 p.Breitzman, L. L., Birnie, R. W., and Johnson, G. D., 1983,  Fission-track ages of the Chagai intrusives, Baluchistan, Pakistan:  Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 253Ð258.Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.Sillitoe, R. H., and Khan, S. N., 1977,  Geology of Saindak porphyry copper deposit, Pakistan:  Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transaction Section B, v. 86, p. B27ÐB42.Sillitoe, R.H., 1978,  Metallogenic evolution of a collisional mountain belt in Pakistan: a preliminary analysis: Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 135, p. 377Ð387."	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, cerussite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper wad, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, galena, garnet, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite, tourmaline"	23Ð19	22c		"andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, skarn, tonalite porphyry"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, rhyodacite"		4.7	1.7	3.5	6.8	2	11	0.6	1.9	0.4
Ziarat Pir Sultan		PKTN	Pakistan	Baluchistan		22	29		10	64	64.16666667	29.36666667	20c				Yes	200 Mt	599			0	0	0	0	"Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. "	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"						"andesite, andesite porphyry, aplite, conglomerate, diabase dike, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff, volcaniclastic rocks"										
Cerro Azul		PANA	Panama			17	9		-23	-79	-79.38333333	9.283333333	17				Yes		214	56.5		0	0	0	0	"Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc: Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1147Ð1153. Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565."					quartz diorite porphyry		"andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite"										
Cerro Chorcha	Chorcha	PANA	Panama			38	8		-12	-82	-82.2	8.633333333	17	1970			Yes	"Channel samples >0.5% Cu, 12 drill holes with mineralized intercepts >300 m at 0.75% Cu and _1 g/t Au."	209	3.55		0	0	0	0	"Baughman, J.G., 1995, Geology and geochemistry of the Chorcha copper-gold porphyry prospect, Republic of Panama (abstract): Geological Society of America 1995 Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, p. A-240.Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc: Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1147Ð1153. Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565."	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	Pliocene			"quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry "		"andesite, granite, limestone, marl, monzonite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, sandstone, shale, shoshonite, syenite, trachyandesite"		0.42	0.6	0.9						
Cerro Colorado		PANA	Panama			30	8		-47	-81	-81.78333333	8.5	17	1970					210	5	3730	0.39	0.015	5.2	0.075	"Clark, A.H., Farrar, E., and Kenys, P., 1977, Potassium-argon age of the Cerro Colorado Porphyry copper deposit, Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1154Ð1158.Kents, P., 1975, Cerro Colorado, Panama, copper-porphyry geology and mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 70, no. 1, p. 247.Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc: Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1147Ð1153. Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565."	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	6Ð4			"feldspar porphyry, felsite, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite"	diorite	"agglomerate, conglomerate, dolostone, ignimbrite, limestone, marl, sandstone, schist, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachyandesite pyroclastics"					2.5	1.9	3.7	1.6	1.8	1.1
Cerro Quema	Azuero	PANA	Panama			38	7		-36	-80	-80.6	7.633333333	17				Yes	Oxidized ore contains: 10 Mt at 1.26 g/t Au.	213	59		0	0	0	0	"Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc: Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1147Ð1153. Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565."	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite, zeolite"	65Ð53	25e		"breccia, quartz diorite"		"andesite, andesite porphyry, argillite, conglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, sandstone, siltstone"					10	0.5	3.9			
Cobre Panama		PANA	Panama			26	8		-30	-81	-81.5	8.433333333	17						211	34	272	0.65	0	0	0	"V.F. Hollister, unpub. rept. (1990)"							"granite, granodiorite, tonalite, phyllite, rhyolite dike, slate"										
Petaquilla-Botija		PANA	Panama			50	8		-40	-80	-80.66666667	8.833333333	17	1967		"Brazo, Palmilla"			212	32.5	1218	0.5	0.0067	0	0.08	"Anonymous, 1994, Adrian  drilling boosts Petaquilla project: The Northern Miner, April 25, p. 1, 6.Anonymous, 1996, Adrian Res. drills Panamian project: The Northern Miner, May 20, p. 3.Ferencic, Ante, 1970, Porphyry copper mineralization in Panama: Mineralium Deposita, v. 5, p. 383Ð389. Hunta, J.V., 1991, Discovery of porphyry copper mineralization at Cerro Petaqilla, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries: Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfides), and deposits in layered rock: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, v. 3, p. 39Ð40. Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc, Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1142Ð1153.Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35Ð68.Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565.Speidel, F., Faure, S., Smith, M.T., and McArthur, G.F., 2001, Exploration and discovery at the  Petaquilla copper -gold concession, Panama, in Albison, T., and Nelson, C.E., eds., New mines and discoveries in Mexico and Central America: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication, no. 8, p. 349Ð362.  Technical Report, 1969, Porphyry copper mineralization at Cerro Petaquilla, province of Colon, Panama, July 1969, 84p."	"albite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, epidote, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, ilmenite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, titanite"	36Ð29	17	25a	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "		"andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dacite tuff, diabase dike, diabase porphyry, diorite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite, monzonite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone"								4		
Rio Pito		PANA	Panama			38	8		-34	-77	-77.56666667	8.633333333	17				Yes		215	49		0	0	0	0	"Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc: Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 1147Ð1153. Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553Ð565."	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite "	49			"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"		"andesite, granite, granodiorite, hornfels, sandstone, trachydacite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"		3.7	1.8	2.6						
Arie 		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	Manus Island		-1	-2		53	146	146.8833333	-2.016666667	17				Yes	"Minor Au, Ag, and Mo reported. "	547	15	165	0.32	0	0	0	"Anonymous, 1978,  CRA Exploration (Arie prospect resources):  Mining Journal, v. 291, July 7, p. 9.Mason, D.R., and McDonald, J.A., 1978,  Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper occurrences of the Papua New GuineaÐSolomon Islands region: a reconnaissance study:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 857Ð877. Jaques, A. L., and Webb, A. W., 1975,  Geochronology of porphyry copper intrusives from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea:  Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea Report 75/5, 10 p.Rogerson, R., and McKee, C., 1990, Geology, volcanism and mineral deposits of Papua New Guinea, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1689-1701.Rogerson, R., Williamson, A., and Francis, G., 1986,  Recent advances in the knowledge of geology, energy resources and metallogenesis of Papua New Guinea since 1981:  GEOSEA V Proceedings, v. 2, Geological Society Malaysia Bulletin 20, 1986, p. 23Ð37."	"alunite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	15			"breccia, diorite porphyry"	"andesite agglomerate, basalt, basaltic pyroclastics, conglomerate, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, diorite porphyry, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, syenite porphyry, rhyolite, tuff"	1.5									
Esis		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	New Britain Island		-10	-5		43	151	151.7166667	-5.166666667	17	1971			Yes		552	25						"Hine, R., Bye, S.M., Cook, F.W., Leckie, J.F., and Torr, G.L., 1978,  The Esis porphyry copper deposit, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 761Ð767.Hine, R., and Mason, D.R., 1978,  Intrusive rocks associated with porphyry copper mineraslization, New Britain, Papua New Guinea:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 749Ð760."	"actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gypsum, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zeolite "				"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz porphyry, gabbro, tonalite"		"andesite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, andesitic basalt, basalt pyroclastics, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics,"					1.8	0.3	0.4			
Frieda River 		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	West Sepic		-42	-4		47	141	141.7833333	-4.7	20c	1966Ð1967		"Horse-Ivaal, Koki, Ekwai, U.P., Ok Nerenere"			542	13	1060	0.521	0.004	1.2	0.31	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33Ð38.Asami, N., and Britten, R.M., 1980,  The porphyry copper deposits at the Frieda River prospect, Papua New Guinea: Mining Geology Special Issue no. 8, p. 117Ð139.Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1998, Southwest Pacific Rim gold-copper systems: structure, alteration, and mineralization: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 6, 237 p.Hall, R.J., Britten, R.M., and Henry, D.D., 1990,  Frieda River copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1709Ð1715.Holzberger, I., Bainbridge, T., Hitchman, S., and Wilkes, M., 1996, The Frieda River Ð Nena copper and gold deposits, discovery and assessment, a case example, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 11.1Ð11.12.Leach, T.M., Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 211Ð225.Legge, P.J., 1999, Papua New Guinea, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 34. Morrison, G., Kary, G., Handfield, R., and Frieda Project Staff,1999, Intrusion-alteration-mineralization relationships in the Frieda River igneous complex. PNG, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 527Ð537.Page, R.W., and McDougal, I., 1972,  Ages of mineralization of gold and porphyry copper deposits in the New Guinea Highlands: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 1034Ð1048.   Whalen, J.B., and Britten, R.M., 1982, Geochronology and geochemistry of the Frieda River prospect area, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 592Ð616."	"actinolite, alunite, andalusite, anhydrite/gypsum, As-pyrite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, dickite, diopside, electrum, enargite, epidote, garnet, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, illite-smectite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sulfur, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	14Ð12	"18b, 25e"	20c 	"andesite porphyry, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn, trachyandesite"	"phyllite, schist, ultramafic sill"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, diorite, granite, granodiorite, mudstone, quartz diorite, rhyodacitic agglomerate, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone"	<2	16	3	5	6.3	6	30	1.3	2.4	0.7
Legusulum		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	New Ireland Island		-12	-3		39	151	151.65	-3.2	17				Yes		551			0	0	0	0	"Cox, D.P., Williamson, A., Rogerson, R., and Finlayson, E.J., 1986,  Mineral deposit models applicable to Papua New Guinea: Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea Report 86/5, 80 p. Mason, D.R., and McDonald, J.A., 1978,  Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper occurrences of the Papua New GuineaÐSolomon Islands region: a reconnaissance study:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 857Ð877. Rogerson, R., and McKee, C., 1990, Geology, volcanism and mineral deposits of Papua New Guinea, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1689Ð1701."						"agglomerate, limestone, pyroclastics"	"andesite, andesitic dacite, granodiorite, dacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"										
Mount Bini	Ofi Creek	PPNG	Papua New Guinea	Central Province		-18	-9		35	147	147.5833333	-9.3	20c	1992				"Surface Au anomaly >0.2 g/t; float, 2 km downstream Ofi Creek, with 20.7 g/t Au, 463 g/t Ag, 0.14% Cu, 0.6% Pb. Drill indicated 0.31% Cu and 0.47 g/t Au at depth from 104 to 339.2 m."	549	4.4	85	0.4	0	0	0.6	"Anonymous, 1996, Pursuit, W. America explore in PNG: The Northern Miner, v. 82, April 22, p. 20. Dugmore, M.A., and Leaman, P.W., 1998,  Mount Bini copper gold deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean mineral deposits: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne, p. 843Ð848.Dugmore, M.A., Leamon, P.W., and Philip, R., 1996,  Discovery of the Mt. Bini porphyry copperÐgoldÐmolybdenum deposit in the Owen Stanley Ranges, Papua New GuineaÑa geochemical case history: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 57, no 1-3, p. 89Ð100. Leaman, P., 1996,  The Mt. Bini porphyry copper-gold deposit and its tectonic setting, Papua New Guinea, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 13.1Ð13.10"	"actinolite, anhydrite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline"	4.42±0.04	"22c, 25a"		"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"agglomerate, gabbro, limestone, clastic sediments"	"andesite, dacite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyodacite tuff, rhyolite porphyry, rhyolite tuff, trachydacite"					2	1.2	1.9			
Mount Kren		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	Manus Island		-7	-2		57	146	146.95	-2.116666667	17				Yes		548	13.5		0	0	0	0	"Jaques, A. L., and Webb, A. W., 1975,  Geochronology of porphyry copper intrusives from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea:  Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea Report 75/5, 10 p.Mason, D.R., and McDonald, J.A., 1978,  Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper occurrences of the Papua New GuineaÐSolomon Islands region: a reconnaissance study:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 857Ð877. Rogerson, R., and McKee, C., 1990, Geology, volcanism and mineral deposits of Papua New Guinea, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1689-1701.Rogerson, R., Williamson, A., and Francis, G., 1986,  Recent advances in the knowledge of geology, energy resources and metallogenesis of Papua New Guinea since 1981:  GEOSEA V Proceedings v. II, Geological Society Malaysia Bulletin 20, 1986, p. 23Ð37."	"alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sulfur, zeolite"	15Ð12	17		breccia	"basalt, tuffaceous sediments, limestone"	"andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, diabase, limestone, sandstone, siltstone, spilite, trachyandesite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry"	1.5									
Nena		PPNG	Papua New Guinea	West Sepic		-37	-4		55	141	141.9166667	-4.616666667	20c	1979				Exposed.	543	15	69	1.652	0	0	0.809	"Asami, N., and Britten, R.M., 1980,  The porphyry copper deposits at the Frieda River prospect, Papua New Guinea: Mining Geology Special Issue no. 8, p. 117Ð139.Bainbridge, A.L., Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1994,  The Nena high sulfidation system, Frieda River Copper, Papua New Guinea, in Rogerson, R., ed., Proceedings of the PNG Geology, Exploration and Mining Conference, 1994: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Parkville, p. 130Ð137. Bainbridge, A.L., Hitchman, S.P., and De Ross, G.J., 1998, Nena copper-gold deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 855Ð861.Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1998, Southwest Pacific Rim gold-copper systems: structure, alteration, and mineralization: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 6, 237 p.Elliot, P.J., 1994,  Geophysical studies of the Nena massive sulphide and Frieda porphyry copper deposits, Papua New Guinea, in Rogerson, R., ed., Proceedings of the PNG Geology, Exploration and Mining Conference 1994: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, p. 138Ð146.Espi, J.O., 1999, Nena high sulphidation-type deposit, Frieda River, PNG: host-rock types, hydrothermal alteration and copper-gold mineralization, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim Ô99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 473Ð481.Espi, J.O., Kajiwara, Y., Hawkins, M.A., and Bainbridge T., 2002, Hydrothermal alteration and Cu-Au mineralization at the Nena high sulfidation-type deposit, Frieda River, Papua New Guinea: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 301Ð313. Hall, R.J., Britten, R.M., and Henry, D.D., 1990,  Frieda River copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1709Ð1715.Holzberger, I., Bainbridge, T., Hitchman, S., and Wilkes, M., 1996, The Frieda River Ð Nena copper and gold deposits, discovery and assessment, a case example, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 11.1Ð11.12."	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, As-pyrite, azurite/malachite, barite, bismuthinite, bornite, calaverite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite, diaspore, digenite, djurleite, electrum, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, goldfieldite, hematite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, luzonite, marcasite, melnikovite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, stibioluzonite, sulfur, tellurium, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	17Ð13	"18b, 25e"	"20c, 25e"	"breccia, diorite porphyry"	"gabbro, peridotite, phyllite, pyroxenite"	"granite, granodiorite, schist, greenschist"					3.5	2	5.5	0.22	0.7	0.4
Ok Tedi	Mount Fubilan	PPNG	Papua New Guinea	Western Province		-12	-5		8	141	141.1333333	-5.2	20c	1968	1984			"In concentrate: 17.0 g/t Au, 0.02 g/t Pt, 0.62 g/