NameDeposit Includes OtherNames Country CountryCode StateProvince LatitudeDecimal LongitudeDecimal AgeMY Deposit Age Tonnage Copper grade Molybdenum grade Gold grade Silver grade Subtype EmpacementDepthkm Assoc Deposits less 10km Assoc Deposits less 5km DepositID LatitudeDegrees LatitudeMinutes LatitudeSeconds LongitudeDegrees LongitudeMinutes LongitudeSeconds Minerals RocksInDeposit RocksOnMap RocksOnMapInDeposit DiscoveryDate StartupDate OreAAxis OreBAxis OreArea AlterAAxis AlterBAxis AlterArea SulfideAAxis SulfideBAxis SulfideArea Comments References Agua Rica Mi Vida Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.37083333 -66.28 5.5 65 1761 0.42 0.033 0.18 3.2 17 2 "17, 22c" 25e 323 -27 -22 -15 -66 -16 -48 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" "basalt, conglomerate, granite, migmatite, syenodiorite" "andesite, monzodiorite, schist " 1900 n.d. 0 0 0 4.4 3.8 13.1 0 0 5.7 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed. Superposition of multistage mineralized breccia. Farallon Negro volcanic region. "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. 126132. Koukharsky, M., and Mirr, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwestern Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849863. Landtwing, M.R., Dillenbeck, E.D., Leake, M.L., and Heinrich, C.A., 2002, Evolution of the breccia-hosted Cu-Mo-Au deposit at Agua Rica, Argentina: progressive unroofing of a magmatic hydrothermal system: Economic Geology, v. 97, p. 12731292. Northern Orion Resources Inc., 2007, Development projects, Agua Rica, 9 p.: http://www.northernorion.com/s/AguaRica.asp 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 depositsa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 119134. 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. 14791492. 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 depositsa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 111119. Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln 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, 818." Alcaparrosa Argentina AGTN San Juan -31.3 -69.36666667 267 267 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 330 -31 -18 -69 -22 "biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite" diorite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Arroyo Chita Chita Argentina AGTN San Juan -30.5 -69.75 12 12 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 328 -30 -30 -69 -45 n.d. andesite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bajo de Agua Tapado Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.26666667 -66.65 8.5 116 0 0 0 0 20c 0 25c (3) 22c 320 -27 -16 -66 -39 "barite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" conglomerate (block and ash flow deposit) "andesite, andesite agglomerate, basalt, monzonite" 1940s n.d. 0 0 0 5.3 1.5 6.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 "Thin veins 2.2 g/t Au, 174 g/t Ag. Exposed. Farallon Negro volcanic region." "Alderete, M.C., 1999, Bajo de Agua Tapada, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14751478. 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, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583640. Harris, A.C., Bryan, S.E., and Holcombe, R.J., 2006, Volcanic setting of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Faralln Negro volcanics, Northwest Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 101, p. 7194. Koukharsky, M., and Mirr, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwestern Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849863. Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln 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, 818." Bajo de la Alumbrera Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.32972222 -66.60888889 7.5 8.020.14 to 6.750.09 806 0.53 0 0.64 2.5 20c 2.528 "20c (2), 25c (2)" 20c 322 -27 -19 -47 -66 -36 -32 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry" "granite, schist, gneiss" "andesite, andesite breccia, conglomerate (block and ash flow deposit) , sandstone, tuff" 1949 1997 1.1 0.6 0.52 2.5 1.75 3.4 0 0 0 1999 resources: 767 Mt at 0.51% Cu and 0.64 g/t Au. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 35 ppb Pd. Exposed. Farallon Negro volcanic region. "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. 14511461. Brown, S.C., 2005, A review of the geology and mineralization of the Alumbrera copper-gold deposit, northwestern Argentina, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 115131. Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco 93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 4966. 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. 646656. 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 yacimentos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p.155175. Harris, A.C., Bryan, S.E., and Holcombe, R.J., 2006, Volcanic setting of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Faralln Negro volcanics, Northwest Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 101, p. 7194. 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. 4764. Proffett, J.M., 2003, Geology of the Bajo la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 15351574. Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln 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. B15B36. 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. 2123): Resource Geology Special Issue No. 19, Published by the Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 119 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 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. 17191742. Ulrich, T., Gnther, 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. 17431774." Bajo de la Leona Argentina AGTN Santa Cruz -48.075 -67.30833333 200 200 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 708 -48 -4 -30 -67 -18 -30 "azurite/malachite, betekhtinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, delafossite, digenite, electrum, enargite, galena, hematite/specularite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tenorite" "aplite, granodiorite porphyry" "basalt, volcanoclasics" "granite, granodiorite" n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Average grades: 1.71% Cu, 26.1 g/t Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bajo de San Lucas Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.4 -66.55 7 7 0 0 0 0 17 0 20c (2) n.d. 325 -27 -24 -66 -33 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granite, diorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, phyllite, sandstone, schist" 1975 n.d. 0 0 0 2.7 2 4.2 0 0 0 "Reported grades range from 0.05 to 0.26% Cu, 0.35 g/t Au, 1.65 to 2.5 g/t Ag. Farallon Negro volcanic region" ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bajo El Durazno Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.28333333 -66.56666667 8 8 200 0.32 0 0.12 0 17 0 "20c (2), 25c (2)" n.d. 321 -27 -17 -66 -34 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, galena, gold, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "breccia, andesite porphyry" "dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" "agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt" 1976 n.d. 0 0 0 3 2.3 5.4 0 0 0 10% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. Farallon Negro volcanic region. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Betito "La Borita, Fenix, Guaayracocha" Argentina AGTN Catamarca -26.3 -67.9 14 Miocene ? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 319 -26 -18 -67 -54 "atacamite, azurite/malachite, lavendulan [NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl.5H2O], phosgenite [Pb2Cl2(CO3)]" n.d. n.d. "argillite, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, siltstone, tuff " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resources of 1.17 Mt at 1% Cu, 0.95% Pb, and 0.17% Zn." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Campana Mahuida Argentina AGTN Neuqun -38.25 -70.58333333 74 74 194 0.49 0 0.098 0 17 0 22c n.d. 337 -38 -15 -70 -35 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, skarn" "diorite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry" "metasedimentary rocks, hornfels" 1966 1999 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.7 "Reserves of 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." "Chabert, M.R., and Zannetini, J.C.M., 1999, Porfro cuprfero Campana Mahuida, Neuqun, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 12791288. Franchini, M., Impiccini, A., Meinert, L., Grathoff, G., and Schalamuk, I.B.A., 2007, Clay mineralogy and zonation in the Campana Mahuida porphyry Cu deposit, Neuqun, Argentina: implications for porphyry Cu exploration: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 2754. 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. 3568. Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99109." Carrizal Argentina AGTN San Juan -30 -69.16666667 261 261 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 327 -30 0 -69 -10 "arsenopyrite, biotite, Bisulfotellurides, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, magnetite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite " "dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "sandstone, siltstone" 1943 n.d. 0 0 0 1 0.4 0.3 0 0 0 "In rhyolite porphyry: 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." "Rubinstein, N.A., 1999, Manifestacion de porphyro cuprifero Carrizal, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 785787. " Cerro Mercedario Argentina AGTN San Juan -31.95 -70.05 13 13 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 331 -31 -57 -70 -3 "biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzonite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### El Oculto Argentina AGTN Jujuy -24.13333333 -66.6 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 22c n.d. 314 -24 -8 -66 -36 "bornite, chalcopyrite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, turquoise" "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "600 ppm Cu, 0.1 g/t Au, 85 ppm Mo" ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### El Salado Argentina AGTN San Juan -30.93333333 -69.63333333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 329 -30 -56 -69 -38 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite" "rhyodacite, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "agglomerate, conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, tonalite" 1994 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Classic zoned porphyry copper deposit: 0.30.8% Cu, 0.10.2 g/t Au" ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Filo Colorado Argentina AGTN Catamarca -27.38333333 -66.21666667 n.d. 0 0 0 0 21a 0 20c n.d. 324 -27 -23 -66 -13 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, epidote, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline " "breccia, rhyodacite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, basalt, granite, schist" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 1.2 1.2 1.1 0 0 0 "Resource: 9 Mt at 0.25% Cu, 0.02% Mo, and 0.02 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Inca Viejo Argentina AGTN Salta -25.14444444 -66.7625 15 15 0 0 0 0 17 0 22c n.d. 318 -25 -8 -40 -66 -45 -45 "azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise" "breccia, dacite porphyry " quartzite "andesite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone" Ancient time n.d. 0 0 0 3 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 Grades range from 0.1 to 0.7% Cu; 0.12 to 0.25 g/t Au. Exposed. "Chabert, M.R., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Inca Viejo, Salta, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14291436. 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 Repblica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 19792172. Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinian Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99109. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " La Voluntad Argentina AGTN Mendoza -39.18333333 -70.63333333 281 281 250 0.15 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 338 -39 -11 -70 -38 "arsenopyrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, wolframite, zeolite" tonalite porphyry "andesite, conglomerate, dacite, mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone" "granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff" 1934 n.d. 0 0 0 8 4 25 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Los Azules Argentina AGTN San Juan -31.24166667 -70.17666667 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 661 -31 -14 -30 -70 -10 -36 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, limonite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, rhyolite" n.d. n.d. 1998 n.d. 3.3 0.9 2.3 8 5 31.4 0 0 0 Enriched porphyry copper deposit of >200 Mt at 0.7% Cu and 0.1 g/t Au. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nevados de Famatina La Mejicana (Cu-Au epithermal vein system) la Estrechura Argentina AGTN Rioja -29 -67.75 4.4 53.8 300 0.37 0.06 0.3 0.9 17 0 n.d. 25e (4) 326 -29 0 -67 -45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" granite "sandstone, shale, siltstone" 1904 n.d. 0 0 0 6 4.5 5.1 0 0 0 30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium. "Brodtcorb de, M.K., and Schalamuk, I.B., 1999, Yacimentos de cobre y oro, la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 16591663. Losada-Caldern, 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. 91118. Mayon, C.L., 1999, Depositos de molybdeno y cobre diseminados en la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14951505. Paar, W.H., Topa, D., Brotkorb de, M.K., and Ametrano, S., 1997, CuAu 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. 273276. " Pancho Arias Argentina AGTN Salta -24.2 -65.86666667 15 15 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 315 -24 -12 -65 -52 "biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite" dacite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Paramillos Norte Argentina AGTN Mendoza -32.41666667 -69.08333333 14 198.5 186 0.58 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c" 25c (3) 334 -32 -25 -69 -5 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, hematite/specularite, ilmenite, mackinawite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, hornfels, latite porphyry, breccia, trachyte" "agglomerate, metasedimentary rocks" "andesite, monzodiorite" middle 19th century n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.5 2.4 "Some drill hole values 0.031 to 0.054% Mo, locally 0.6 g/t Au. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Paramillos Sur Argentina AGTN Mendoza -32.48333333 -69.1 14 198.5 187 0.53 0.01 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c, 25c " 25c 335 -32 -29 -69 -6 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, tuff " 16 century n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1.6 Grades and tonnages early estimates. 50% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary sediments. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Quebrada del Bronce Argentina AGTN Mendoza -37.4325 -70.46666667 45 45 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 336 -37 -25 -57 -70 -28 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, calcite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn" n.d. "diorite, andesite, limestone, sandstone, siltstone " 1978 n.d. 0 0 0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0 0 0 Geochemical anomalies of 291 ppm Cu and 0.03 to 0.09 g/t Au. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### San Jorge Argentina AGTN Mendoza -32.25 -69.43333333 260 263257 381 0.39 0 0.15 0 17 0 20c n.d. 333 -32 -15 -69 -26 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry" "ignimbrite, andesite" "conglomerate, granite porphyry, greywacke, mudstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone" 1960 n.d. 0.8 0.4 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25% Cu cut-off. 60% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Taca Taca Alto Taca Taca Upper Argentina AGTN Salta -24.56666667 -67.78333333 29 29 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 17 316 -24 -34 -67 -47 "alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, rutile, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zunyite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite" 1967 n.d. 0 0 0 3.5 2.3 6.3 0 0 0 "Resources: 19 Mt at 0.29% Cu, 0.08% Mo, and 0.03 g/t Au. Exposed. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Taca Taca Bajo Taca Taca Lower Argentina AGTN Salta -24.58333333 -67.73333333 31 33.629 553 0.54 0.016 0.15 0 17 0 n.d. 21a 317 -24 -35 -67 -44 "alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, coppergalena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "granite porphyry, dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry " n.d. " aplite, clastic sedimentary rocks, dacite, granite, granodiorite, tuff " 1967 n.d. 3.4 2 5.3 "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." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yalguaraz Argentina AGTN Mendoza -32.13777778 -69.43916667 263.5 270257 0 0 0 0 17 0 20c n.d. 332 -32 -8 -16 -69 -26 -21 "arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline" "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz diorite" n.d. argillite 1961 n.d. 0 0 0 2 1.6 2.5 0 0 0 "Drill holes: 0.14 to 0.5% Cu, 0.13 to 8.1 g/t Au. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Agarak Armenia ARMA 38.92194444 46.18833333 39.5 4237 125 0.56 0.025 0.6 0 17 0 20c n.d. 397 38 55 19 46 11 18 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, granite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "granosyenite, monzonite, quartz monzonite" 1845 n.d. 0.7 0.25 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Traces to 0.2% Mo, 0.024 ppm PGE, ReOs mineralization age is 4456 Ma" "Aloyan, H.P., 2007, Rare metals in the ores of Armenia, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 117120. 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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, UNESCO, p. 197198. Mining Journal, Special Publication, 2005, Armenia, mining development, 12 p.: http://www.mining-journal.com/file/supplements/Armenia(scr).pdf Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974, Complex coppermolybdenum 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. 1522 (in Russian). " Ankavan Armenia ARMA Pambak ore district 40.63333333 44.51666667 33 33 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 393 40 38 44 31 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, skarn " n.d. "granite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.7 2.2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Dastakert Armenia ARMA 39.375 46.02277778 22 22 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 394 39 22 30 46 1 22 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite" n.d. "andesite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kadjaran Kadzharan Armenia ARMA 39.14388889 46.13777778 22 2024 1700 0.27 0.055 0.65 2 17 1.5 n.d. 17 395 39 8 38 46 8 16 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "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" n.d. 1950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 ppm PGE in ore; 84 ppb Pt and 24 ppb Pd in concentrate. "Aloyan, H.P., 2007, Rare metals in the ores of Armenia, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 117120. 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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 197198. Mining Journal, Special Publication, 2005, Armenia, mining development, 12 p.: http://www.mining-journal.com/file/supplements/Armenia(scr).pdf Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974, Complex coppermolybdenum 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 coppermolybdenum 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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 104108. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. " Shikahoh Armenia ARMA 39.1 46.46666667 143.5 142145 0 0 0 0 17 0 21a n.d. 396 39 6 46 28 "anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, digenite, galena, goethite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite " "aplite, diabase dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, gabbro, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, granite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Teghout Armenia ARMA 41.10472222 44.85666667 121 Early Cretaceous or Late Eocene 450 0.36 0.022 0 0 17 2.5 28a n.d. 392 41 6 17 44 51 24 "anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, bismuthinite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite " "aplite, diabase dike, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, rhyodacite porphyry " n.d. "andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, diorite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff, hornfels, skarn" 1930s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cadia Hill/Ridgeway "Cadia East, Cadia Quarry" Australia AUNS New South Wales -33.46666667 149 448.5 460437 1210 0.32 0 0.75 0 20c 0 20c "20c, 18b (2)" 571 -33 -28 149 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, granosyenite, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " "latite, monzodiorite, siltstone, syenite" "andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, basaltic andesite, conglomerate, diorite porphyry, limestone, mudstone, shoshonite, siltstone, skarn" 1992 1999 1 0.35 0.27 7 3 16.5 3.5 1.6 4.4 40% of the deposit area is covered by Silurian siltstone (up to 80 m thick) and/or Tertiary basalt (up to 40 m thick). Macquarie volcanic arc. "Anonymous, 1999, Golden Cross Resources, Broker Recommendations: http://www.reflections.com.au/GoldenCross/Brokers.html Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 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. 14671505. Holliday, J., McMillan, C., and Tedder, I., 2001, Discovery of the Cadia Ridgeway gold-copper porphyry deposit, 7 p.: http://www.smedg.org.au/Sym99cadia.htm 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. 100116. 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. 641646. Porter, T.M., and Glen, R.A., 2005, The Porphyry Au-Cu deposits and related shoshonitic magmatism of the Paleozoic Macquarie volcanic arc, eastern Lachlan orogen in the New South Wales, Australia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 287312. Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region a late 1990s update (Cadia Ridgeway, New South Wales, Australia, p. 1316): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. Washburn, M., 2007,Post-mineral sedimentation and Devonian shortening of the Cadia East alkalic porphyry Cu-Au deposit, New South Wales, Australia, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 187188. Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., and Harper, B.J., 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.16371666. Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., Harper, B.J., Deyell, C.L., 2007, Sulfur isotopic zonation in the Cadia district, southeastern Australia: exploration significance and implications for the genesis of alkalic porphyry gold-copper deposits: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 465487. Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., Stein, H.J., Fanning, C.M., Hollyday, J.R., and Tedder, I.J., 2007, U-Pb and Re-Os geochronologic evidence for two alkalic porphyry ore-forming events in the Cadia district, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 326. 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 2729, 1995, Part 11, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 110. " Cargo Australia AUNS New South Wales -33.61666667 148.85 416 447385 0 0 0 0 20c 0 20c "25a (?), 39a" 572 -33 -37 148 51 "azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, copper, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite" "conglomerate, shale, siltstone" "adamellite, andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, limestone, trachyandesite, tuff" 1870 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resources 27 Mt at 0.2% Cu. Production 18701904 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. Macquarie volcanic arc. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper Hill Australia AUNS New South Wales -33.05 148.8666667 447 4475 136 0.33 0 0.32 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 570 -33 -3 148 52 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite, skarn " "basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, quartzite, sandstone, shale " "andesite, dacite, limestone" 1845 n.d. 0 0 0 3.5 1 2.7 0 0 0 "0.02 g/t Pd have been reported. Production 18411845 of 3,300 t at 0.72% Cu. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc." "Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 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. 14671505. 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 5, p. 716720. McInnes, B., 2006, Exploration reviews, Australasia, New South Wales: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 67, p. 35. 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. 641646. Scott, K.M., 1978, Geochemical aspects of the alteration-mineralization at Copper Hill, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 966976. Scott, K.M., and Torrey, C.E., 2003, Copper Hill porphyry Cu-Au prospect, central NSW, 3 p.: www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/ Copper Hill.pdf" Endeavour "Endeavour 22, 26N, 27, 48" "Goonumbla, Northparkes " Australia AUNS New South Wales -32.91666667 148.0333333 441.5 446437 130.6 1.1 0 0.5 3.5 20c 0 25a 20c 569 -32 -55 148 2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "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 " 1870s; 1976 1995 1.7 0.96 1.3 6.5 3.7 19 0 0 0 The deposit area is mostly covered by regolith (soil) up to 30 m thick. Macquarie volcanic arc. "Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 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. M11M28. 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. 14671505. Heithersay, P.S., ONeill, W.J., van der Helder, P., Moore, C.R., and Harbon, P.G., 1990, Goonumbla porphyry copper districtEndeavour 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. 13851398. 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. 15061552. Hooper, B., Heithersay, P.S., Mills, M.B., Lindhorst, J.W., and Freyberg, J., 1996, Shoshonite-hosted Endeavour 48 porphyry coppergold deposits, Northparkes, central New South Wales: Australian Journal of Earth Science, v. 43, p. 279288. Jones, G. J., 1985, The Goonumbla porphyry copper deposits, New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 591613. 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. 16071636. Mller, 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. 299321. Perkins, C., McDougal, I., Claou-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. 14671505. Porter, T.M., and Glen, R.A., 2005, The Porphyry Au-Cu deposits and related shoshonitic magmatism of the Paleozoic Macquarie volcanic arc, eastern Lachlan orogen in the New South Wales, Australia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 287312. 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, Tokyo, 119 p. " Frogmore Australia AUNS New South Wales -34.27388889 148.84 Silurian? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 646 -34 -16 -26 148 50 24 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" n.d. n.d. "granite, ignimbrite, dacite porphyry, dacite volcanic rocks, rhyolite volcanic rocks, shale, siltstone " 1860s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Macquarie volcanic arc. "Ackerman, B.R., 2003, Frogmore copper deposit, NSW: CRC LEME, 3 p., www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/Frogmore.pdf " Mandamah Australia AUNS New South Wales -33.96666667 147.4166667 445 Late Ordovician 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 650 -33 -58 147 25 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "andesite, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, ultramafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks " 1995 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. Macquarie volcanic arc. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Marsden Australia AUNS New South Wales -33.71666667 147.5333333 0 Late Ordovician? 115 0.5 0 0.3 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 662 -33 -43 147 32 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" "diorite, granodiorite, monzonite" "n.d. " "diorite, sandstone, siltstone" "n.d. " n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Covered >10 m. Macquarie volcanic arc. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Peak Hill Australia AUNS New South Wales -32.75 148.2166667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 1.5 n.d. 25e 567 -32 -45 148 13 "alunite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, illite/smectite, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite " "dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff" n.d. "andesite, andesite tuff, andesite breccia" 1889 n.d. 0 0 0 3.3 0.6 1.6 0 0 0 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. 18891919 production: 2.338 t Au and 25.5 t Cu. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yeoval Lady Lizzie Australia AUNS New South Wales -32.76666667 148.6666667 390 411370 0 0 0 0 17 5 "20c, 22c" n.d. 568 -32 -46 148 40 "albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, prehnite, pyrite, scheelite, silver, sphene" "basalt, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" "andesite, andesite tuff, chert, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, rhyolite, limestone, pyroxenite, shale, trachyte, tuff" "adamellite, granite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0.5 0.3 0.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 "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. Macquarie volcanic arc." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Andromache River Australia AUQL Queensland -20.57 148.26 265 265 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 649 -20 -34 -12 148 15 36 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "aplite, pegmatite" n.d. granodiorite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chinaman Creek Australia AUQL Queensland -25.235 151.6161111 250 250 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 639 -25 -14 -6 151 36 58 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. granodiorite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0.94 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Coalstoun Australia AUQL Queensland -25.68333333 151.9166667 235 235 85 0.29 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 565 -25 -41 151 55 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tonalite porphyry, trondhjemite" n.d. "andesite, basalt, chert, graywacke, rhyolite, shale, siltstone" early 1900s n.d. 0.45 0.2 0.07 1.8 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.66 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kiwi Carpet Australia AUQL Queensland -24.66833333 150.8763889 235 235 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 640 -24 -40 -6 150 52 35 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. granite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Limonite Hill Australia AUQL Queensland -23.69 150.63 246 246 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 641 -23 -41 -24 150 37 48 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" breccia n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Moonmera Australia AUQL Queensland -23.6 150.4 245 245 0 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 28a" 17 563 -23 -36 150 24 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, ilmenite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tenorite " "andesite breccia, aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite, sandstone, tonalite" 1890s n.d. 0 0 0 3 2.5 5.9 2.6 2 4.1 "Exploration 19611969, 0.5% equivalent Cu (includes Mo). Apparently low grade." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mount Cannindah Australia AUQL Queensland -24.81666667 151.3666667 235 235 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. "25b, 18b" 564 -24 -49 151 22 "carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, silver, sphalerite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, dolerite dike, skarn" n.d. "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, dolerite, granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, rhyolite, tonalite" 1889 n.d. 0.36 0.13 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resources of 1990: 3 Mt at 1.3% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, and 28 g/t Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Abbot Abbot Australia AUQL Queensland -20.2 147.95 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 647 -20 -12 147 57 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "andesite, argillic sedimentary rocks, adamellite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, dacite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Leslie Australia AUQL Queensland -20.34194444 140.1688889 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 648 -20 -20 -31 140 10 8 "chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. " andesite, quartz diorite, sandstone, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade.. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Poole Australia AUQL Queensland -29.83944444 152.3713889 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 645 -29 -50 -22 152 22 17 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " n.d. n.d. "granodiorite, quartz porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Robin Australia AUQL Queensland -20.57861111 146.9777778 285 285 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 636 -20 -34 -43 146 58 40 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " n.d. n.d. "granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Turner Australia AUQL Queensland -18.25361111 143.4236111 310 310 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 637 -18 -15 -13 143 25 25 "andalusite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite " "breccia, rhyolite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. granite 1975 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Grades: <0.05% Cu, <0.01% Mo. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Struck Oil Australia AUQL Queensland -23.61111111 150.4577778 250 250 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 642 -23 -36 -40 150 27 28 "biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Town Creek Australia AUQL Queensland -20.42472222 146.7786111 285 285 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 638 -20 -25 -29 146 46 43 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " n.d. n.d. "granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apparently low grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Whitewash Australia AUQL Queensland -24.8075 150.8730556 235 235 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 643 -24 -48 -27 150 52 23 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite " "andesite, aplite, felsite, trachyandesite, and trachyte dikes" n.d. "granite porphyry, granodiorite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. "Grades: 0.10.3% Cu, 0.050.2% Mo. Apparently low grade. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yeppoon Australia AUQL Queensland -23.00277778 150.6927778 220 220 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 644 -23 0 -10 150 41 34 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, graywacke, mudstone, rhyolite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0.9 0.35 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Grades: <0.2% Cu, <0.02% Mo. Exposed. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Anabama Hill Australia AUSA South Australia -32.76555556 140.2369444 440 450430 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 566 -32 -45 -56 140 14 13 "biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, turquoise, zeolite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "limestone, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff" "adamellite, dolomite, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone, tillite" 1966 n.d. 0 0 0 2.5 0.5 0.98 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Morris, B.J., 1979, Porphyry style copper/molybdenum mineralization at Anabama Hill: Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no. 150, p. 524." Dogwood Australia AUVT Victoria -37.57361111 148.0086111 0 Early Devonian? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 655 -37 -34 -25 148 0 31 "chalcocite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "granodiorite, tonalite, turbidite, volcanic rocks" 1980 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "The best drillhole intersection: 24.4 m at 0.8% Cu. Deposit area is covered by Miocene-Pliocene fluvial sand and gravel, and by colluvium. " "Maher, S., 2003, Dogwood porphyry Cu-Mo prospect, Benambra terrane, Victoria, 3 p.: CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html" Thursdays Gossan Australia AUVT Victoria -37.61138889 142.6075 0 Cambrian? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 656 -37 -36 -41 142 36 27 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "quartz diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, chert, dacitic tuffite, monzodiorite, tonalite, sandstone, siltstone, " mid-1970s n.d. 0 0 0 3 1.2 2.8 0 0 0 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. "Radojkovic, A., 2003, Thursdays porphyry copper prospect, western Victoria, 3 p.: CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html" Copper Hills Australia AUWA Western Australia -21.6575 119.9577778 0 Archean 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 651 -21 -39 -27 119 57 28 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" quartz-feldspar porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, dacite, felsic tuff, granite porphyry, tuff" n.d. 1952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Production: 68.5 t Cu. Drrillhole intersects 30 to 50 m at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, mainly <1% Cu in primary ore. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Coppin Gap Australia AUWA Western Australia -20.88888889 120.1083333 3234 3234117 152 0.12 0.09 0 2.2 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 562 -20 -53 -20 120 6 30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, granodiorite" n.d. "arkose, basalt, chert, granite, iron formation, rhyolite, shale, siltstone, tuff, peridotite" 1970 n.d. 1 0.5 0.39 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kelly Australia AUWA Western Australia -21.79166667 119.8722222 0 Archean 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 653 -21 -47 -30 119 52 20 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, quartz-feldspar porphyry" n.d. "basalt, felsic tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Damirli Azerbaijan AZAN 40.01666667 46.75 135 Late Jurassic Cretaceous 0 0 0 0 21a 0 22c n.d. 591 40 1 46 45 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, copper, cuprite, delafossite, goethite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite" "andesitic dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, diorite, limestone, rhyodacite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.7 "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. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Garadag Azerbaijan AZAN 40.63333333 45.85 135 Late Jurassic Cretaceous 0 0 0 0 17 0 21a n.d. 592 40 38 45 51 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, turquoise" "diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, plagiogranite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Reported grades: 0.2 to 0.8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.008% Mo. Azerbaijan government announced reserves about 320 Kt ore. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Goshgarchai Azerbaijan AZAN 40.53333333 46.15 135 Late Jurassic Cretaceous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 594 40 32 46 9 "carbonate, carrollite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, copper, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" "andesite, andesite tuff, diabase, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, limestone, quartz diorite" "andesite, andesite tuff, diabase, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0.9 1.1 "Reported 0.2 to 2.5%, average 0.4% Cu, 1.0 g/t Au, 2.5 to 40 g/t Ag. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kedabek Novo-Gorelovskoe Gedabek Azerbaijan AZAN 40.56444444 45.79138889 1141 144138 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 710 40 33 52 45 47 29 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "plagiogranite, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, diorite, gabbro, gabbro diorite, granite porphyry, hornfels, limestone, quartz diorite, , rhyolite porhyry, rhyolitic tuff, skarn" n.d. 1849 0.5 1.5 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 "1.72 Mt mined out at 3.8% Cu, 5.4 g/t Au, 86.4 g/t Ag, mining ceased in 1920. Resources resulted from exploration 19982002 consist of 19.2 Mt at 0.36% Cu, 1.44 g/t Au, and 13.95 g/t Ag (MiningLife, 2005). " "Anglo Asian Mining PLC, 2006, Annual report and accounts, 39 p., www.aamining.com/downloads/Anglo_Asian_Mining_ar06.pdf Baba-Zade, V.M., Makhmudov, A.I., Ramazanov, V.G., 1990, Copper and molybdenum porphyry deposits: Azerbaijan State Publishing House, Baku, 353 p. (in Russian). Bortnikov, N.S., Genkin, A.D., and Troneva, N.V., 1993, Tennantite decomposition: evidence from the Kedabek copper deposit, Azerbaijan: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 47, p. 171181. MiningLife, 2005, Mines and exploration properties: Gedabek, Azerbaijan, 2 p.: www.mininglife.com/operations/operationdetail.asp?Property=Gedabek Sopko. P.F., 1971, Massive sulfide deposits of Lesser Caucasus: Nedra Publishing House, Moscow, 255 p. (in Russian). Tvalchrelidze, G.A., Gogishvili, V.G., Gogishvili, T.S., Zuliashvili, T.G., Sagatelyan, E.A., Isakhanyan, Isakhanyan, A.E., Ratman, I.P., Kurbanov, N.K., Aliev, G.I., Salmanov, A.A., 1983, Metallogenic province of Lesser Caucasus, in Ivanov, S.N., ed., Massive sulfide deposits of the USSR: Moscow, Nauka Publishing House, p. 5884 (in Russian). 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." Misdag Azerbaijan AZAN 39.05 46.05 40 Eocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 595 39 3 46 3 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, galena, goethite, limonite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite " "diorite porphyry, granite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesitic basalt, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite, monzodiorite, quartz diorite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Reported: 0.1 to 0.4% Cu in disseminated ore, and 0.2 to 7.2% Cu in linear mineralized zones." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Herzogenhugel La Helle Belgium BLGM 50.28333333 5.916666667 419 Paleozoic 20 0.17 0.02 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 344 50 17 5 55 "albite, biotite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite/gersdorffite, covellite, epidote, galena, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, hessite, ilmenite, tetradymite, titanite" "monzodiorite, tonalite, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "phyllite, quartzite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bom Jardim Brazil BRZL -17.53333333 -51.6 840 Neoproterozoic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 340 -17 -32 -51 -36 "actinolite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite" n.d. n.d. "andesite tuff, chert, rhyodacite tuff, metavolcaniclastics rocks (totally greenschist and ortogneiss) " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Metamorphosed ore: 4.6 Mt, 0.92% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chapada Brazil BRZL Goias -14.25 -49.36666667 840 Neoproterozoic 134 0.44 0 0.35 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 339 -14 -15 -49 -22 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gahnite, galena, gold, hematite, ilmenite, kyanite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zincian staurolite" "diorite porphyry, mylonite" "gneiss, greenstone" "amphibolite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist, metapelite, metaandesite" 1973 n.d. 2.7 0.7 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mineralization is pre-amphibolite facies of metamorphism of 534524 Ma. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Estrela Brazil BRZL Carajs -6.4 -49.61666667 1880 1880 30 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 663 -6 -24 -49 -37 "biotite, cassiterite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite,pyrite, pyrrhotite " "aplite, gabbro, granite porphyry, pegmatite" "gneiss, migmatite, granitoid" "carbonaceous schist, metasediments, metavolcanics (andesite, dacite, rhyolite) " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0.5 0.6 Crajs copper-gold belt containing mainly Archean (2.6 Ga) iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) mineralizations. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Assarel Bulgaria BULG "Srednegorie zone, Panagyurishte district" 42.58333333 23.98333333 89.5 "89.90.26 89.130.28" 354 0.44 0 0.2 0 17 0 20c n.d. 376 42 35 23 59 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry" "conglomerate, dacite, limestone, sandstone" "andesite, andesite pyroclastics, gneiss, granite, hornfels" 1968 1976 0 0 0 2.8 1 2.2 0 0 0 "In ore: 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." "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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 5962. Bogdanev, 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. 178188. 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. 712716. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. 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. Peytcheva, I., von Quardt, Heinrich, C.A., Nedialkov, R., Neubauer, F., A., Moritz, R., 2007, Medet and Assarel Cu-porphyry deposits in Central Srednegorie SE Europe: were they a common magmatic and hydrothermal system?, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 881884. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApuseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126." Byrdtseto "Byrdtse, Burdceto" Bulgaria BULG Malko Turnovo district 41.97416667 27.53444444 80.5 8774 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 18b 381 41 58 27 27 32 4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzodiorite" "granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, peridotite, quartz diorite porphyry, siltstone" "dolomite, gabbro, granite, hornfels, marble, skarn" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Elatsite Elacite Bulgaria BULG Panagyurishte district 42.75 24.03333333 92 92 350 0.39 0 0.26 0.19 20c 0 28a n.d. 374 42 45 24 2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry" n.d. " diabase, granodiorite, phyllite, sandstone, schist" n.d. 1981 1 0.6 0.47 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In ore: 0.002 g/t Pt, 0.007 g/t Pd. 92 Ma deposit age by Von Quadt and others (2005). 30% covered." "Bogdanov, B.D., 1983, Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188. 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. 103112. 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. 171174. 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. 712716. 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 527529. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. 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. 3740. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 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., Hnken, 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. 261281. 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: UPb 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.119135. Von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Fanger, L., Heinrich, C., 2005, The Elatsite porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v.27, p. 128129." Medet Bulgaria BULG Srednegorie 42.72 24.08527778 90 "90.590.29 90.120.36" 244 0.37 0.01 0.1 0 17 0 "17, 28a" 18b 375 42 43 12 24 5 7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn" "andesite, andesite tuff, granite" "gabbro-peridotite, gneiss, granodiorite, monzodiorite" late 1950s 1964 1 0.4 0.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In ore: 0.004 g/t Pt, 0.006 g/t Pd; in concentrate: 0.36 g/t Au, 0.026 g/t Pt, 0.16 g/t Pd. Mined out 19641993. Exposed." "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. 215232. Bogdanov, B.D., 1983, Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188. 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. 103112. 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. 213283. Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 2007, Chlorides in the Skouries and Medet porphyry deposits of the Balkan peninsula, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 905908. 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. 712716. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Peytcheva, I., von Quardt, Heinrich, C.A., Nedialkov, R., Neubauer, F., A., Moritz, R., 2007, Medet and Assarel Cu-porphyry deposits in Central Srednegorie SE Europe: were they a common magmatic and hydrothermal system?, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 881884. 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. 175196. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 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. 161183. von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApeseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126. " Plana "Studenec, Studenets" Bulgaria BULG Sofia district 42.48333333 23.41666667 76 7775 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 377 42 29 23 25 "anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite " monzodiorite porphyry "andesite, andesite tuff" "diorite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Prohorovo Bulgaria BULG Jambol district 42.34222222 26.29583333 81 81 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 379 42 20 32 26 17 45 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, kaolinite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite " "diorite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn" "andesite, agglomerate, diabase, granite, phyllite" "conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz syenodiorite, rhyolite tuff, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In concentrate: 26 to 200 ppb Au (Pt and Pd n.d.). ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Spahievo Bulgaria BULG Borovitsa volcanic area 42.11666667 25.25 33 32.820.40 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "22c, 25b" 380 42 7 25 15 "albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, diaspore, galena, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, turquoise" "monzonite porphyry, felsic dike, rhyodacite, shoshonite dike" n.d. "gabbro-diorite, latite porphyry, quartz trachyte, rhyolite pyroclastics, shoshonite lava" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Anomalous contents: 800 ppm Cu, 370 ppm Mo. 60% covered by Neogene-Quaternary sediments." "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. 7580. 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 12711274. 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. 11551164. 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)." Tsar Assen Tsar Asen Bulgaria BULG 42.35527778 24.33916667 90 Early Senonian 6.6 0.47 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "Cu(Au,Ag)-replacement" 378 42 21 19 24 20 21 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" "dacite, granite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, tuff" "andesite, hornfels, pyroclastics" 1974 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Mined out 19801995. In concentrate: 95 ppb Au, 51 ppb Pt, 8 ppb Pd. Exposed." "Bogdanov, B.D., 1983, Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188. 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. 103112. 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. 712716. 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. 197199. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 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. 161183. von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApeseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126." Vlaykov Vruh Bulgaria BULG 42.34805556 24.22805556 86 "85,60.15" 9.8 0.46 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 25e 689 42 20 53 24 13 41 "aikinite, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, galena, goethite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tetradymite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" gneiss "andesite, dacite, tuff" n.d. 1962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mined out 19621979. Exposed. "Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Kuzmanov, 1997, Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulfide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, p. 219229. Peytcheva, I., von Quadt, A., Kouzmanov, K., Bogdanov, K., 2003, Elshitsa and Vlaykov Vruh epithermal and porphyry Cu(-Au) deposits of Central Srednogorie, Bulgaria: source and timing of magmatism and mineralization, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 371373. Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry copper minerlisation in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 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. Von Quadt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Rviews, v. 27, p. 95126. " Afton "Criscent, Big Onion, DM, Pothook" Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.66111111 -120.515 205.5 206205 134 0.83 0 0.65 2.49 20c 0 17 17 153 50 39 40 -120 -30 -54 "albite, ankerite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite, enargite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, scapolite, sericite, zeolite " "andesite dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry" greenstone "andesite, andesite agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, monzonite, serpentine, syenite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous shale, tuff" 1898 1977 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "91.78 Mt resources of 2003, 0.3% Cu cut-off, contain 0.1 g/t Pd. 40% covered." "Anonymous, 2007, New Gold raises $375M: The Northern Miner, July 2329, 2007, p. 2. 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. 376387. Dolbear, B., 2003, Mineral resource estimate for the Afton copper/gold project, Kaloops, B.C.: DRC Resources Corporation, 160 p.: http://www.drcresources.com/s/AftonProperty.asp?ReportID=45009 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 19941, p. 285296. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 581592. 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. 219236. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888. Stakiw, S., 2003, Getting active on Afton: a new project in an old camp: The Northern Miner, v. 90, no. 31, p. B5, B6, B10." Ajax West and East Ajax Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.61416667 -120.5308333 205.5 206-205 221.9 0.292 0.001 0.184 2 20c 0.9 17 17 156 50 36 51 -120 -31 -51 "albite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, diopside, epidote, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, serpentine, siderite, zeolite " "monzodiorite, picrite, quartz latite porphyry" "argillite, limestone/chalk, sandstone, serpentinite, shale" "andesite, basalt, breccia, conglomerate, diorite, diorite porphyry, gabbro syenite, picrite" 1896 1989 0.42 0.15 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource at 0.1% Cu cut-off grade (0.3% Cu cut-off: 86.9 Mt at 0.45% Cu and 0.279 g/t Au). ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Axe Adonis Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.64833333 -120.5261111 179 Jurassic 116.7 0.43 0.012 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 159 49 38 54 -120 -31 -34 "albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gypsum, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" monzonite porphyry n.d. "basalt, andesite, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, monzonite, " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25% Cu cut-off. 2007 drilling: 288 m intercept averages 0.27% Cu and 0.15 g/t (1 g/t) Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bell Copper "Bell, Babine Lake, Newman" Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.00277778 -126.2319444 52.5 53-52 495 0.36 0.005 0.16 1 20c 1.2 "17, 22c" n.d. 124 55 0 10 -126 -13 -55 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" "basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite " "andesite, argillite, diorite, graywacke, monzonite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyodacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff" 1963 1972 0.63 0.43 0.21 3.2 2.6 6.5 2.1 2 3.3 "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. 245263. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247255. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 256289. 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. 3568. 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. 4767." Berg Canada CNBC British Columbia 53.80361111 -127.435 49.5 5247 238 0.4 0.031 0.05 2.84 21a 2 21a 22c 130 53 48 13 -127 -26 -6 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "conglomerate, dacite, gneiss, granite, graywacke, rhyolite, siltstone, syenite" "andesite flow, andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite" 1929 n.d. 1.8 1.7 2.4 0 0 0 2.4 1.9 3.5 0.25% Cu cut-off. "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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 304312. 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. 253276. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. 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. 274283." Bethlehem "Huestis, Iona, Jersey, East Jersey, JA" Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.49416667 -120.9966667 200 200 677 0.45 0.016 0.005 0.4 21a 3.9 21a (2) n.d. 150 50 29 39 -120 -59 -48 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "diorite, intrusive breccia" "granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite" 1899 1962 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.4 1.9 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Big Onion Canada CNBC British Columbia 54.80972222 -126.8944444 52.5 5649 94.4 0.42 0.02 0.064 1 17 0 22c n.d. 122 54 48 35 -126 -53 -40 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "granodiorite, limestone, rhyolite" "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff" 1917 n.d. 1.9 0.35 0.65 0 0 0 0 0 0 The age is uncertain: K-Ar age of altered QFP is 117112 Ma. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brenda Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.87777778 -120.0055556 143 143 227 0.16 0.039 0.013 0.63 21a 4.4 n.d. n.d. 158 49 52 40 -120 0 -20 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, carrollite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, millerite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite" "andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite porphyry, felsite, pegmatite, trachyte porphyry" n.d. "argillite, basalt, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, graywacke, hornfels, quartz diorite, shale, volcanic breccia " 1930s 1969 0.92 0.48 0.35 0 0 0 3.2 2.4 6 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bronson Bronson Slope Canada CNBC British Columbia 56.66666667 -131.0925 195 195 102 0.15 0.013 0.72 4.1 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 111 56 40 -131 -5 -33 "chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite" monzonite porphyry n.d. "felsic tuffaceous sandstone, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red Bluff porphyry stock. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Catface Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.25555556 -125.9833333 36 Eocene 308 0.37 0.007 0.05 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 145 49 15 20 -125 -59 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornblende, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesitic agglomerate, basalt, diorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tuff" 1898 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.1 1.5 In copper concentrate: 6 g/t Ag and 2.34 g/t Au ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chuchi Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.26305556 -124.5436111 188 188.52.5 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 127 55 15 47 -124 -32 -37 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite" "alaskite, aplite, monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry" "basalt, trachyte, sedimentary rocks, " "agglomerate, granodiorite, monzodiorite, sedimentary rocks, volcanoclastic rocks " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 10 2 15.7 0 0 6 "0.28% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au reported." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Coles Creek Canada CNBC British Columbia 53.53333333 -127.2333333 86 86 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 133 53 32 -127 -14 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite" n.d. "andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, conglomerate, dacite porphyry, rhyolitic tuff, sandstone " 1966 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 g/t Ag reported. "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." Copper Canyon Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.11638889 -131.3469444 212 212 164.8 0.35 0 0.54 7.15 20c 0 n.d. 17 108 57 6 59 -131 -20 -49 "anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, syenite, syenite porphyry " "andesite, granodiorite, limestone" "argillite, quartz monzonite, black shale, trachyandesite, trachyte, tuff" 1956 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0.8 0.9 "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. 402414. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 645649. 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. 269284. MINFILE, 2005, Copper Canyon, Inventory Report 104G 017, 4 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? " Copper Mountain Ingerbelle "Similkameen, Similco" Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.34027778 -120.5552778 198.5 200197 324 0.473 0.001 0.17 3.9 20c 1.1 n.d. 22c 162 49 20 25 -120 -33 -19 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "basalt dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, felsite dike, hornfels, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry" "argillite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, diorite, felsic tuff, monzonite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite, syenite " 1884 1925 4.3 1.1 3.7 0 0 0 6 3 14 "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. 368375. 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. 219236. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142158. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 537563." Dorothy Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.24777778 -126.1663889 50 50 45 0.26 0.01 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 121 55 14 52 -126 -9 -59 "anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" 1965 n.d. 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.3 1.8 3.3 1.6 1.2 1.5 "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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247255. 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. 4767. 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. 7982. Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888. " Eaglehead "Eagle, Joy" Canada CNBC British Columbia 58.48388889 -129.1072222 186 186 29 0.41 0.022 0.2 2.7 17 0 n.d. n.d. 105 58 29 2 -129 -6 -26 "albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite" "feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry" "diabase, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, chlorite schist, conglomerate, granodiorite, graphitic argillite, graywacke, limestone" 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 5.6 1.5 6.6 3.3 0.5 1.3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Fish Lake Canada CNBC British Columbia 51.46361111 -123.6255556 79 79 1150 0.22 0.002 0.41 2.3 20c 0 n.d. 22c 140 51 27 49 -123 -37 -32 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" "granodiorite, hornfels, limestone, sandstone" "andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, andesite porphyry, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, granite, quartz diorite" 1930s n.d. 1.6 0.8 0.97 0 0 0 3.6 2.5 7.1 Taseko Mines Ltd. completed pre-feasibility study in 1995. "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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 327342. 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. 707768. Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. MINFILE, 2005, Fish Lake, Inventory Report 0920 041, 6 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? 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. 317322." Galaxy Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.64333333 -120.4233333 n.d. 5.4 0.59 0 0.21 0 20c 0 20c 20c 155 50 38 36 -120 -25 -24 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" diorite porphyry n.d. "diorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, picrite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Galore Creek Stikine Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.125 -131.45 207.5 210205 540.7 0.554 0.0007 0.31 5.33 20c 1.2 n.d. 17 107 57 7 30 -131 -27 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, feldspar porphyry, syenite, syenite porphyry" "argillite, chert, limestone, sandstone, shale" "andesite, basalt, trachyandesite, tuff " 1955 n.d. 1.9 0.5 0.75 0 0 0 5 4 16 "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. 402414. Enns, S.G., Thompson, J.F.H., Stanley, C.R., and Yarrow, E.W., 1995, The Galore Creek porphyry copper-gold deposits, northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 630644. 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., 1989, Geology and mineral deposits of the Galore Creek area, Northwestern B.C.: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Fieldwork 1988, Paper 19891, p. 268283. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., 1995, UPb 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. 142158. Schroeter, T.G., 2005, British Columbia, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 62 p.5253. Van Nieuwenhuyse, R., 2007, Genesis of the Galore Creek copper-gold-silver porphyry system, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 138." Gambier Island Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.5 -123.4166667 n.d. 114 0.29 0.018 0.03 1.3 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 151 49 30 -123 -25 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, sphalerite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "chert, granodiorite, graywacke, greenstone" "andesite, argillite, diorite, limestone, quartz diorite, rhyodacite, siltstone" 1979 n.d. 1.1 0.6 0.52 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Giant Copper AM Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.16666667 -121.0333333 n.d. 245 0.27 0 0.2 2.7 17 0 n.d. n.d. 161 49 10 -121 -2 "calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "breccia, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "argillite, quartzite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Gibraltar Polyanna Canada CNBC British Columbia 52.51805556 -122.2875 210 217203 1229 0.3 0.01 0.07 0.9 17 4.6 n.d. n.d. 138 52 31 5 -122 -17 -15 "anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry" "andesite, aplite, basalt, granodiorite " "andesite breccia, conglomerate, diorite, graphitic phyllite, graywacke, greenschist, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite, trondhjemite" 1917 1972 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.8 8.5 "Ash, C.H., Rydman, M.O., Payn, C.W.,Panteleev, A., 1998, Geological setting of the Gibraltar Mine, south central British Columbia: Mining in British Columbia, p. A1A15. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 201213. Grunsky, E., Lefebure, D., and Jones, L., 1996, Grade and tonnage data for selected deposit types, in Lefebure, D.V., and Hy, T., eds., Selected British Columbia mineral deposit profiles: British Columbia Geological Survey Open File, 1996-13, p. 121146. 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. 253276. MINFILE, 2005, Gibraltar, Inventory Report 093B 012, 6 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and petroleum Resources, http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? 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. 195205. " Gnat Lake "Gnat Pass, June" Canada CNBC British Columbia 58.25361111 -129.8266667 n.d. 30.4 0.39 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 104 58 15 13 -129 -49 -36 "bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, scheelite" quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, volcaniclastics, sedimentary rocks" 1960 n.d. 0 0 0 4 2 6.3 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Granisle Canada CNBC British Columbia 54.94638889 -126.1566667 51 51 85 0.43 0.009 0.12 1.1 17 1.2 17 22c 125 54 56 47 -126 -9 -24 "apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, galena, jarosite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "basalt, black shale" "andesite, andesite tuff, breccia, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" 1913 1966 0.7 0.3 0.16 3.2 2.2 5.6 2.1 1.6 2.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Highmont "Am (Ide, Minex), Ann" Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.43277778 -120.9205556 n.d. 265 0.266 0.041 0.004 0.9 21a 3.9 n.d. 17 154 50 25 58 -120 -55 -14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry" "diorite, granodiorite" "quartz diorite, quartz monzonite" 1962 1980 1.1 0.73 0.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Huckleberry Canada CNBC British Columbia 53.68111111 -127.1780556 82 82 161 0.48 0.015 0.025 0.93 21a 2.3 "21a, 22c" 17 132 53 40 52 -127 -10 -41 "amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, fluorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, microdiorite" "basalt, turbidite" "andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, volcanic sedimentary rocks" 1962 1997 1 0.3 0.24 5 2.5 9.8 3.9 1.5 1.4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Hushamu Expo Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.67527778 -127.8580556 170 170 735.4 0.198 0.011 0.247 0 17 0 "17, 25e" 25e 136 50 40 31 -127 -51 -29 "alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite/illite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, zeolite, zunyite" "breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry" "basalt, basalt tuff, limestone, sediments" "andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diorite porphyry , quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite" 1967 n.d. 1.8 0.9 1.3 6 3 5 0 0 0 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). Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Island Copper Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.6 -127.4777778 171 173169 377 0.41 0.017 0.19 1.4 17 0.8 n.d. 18b 137 50 36 -127 -28 -40 "amphibole, ankerite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, dumortierite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyroxene, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite" "breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn" "monzogranite, quartz diorite, siltstone" "andesite, andesitic tuff, basalt, limestone, mudstone, rhyodacite, rhyodacitic tuff, sandstone, shale" 1967 1971 2 0.52 0.31 5.2 1.1 4.9 2.2 1 1.7 "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. 402438. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd., 20-F Reports, 1987-1996. 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., OKane, 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214238. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40-57." Katie Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.13333333 -117.3305556 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 165 49 8 -117 -19 -50 "albite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, microdiorite, rhyolite dike" n.d. "andesite, argillite, basalt, gabbro, lapilli tuff, monzonite, pyroclastic breccia, siltstone, tuff" 1992 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0.4 0.35 Reported grades generally exceed 0.2% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kemess North Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.06 -126.7594444 203 202.71.9 601 0.207 0 0.396 0 20c 0 "20c, 39a" "22c, 18b" 115 57 3 36 -126 -45 -34 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, zeolite " "breccia, feldspar porphyry, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry" "granodiorite, limestone" "andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, basalt tuff, breccia, feldspathic crystal tuff, quartz monzonite porphyry" 1966 n.d. 1.2 0.6 0.57 6.7 2.6 14 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kemess South Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.00583333 -126.7508333 200 199.60.6 250 0.22 0 0.62 0 20c 0 20c "22c, 18b, 39a" 116 57 0 21 -126 -45 -3 "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" "breccia, quartz monzodiorite porphyry" "granodiorite, limestone" "andesite, andesitic lapilli tuff, basalt, basaltic tuff, conglomerate, feldspathic crystal tuff, graywacke, mudstone, quartz monzonite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone" 1983 1998 1.7 0.75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kerr Canada CNBC British Columbia 56.4675 -130.2688889 193.5 195192 140.8 0.75 0 0.36 0 20c 0 25e "20c, 25a, 39a" 113 56 28 3 -130 -16 -8 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " "andesite dike, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry " n.d. "argillite, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff" 1982 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1 2.2 "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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 509523. Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473483. 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. 10981114. MINFILE, 2005, Kerr, Inventory Report 104B 191, 2 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?" Kinaskan GJ Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.65388889 -130.2436111 205 205.1 8 220.5 0.268 0 0.311 0 20c 0 n.d. 20c 664 57 39 14 -130 -14 -37 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, pyrite" "granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite" "andesite, basalt, conglomerate" "chert, siltstone, mudstone, volcanics, volcanoclastics" "1964, 2004" n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.15% Cu cut-off grade. Covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Krain Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.58333333 -120.9666667 n.d. 72.1 0.31 0.012 0 0 17 0 21a 17 147 50 35 -120 -58 "bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone" 1907 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kwanika Swan Canada CNBC 55.5 -125.3 121 121 36 0.2 0 0 0 17 0 27c n.d. 123 55 30 -125 -18 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite, monzonite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, basalt, granite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, syenite" 1964 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.7 15 "2007, Serengeti Resources Inc. drills 328 meters of 0.61% copper and 0.72 g/t gold." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lennac Lake Canada CNBC British Columbia 54.75 -126.3333333 78 78 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 126 54 45 -126 -20 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, dacite tuffs, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lornex Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.45027778 -121.0430556 197 202192 514 0.427 0.015 0.006 1.2 21a 4.4 21a 21a (2) 152 50 27 1 -121 -2 -35 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz porphyry" n.d. "diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite" early 1900s; 1964 1972 1.9 1.1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lorraine Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.92694444 -125.4311111 184 184 32 0.66 0 0.26 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 118 55 55 37 -125 -25 -52 "apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, garnet, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite" n.d. "granite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, volcanics" "aplite, diorite, pegmatite, pyroxenite, syenite, syenite porphyry" 1931 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.7 "BM breccia (sulfide-syenitic breccia) at the SE flank of the deposit shows 3.46 g/t Pd, 0.58 g/t Pt, 12.44 g/t Au and 26.32% Cu (bornite and chalcocite)." "Morton J.W. , 2001, Summary report on the Lorraine - Jajay property, Omineca Mining Division, BC. NTS: 93N14W. Latitude 55o 55, Longitude 125o 27: Mincord Exploration Consultants Ltd. for Eastfield Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada, 16 p.: http://www.eastfieldgroup.com/eastfield/lorraine.html Bishop, 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 623629. MINFILE, 2005, Bishop, Steele, Lorraine, GK, Jajay, Inventory Report 093N 066, 2 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? Nixon, G.T., 2003, Jeological setting of the Lorraine Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Duckling Creek syenite complex, north-central British Columbia: British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mining and Minerals Division, Open File 2003-4, 24 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. 397401." Louise Lake Canada CNBC British Columbia 54.78333333 -127.6833333 n.d. 50 0.3 0.02 0.31 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 119 54 47 -127 -41 "bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, enargite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" quartz monzonite porphyry "andesite, basalt, granodiorite, graywacke, shale, tuff " "conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0.85 0.35 0.23 4 1 3.1 0 0 0 Reported 0.9%As ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Maggie Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.92388889 -121.4211111 61 61 181 0.28 0.029 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 146 50 55 26 -121 -25 -16 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite/illite, mawsonite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, rutile, stannoidite, tennantite, vinciennite [Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16]" "latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, argillite, basalt, chert, limestone, quartz diorite, tuff, ultramafic rocks" 1860s n.d. 1.1 0.33 0.26 0 0 0 3.7 1.5 4.4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Misty Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.91583333 -125.5136111 172 182162 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 117 55 54 57 -125 -30 -49 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite" "syenite, monzonite" n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite" 1948 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource: 3 Mt at 0.6% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Morrison Hearn Hill Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.19444444 -126.3152778 50 50 263.4 0.39 0.005 0.2 1 20c 1.2 17 (2) n.d. 120 55 11 40 -126 -18 -55 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" "granodiorite, sediments, volcanics" "andesite, andesite tuff, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, felsic tuff, granite, graywacke, quartz diorite, shale, siltstone" 1962 n.d. 1.5 0.7 0.82 0 0 0 2.8 2.3 5.1 "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. 264273. 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. 4767. MINFILE, 2006, Morrison, Summary 093M 007, 4 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? Ogryzlo, P.L., Dirom, G.E., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Morrison Hearn Hill copper-gold deposits Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 290303. Simpson, R.G., 2007, Mineral resource update, Morrison project, 67 p.: Pacific Booker Minerals Inc., www.pacificbooker.com/pdf/Morrison_Tech_Report_May2007_Finalrevised-1.pdf " Mt. Milligan Southern Star Canada CNBC British Columbia 55.12388889 -124.0275 185.5 188183 445 0.215 0 0.415 0 20c 0 n.d. 22c 128 55 7 26 -124 -1 -39 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite, monzonite, monzonite porphyry, trachyte " "gabbro, schist, tuff" "andesite, latite, siltstone, slate, syenite, trachybasalt, trachyte porphyry" 1972 n.d. 0 0 0 5.5 4.5 19 2.4 1.6 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. MINFILE, 2006, Mount Milligan, Inventory Report 093N 194, 5 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142158. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 650655." Mt. Polly "Mt. Polley, Cariboo Bell" Canada CNBC British Columbia 52.55444444 -121.6416667 202 202 293 0.23 0.001 0.3 4 20c 1 39a 17 139 52 33 16 -121 -38 -30 "actinolite, albite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite/specularite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, syenite" n.d. "basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, limestone, mafic tuff, sandstone, shale, siltstone, trachybasalt" 1964 1997 0 0 0 3.6 2 5.7 1.5 1 1.2 "Deyell, C.L., 2005, Sulfur isotope zonation at the Mt Polley alkalic porphyry Cu-Au deposit, British Columbia, Canada, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 373376. 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. 295300. 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 northwestern 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. 388401. MINFILE, 2006, Mt. Polly, Production Report / Inventory Report 093A 008, 5 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? Pass, H.E., Cooke, D.R., Chamberlain, C., Simpson, K., Rees, C., Ferreira, L., McAndless, P., and Robertson, S., 2007, Infill paragenesis and hydrothermal alteration in the Northeast zone of the Mt. Polley magmatic-hydrothermal breccia complex, British Columbia, Canada, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 423426." O.K. Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.04666667 -124.645 36 Eocene 143 0.24 0.009 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 144 50 2 48 -124 -38 -42 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" "andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, granodiorite, quartz-feldspar porphyry" n.d. "diorite, gabbro, granite" 1965 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0.5 0.98 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ox Lake Canada CNBC British Columbia 53.67361111 -127.0569444 84 84 21.4 0.34 0.008 0 0 17 0 21a n.d. 134 53 40 25 -127 -3 -25 "actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite " "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels" n.d. "andesitic tuff, rhyolite tuff" 1968 n.d. 0.7 0.5 0.27 1.3 1.3 1.3 1 0.8 0.63 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pine Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.23333333 -126.7333333 197 200.94 to 193.60.5 40 0.15 0 0.57 0 20c 0 21a n.d. 114 57 14 -126 -44 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite" "quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, trachyte porphyry" "mafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks" "andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, granite, granodiorite, latite, tuff" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 4.5 2 7.1 3.5 1 2.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Poison Mountain Canada CNBC British Columbia 51.13333333 -122.6141667 56.5 5855 808 0.24 0.0075 0.12 3 17 0 n.d. 39a 142 51 8 -122 -36 -51 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" serpentinite "conglomerate, diorite, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone" 1947 n.d. 1.5 0.8 0.94 0 0 0 1.7 1 1.3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Poplar Canada CNBC British Columbia 54.01666667 -126.99 73.5 7572 236 0.37 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 129 54 1 -126 -59 -24 "albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, clay minerals, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" "diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry " n.d. "agglomerate, andesite, argillite, conglomerate, gabbro, sandstone, tuff" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 2 0.9 1.4 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Primer North Zone Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.75611111 -120.46 0 n.d. 23 0.2 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 157 49 45 22 -120 -27 -36 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite" "diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, argillite, sandstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Rayfield Canada CNBC British Columbia 51.31333333 -121.0888889 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 143 51 18 48 -121 -5 -20 "amphibole, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, epidote, garnet, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite, syenite, pegmatite" n.d. basalt n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 2 4.1 Reported 0.1 % Cu on 2.3 x 0.66 km area ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Red Bluff Canada CNBC British Columbia 56.66666667 -131.1 195 195 37 0.23 0 0.74 5.6 20c 0 25b "22c, 36a" 110 56 40 -131 -6 "albite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn" "andesite, diorite, rhyolite" "conglomerate, graywacke, marble, mudstone, siltstone" 1964 n.d. 0 0 0 6 4 19 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Red Chris Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.7 -129.8052778 202.5 210195 523 0.35 0.0019 0.27 1.5 20c 0 18b n.d. 109 57 42 -129 -48 -19 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "feldspar porphyry, felsic volcanics, felsite, monzonite porphyry " n.d. "calcareous siltstone, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachybasalt, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" 1929 n.d. 1.4 0.5 0.55 5 1.5 5.9 0 0 0 "T. Baker, C. H. Ash, and J. F. H. Thompson, 1997, Geological setting and characteristics of Red Chris porphyry copper-gold deposits, northwestern British Columbia: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 6, p. 297-316. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 674688. 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. 479485. " Red Dog Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.71083333 -127.9705556 n.d. 45 0.32 0.007 0.4 0 20c 0 20c n.d. 135 50 42 39 -127 -58 -14 "chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry" "andesite, basalt, tuff, tuff breccia, tuffaceous sandstone" "diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Pantelyev, A., Koyanagi, V.M., 1994, Advanced argillic alteration in Bonanza volcanic rocks, northern Vancouver Island 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 19941, p. 101110. Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., OKane, 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214238. 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. 7982. Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888." Schaft Creek Liard Canada CNBC British Columbia 57.36416667 -130.9902778 220 220 1434 0.25 0.019 0.18 1.55 17 0.6 n.d. n.d. 106 57 21 51 -130 -59 -25 "biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline " "breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, granodiorite, monzonite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" 1957 n.d. 2.5 1.1 2.2 3.1 1.3 3.1 0 0 0 1.393 Bt measured and indicated resources + 41 Mt inferred resources. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sulphurets Canada CNBC British Columbia 56.50444444 -130.2627778 193.5 195192 382 0.406 0 0.76 2.2 20c 0 25e "20c, 25a, 39a" 112 56 30 16 -130 -15 -46 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, felsite, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, quartz syenite, syenite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff" 1935 n.d. 1.8 0.9 1.3 6 3 14 4 1.8 5.6 "Fowler, B.P., and Wells, R.C., 1995, The Sulphurets Gold zone, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 484498. Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473483. Margolis, J., and Britten, R.M., 1995, Porphyry-style and epithermal copper-molybdenum-gold-silver mineralization in the northern and southeastern Sulphurets district, northwestern Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 499508. 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. 10981114." Taseko Canada CNBC British Columbia 51.10444444 -123.4 85 85 15 0.53 0.012 0.53 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 141 51 6 16 -123 -24 "alunite, andalusite, apatite, bastnaesite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, corundum, diaspore, epidote, fluorite, gold, gypsum, kaolinite/dickite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline " "andesitic dacite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, sandstone" "andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite, tuff" 1922 n.d. 0 0 0 5 1.5 5.9 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Trojan "Getty, South Seas" Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.56666667 -121 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 21a 17 148 50 34 -121 0 "bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource: 1.54 Mt at 0.35% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Valley "Valley Copper, Highland Valley" Canada CNBC British Columbia 50.48555556 -121.0483333 196 202190 833.5 0.432 0.0067 0.006 1.9 21a 4.8 n.d. 17 (2) 149 50 29 8 -121 -2 -54 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, felsite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone " 1957 1983 1.8 1.2 1.7 0 0 0 6.5 4 20.4 "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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161191. 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. 3568. McMillan, W.J., 2005, Porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of the HIghland Valley district, Guichon Creek batholith, British Columbia, Canada in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 259274. 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 northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057. 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. 130143." Whipsaw Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.29333333 -120.7594444 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 39a 160 49 17 36 -120 -45 -34 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite" "breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, granodiorite, greenschist, limestone " 1959 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Reported 0.2 to 0.36% Cu, 0.006 to 0.024% Mo." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Whiting Creek/Rusty Zone Canada CNBC British Columbia 53.75833333 -127.215 82.5 8481 0 0 0 0 21a 0 21a "17, 21b,22c" 131 53 45 30 -127 -12 -54 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry " basalt "andesite, argillite, conglomerate, granodiorite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, tuff" 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 2.5 10 The major Ridge zone contains: 31.6 Mt at 0.06% Cu and 0.112% Mo. Locally 0.244% Cu and less than 0.03% Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Willa Canada CNBC British Columbia 49.88333333 -117.3666667 183 183 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 163 49 53 -117 -22 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, Pb-Bi-Sbsulphosalt, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, zeolite " "breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, conglomerate, granodiorite, pyroclastics, quartz monzonite" 1898 n.d. 0.5 0.15 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resource: 0.47 Mt at 0.86% Cu, 5.9 g/t Au, up to 0.008% Mo, 10 g/t Ag" ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Coxheath Canada CNNS Nova Scotia 46.08333333 -60.36666667 621 622620 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 174 46 5 -60 -22 "actinolite, albite, apatite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, titanite, tourmaline" "diorite, granite, granodiorite, monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, dacite, rhyolite, pyroclastics" 1875 n.d. 0 0 0 11 4 34 7.5 3.7 22 "Reported 2% Cu, 1% Mo, 8.6 g/t Au." "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. 7994." Beidelman Bay Darkwater Mine Canada CNON Ontario 49.83333333 -91 2500 Archean 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. Aushear veins 166 49 50 -91 0 "ankerite, biotite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "breccia, feldspar porphyry" n.d. "felsic pyroclastics, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, trondhjemite" 1934 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 0.6 1.4 "Reported 0.2% Cu, 0.03% Mo, 410 ppb Au in altered trondhjemite; 50 Kt at 6,8 g/t Au in shear veins" "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. 914. " Jogran Canada CNON Ontario 47.04305556 -84.61527778 1070 1070 20 0.19 0.05 0 0 21a 0 "21a, Au-Cu veins" n.d. 167 47 2 35 -84 -36 -55 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### McIntyre Pamour Canada CNON Ontario 48.5 -81.25 2575 2475 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. Au quartz-carbonate veins (36a?) 169 48 30 -81 -15 "actinolite, albite, anhydrite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite " "breccia, rhyodacite porphyry (felsic schist)" n.d. mafic metavolcanic rocks (metabasalt) 1960 1963 0.5 0.13 0.05 2.5 0.5 0.98 0 0 0 "The McIntireHollinger 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. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Stancop Log Lake Canada CNON Ontario 47.96666667 -80.75 2633 2633 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "porphyry Au, 36a, late Barite-Ccp vein" 170 47 58 -80 -45 "barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, fluorite, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "diabase dike, syenite, syenite porphyry" "diorite, gneiss, granite" "metaconglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.6% Cu, overall grade 0.05 to 0.1% Cu, 0.17 to 0.34 g/t Au, 3.0 g/t Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tribag Canada CNON Ontario 47.09194444 -84.47833333 1055 1055 165 0.15 0.03 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 168 47 5 31 -84 -28 -42 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, wolframite" "breccia, felsite, felsite porphyry" n.d. "basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3.5 1.2 3.3 0 0 0 0.05% Mo; production of 900 Kt at 1.64% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chibougamau "Clark Lake, Grandroy, Quellus, R-2" Chibougamau district Canada CNQU Quebec 49.86666667 -74.23333333 2715 27162714 0 0 0 0 17 0 Cu-Au high-sulfide shear veins n.d. 172 49 52 -74 -14 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite " tonalite porphyry n.d. "anorthosite, felsic metavolcanic rocks, gabbro, mafic metavolcanic rocks, diorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Since 1954, 47 Mt produced at 1,82% Cu, and 2.2 g/t Au from 15 Cu-Au veins." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Don Rouyn Canada CNQU Quebec 48.26666667 -79 2700 2700 36 0.15 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 28a 171 48 16 -79 0 "bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite/specularite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, tourmaline" "breccia, feldspar porphyry, mafic dike, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, felsic metavolcanic rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks, tonalite, trondhjemite" 1925 1957 0.5 0.2 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Mined as a source of cupriferous siliceous flux containing 0.25% Cu; one zone contains 1 g/t Au, 4 ppm W, 360 ppm Mo." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Gasp "Mines Gasp, Copper Mountain" Canada CNQU Quebec 48.96666667 -65.51944444 348 350346 336 0.555 0.022 0.062 2.8 21a 0 n.d. 18b 173 48 58 -65 -31 -10 "anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite" "diabase dike, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn" granite "limestone, calcareous shale, sandstone, siltstone" 1938 1968 0.6 0.3 0.14 9 5 7.5 2.5 1.1 2.2 There is an additional 20 Mt of skarn-type ore. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cash Canada CNYT Yukon Territory 62.41666667 -137.6166667 n.d. 36 0.28 0.021 0.17 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 102 62 25 -137 -37 "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 "granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Casino Canada CNYT Yukon Territory 62.73611111 -138.8291667 73 74-72 964 0.22 0.02 0.24 1.8 17 0 n.d. "22c, 39a" 101 62 44 10 -138 -49 -45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff breccia" "amphibolite, gneiss, quartzite, ultramafic sill" "dacite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite" 1917 n.d. 1.8 0.76 1.1 0 0 0 2.4 1.4 2.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Williams Creek Canada CNYT Yukon Territory 62.34166667 -136.6916667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 103 62 20 30 -136 -41 -30 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "gneiss, metasedimentary rocks" 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Incomplete drilling shows 20 Mt at 1.06% Cu, 1.1 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Andacollo Chile CILE -30.25 -71.41666667 112 11210 540 0.45 0.05 0.25 0 17 0 n.d. "25c, 25a (manto), 39a" 307 -30 -15 -71 -25 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### tonalite porphyry "conglomerate, ignimbrite, limestone" "andesite, andesite breccia, dacite, dacite breccia, diorite, " 1568 1980 1.5 1.3 1.5 5 3.8 15 5 2.5 9.8 Re-Os age 10389 Ma. "Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563. 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. 775778. Lincoln, J.B., and Tellez, P.C., 1996, The Andacollo gold project, IV Region, Chile, in Green, S.M., and Struhsacker, E., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Field Trip Guidebook Compendium, p. 492495. Mundaka, A.P., 2006, Chile, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 67, p. 4647. Reyes, M., 1991, The Andacollo strata-bound gold deposit, Chile, and its position in a porphyry copper-gold system:Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 13011316. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. " Angelina Rio Blanco Chile CILE -24.39833333 -69.6075 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 298 -24 -23 -54 -69 -36 -27 "alunite, hematite" sericitic porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hematitic leached capping. 31 Ma of supergene alunite. "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. 164179." Antucoya Buey Muerto Chile CILE -22.53333333 -69.91666667 142 141.91.4; 519 0.41 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 665 -22 -32 -69 -55 "albite, anhydrite, atacamite, biotite, brochantite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/ dickite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite " "breccia, dacite dike, granodiorite porphyry, monzodiorite, tonalite porphyry, " n.d. "andesite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.6 1 1.3 0 0 0 Oxide ore resources. Mostly covered by gravel. Buey Muerto prospect 1374 to 1324 Ma (biotite and sericite). ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Centinela Chile CILE -23.16333333 -69.16833333 44 44.31.5 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 292 -23 -9 -48 -69 -10 -6 "atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline" "dacite porphyry, diorite " n.d. "tonalite, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Preliminary resources: 4.5 Mt at 0.64% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Casale Aldebaran Chile CILE -27.78333333 -69.23333333 14 13.890.04 1285 0.35 0.02 0.7 0 20c 0 n.d. "22c, 25e" 304 -27 -47 -69 -14 "alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, chlorite, diaspore, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, sandstone" 1980 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. Maricunga belt. 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. "Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563. Cunningham, C.G., and others, in press, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in South America: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-XX, 304 p. Muntean, J.L, and Einaudi, M.T., 2001, Porphyry-epithermal transition: Marikunga Belt, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 743772. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. 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. 12611270. 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. 315345. Vila, T., and Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold-rich porphyry systems in the Maricunga gold-silver belt, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 12381260." Cerro Colorado Chile CILE -20.04472222 -69.25972222 52 51.80.6 607 0.81 0.005 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c" cu-au vein 278 -20 -2 -41 -69 -15 -35 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, felsic volcanic rocks, ignimbrite" 1963 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 6.3 "Cu enrichment age (K/Ar, alunite), 30 to 36 Ma. >50% of the deposit area is covered by gravel and ignimbrite." "BHP Billiton Ltd., 2006, Annual Reports 19942006. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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. 17011740. Bouzari, F., and Clark, A.H., 2006, Prograde evolution and geothermal affinities of the major porphyry copper deposit: the Cerro Colorado hypogene protoore, I Region, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 101, no. 8, p. 95134. SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter #37, p.19, 1999. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean 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. 164179. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Chimborazo Chile CILE -24.13333333 -69.08333333 37 38.720.17 to 34.90.41 236 0.6 0 0 0 17 0 17 "22c, 25e" 296 -24 -8 -69 -5 "alunite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, enargite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, tuff" 1950 n.d. 0 0 0 1.4 1 1.1 0 0 0 30% of the deposit area is covered by gravel. "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. 3568. 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. 85104. 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. 7180. 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 425428. 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. 271305. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890." Chuquicamata "Chuqui Norte, Exotica, Radomiro Tomic (Pampa Norte)" Chile CILE -22.275 -68.9 33 3531 21277 0.592 0.04 0.013 5 21a 0 22c "17, Exotic Cu" 286 -22 -16 -30 -68 -54 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry" "amphibolite, andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, conglomerate, limestone" "diorite, granodiorite, monzogranite, sandstone, shale" 1911 1915 12 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age 1915 Ma; exotic mineralization later than 9.7 Ma (ash tuff layer in ore-bearing gravel). In concentrate: 36 ppb Pd; n.d. Pt. Exposed. "Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006. 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. 99109. Cuadra, P.C., and Rojas, G.S., 2001, Oxide mineralization at the Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 387400. Cunningham, C.G., and others, in press, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in South America: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-XX, 304 p. Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Vliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003), 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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 depositsII, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 6289. Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts 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. 4358. Mortimer C.B., Mnchmeyer, 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. B121B127. 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. 249270. 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. 164179. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Zentilli, M., Leiva G.Q., Rojas de la J.R., and Graves, M.C., 1994, The Chuquicamata porphyry copper system revisited: Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 7th, Concepcin, 1994, Actas, v. 2, p. 16471651. 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 Geolgico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 19131917." Collahuasi Rosario Chile CILE -20.96305556 -68.70833333 32 3331 3100 0.86 0.04 0.01 5 21a 0 "17, 25c" "17, 25e (cu-au and cu-ag veins), exotic cu, 39a" 281 -20 -57 -47 -68 -42 -30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry " n.d. "andesite, andesitic tuffite, carbonate rock, rhyolite, shale, tuff " 1978 1999 1.9 1.2 1.8 7 4.7 26 0 0 0 Exposed. "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. 217232. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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. 326337. De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1994, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile: Mining Latin America: The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181195. 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, 611. Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and Durn, M., 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. 673690. Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Walshe, J.L., Lee, A.W., and Clark, A.H., 2006, Fluid chemistry, structural setting, and emplacement history of the Rosario Cu-Mo porphyry and Cu-Ag-Au epithermal veins, Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 835862. Mine of the Month, 2006, Collahuasi on high: Mining Magazine, January 2006. 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. 2350. Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts 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. 4358. 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. 79): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Conchi Chile CILE -21.95388889 -68.73555556 36 3834 351 0.71 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 667 -21 -57 -14 -68 -44 -8 "atacamite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite" granodiorite porphyry "andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sedimentary rocks" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.2 0.8 0.75 0 0 0 "Resources of oxide ore 25 Mt at 0.52% Cu based on 0.3% Cu cut-off, resources of sulfide ore 326 Mt at 0.72% Cu based on 0.5% Cu cut-off. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copaquire Chile CILE -20.90166667 -68.88527778 35 3634 0 0 0 0 21a 0 17 n.d. 280 -20 -54 -6 -68 -53 -7 "alunite, atacamite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, ferrimolybdite, garnet, gypsum, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tennantite, tourmaline" "breccia, dacite, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "carbonaceous shale, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 1.5 4 "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." "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. 326337. 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. 137142. Maksaev, V., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P., 1988, Geochronologia Ar-Ar de depositos de tipo porfido cuprifero del Norte Grande de Chile: Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 5th, Concepcin, 1994, Actas, v. 1, p. B109B133. Oyarzun, J.M., 1985, La metallogenie Andine: cadre geologique, petrologique et geochemique et essai dinterpretation, These Docteur dEtat, Paris, 864 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Dos Hermanos Chile CILE -18.29 -69.72166667 Miocene? 0 0 0 0 17 0 cu-au vein n.d. 274 -18 -17 -24 -69 -43 -18 "chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" granodiorite n.d. "andesite, basalt, volcanic-sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resources: 500,000 t at 0.98% Cu and 120 ppm Mo." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### El Abra Ichuno Chile CILE -21.92055556 -68.8325 36 3834 1779.4 0.494 0.0058 0 0 17 0 17 "exotic Cu, cu-au vein" 284 -21 -55 -14 -68 -49 -57 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" "andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sedimentary rocks" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite" pre-colonial 1996 1.7 1.2 1.6 0 0 0 4.4 2.3 8 Exposed. "Ambrus, J., 1977, Geology of the El Abra porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 10621085. Anonymous, 1996, El Abra: Mining Magazine, Volume May, p. 290291. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006. Cunningham, C.G., and others, in press, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in South America: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-XX, 304 p. Dean, D.A., Graichen, R.E., Barett, L.E., and Burton, W.D., 1996, El Abra porphyry 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. 457464. 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. 18831887. Little, M.L., 1994, Exploration reviewSouth America: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 16, p. 17-19. Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts 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. 4358. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " El Loa Chile CILE -21.11666667 -68.73333333 251.5 264239 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 628 -21 -7 -68 -44 n.d. n.d. n.d. "granodiorite, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21. " El Salvador Chile CILE -26.25416667 -69.55055556 42 4341 3836.3 0.447 0.022 0.1 1.5 17 0 n.d. exotic Cu 299 -26 -15 -15 -69 -33 -2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, latite dikes, rhyolite porphyry" "carbonate rocks, granite, monzonite" "andesite, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, rhyolite breccia, rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone, tuffaceous sandstone" 1944 1959 1.8 1 1.4 8 5 31 3 3 7.1 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. "Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006. 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. 2254. 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. 208217. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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. 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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. 351366. 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. 164179. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 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. 17751798. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " El Telgrafo Telgrafo Chile CILE -22.98777778 -69.07638889 29 29 898 0.45 0.013 0.17 0 17 0 17 "18b, exotic cu" 668 -22 -59 -16 -69 -4 -35 "alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, gold, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, tourmaline" quartz porphyry n.d. "andesite, dacite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age 20 Ma. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### El Teniente Braden Chile CILE -34.08861111 -70.4625 5.4 "6.30.03 4.420.02 (Re-Os)" 20731 0.62 0.019 0.005 0.52 21a 0 n.d. 22c 311 -34 -5 -19 -70 -27 -45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesitic basalt porphyry, basalt porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diabase, gabbro, lamprophyre, latite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "granodiorite, rhyolite, trachyandesite " "andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, sedimentary rocks" 1706 1906 2.7 2 4.2 0 0 0 4 3.5 11 In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt and 32 ppb Pd. 20% of the deposit area is covered by talus and glacial debris. 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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. 775778. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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. 863905. Maksaev, V., Munizaga, F., McWilliams, M., Fanning, M., Mathur, R., Ruiz, J., and Zentelli, M., 2004, New chronology for El Teniente, Chilean Andes, from U-Pb, 40Ar/39Ar, Re-Os and fission-track dating: implications for the evolution of a supergiant porphyry Cu-Mo deposit: in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., and Vidal, C.E., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts, and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 1554. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. Skewes, M.A., Arvalo, A., Floody, R., Zuiga, P.H., and Stern, C.R., 2005, The El Teniente megabreccia deposit: the worlds largest copper deposit, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 83113. 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. 893909. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. " Escondida "Escondida Norte, Zaldivar" La Escondida Chile CILE -24.265 -69.07166667 37 "38.720.17 to 34.90.41" 11158 0.769 0.0062 0.25 5 20c 0 "39a, exotic copper" cu-au and cu-ag veins 297 -24 -15 -54 -69 -4 -18 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone" 1981 1990 4.5 1.6 5.7 11 9 78 0 0 0 "Cu enrichment age 1815 Ma. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt, 44 ppb Pd. 10% of the deposit area is covered by gravel." "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. 229255. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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. 229251. 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. 300319. 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. 299318. 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. 613624. 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. 319331. 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. 307324. Porter, T.M., 2005, The Escondida porphyry copper deposit, northern Chile: discovery, setting, geology, hypogene mineralisation and supergene ore a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 133149. 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. 271305. 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. 1013): 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. 164179. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Esperanza Chile CILE -22.96666667 -69.05833333 41 "41.30.3; 41,80.13" 1435 0.51 0.011 0.16 0 17 0 17 "18b, exotic cu" 291 -22 -58 -69 -3 -30 "alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, atacamite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, diopside, electrum, epidote, garnet, gold, hedenbergite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite, tourmaline" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, andesite breccia, limestone, granodiorite, tuff, tuffite" 1983 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age 20 Ma. Exposed. "Antofagasta PLC, 2001, Annual report, Chairmans review, 17 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_01/chaimansreview.pdf Antofagasta PLC, 2003, Annual report and financial statements 2003, 100 p.: www.antofagasta.co.uk/pdf/annual_03/annual2001.pdf Antofagasta PLC, 2007, Esperanza project approval: www.hemscott.com/news/rna/item.do?newsId=46059229350063 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. Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Perell, J., Brockway, H., Martini, R., 2004, Discovery and geology of the Esperanza porphyry copper-gold deposit, Antofagasta reion, northern Chile, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 167186. Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts 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 no. 5, p. 4358. 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. 164179." Gaby "Gaby Sur, Gabriela Mistral" Chile CILE -23.41083333 -68.81888889 42 4341 3421 0.35 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 293 -23 -24 -39 -68 -49 -8 "atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, Cu-goethite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, siltstone" 1996 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% of the deposit is covered by piedmont gravel averaging 40 m thick. Oxide ore reserves 618 Mt at 0.41% Cu. "Camus, F., 2001, Geologa 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 Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006. Reportaje, 2008, Gabriela mistral, la nueva mina desarollada por Codelco: Minera Chilena, no. 321, p. 1033. Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region a late 1990s update (Gaby Sur, Chile, p. 810): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Inca de Oro Cerro La Campana Chile CILE -26.76611111 -69.87138889 63 6660 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 302 -26 -45 -58 -69 -52 -17 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite" "carbonate rock, diorite " andesite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In samples from oxidized zone, 10 to 15 g/t Au; Cu enrichment age (KAr, alunite) 14 Ma." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### La Fortuna El Morro Chile CILE -28.63333333 -69.88333333 33.5 3532 1245 0.41 0 0.35 0 20c 0 n.d. "25a, 25e" 306 -28 -38 -69 -53 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" "basalt, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, tuff" "andesite, conglomerate, dacitic ignimbrite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Total resource at 0.2% Cu cut-off; 0.02 to 0.03% Mo, 1.0 to 12 g/t Ag. 70% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and gravel." "Anonymous, 2001, Impressive El Morro intersections: Mining Journal, March, p. 181. Metallica Resources Inc., 2006, Advanced exploration El Moro, Chile, 7 p.: www.metal-res.com/s/ElMoro.asp Metallica Resources Inc., 2006, News Release of November 13, 2006, Doubling of El Moro Resources: www.metal-res.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=165329&_Type Noranda News Release, 2001, September 28: www.noranda.com Perell, J., Urza, 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. 16071612. Perell, J., Urza, 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. 8190." La Planada Chile CILE -20.175 -69.08333333 31 31 0 0 0 0 17 0 22c "22c, cu-au vein" 279 -20 -10 -30 -69 -5 "alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " quartz porphyry n.d. granodiorite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource 30 Mt at 0.3% Cu . ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lilian Chile CILE -22.66666667 -68.75 275 290260 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 629 -22 -40 -68 -45 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21." Lomas Bayas Fortuna de Cobre Chile CILE -23.445 -69.51166667 57.5 57.957.11.8 1230 0.279 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 295 -23 -26 -42 -69 -30 -42 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "limestone, sandstone, shale" granodiorite 1880 1880s; 1998 1.6 1.3 1.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age 21 Ma. 40% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and colluvium. "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. 2426. Chomiak, B.A., and Miller, G.P., 1999, Ore deposits of Northern Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 1920. Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247. Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308. Shrake, T.C., Ernst, D.R., Thurston, P., and Ashleman, J., 1996, Geology of Chiles Lomas Bayas porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, v. 48, no. 3, p. 3742. 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. 164179. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890." Los Bronces/Rio Blanco "La Americana, Sur-Sur" Andina Chile CILE -33.13333333 -70.26666667 4.7 5.320.277 to 4.370.06 16816 0.601 0.02 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 310 -33 -8 -70 -16 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyodacitic pyroclastics, syenite" 1864 1970 5 2.8 11 0 0 0 11 5 43 Au <30 ppb. 15% of the deposit area is covered. "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. 10861100. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006. 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. 19211929. Deckart, K., Clark, A.H., Aguilar, C.A., Vargas, R.R., Bertens, N.A., Mortensen, J.K., and Fanning M., 2005, Magmatic and hydrothermal chronology of the giant Ro Blanco porphyry copper deposit, Central Chile: implications of an integrated U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar database: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 905934. Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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. 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 Ro Blanco-Los Bronces copper deposit, central Chilean Andes, 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. 119130. Skewes, M.A., Holmgren, C., and Stern, C.R., 2003, The Donoso copper-rich, tourmaline-bearing breccia pipe in central Chile: petrologic, fluid inclusion and stable isotope evidence for an origin from magmatic fluids: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p.221. 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. 893909. 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., 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. 3342. Stambuk, V., Blondel, J., and Serrano, L., 1982, Geologia del yacimiento Rio Blanco: Congreso Geologico Chileno, 3rd, Concepcion, Actas, v. 2, p. E419E442. Vargas R.R., Gustafson, L.B., Vukasovic, M., Enrique, T.F., 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 BroncesRio Blanco, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 15441565. " "Los Pelambres - El Pachon, AGTN" "continuous w/ El Pachon, AGTN" Chile CILE -31.70833333 -70.5 9.5 109 7458 0.617 0.015 0.028 1.26 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 308 -31 -42 -30 -70 -30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, tonalite, tonalite porphyry" "conglomerate, granodiorite, gypsum, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic agglomerate, granite, tuff, volcaniclastics" 1914 1992 1.6 0.5 0.6 6.5 4.6 24 6.5 2.5 13 Exposed. "Antofagasta PLC, 2006, Annual Reports, 1998-2006. 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. 131156. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco 93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 4966. 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, 714. Little, M.L., 1994, Exploration reviewSouth America: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 32. Noranda News Release, 2001, Fact Sheet, El Pachon, September 28: www.noranda.com Pachon 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. 15071512. 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. 876885. Sillitoe, R.H., 1973, Geology of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 68, p. 110. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205. 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. 1416): 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. 3956. 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. 893909. " Man Chile CILE -22.56416667 -69.24222222 64 ~64 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 288 -22 -33 -51 -69 -14 -32 "alunite, Cu oxide, jarosite, pyrite, sericite" breccia n.d. "granodiorite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age 21 Ma. "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. 164179." Mansa Mina "MM Central, MM North" MM Chile CILE -22.38055556 -68.9125 33.5 3532 1000 1.3 0 0 0 17 0 17 "17, 21a, 22c, exotic cu" 287 -22 -22 -50 -68 -54 -45 "alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chenevixite , chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, digenite, enargite, epidote, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite" " aplite, dacite porphyry" "amphibolite, metadiorite" "andesite, andesitic breccia, granite, granodiorite, sandstone" 1967 n.d. 5.5 0.7 3 Grades of 0.1 g/t Au and 120 g/t Ag in some ore containing 2% Cu; supergene alunite KAr age 2021 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by piedmont gravel 50 m thick. "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. 3568. 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. 910): 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. 164179. 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. 5970. 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 Geolgico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 19131917." Mocha Chile CILE -19.80972222 -69.28055556 58 58 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "cu-au vein, 25a" 276 -19 -48 -35 -69 -16 -50 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "andesite, dacite, granodiorite" "sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 9.4 Resources: 97 Mt at 1% Cu and 0.03% Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Opache Chile CILE -22.46666667 -68.96666667 35.5 3734 341 0.53 0 0 0 17 0 17 17 627 -22 -28 -68 -58 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, molybdenite, pyrite" tonalite porphyry n.d. "andesite, tonalite" 1997 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Probably part of the Chuquicamata porphyry copper system. "Barra, F., Hidalgo, E., Pardo, R., and Ruiz, J., 2006, Geology and geochronology of the Toki cluster: Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: Geological Society of America Abstracts and Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 372. 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 Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Vliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003), 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174. Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308. " Polo Sur Chile CILE -23.3 -69.23333333 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 623 -23 -18 -69 -14 "atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite" n.d. n.d. "sandstone, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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). ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Potrerillos San Antonio Andes Chile CILE -26.4875 -69.42388889 36.5 3934 1030 0.976 0.011 0.77 0 20c 0 n.d. "25e, 18b, Au carbonate-replacement" 300 -26 -29 -15 -69 -25 -26 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, skarn" n.d. "granite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone" 1916 1926 1.5 0.76 0.91 0 0 0 6 4 19 Exposed. "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. 208217. 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. 3568. 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. 784806. Mpodozis, C., Tomlinson, A.J., and Cornejo, P.C., 1994, Acerca del control estructural de intrusivos Eocenosy porfidos cupriferos en la region de PotrerillosEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 15961600. 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. B15B36. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205. Thompson, J.F.H., Gale, V.G., Tosdal, R.M., and Wright, W.A., 2004, Characteristics and formation of the Jernimo carbonate-replacement gold deposit, Potrerillos district, Chile, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., and Vidal, C.E., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, conceps, and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 7595. Tomlinson, A.J, 1994, Relaciones entre el porfido cupriferoy La Falla inversa de la mina de Potrerillos: un caso de intrusion syntectonica PotrerillosEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 16291633. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Puntillas Galenosa Chile CILE -21.91666667 -69.83333333 132 132118 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 284 -21 -55 -69 -50 "Cu-oxides, hematite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Quebrada Blanca Chile CILE -21 -68.8 36 3834 1090 0.72 0 0 0 17 1.5 21a exotic cu 283 -21 0 -68 -48 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, diorite, quartz diorite, rhyolite" 1905 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 19 60% of the deposit area is covered by Miocene piedmont gravel. "Hunt, J.P., Bratt, J.A., and Marquardt, L.J.C., 1983, Quebrada Blanco: an enriched porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, June, p. 636644. Hunt, 1985, Applied geology at Quebrada Blanco and Collahausi, Chile, and in the future of U. S. metal mining: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 794800. 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. 3568. Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., and Moore, 2005, Geology and discovery of porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag deposits in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 175188. 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. 2350. Rowland, M.G., and Wilkinson, J.J., 1999, Significance of intermediate stage veins at Quebrada Blanca, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 99102. Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205. 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. 67): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Queen Elizabeth Chile CILE -19.86666667 -68.96666667 36 36 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 277 -19 -52 -68 -58 "atacamite, azurite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " rhyodacite porphyry n.d. granodiorite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resources: 1 Mt at 0.5% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Regalito Chile CILE -28.21666667 -69.6 n.d. 1005 0.366 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 666 -28 -13 -69 -36 Cu-oxides n.d. n.d. n.d. 1980s; 2004 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.15% Cu cut-off grade, oxide ore." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Relincho Chile CILE -28.5 -70.3 64 642 581 0.43 0.018 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 624 -28 -30 -70 -18 "atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, rhyolite" 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 8 6 37.7 0 0 0 Exposed. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Rio Frio Chile CILE -25.21666667 -69.23333333 291.5 298285 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 630 -25 -13 -69 -14 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21." Sierra Gorda "Catalina, Santa Catalina" Chile CILE -22.88055556 -69.33888889 63.5 6463 110 0.6 0.1 0 0 21a 0 17 n.d. 290 -22 -52 -50 -69 -20 -20 "antlerite, atacamite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline " "granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry " n.d. andesite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Spence Chile CILE -22.83944444 -69.30277778 57.3 "570.69 56.610.63" 497 0.92 0 0.18 0 17 0 17 n.d. 289 -22 -50 -22 -69 -18 -10 "atacamite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone" 1995 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 0.8 2 100% of the deposit area covered by 50 to 100 m of piedmont Miocene gravels. Cu enrichment age 14 Ma. "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. G.E. McKelvey, written commun. (1998). Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308. Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563. Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region a late 1990s update (Spence, Chile, p. 67): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Ticnmar Chile CILE -18.59333333 -69.45 0 n.d. 500 0.2 0 0 0 17 0 22c "22c, 27d" 275 -18 -35 -36 -69 -27 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite" quartz porphyry n.d. "andesite, tonalite, volcanic-sedimentary rocks " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Toki "Genoveva, Quetana" Chile CILE -22.41666667 -68.95 38 37.90.3 2550 0.47 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 (2) 626 -22 -25 -68 -57 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, digenite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "monzodiorite, monzogranite" n.d. "diorite, granodiorite, andesite, dacitic tuff" 1999 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Covered by Neogene alluvium. "Barra, F., Hidalgo, E., Pardo, R., and Ruiz, J., 2006, Geology and geochronology of the Toki cluster: Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: Geological Society of America Abstracts and Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 372. 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 Camus, F., 2003, Geologa de los sistemas porfriocos en los Andes de Chile: Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Minera, Santiago, Chile, 267 p. Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Veliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003) , 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174. Rivera, S.I., and Pardo, R., 2004, Discovery and geology of the Toki porphyry copper deposit: in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 199211. Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890." Turbio Chile CILE -46.03333333 -72.15 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 312 -46 -2 -72 -9 "biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu-oxides, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, dacitic breccia, ignimbrite, rhyolitic pyroclastics, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3.5 3.5 9.6 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. 751755. " Ujina Chile CILE -20.99277778 -68.63722222 35 35.20.334.70.3 1298 0.71 0 0 0 17 0 "39a, Cu-Au and Cu-Ag veins, exotic Cu " 17 (2) 282 -20 -59 -34 -68 -38 -14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, ignimbrite, rhyolite, tuff" 1978 1998 0 0 1 3.5 3.2 8.8 0 0 0 Cu enrichment age: 15 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by gravel and ignimbrite as much as 100 m thick. "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. 217232. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1997, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile: Mining Latin America, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181195. 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. Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and DurnM., 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. 673690. Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., and Moore, 2005, Geology and discovery of porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag deposits in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 175188. Mine of the Month, 2006, Collahuasi on high: Mining Magazine, January 2006. 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. 2350. Sillitoe, R.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179. 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. 79): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Vizcachitas Chile CILE -32.88333333 -70.23333333 11.2 120.3 10.4 1163 0.38 0.012 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 625 -32 -53 -70 -14 "azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, ferrimolybdite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, tuff" 1996 n.d. 0 0 0 3 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 0.25% cut-off grade; 9 ppb Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Anjishan China CINA Jiangsu 32.06666667 119.1 114.5 123106 0 0 0 0 17 0 19a 18b 472 32 4 119 6 "actinolite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite " "adakitic granodiorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "chert, dolostone, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Yangtze River metallogenic belt. Intermediate resources grading 0.76% Cu, 10.5 g/t Ag, 0.05 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bainamiao China CINA Inner Mongolia 41.71666667 112.55 450 4592 44040 64 0.8 0.007 0.3 2.84 20c 0 n.d. au veins 465 41 43 112 33 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite" granodiorite porphyry "granulite, hornblendite, schist" "basaltic andesite, granodiorite, greenschist, metavolcanic rocks, porphyroid, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite" 1959 1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.5 8.2 " " "Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the coppermolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 1930. 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 neighboring areas: Mineral Deposits, v. 23, no. 6, p. 176189 (in Chinese with English abstract). Li, W.-B., Chen, Y.-J., Lai, Y., 2005, The Bainaimiao Cu deposit in Inner Mongolia, China: a possible orogenic-type Cu deposit, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 13211322. 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: U.S. 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. 5973. 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. 5565. " Beiya China CINA Yunnan 26.15 100.2 37 "38.360.57 35.981.43" 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 18c, 19a, Au, Cu, Pb, Zn- karst, Au skarn, Fe-Au oxide" 669 26 9 100 12 "albite, apatite, cerussite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, dolomite, electrum, fluorite, galena, garnet, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite " "breccia, hornfels, lamprophyre, skarn, quartz syenite porphyry, quartz monzogranite porphyry, syenite porphyry" n.d. "granite porphyry, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone" n.d. 1600s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Reported 27 t Au resources in different type deposits. 0.5% Cu, 0.03 to 3.3 g/t Au in porphyry mineralization. Covered 50% area." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Changan Jingpingtong- chang Changanchong China CINA Yunnan 22.8 103 36 36 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 604 22 48 103 0 "bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "granite porphyry, quartz syenite, syenite" n.d. "sedimentary breccia, lamprophyre, limestone, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chengmenshan China CINA Jiangxi 29.68333333 115.8333333 142 142.32.3 (Re-Os) 409 0.75 0.047 0.24 9.9 17 0 17 "18b, stratabound Cu replacement (?)" 467 29 41 115 50 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "carbonaceous shale, chert, cherty limestone, conglomerate, dolomitic limestone, dolostone, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale" 1980s 2002 0.8 0.6 0.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yangtze River metallogenic belt. 153142 Ma K-Ar biotite age of granodiorite porphyry; 120118 Ma of main quartz porphyry. "Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. Huang, E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z., 1990, The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (in Chinese, English abstract). Mao, J., Wang, Y., Lehman, B., Yu, J., Du, A., Mei, Y., Li, Y., Zang, W., Stein, H.J., Zhou, T., 2006, Molybdenite ReOs and albite 40Ar/39Ar dating of Cu-Au-Mo and magnetite porphyry systems in the Yangtze River valley and metallogenic implications: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 29, p. 307324. 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 CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242. 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. 228244. Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973. " Chihu China CINA Xinjiang 42.2 92.96666667 350 Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 588 42 12 92 58 "bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Small deposit grading 0.4% Cu, 0.03% Mo." "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. 798813. 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. 291300. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 8394 (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. 224240." Chonjiang "Bairong, Ruigangmen, Xiaqing, Dubuqu" Nimu Project; Neymo Area China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.58333333 90 13.7 "13.990.16 (Re-Os); 13.38 (Ar-Ar)" 74.6 0.67 0 0.12 5 17 0 n.d. 17 583 29 35 90 0 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite" "monzogranite porphyry, microdiorite, quartz diorite porphyry " n.d. "granite, pyroclastic sediments " 2000 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 1.8 3.5 "Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Porphyries SHRIMP U-Pb age 17.580.74 to 14.850.69 Ma (Rui and others, 2003). Exposed." "Central China Goldfields, 2006, Press Release of 10 November 2006: www.advfn.com/stocks/central_china_goldfields_13119256.html 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. 194203. 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. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 217225. Wang, X., Yan, Z., Zhou, W., Jia, X., Li, Z., Wen, J., Xu, D., 2002, Preliminary study on the geological features of porphyry-type copper deposits in northwestern Nimu, central Gangdisi belt, Xizang, China: Geology and Prospecting, v. 38, no. 1, p. 58 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zheng, Y, Duo, J., Cheng, S., Gao, S., Dai, F., 2007, Progress in porphyry copper exploration from the Gangdise belt, Tibet, China: Frontiers of Earth Science in China, v. 1, no. 2, p. 226232." Dexing "Tongchang, Fujiawu, and Zhushahong" China CINA Jiangxi 29.01888889 117.7297222 173 "1739 (Re-Os), 157112 (K-Ar)" 1825 0.459 0.016 0.12 1.9 17 0 17 "22c, Cu-Au vein" 471 29 1 8 117 43 47 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, gabbro, pyroxenite" n.d. "phyllite, slate, tuff" before 618 618 1.1 0.9 0.74 7.5 2 12 0 0 0 "Dexing adakitic porphyries relate to Middle Jurassic Shi Hang intracontinental rift, according to Wang and others (2004." "Argall, G.O., Jr., 1981, Huge Chinese porphyry: Dexing operations and plans: World Mining, v.34, no. 1, p. 2428. Chen, C., and Li, G., 1990, Dexing copper mine: Mining Magazine, v. 162, no. 4, p. 287288. Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. He, W., Bao, Z., and Li, T., 1999, 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. 307321. Li, X., and Sasake, M., M., 2007, Hydrothermal alteration and mineralization of Middle Jurassic Dexing porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southeast China: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 4, p. 409426. 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 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. Rui, Z., Zhang, L., Wu, C., Wang, L., and Sun, X., 2005, Dexing porphyry copper deposits in Jiangxi, China, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 409421. Wang, Q., Xu, J.-F., Jian, P., Bao, Z.-W., Zhao, Z.-H., Li, C.-F., Xiong, X.-L., and Ma, J.-L., 2004, Petrogenesis of adakitic porphyries in an extensional tectonic setting, Dexing, south China: implications for the genesis of porphyry copper mineralization: Journal of Petrology, v. 47, no. 1, p. 119144. 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. 197203. 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. 115137. 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 centurygeology of mineral deposits, mineral economics: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Beijing, China, 4-14 August, 1996, Utrecht, Netherlands, VSP, v. 9, 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. 5565." Dongga "Puqinmu, Xiongcun" China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.38333333 88.38333333 14 14.02.0 420 0.65 0 0.7 0 20c 0 n.d. "17, 25a" 584 29 23 88 23 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite" "diorite porphyry, lamprophyre, diabase" n.d. "agglomerate, andesite breccia, clastic rocks, granite, tuff" 2000 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Resource approximately estimated. "Beaudoin, G., Hebert, R, Wang, G.S., Tang, J., 2005, Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu, porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) and Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb skarn deposits of the Gangdese arc, Tibet, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12191222. 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. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qin, K., Li, G., Li, J., Ding, K., Xie, Y., 2005, The Xiongcun Cu-Zn-Au deposit in the western segment of the Gangdese, Tibet: a Mesozoic VHMS-type deposit cut by late veins, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12551258. Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2005, Porphyry copper belts in Tibet, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12631265." Duobaoshan China CINA Heilongiang 50.16666667 125.6922222 260 280240 951 0.46 0.016 0.128 2.043 17 0 "17, 18b" n.d. 473 50 10 125 41 32 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, granite, limestone, skarn, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone " n.d. n.d. 1.5 0.4 0.5 6 1.5 7.1 0 0 0 "Resource: 951 Mt containing 4.4 Mt Cu, 152 Kt Mo, 62.5 Moz (1,943 t) Ag, 3.9 Moz (121.3 t) Au ; 24 t Re and 1,247 kg Os and other PGM." "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. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, v. 1, p. 305314. Fan, P.-F., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249257. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. Intierra Resource Intelligence, 2006, Project research report: Duobaoshan Copper/Gold Project: http://www.intierra.com/html/properties/Duobaoshan%20Copper_Gold%20Project.htm 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 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 175178. Zhao, Y., Ma, Z., Zhong, C., 2005, Ore-forming geochemistry of the Duobaoshan copper deposit, Heilongjiang province, China, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 11191121." Duoxiasongduo China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31.08333333 97.86666667 36 36.00.4 236 0.38 0.04 0.06 0 21a 2.3 n.d. n.d. 457 31 5 97 52 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite" "mudstone, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0.6 0.5 0.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed. "Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. 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. 120. 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. 125145. Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565." Fengshandong China CINA Hubei 29.80916667 115.4480556 144 144.0 2.1 (Re-Os) 105 0.38 0.05 0.37 20 17 0 n.d. "18b, 19a" 466 29 48 33 115 26 53 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wollastonite " "breccia, skarn, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "marble, shale" 10th century n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yangtze River metallogenic belt. "Chen, Y.-J., Chen, H.-Y., Zaw, K., Pirajno, F., Zhang, Z.-J., 2007, Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: an overview: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 139169. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. Huang E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z., 1990, The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (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 CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242. 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. 228244. Xie, G.-Q., Mao, J.-W., Li, R.-L., Q, W.-J., Pirajno, F., and Du, A.-D., 2007, ReOs molybdenite and ArAr phlogopite dating of CuFeAuMo (W) deposits in southeastern Hubei, China: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 90, no. 3-4, p. 249270. Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973." Gegongnong China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 30.46666667 98.5 43.5 4938 101 0.5 0 0.37 2.65 20c 0 n.d. 18b 601 30 28 98 30 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzogranite porphyry n.d. "limestone, mudstone, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Resource 0.549 Mt of Cu at 0.5% Cu, up to 6 g/t Au (containing 37.32 Kt Au) and 150 g/t Ag (containing 267.5 Kt Ag). " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Habo China CINA Yunnan 22.88333333 102.5833333 37.3 37.3 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 603 22 53 102 35 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite" "granite, lamprophyre " n.d. "aplite, gabbro, granite, phyllite, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandston, slate" 2005 n.d. 1.3 0.8 0.8 4 2 6.3 10 7 55 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. 267.7 m intersection at 0.4% Cu; totally over the deposit 33 g/t Au, 2.4% Cu, 0.1% Mo. Exposed." "Asia Now Resources Corp., 2007, Presentation and News Releases: www.asianow.ca Harris, A.C., White, N.C., and Cooke, D.R., 2007, Fluid saturation in the Habo South porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) system, southern China: application of petrology to mineral exploration, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 411414. Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. Kirwin, S., 2007, Asia Now drills Habo copper-gold project: The Northern Miner, January 1521, v. 92, no. 47. White, N.C., Yang, K., and Li, W., 2007, Discovery of the Habo porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) system in the southern China: its lessons for exploration everywhere, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 489492. Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication." Hengxingcuo China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31.48333333 97.35 42 4341 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 574 31 29 97 21 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzogranite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Jiama China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.69166667 91.75166667 15 15.180.98 (Re-Os) 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "18b, 18c, 19a" 578 29 41 30 91 45 6 "Ag-Bi galena, anglesite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diopside, epidote, gold, garnet, hessite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wollastonite" "adamellite porphyry, felsic dike, hornfels, skarn" n.d. "calcareous slate, reef limestone, sandstone, sandy slate" 2000 n.d. 3.5 2.6 7.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Beaudoin, G., Hebert, R, Wang, G.S., Tang, J., 2005, Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu, porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) and Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb skarn deposits of the Gangdese arc, Tibet, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12191222. Li, G.-M., Rui, Z.-Y., Wang, G.-M., Lin, F.C., Liu, B., She, H.-Q., Feng, C.-Y., Qu, W.-J., 2005, Molybdenite Re-Os dating of Jiama and Zhibula polymetallic copper deposits in Gangdese metallogenic belt of Tibet and its significance: Mineral Deposits, v. 24, no. 5, p. 481489 (in Chinese with English abstract). Peng, Y., Yao, P., Li, J., 2001, Upper Jurassic-Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy and mineralization in the Jiama copper-polymetallic deposit, Xizang, China: Geological Review, v. 47, no. 6, p. 584588 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252." Jicuo Gicuo China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.91666667 98.58333333 40.7 40.7 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 577 29 55 98 35 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. "sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit. "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. 120. 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. 125145. 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. 291300. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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). " Jiru China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.68333333 88.93333333 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 674 29 41 88 56 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite porphyry dike, granite porphyry" n.d. "adamellite, monzogranite porphyry" 2001 n.d. 0 0 0 3.7 2 5.8 0 0 0 "Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Cu, Mo, W, Bi local anomalies. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kalatage China CINA Xinjiang 42.53333333 91.91666667 348 356340 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 598 42 32 91 55 "alunite, barite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chloroxiphite, covellite, electrum, fluorite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite/illite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks" 1999 n.d. 0.6 0.04 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Intersection 40110 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." "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. 291300. 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, northwestern 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. 227247. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). " Lakange Lakange China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.58333333 91.48333333 14 13.450.26 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 580 29 35 91 29 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" granite porphyry n.d. "granite, limestone, sandstone" 2000 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. "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. 194203. 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. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252." Linglong China CINA Xinjiang 42.16666667 92.85 350 Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 585 42 10 92 51 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit "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. 249260. 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. 798813. 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. 8394 (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. 224240." Machangqing China CINA Yunnan 25.66666667 100.5 36 3926; 35.81.6 62 0.5 0.078 0.35 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 463 25 40 100 30 "actinolite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, galena, gold, garnet, kaolinite, magnetite, matildite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, sphene, tremolite" "granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, lamprophyre, skarn " n.d. "gabbrodiabase, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone " 1974 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 2.6 7.1 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Malasongduo China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31 97.95 36.5 35.80.4 37.10.6 228 0.45 0.014 0.06 0 17 2.3 n.d. n.d. 461 31 0 97 57 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, enargite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tongxinite [Cu2Zn], zeolite" "monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry" "andesite, andesite agglomerate" "mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0.95 0.8 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. The deposit is partially covered. "Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. 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. 120. 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. 125145. Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p. Mindat.org, 2007, Malasongduo CuMo deposit, Xizhang Autonomous Region, China: www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=5793&ob=4 Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565. " Mamupu China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.83333333 98.53333333 38 38 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 575 29 50 98 32 "dolomite, chalcopyrite, pyrite" quartz syenite porphyry n.d. "carbonate rock, sandstone, shale, pyroclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mangzhong Mangzong China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31.2 97.8 37.5 37.50.3 73.5 0.34 0.03 0.02 0 21a 2.3 17 n.d. 460 31 12 97 48 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite" "diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzogranite porphyry" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite" "limestone, mudstone, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 1.1 0.25 0.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed. "Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. 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. 120. 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. 125145. Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565." Nanmu China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.46666667 90.81666667 14.7 "14,670.22 (Re-Os)" 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 581 29 28 90 49 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "granite, quartz diorite, rhyolite porphyry" 2000 n.d. 1.2 0.3 0.3 2.8 0.9 2 0 0 0 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Resources >1 Mt contained metal at 0.3% Cu. "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. 194203. 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. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252." Pulang Xuejiping China CINA Yunnan 28.03333333 99.83333333 213 2133.8 54.2 0.53 0 0.055 1.5 17 0 n.d. 22c 590 28 2 99 50 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, slate" 1999 n.d. 0 0 0 4.7 3.8 14 0 0 0 Yidun island arc of Indosinian epoch. 30% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary moraine. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Qulong China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.6 91.58333333 16 "15.750.42 to 16.230.90 (Re-Os)" 1517 0.52 0.032 0 3.9 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 579 29 36 91 35 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "granite (adamellite) porphyry, diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "monzogranite, limestone, sandstone, tuff" 2000 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 1.3 3.4 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Exposed. "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. 194203. Li, G.-M., Liu, B., Qu, W.-J., Lin, F.-C., She, H.-Q., and Feng, C.-Y., 2005, The porphyry-skarn ore-forming system in Gangdese metallogenic belt, southern Xizang: evidence from molybdenite Re-Os age of porphyry-type copper deposits and skarn-type copper polymetallic deposits: Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 29, no.4, p. 482-490 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. 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. 217225. Zheng, Y, Duo, J., Cheng, S., Gao, S., Dai, F., 2007, Progress in porphyry copper exploration from the Gangdise belt, Tibet, China: Frontiers of Earth Science in China, v. 1, no. 2, p. 226232." Ridanguo China CINA Quinghai 32.15 96.76666667 41.9 42.341.5 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 600 32 9 96 46 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzogranite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Saishitang China CINA Qinghai 35.29083333 99.81888889 n.d. 50 1.13 0 0.48 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 462 35 17 27 99 49 8 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, pyrite" n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sanchakou Sanchalu China CINA Xinjiang 42.35 94.83333333 350 Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 589 42 21 94 50 "biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "plagiogranite, quartz diorite" n.d. "andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit, 0.38 to 0.83% Cu." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Seli China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 30.03333333 98.51666667 36 Himalayan 0 0 0 0 17 0 17(2) n.d. 576 30 2 98 31 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzogranite porphyry n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Shaxi Chang Pushang Saxi China CINA Anhui 31.18333333 117.2666667 148 173123 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 469 31 11 117 16 "albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite " "quartz diorite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate sandstone, siltstone" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 5.9 Yangtze River metallogenic belt. Tonnage and copper grade (49 Mt at 0.4% Cu and ~3.5 g/t Au) estimated on base of data of Yang and others (2002) and Yang and Lee (2005). "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. 310316 (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 CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242. 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. 309316. 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. 8384. Yang, X.-Y., Wang, K., Yang, X.-M., and Sun, L., 2002, Characteristics of mineralization and gold occurrence in Shaxi porphyry copper-gold deposit, central Anhui, China: Neues Jahrbuch fr Mineralogie Abhandlungen, v. 177, no. 3, p. 293320. Yang, X.-Y., and Lee, I., 2005, Geochemistry and metallogenesis in the lower part of the Yangtze metallogenic valley: a case study of the Shaxi-Changpushan porphyry Cu-Au deposit and a review of the adjacent Cu-Au deposits: Neues Jahrbuch fr Mineralogie Abhandlungen, v. 181, no. 3, p. 223243. " Tinggong Tingguan China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.55 90.05 15.5 "15.40.2 to 15.50.3 (Re-Os)" 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 582 29 33 90 3 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, monzogranite, " n.d. "granite, quartz monzonite" 2000 n.d. 1.4 0.6 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Intersection 13.9 m grading 0.37% Cu and 0.002% Mo. "Central China Goldfields, 2007, Press Release 29 may, 2007: http://www.ccgoldfields.com/admin/Latest/Docs/Tinggong%20first%20results%2029%20May%202007%20final.pdf 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. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). Li, G.-M., Liu, B., Qu, W.-J., Lin, F.-C., She, H.-Q., and Feng, C.-Y., 2005, The porphyry-skarn ore-forming system in Gangdese metallogenic belt, southern Xizang: evidence from molybdenite Re-Os age of porphyry-type copper deposits and skarn-type copper polymetallic deposits: Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 29, no.4, p. 482-490 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract). Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. Yang, Z.-M., Xie, Y.-L, Li, G.-M., Xu, J.-H., and Wang, B.-H., 2005, Study of fluid inclusions from Tuggong porphyry copper deposit in Gangdese belt, Tibet: Mineral Deposits, v. 24, no. 6, p. 584594 (in Chinese with English abstract). " Tongchankou China CINA Hubei 30.16666667 114.8 136 150122 44.6 0.94 0.04 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 18b 672 30 10 114 48 "bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clinopyroxene, garnet, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite " adakitic granodiorite porphyry n.d. "diorite, dolostone, limestone, quartz diorite" n.d. 1987 0 0 0 1.35 0.8 0.9 0 0 0 Yangtze River metallogenic belt. "Huang E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z., 1990, The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (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 CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242. 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. 228244. Wang, Q., Zhao, Z.-H., Bao, Z.-W., Xu, J.-F., Liu, W., Li, C.-F., Bai, Z.-H., and Xiong, X.-L., 2004, Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Tongshankou and Yinzu adakitic intrusive rocks and associated porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in southeast Hubei, east China: Resource Geology, v. 54, no. 2, p. 137152. " Tongkuangyu Zhongtiaoshan China CINA Shanxi 35.5 111.7 2150 21002200 440 0.69 0.0032 0 0.22 17 0 30b 18b 464 35 30 111 42 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, diabase dikes, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry " "andesite, dolomite, granite, sandstone, siltstone" "basic metavolcanic rocks, diabase, metagabbro-diabase, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff, schist" 1952 n.d. 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 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. 1106. 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. 154168. Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the coppermolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 1930. Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. Ji, S., 1996, Metallogeny of super-large Tongkuangyu copper deposit: 30th International Geological Congress, Abstracts, v. 2, p. 791. 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 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565." Tuwu China CINA Xinjiang 42.11666667 92.61666667 333 34326 322.72.3 (Re-Os) 280 0.75 0 0.16 2.97 17 0 17 (2) n.d. 587 42 7 92 37 "albite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, hornblende, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, rickardite [Cu7Te5], sericite, sphalerite" "adakitic diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, plagiogranite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, keratophyre, rhyolite, sandstone, spilite, tuff, volcanic breccia " 1997 2003 2.3 0.2 0.4 3 0.4 0.9 0 0 0 Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 15% of the deposit area is covered. "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. 249260. Han, C., Xiao, W., Zhao, G., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., Yan, Z., Mao, Q., 2006, Geologic characteristics and genesis of the Tuwu porphyry copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, Central Asia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 29, p. 7794. 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. 798813. Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang, Y., Hart, C.J., Wang, Z., and Yang, J., 2005, Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: characteristics and geodynamic setting: Episodes, v. 28, no. 1, p. 23-36. 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. 291300. 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, northwestern 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. 227247. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 1622 (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. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Qin, K., Zhang, Q., 2006, The adakite connection of the TuwuYangdong copper porphyry belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope geochemistry: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 188200. 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. 287294 (in Chinese with English abstract)." Wunugetushan Wushan China CINA Inner Mongolia 49.39 117.4333333 183 182184 495 0.45 0.085 0 0 21a 1.3 n.d. n.d. 470 49 23 24 117 26 "biotite, chalcopyrite, galena, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite " "andesite porphyry, dacite, dacite lava breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, tuff" n.d. "andesite, granite, limestone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3.9 2.3 7 3.1 1.3 3.2 "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 CuMo deposit, NE-China: evidence from single grain zircon U-Pb, Rb-Sr Isochron and K-Ar ages: Resource Geology, v. 47, no. 5, p. 293298. 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 Mineral Resources of the NW Pacific Rim 1994: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 18, p. 159169. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. Wang, Z., and Qin, K., 1988, Geologicalgeochemical characteristics and metallogenic material sources of the Wunugetushan lower crust porphyry coppermolybdenum deposit: Mineral Deposits, v. 7, no. 4, p. 415 (in Chinese with English abstract). " Xiariduo China CINA Xizhang 31.68333333 97.13333333 46 46 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 573 31 41 97 8 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" monzogranite porphyry n.d. "limestone, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Superlarge deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Xietongmen China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.51666667 88.56666667 162 170154 219.8 0.43 0 0.61 3.87 20c 0 n.d. "17, 18b" 670 29 31 88 34 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gold, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite" "breccia, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, diorite, limestone" 2003 n.d. 0.9 0.3 0.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Covered. Cut-off grade 0.15% Cu. The deposit recrystallized thermally by hornfels around Eocene batholith (47.10.3 Ma). "Stakiw, S., 2007, High on Tibet, Continental Minerals expects Xietongmen feasibility in mid-2007: The Northern Miner, March 511, p. 1, 2324. Continental Minerals Corporation, 2006, Exploration and development of a new porphyry copper-gold deposit in western China (presentation), 13 p.: http://nrcan.gc.ca/ms/invest/2006/chi/gerald-panneton.pdf Lang, J., Tafti, R., Rebagliati, M., Oliver, J., 2006, The Xietongmen copper-gold porphyry district: a major new discovery in the Tibet autonomous region, Peoples Republic of China (abstract), 2 p.: http://agssymposium.org/media/AbsPdfs/Abstract39.pdf Lang, J., Tafti, R., Rebagliati, M., Oliver, J., 2007, The Xietongmen copper-gold porphyry district: a major new discovery in the Tibet autonomous region, Peoples Republic of China: in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 170171. Mineral World, 2006, Michael Forrest talks to Gerald Panneton, CEO of Continental Minerals Corporation, about its Xietongmen project in Tibet, 3 p.: www.iom3.org/mn/min/" Xifanping China CINA Sichuan 27.4 101.1333333 32 32.11.6 64.3 0.28 0 0.31 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 602 27 24 101 8 "actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hornblende, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zinccopperite [Cu7Zn4] " quartz monzonite granite "sandstone, siltstone, mudstone" n.d. n.d. 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.8 0.9 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. "Chen, P., Wang, R., Chen, X., and Xu, S., 1999, Fluid inclusion evidence for high copper content of ore-forming fluid for Xifanping porphyry copper deposit, Sichuan province, China: Ninth Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference Abstract 7285: www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/gold99/pdf/7285.pdf 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. 125145. Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. Li, Z., Wang, J., and Wang, J., 2003, New genetic model for porphyry copper deposit: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, p. A252: www.the-conference.com/2003/Gold2003/abstracts/A252.pdf Mindat.org, 2007, Xifanping Cu deposit, Sichuan province, China: www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=5798&ob=4 Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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)." Yandong China CINA Xinjiang 42.08333333 92.52361111 333 34326 322.72.3 (Re-Os) 372 0.58 0 0.06 0 17 0 17 n.d. 586 42 5 92 31 25 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "adakitic diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basaltic trachyandesite, dacite, plagiogranite porphyry, rhyolite " n.d. n.d. 0.9 0.2 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 0.2% Cu cut-off. Exposed. "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. 798813. Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang, Y., Hart, C.J., Wang, Z., and Yang, J., 2005, Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: characteristics and geodynamic setting: Episodes, v. 28, no. 1, p. 23-36. 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, northwestern 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. 227247. Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 1622 (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. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Qin, K., Zhang, Q., 2006, The adakite connection of the TuwuYangdong copper porphyry belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope geochemistry: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 188200. 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. 287294 (in Chinese with English abstract)." Yulong China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31.4 97.73333333 40.7 41.30.3 40.11.8 850 0.84 0.022 0.35 0 17 1.53 n.d. 18b 458 31 24 97 44 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "hornfels, monzogranite, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" slate "dolomitic mudstone, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone" 1966 n.d. 1 0.8 0.63 2 1.5 2.4 0 0 0 Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed. "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. 17851795. Fan, P.-F., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249257. Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106. 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. 120. 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. 125145. Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. Hou, Z., Xie, Y., Xu, W., Li, Y., Zhu, X., Khin, Z., Beaudoin, G., Rui, Z., Wei, H., and Giren, L., 2007, Yulong deposit, eastern Tibet: a high-sulfidation Cu-Au porphyry copper deposit in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: International Geology Review, v. 49, p. 235258. Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159. 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 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565. Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973. Zhou, Y., 1985, Alteration and mineralization zoning of ore deposits in the Yulong porphyry copper belt: Mineral Deposits, v. 4, no. 2, p. 2330. (in Chinese with English abstract). " Zhanaga "Zhalaga, Zanaga" China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 31.25 97.73333333 38.5 38.52 83.3 0.36 0.03 0.03 0 21a 2.3 17 n.d. 459 31 15 97 44 "biotite, bismuthinite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, tourmaline, zeolite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite" "limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.2 0.4 0.38 0 0 0 "Yulong-Yunnan porphyry 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. " "Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. 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. 120. 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. 125145. Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159 Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252. 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. 5565." Zhunuo China CINA Xizhang (Tibet) 29.43333333 87.53333333 n.d. 120.5 0.83 0 0.3 2.65 20c 0 n.d. 17 671 29 26 87 32 "azurite/malachite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, copper, cuprite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "granite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, dacite, monzogranite,rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone" 2003 n.d. 1.8 1.2 1.7 Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Zijinshan China CINA Fujian 25.05 116.4 105 105 356 0.49 0 0.14 6 17 0 25a "25e, 25a" 468 25 3 116 24 "alunite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, dickite, digenite, enargite, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, melnikovite, molybdenite, opal, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zunyite " "breccia, dacite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry, dacite tuff" "adamellite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, phyllite, sandstone, siltstone, rhyolite, volcaniclastic rocks" "granite, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0.83 0.5 0.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 "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. 961980. 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. 9399. Zhou, T., 1999, Tectonics and gold mineralization in East China, in Weber, G,, ed., PACRIM 99, 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. 341345." Acandi Colombia CLBA 8.487777778 -77.32138889 48 48 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 216 8 29 16 -77 -19 -17 "albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite" tonalite n.d. basalt n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Original resources: 625 Mt at 0.77% Cu, 0.024% Mo (Long, 1995); more recent reports suggest less than 62 Mt (Harris, 2006)." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### California Colombia CLBA 7.316666667 -72.86666667 144 144 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25a 217 7 19 -72 -52 "alunite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" "granodiorite, rhyolite porphyry, siltstone, mudstone" "adamellite, granite, gneiss" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reported 0.1 to 1.2 g/t Au and 100 ppm Mo in a zone of advanced argillic alteration. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Dolores Colombia CLBA 3.516666667 -75.03333333 166 166 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 221 3 31 -75 -2 "albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite " monzonite porphyry "felsic volcanic rocks, sandstone" "monzodiorite, monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Infierno-Chile Colombia CLBA 4.183333333 -75.3 131 131 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 220 4 11 -75 -18 n.d. dacite porphyry n.d. tonalite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mocoa Colombia CLBA 1.241666667 -76.66666667 166 166 283 0.37 0.061 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 18c 223 1 14 30 -76 -40 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite " "breccia, dacite porphyry, skarn " "adamellite, amphibolite, gneiss, granodiorite" "andesite, dacite, limestone, mudstone, siltstone, tuff" 1977 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2.1 3.6 "Lobo-Guerrero, A.S., 2003, Gold and copper dissemination in the igneous-volcanic Saldaa Formation of Natagaima, Colombia, and extension of the mineral province in the Andean Cordillera, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 319322. 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. 3568. Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107. 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. 18371850. 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. 106123. " Murindo Colombia CLBA 7.05 -76.75 55 55 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 218 7 3 -76 -45 "calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" tonalite porphyry n.d. "granodiorite, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reported 1.5 to 2.5 g/t Au ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pantanos-Pegadorcito Colombia CLBA 6.7 -76.5 43 43 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 219 6 42 -76 -30 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, jarosite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" "basalt, chert, siltstone" "granodiorite, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Original resources: 700 Mt at 0.736% Cu, 0.0123% Mo (Long, 1995); late records suggest lower tonnage, 62 Mt at over 1% Cu (Harris, 2006)." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Piedrasentada Colombia CLBA 2.1 -76.88333333 17 17 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 222 2 6 -76 -53 "calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite " dacite porphyry schist "basalt, molasse" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nari Matama II Costa Rica CORI 9.697222222 -83.35833333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 17 207 9 41 50 -83 -21 -30 "actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chrysocolla, chalcopyrite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite flow, andesitic tuff, calcareous clastic rocks" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Resources of 200 Mt at 0.2 to 0.3% Cu and 100 ppm Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sukut Costa Rica CORI 9.369444444 -82.97638889 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 22c 208 9 22 10 -82 -58 -35 "alunite, barite, bornite chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" n.d. n.d. "andesite, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks" 1898 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Drilling reported 0.2% Cu, with 10 m interval of 7.7 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Arimao Cuba CUBA Santa Clara 22.11666667 -80.03333333 n.d. 83 0.27 0 1 2 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 199 22 7 -80 -2 "chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "diorite, pyroclastics, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Anonymous, 1996, Joutel finances more Cuban work: The Northern Miner, November 25, p. 20 Joutel Resources Ltd., 1998, Santa Clara regionReport on three drill programs: http://www.infomine.com/press_releases/jtl/pr111896jtl.html" El Cobre Cuba CUBA 20.14166667 -75.95 52 5846 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 201 20 8 30 -75 -57 "barite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, gypsum, limonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite " "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "diorite, limestone, marl, tonalite" "agglomerate, andesite, andesitic dacite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diabase, ignimbrite, rhyolite, felsic tuff, tuffite " 1540 1540 1.8 0.7 0.99 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Over more than 400 years, 3 Mt were mined at 2.53 to 20% Cu. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Eureca Cuba CUBA 20.25 -76.86666667 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 200 20 15 -76 -52 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "andesite porphyry, pyroclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Bogdanov, Y.V., Guryanova, B.N., and Mirayes,M., 1965, Metallogenic characteristics of copper deposits in Cuba: Soviet Geology (Sovetskaya Geologiya), no. 11, p. 91103. (in Russian)" Majagual Dominican Republic DMRP 18.51666667 -70.25 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 204 18 31 -70 -15 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, feldspar porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesitic volcaniclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.6 0.4 "Trench sample averages: 0.18% Cu, 0.059 g/t Au." "http://www.impactmin.com/majagual.html Energold Mining Ltd., 2001, Majagualcopper/gold property: Internet Property Information, 3 p.: http://www.energold.com/s/Properties.asp?PropertyInfoID=137&View=All" Balzapamba-Las Guardias El Torneado Ecuador ECDR -1.666666667 -79.15 20 3420 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b" 227 -1 -40 -79 -9 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite " n.d. n.d. "pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, granodiorite porphyry, limestone" 1979 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.71 to 1.38% Cu, 0.1% Zn, 1.2 g/t Ag. Molybdenite Re-Os age 19.90.3 Ma. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chaso Juan Ecuador ECDR -1.383333333 -79.11666667 20 2119 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 225 -1 -23 -79 -7 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite" 1979 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "1.46 to 9.0% Cu, 0.1 to 1.5 g/t Au, 7.6 to 161 g/t Ag. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chaucha Ecuador ECDR -2.933333333 -79.41666667 11 1210 363 0.4 0.03 0 0 17 2.5 n.d. n.d. 228 -2 -56 -79 -25 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartzite, schist, tonalite" 1968 n.d. 3.3 0.95 2.5 0 0 0 6.8 2.9 16 Exposed. "Ascendant Copper Corporation, 2007, Chaucha mineral property, 5 p.: www.ascendantcopper.com/Chaucha 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. 521554. Chiaradia, M., Fontbot, L., Beate, B., 2004, Cenozoic continental arc magmatism and associated mineralization in Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 204222. Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321331. Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. PRODIMINCA, 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. " Cumay Nambija Norte Ecuador ECDR -4.016666667 -78.88333333 141 1415 0 0 0 0 17 0 "22c, Au skarn" "18b, Au skarn " 234 -4 -1 -78 -53 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, aplite, diorite, gabbro diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "alaskite, andesite, andesitic dacite, dacite, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, latite, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartzite, trachyte " n.d. n.d. 1.5 0.75 0.88 0 0 0 3.5 1.5 4.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### El Hito "Hito, Pachicutza, Santa Barbara" Ecuador ECDR -4.25 -78.95 154 Jurassic 0 0 0 0 17 0 22c 39a 236 -4 -15 -78 -57 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, illite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" rhyodacite porphyry n.d. "granite porphyry, quartz diorite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks" 1984 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 "Chip samples reported 1.8% Cu, commonly 0.1 to 0.5% Cu." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Fierro Urcu Ecuador ECDR -3.583333333 -79.33333333 9.6 9.6 53.5 0.2 0 0.45 0 20c 0 25e "22c, 25e" 230 -3 -35 -79 -20 "alunite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite" "breccia, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics, tuff " 1950s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Prospective large high-sulfidation gold target of 2007; intersections: 147 m at 0.54 g/t Au, including 62 m at 0.3% Cu; 46 m at 0.83 g/t Au and 0.6% Cu. " "Anonymous, 1992, Armeno: new project in Ecuador: Mining Journal, v. 319, p. 112. Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321331. PRODIMINCA, 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. PRODIMINCA, 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. 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, 814. UK Regulatory, 2007, Mariana Resources Apex Silver to join Mariana's Fierro Urco project: www.advfn.com/news_Apex-Silver-to-join-Marianas-Fierro-Urco-project_19651189.html " Gaby-Papa Grande Bella Rica Ecuador ECDR -3.05 -79.68333333 19 19.31 165.9 0.12 0.025 0.73 1.75 17 2 n.d. cu-au (as) veins 229 -3 -3 -79 -41 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, granitoid, metamorphic rocks" 1989 n.d. 0.9 0.1 0.07 0 0 0 4.4 1.3 4.5 "Best reported interval: 0.38% Cu, 3.9 g/t Au, 0.04% Mo. Cut-off grade 0.5 g/t Au. Exposed." "Anonymous, 1994, Ecuadorian pushes ahead at Gaby: The Northern Miner, September 26, p. 13. Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. International Mineral Corporation, 2007, Gaby Project (Ecuador), 7 p.: www.intlminerals.com/gaby.htm 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. 2527, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p. PRODIMINCA, 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. PRODIMINCA, 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. " Junin Ecuador ECDR 0.333333333 -78.58333333 6.5 85 319 0.71 0.026 0 1.9 17 0 n.d. 18b 224 0 20 -78 -35 "biotite/phlogopite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite/illite, malachite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite " "granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "alaskite, andesite, diorite, granodiorite, diorite, quartz monzonite, granodiorite, sandstone, sedimentary breccia, skarn" 1985 n.d. 0.4 0.4 0.13 2.5 2 3.9 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Los Linderos Ecuador ECDR -4.333333333 -80 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 622 -4 -20 -80 0 "chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite" dacite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mirador Mirador Norte Ecuador ECDR -4.65 -78.9 154 Jurassic 890 0.56 0 0.16 1.05 17 0 n.d. n.d. 237 -4 -39 -78 -54 "biotite, chalcocite, clay minerals, chlorite, sericite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "diorite, quartz monzonite " 1995 2007 0 0 0 4 1 3.1 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Panantza Ecuador ECDR -3.6 -78.5 154 Jurassic 463 0.66 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 231 -3 -36 -78 -30 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, covellite, limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "andesite dike, dacite dike, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry" n.d. "granite, monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, " n.d. n.d. 0.8 0.2 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Rio Playas Ecuador ECDR -4.2 -79.58333333 14 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 621 -4 -12 -79 -35 "chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite" dacite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### San Carlos "Limon, San Juan Bosco Cluster" Ecuador ECDR -3.65 -78.41666667 154 154 850 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 17 (2) 18b 232 -3 -39 -78 -25 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "quartz monzodiorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, quartz monzonite" 1999 n.d. 0.6 0.6 0.28 0 0 0 1.9 1.2 1.8 In the enrichment zone: 0.1 to 0.8% Cu. "Corriente Resources Inc., 2007, Copper growth story, presentation, 16 p.: www.corriente.com/media/PDFs/2007_07.ppt Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. 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, 815. 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. 2527, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p. PRODIMINCA, 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. PRODIMINCA, 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, Cinturn de prfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p.: www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm " Telimbela Ecuador ECDR -1.566666667 -79.13333333 15 1614 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 226 -1 -34 -79 -8 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "andesite, pillow andesitic basalt, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" 1979 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.8 to 1.65% Cu, 0.2 to 0.4 g/t Au, 5.8 to 9.5 g/t Ag. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tumi "Cerro Colorado, Nambija-Mina Real" Ecuador ECDR -4.25 -79.25 154 Jurassic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. Au skarn 235 -4 -15 -79 -15 "anhydrite, biotite/phlogopite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, halloysite, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, smectite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn " n.d. "andesite, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, rhyodacite, phyllite, clastic rocks, volcaniclastics " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0.45 0.4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Warintza Ecuador ECDR -3.783333333 -78.6 154 Jurassic 84.5 0.9 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 233 -3 -47 -78 -36 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "diorite, quartz monzonite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Intersection 252 m: 0.85% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au, 0.03% Mo. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Namosi Wainabama Waisoi Fiji FIJI Viti Levu -18.04166667 178.175 5.6 5.95.3 963 0.435 0.014 0.14 0 17 0 25a "18b, 20c" 560 -18 -2 -30 178 10 30 "biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "andesite dike, breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "gabbro, granodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite, trachyte, volcaniclastic rocks" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, basaltic andesite, conglomerate, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, limestone, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone" Early 20th century n.d. 0 0 0 6 4.8 23 0 0 0 Detailed exploration for porphyry Cu began in 1968; 0.3% Cu cutoff. "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33-38. 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. 807829. 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. Imai, A., Ohbuchi, Y., Tanaka, T., Morita, S., and Yasunaga, K., 2007, Characteristics of porphyry Cu mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi district), Viti Levu, Fiji: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 4, p. 374385. Legge, P.J., 1998, Australia and South Pacific, in Exploration Review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologist) Newsletter, no. 33, p. 4649. Leggo, M.D., 1977, Contrasting geochemical expressions of copper mineralization at Namosi, Fiji: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 8, p. 431456. 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. Spry, P.G., Precious metal telluride occurrences in Fiji: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, no. 6, p. 198. " Waivaka Wainabama Fiji FIJI -18.10666667 178.1783333 6 6 23 0.75 0 0.25 0 20c 0 25a "18b, 20c" 559 -18 -6 -24 178 10 42 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite" "diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite" "quartz diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, skarn, trachyte, tonalite, volcaniclastic rocks" "andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, limestone" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 5 1.5 5.9 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kopsa Kopsankangas Finland FNLD 63.77083333 25.23388889 1850 19001800 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 701 63 46 15 25 14 2 "arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, gold, lllingite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite" tonalite porphyry "diorite, quartz diorite " "andesite, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite porphyry, metaturbidite" 1980 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Historical resources 25 Mt at 0.18% Cu, 0.57 g/t Au, and 4 g/t Ag, estimated to a depth of 100 m, 0.36% As in ore. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Fakos Greece GREC Limnos island 39.81166667 25.19222222 21 early Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 25a 673 39 48 42 25 11 32 "apatite, arsenopyrite, barite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, galena, hematite, hessite, magnetite, molybdenite, petzite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline" "shoshonitic monzonite porphyry, lamprophyre" n.d. "clastic sediments, calc-alkaline volcanics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Chip samples contai as much as 11 g/t Au, 11.3 g/t Ag, 780 ppm Cu, 3500 ppm Pb, 256 ppm Zn, 4630 ppm As, 83 ppm Mo. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kassiteres Greece GREC 41.02333333 25.7875 23.5 Oligocene-Miocene 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. "22c, 25a, 25e" 384 41 1 24 25 47 15 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite dike, quartz monzodiorite, rhyolite dike" "conglomerate, marl, sandstone, mudstone" "andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, diorite porphyry, rhyolite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 5.5 4 17 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Maronia Greece GREC 40.86666667 25.555 29 292 0 0 0 0 17 0 25a n.d. 657 40 52 25 33 18 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, granite porphyry" n.d. "diorite, marble, monzogabbro, monzonite, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1 0.3 0.24 0 0 0 "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%. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pontokerassia Greece GREC 41.055 23.19 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 383 41 3 18 23 11 24 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, gneiss, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 5 4 16 0 0 0 "Reported grades: 0.20.6% Cu, 10 ppb Pt, 60 ppb Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Skouries/Fisoka Greece GREC 40.47222222 23.70361111 19 19 568 0.35 0 0.47 0 20c 0 "19a, 20c" n.d. 385 40 28 20 23 42 13 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, trachyte dike" "granite, granodiorite, marble" "amphibolite, diorite porphyry, gneiss, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 "Reported 25 ppm Mo; in concentrate: 0.91 g/t Au, 0.01 g/t Pt, 0.076 ppb Pd." "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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731734. Economou-Eliopoulus, M., and Eliopoulus, D.G., 2005, Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Skouries porphyry-Cu-Au-Pd-Pt deposit (Greece): evidence for the precious metal, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 935938. 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. 740749. 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. 746762. 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. 21072122. 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. 247255. Koloceropoulus, S.I., Killas, S.P., Bitzios, D.C., Nicolaou, M., and Born, R.A., 1989, Genesis of the Olympias carbonate-hosted PbZn(Au,Ag) sulfide ore deposit, eastern Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 12101234. Kroll, T., Mller, 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. 137144. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 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 depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 159-168." Douvray Blondin Haiti HATI 19.55 -71.78333333 0 n.d. 327.3 0.44 0 0.3 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 203 19 33 -71 -47 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, mafic tuff" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Terre-Neuve Mem Haiti HATI 19.51666667 -72.7 66 66 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 202 19 31 -72 -42 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, digenite, epidote, garnet, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" "quartz monzonite, skarn" n.d. "andesite flow, andesite tuff, limestone, marble" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Skarn production since 1957: 1.2 Mt at 2 to 3% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brzsny Mountains Hungary HUNG 47.91 19.04833333 14 14 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 353 47 54 36 19 2 54 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite" n.d. "andesite, andesite agglomerate, dacite, mudstone, pyroclastics, sandstone, schist, tuffite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.3 2 8.3 0.1 to 0.2% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Recsk Hungary HUNG 47.93333333 20.1 35.5 35.7 34.94.9 700 0.66 0.005 0.28 0 20c 1.25 n.d. "18b, 19a, 22c, 25e" 352 47 56 20 6 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry, skarn" "quartz diorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, dacite, limestone, shale, spilite" 1763 "1850, 1972" 2 1 1.6 0 0 0 3 1.4 3.4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Baksa, C., CsehNemeth, 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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 7376. 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. 6774. Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., 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. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Hungarian Geological Survey, 2002, Mineral resource situation of Hungary: www.mgsz.hu/english/mineral/mineral_3.html Magyar Mining Plc., 2007, Recsk epithermal system, 7 p.: www.magyarmining.com/hungary_recsk.htm Molnr, F., 2007, The Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb ore complex at Recsk, Hungary: a uniquely preserved and explored porphyry-skarn-epithermal system in the Palaeogene magmatic belt of the Alp-Carpathian-Dinaride system, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 153156. 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. Seres-Hartai, E., 2000, Forms and genetical aspects of native gold in the Lahca deposit (Recsk, Mtra mountains): Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis, v. 24, p. 530. Seres-Hartai, E., Fldessy, J., and Kovcs, ., 2001, Mineralogy and genetic aspects of gold in the Lahca (Recsk, Hungary) high sulfidation type epithermal deposit: Acta Montanistica Slovaca, v. 6, no. 1, p. 1926. " Malanjkhand India INDA Madhya Pradesh 22.01666667 80.71666667 2490 24908 (Re-Os) 797 0.83 0.0034 0.2 6 20c 0 20c n.d. 527 22 1 80 43 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz monzonite" n.d. "aplite, diabase dikes, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks" 1886 n.d. 2.6 0.7 0.72 0 0 0 0 0 0 "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 Malanjkhand copper (+molybdenum) deposit, India: mineralization from a low-temperature ore-fluid of granitoid affiliation: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, p. 133148. 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. 285297. 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. Stein, H., Hannah J., Zimmerman A., and Markey R., 2006, Age of granitic activity associated with copper-molybdenum mineralization at Malanjkhand, central India : Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 755765." Baroi Indonesia INDS Central Kalimantan -0.5 113.1833333 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 658 0 -30 113 11 "arsenopyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, sericite, pyrite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone" 1982 n.d. 0 0 0 6 5 23.6 0 0 0 "Drill hole intersections 5 to 24 m at 0.12 to 2.16% Cu, 0.02 to 0.11 g/t Au, 2 to 37.4 g/t Ag. Exposed. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Batu Hijau Indonesia INDS Sumbawa Island -8.965277778 116.8725 3.7 3.760.12 3.670.1 1640 0.44 0 0.35 0.55 20c 0 20c 22c 531 -8 -57 -55 116 52 21 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "dacite porphyry, breccia, tonalite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, conglomerate, dacite, quartz diorite, granodiorite, limestone, pyroclastics, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, tonalite" 1990 1997 1.2 0.6 0.57 6.5 3.5 18 3.5 2.5 6.9 Exposed. "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338. Arif, J., Baker, T., 2004, Gold paragenesis and chemistry at Batu Hijau, Indonesia: implications for gold-rich porphyry copper deposits: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 523535. Clode, C., Proffett, J., Mitchell, P., and Munajat, I., 1999, Relationships of Intrusion, wall-rock alteration and mineralization in the Batu Hijau copper gold porphyry deposit, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 485498. 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. 333366. Imai, A., and Ohno, S., 2005, Primary ore mineral assemblage and fluid inclusion study of the Batu Hijau porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Sumbawa Indonesia: Resource Geology, v. 55, no. 3, p. 239248. 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. 8.18.13 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. 343346. 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. 203220. 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. 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. 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. AB121AB123. " Bulagidun Indonesia INDS Sulawesi 0.951944444 121.7705556 8.75 8.75 0 0 0 0 20c 0 25a 18b 533 0 57 7 121 46 14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, aplite, breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, trachyandesite" 1987 n.d. Resource: 14.4 Mt at 0.61% Cu and 0.68 g/t Au; 0.2% Mo reported. Exposed. "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. 105140. 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. 257278. Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of Central north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 311326. Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95116." Ciemas Indonesia INDS Java -7.22 106.56 3.1 3.32.9 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 25a 659 -7 -13 -12 106 33 36 "biotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite" "dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. andesitic volcanic rocks n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 x 0.75 km Au-Cu-Mo anomaly. 10 drill holes show ~0.2% Cu and ~0.2 g/t Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Grasberg "Ertsberg, Gunung Bijih, Kusing Liar" Indonesia INDS Irian Jaya -3.816666667 137.2333333 3 3 4000 0.6 0 0.64 2 20c 2 n.d. 18b 538 -3 -49 137 14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite breccia, breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, marble, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "black shale, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" 1988 1989 1 0.8 0.63 6 3 14 2 1.7 2.7 "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. " "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. 1620. 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731734. 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. 143178. 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 depositsII, Queen University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 314333. 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. 327340. 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. 509534. 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. 179202. Paterson, J.T., and Cloos, M., 2005, Grasberg porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua, Indonesia: 1. Magmatic history, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 313329. Paterson, J.T., and Cloos, M., 2005, Grasberg porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua, Indonesia: 2. Pervasive hydrothermal alteration, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 331355. Pollard, P.J., Taylor, R.G., 2002, Paragenesis of the Grasberg CuAu deposit, Irian Java, Indonesia: results from logging section 13: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 117136. 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. 10.110.13. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 1390." Hila Indonesia INDS "Ambon Island, Moluccas" -3.611666667 128.0916667 3.55 Pliocene 0 0 0 0 20c 0 22c n.d. 537 -3 -36 -42 128 5 30 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite" breccia "conglomerate, granite, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, ultrabasic rocks" "andesite, dacite, volcanic breccia, tuff" 1994 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Grab samples contain 0.014 g/t Au, 530 ppm Zn, 1550 ppm Cu. Age of mineralization is Pliocene or younger." "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 970086, 17 p. " Ibu Indonesia INDS Northwest Kalimantan 0.833333333 109.25 105 Cretaceous? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 530 0 50 109 15 "albite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite (Pb2Bi2S5), covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite" "aplite, granodiorite porphyry" "conglomerate, quartzite, sandstone, shale" "andesite tuff, granodiorite, diorite, quartz diorite, tonalite" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 12 6 57 5.5 2.5 11 "Viaene, W., Sunanda, T., Vandenberghe, N., Sunarya, Y., and Ottenburgs, R., 1981, Geochemical prospecting in Northwest Kalimantan: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 15, p. 453470." Kaputusan Indonesia INDS "Bacan Island, Moluccas" -0.516666667 127.5833333 0 n.d. 77 0.33 0 0.25 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 536 0 -31 127 35 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, chrysocolla, cuprite/tenorite, chlorite, delafossite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, smectite" "breccia, tonalite porphyry" clastic sediments "andesite, rhyodacite, limestone, tuff, volcanic breccia" 1979 n.d. 1 0.3 0.24 1.8 0.9 1.3 0 0 0 Resource based on exploration data of 19811985; in 2006 intersection 178 m grading 0.19% Cu and 0.29 g/t Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mudik Indonesia INDS Sumatera -1.7 101.25 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 529 -1 -42 101 15 "chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite" "breccia, granodiorite " "andesitic basalt breccia, andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granite, ophiolite, tonalite" "andesite, felsic tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 g/t Au in pyritic boulders "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. 287299." Sassak Indonesia INDS Central Sulawesi -3.158333333 119.4833333 10.6 10.6 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 22c 532 -3 -9 -30 119 29 "biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, clay minerals, electrum, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite" breccia "conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, sandstone" "andesite, andesite breccia, monzodiorite, monzonite, tuff, syenite" 1969 n.d. 0 0 0 2.5 1.5 2.9 0 0 0 Exploration 19691976; 0.1 to 0.6% Cu reported. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tangse Indonesia INDS Sumatera 5.033333333 95.95 11 139 600 0.15 0.02 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 528 5 2 95 57 "actinolite, albite, andalusite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphene" "dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite dike, basalt dike, diorite, granodiorite, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, serpentinite, slate, tuff " 1975 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tapadaa Indonesia INDS Sulawesi 0.516666667 123.2166667 3.75 52.5 43 0.54 0 0.075 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 534 0 31 123 13 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "diorite, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite pyroclastics, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 2.7 8.9 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tombulilato "Cabang Kiri, Cabang Kanan, Sungai Mak, Kayubulan Ridge" Indonesia INDS Sulawesi 0.345277778 123.4022222 3 3 287 0.63 0 0.47 0 20c 0 25a (4) "20c, 25e " 535 0 20 43 123 24 8 "actinolite, alunite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, gibbsite, gold, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, " n.d. "andesite breccia, andesite flow, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, chert, conglomerate, dacite, granodiorite, rhyolite, limestone, tonalite, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" 1970s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2.4 10% of the deposit area is covered by post-mineralization Pinogu volcanics. "Carlile, J.C., Kirkegaard, A.G., 1985, Porphyry coppergold deposits of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: an extension of the Philippine porphyry coppergold province: Asian Mining 85, Manila, p. 351363. 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. 105140. 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. 628644. Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of central-north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 311326. Perello, J. A., 1994, Geology, porphyry CuAu, and epithermal CuAuAg mineralization of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 221256." Ali-Abad Iran IRAN Yazd 31.65916667 53.84972222 16 15.90.2 40 0.73 0.0059 0 19 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b, 22c" 675 31 39 33 53 50 59 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, goethite, gypsum, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, turquoise " "granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite" "andesite, dacite, conglomerate, granite, limestone, rhyodacite tuff, sandstone, shale " 1972 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "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 depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Geology of the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad porphyry copper deposits, Central Iran: International Geology Review, v. 47, p. 620646. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P.H., 2007, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of alteration and petrogenesis of porphyry copper-related granitoids in the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad area, Central Iran: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 16, nos. 12, p. 1124." Dallil Iran IRAN 34.55 49.26666667 14.9 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d 677 34 33 49 16 "chalcopyrite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" andesite 2005 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.75% Cu and 1.2 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Darreh-Zerreshk Iran IRAN Yazd 31.57638889 53.82333333 16 15.90.2 23 0.9 0.004 0 1 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b, 22c" 676 31 34 35 53 49 24 "bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, pyrite " "granit porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorite" conglomerate. sandstone "andesite, dacite, granite, limestone, shale, tonalite, tuff" 1972 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 to 0.97% Cu reported. Exposed. "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, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Geology of the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad porphyry copper deposits, Central Iran: International Geology Review, v. 47, p. 620646. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P.H., 2007, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of alteration and petrogenesis of porphyry copper-related granitoids in the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad area, Central Iran: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 16, nos. 12, p. 1124. " Darrehzar Iran IRAN Kerman 29.88 55.89944444 14.9 Miocene 31.7 0.722 0.005 0 0 17 0 20c n.d. 401 29 52 48 55 53 58 "albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline " "diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, trachyandesite, volcaniclastics" 1969 n.d. 0 0 0 2.8 1.3 2.9 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kale Kafi Iran IRAN 33.53583333 54.54444444 n.d. 245 0.26 0.026 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 399 33 32 9 54 32 40 "arsenopyrite, Biminerals, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, copper, covellite, enargite, galena, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, stromeyerite" "granite porphyry, granodiorite" "andesite, dacite, limestone, marble, marl, sandstone, schist, tuff breccia, tuffaceous conglomerate" "diorite, granite, granosyenite, monzonite" n.d. n.d. 1.4 0.7 0.77 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Espanhod, M. R., 1992, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu 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. 191198. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Nezampour, M.H., Rassa, I., 2005, Using remote sensing technology for the determination of mineralization in the Kal-e-Kafi porphyrytic deposit, Anarak, Iran, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 565567. Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158. " Meiduk Miduk Iran IRAN Kerman 30.42055556 55.16722222 11 11.20.5 10.80.4 (Ar-Ar) 180 0.83 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 400 30 25 14 55 10 2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "basalt dike, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "clastics, volcanics" "andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, rhyodacite " 1966 2004 0.54 0.37 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Reported: 0.2 ppm Au, 0.002% Mo. According to unpublished report of MMAJ (2001), 400 Mt at 0,8% Cu." "Espanhod, M. R., 1992, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu 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. 191198. 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, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Andrew, R.L., 2003, Timing of mineralization and exhumation processes at the Sar Cheshmeh and Meiduk porphyry Cu deposits, Kerman belt, Iran, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11971200. McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Fu, F.Q., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Bertens, A., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Andrew, R., and Deckart, K., 2005, Thermal history analysis of selected Chilean, Indonesian, and Iranian porphyry Cu-M0-Au deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 2742. Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa 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. 7075. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452." Raigan Regun-e bam Iran IRAN Kerman 28.9 57.23333333 12 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 678 28 54 57 14 "albite, amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite " quartz monzonite "andesite, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, pyroclastics, rhyolite, volcanic breccia" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource 10 Mt at 0.63% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sar Cheshmeh Iran IRAN Kerman 29.945 55.86194444 12.5 13.60.1 10.90.1 1200 1.2 0.03 0.27 3.9 17 0 17 n.d. 402 29 56 42 55 51 43 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite" "gabbro, ignimbrite, trachyandesite, trachybasalt, tuff breccia" "andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite" ancient times 1974 2.5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Cut-off grade 0.25% Cu. In concentrate: 8 to 24 ppb Pt, 360 to 840 ppb Pd. Late feldspar porphyry of 1.54 Ma. " "Atapour, H., Aftabi, A., 2007, The geochemistry of gossans associated with Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran: implications for exploration and the environment: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 93, p. 4765. Ellis, R., 1991, Sar Cheshmeh: Mining Magazine, v. 165, Oct., no 4, p. 192196. Espanhod, M. R., 1993, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu 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. 191198. 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. McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Andrew, R.L., 2003, Timing of mineralization and exhumation processes at the Sar Cheshmeh and Meiduk porphyry Cu deposits, Kerman belt, Iran, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11971200. McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Fu, F.Q., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.L., Bertens, A., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Andrew, R., and Deckart, K., 2005, Thermal history analysis of selected Chilean, Indonesian, and Iranian porphyry Cu-M0-Au deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 2742. Shahabpour, J., 1991, Some secondary ore formation features of the Sar-Cheshmeh porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Kerman, Iran: Mineralium Deposita, v. 26, p. 275280. Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa 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. 161183. Waterman, G.C., and Hamilton, R.L., 1975, The Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper deposit: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 568-576. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452." Sungun Songun Iran IRAN Azarbaijan 38.8075 46.37111111 14.9 Miocene 740 0.661 0.024 0 0 17 1.5 n.d. "18b, 22c" 398 38 48 27 46 22 16 "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 " "andesite dike, diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, skarn" "basalt, conglomerate, siltstone " "andesite, dacitic breccia, granite, limestone, marl, sandstone, shale, shoshonite, syenite, trachyandesite " 1969 1998 2.3 1.5 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Inferred resource of 1,700 Mt (Mobin Projects, 2006)." "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. 179189. 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, A., 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. 651670. Hezarkhani, A., 2006, Petrology of the intrusive rocks within the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Azerbaijan, Iran: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 27, p. 326340. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Mobin Projects, 2006, Sungun copper mine, 2 p.: www.mobinco.com/en/projects/sungun/index.php Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p.135-158. Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452." Calabona Italy ITLY Sardinia 40.53194444 8.365 30.5 3427 189 0.07 0 0 0.5 17 1 n.d. 19a 345 40 31 55 8 21 54 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz andesite porphyry" n.d. "agglomerate, conglomerate, dolostone, ignimbrite, limestone, marl, sandstone, schist, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachyandesite pyroclastics " pre-Etruscan 1911 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Tonnage/grade includes production during 19111922, >9,000 t at 9.0% Cu, 2.5 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Carbonia Italy ITLY Sardinia 39.17055556 8.496388889 30 30 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 19a 347 39 10 14 8 29 47 "barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite " n.d. "granite, granodiorite, monzonite, skarn" "andesite, andesite porphyry, argillite, conglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ogliastra Italy ITLY Sardinia 39.81694444 9.515833333 285 285 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 346 39 49 1 9 30 57 "biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite" n.d. "andesite, basalt" "granite, granodiorite, tonalite, phyllite, rhyolite dike, slate" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Aktogai Aiderly "Aktogay, Aqtogai" Kazakhstan KAZN 46.93333333 79.96666667 333 354312 2636 0.39 0.01 0.026 1.43 21a 2 n.d. n.d. 432 46 56 79 58 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" gabbro "andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dacite tuff, diabase dike, diabase porphyry, diorite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite, monzonite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 9.2 1 7.2 0 0 0 "Exposed. 50 to 2,700 ppm (average 850 ppm) Re in molybdenite. " "Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005, Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113. Cooke, D.R., Hollings, P., and Walshe, J.L., 2005, Giant porphyry deposits: characteristics, distribution, and tectonic controls: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 801818. 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. Mutschler, F.E.; Ludington, S.; Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556 Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian). Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. 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 depositsa 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. 102110 (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." Almaly Kazakhstan KAZN 48.68333333 73.7 310 MiddleLate Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 632 48 41 73 42 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, granite, granodiorite, hornfels, sandstone, trachydacite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff" start of 20th century n.d. 0 0 0 2.3 0.3 0.54 0 0 0 "Medium size deposit, small mining operations at the start of 20th century. Grades: 0.30.9% Cu, 0.0010.006% Mo, up to 0.7 g/t Au; 0.15% Pb, 0.03% Bi. Exposed. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Baiskoe Kazakhstan KAZN 49.15916667 75.60083333 310 Middle-Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 431 49 9 33 75 36 3 "arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cubanite, cuprite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" n.d. n.d. "conglomerate, dacite, diabase, diorite porphyry, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, syenite porphyry, rhyolite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Small deposit with average grades: 0.430.53% Cu and 0.0040.007% Mo; 946 to 980 g/t Re in molybdenite from concentrate. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bataly Kazakhstan KAZN 52.88333333 61.41666667 301 310292 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 413 52 53 61 25 "albite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, hydrolepidocrockite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline" "breccia, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, andesitic basalt, basalt pyroclastics, dacite, diorite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 25 1 2 0 0 0 100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Benkala Kazakhstan KAZN 51.76666667 61.75 312 318306 309 0.42 0.003 0.07 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 414 51 46 61 45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, andesite porphyry dike, gabbro-diabase dike, granite porphyry, lamprophyre, tonalite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesite agglomerate, diorite, granite, granodiorite, mudstone, quartz diorite, rhyodacitic agglomerate, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone " 1960s n.d. 0 0 0 1.2 0.7 0.66 0 0 0 Ore contains Re <0.01 to 0.06 ppm. 100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments. "Grabezhev, A.I., 2007, Rhenium in ores of porphyry copper deposits in the Urals: Doklady Earth Sciences, v. 413, no. 2, p. 265268. 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. 275284. 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." Besshoky Kazakhstan KAZN 48.22666667 76.27222222 310 Middle-Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 428 48 13 36 76 16 20 "alunite, andalusite, azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, diaspore, enargite, epidote, famatinite, ferberite, ferrimolybdite, jarosite, limonite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" rhyolite "andesite, andesitic dacite, granodiorite, dacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 2 1.35 2.1 0 0 0 Resource: 138 Mt at 0.52% Cu and 0.002% Mo. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Borly Kazakhstan KAZN 47.50194444 74.08333333 329 329 94.4 0.34 0.011 0.3 3.4 17 0 "17, 22c" n.d. 419 47 30 7 74 5 "anhydrite/gypsum, bismuth, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline" "breccia, diabase porphyry dike, granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry dike" n.d. "andesite, dacite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyodacite tuff, rhyolite porphyry, rhyolite tuff, trachydacite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Boshchekul Bozshakol Kazakhstan KAZN 51.81666667 74.18333333 479 481477 1000 0.67 0.0023 0.049 1.61 17 0 n.d. n.d. 420 51 49 74 11 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "conglomerate, gabbro, quartzite, rhyolite" "andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, diabase, limestone, sandstone, siltstone, spilite, trachyandesite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry" 1930 1970 3 0.5 1.2 6.3 1.5 7.4 0 0 0 "Resource above by Mutschler and others (2000); reserve 176.2 mt at 0.72% Cu, 0.014% Mo, 0.28 g/t Au, 9.06 g/t Ag by Kudryavtsev (1996). 0.591.04 g/t Pt, 0.280.37 g/t Pd in concentrate; 230 to 1,500 ppm (average 882 ppm) Re in molybdenite. Exposed." "Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005, Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113. 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 CuMo 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. 119144. Mutschler, F.E.; Ludington, S.; Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556 Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian). Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. Shatov, V.V., 1999, Alteration-mineralization model for Cu-Mo porphyry system of the Bozshakol deposit, Central Kazakhstan, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 437440. 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 depositsa 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." Chatyrkul Kazakhstan KAZN 43.62027778 74.26111111 400.5 446355 90.7 0.6 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 421 43 37 13 74 15 40 "albite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" n.d. diorite "granite, granodiorite, schist, greenschist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Karatas Kazakhstan KAZN 46.65 73.63333333 310 MiddleLate Carboniferous 29 0.44 0.024 0 0 17 0 17 18b 418 46 39 73 38 "braunite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, hausmannite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, " skarn "gabbro, syenite " "amphibolite, dacite, dolomite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, plagiogranite, rhyolite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "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." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kazkyrmyskoye Vostok Kaskyrmys Kazakhstan KAZN 45.48333333 74.28333333 375 Middle-Late Devonian? 375 0.41 0.007 0.059 0.79 17 0 n.d. 22c 422 45 29 74 17 "alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, enargite, galena, gold, molybdenite, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite" "breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite " n.d. "andesite, dacite, diabase, diorite, diorite porphyry, granite, gritstone, sandstone, shale, trachyandesite, trachyrhyodacite, tuff, " 1987 n.d. 0 0 0 2.5 1.5 2.9 0 0 0 100% of the deposit area is covered by thick Tertiary clay. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kenkuduk Kaskyrkazgan Kazakhstan KAZN 47.38333333 75.23333333 293.5 310277 23.7 0.34 0.017 0 0 17 0 17 "17, 18b" 425 47 23 75 14 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite " "breccia, diabase dike, diorite porphyry dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "diorite, granite, granodiorite, schist " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 g/t Ag. Exposed. "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 CuMo 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. 119144. 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." Kepcham Kazakhstan KAZN 47.5 75.1 0 n.d. 35.8 0.34 0.018 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 424 47 30 75 6 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite " "granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "diorite, granite, granodiorite, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Koksai Koksaiy Kazakhstan KAZN 44.45 78.43333333 422 464380 320 0.55 0.049 0.12 1.24 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 430 44 27 78 26 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, gabbro-diabase, plagiogranite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry " "diorite, gabbro" "andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, chert, conglomerate, granite, limestone, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 2.2 0.25 0.43 0 0 0 "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." "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 depositsa 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." Koktasdzhal Kazakhstan KAZN 50.16222222 76.16222222 292 320264 57 0.62 0 0.72 3.8 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 427 50 9 44 76 9 44 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, ilmenite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite" "granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, dacite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, rhyodacite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone, tonalite, tuff" before 1917 n.d. 0 0 0 2.2 0.7 1.2 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kounrad "Konyrat, Qonyrat" Kazakhstan KAZN 46.98972222 74.98722222 330 335324 637 0.589 0.011 0.19 6.28 17 0 n.d. n.d. 423 46 59 23 74 59 14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diabase dikes, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, trondhjemite" "conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt, dacite, diabase flow, granite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, rhyolite welded tuff" 1928 1934 1.2 0.8 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Exposed. Mined out 417 Mt ore at 0.72% Cu, 0.014 Mo, 0.28 g/t Au, 9.26 g/t Ag; remaining reserve of 1996, 220 Mt at 0.34% Cu and 0.005% Mo (Kudryavtsev, 1996; Zhukov and others, 1998)." "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 CuMo 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. 119144. 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. Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. 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 depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 181-190. Yudin, I.M., 1969, The Kounrad copper deposit: Moscow University Publishing House, 150 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. 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." Kyzylkain Kazakhstan KAZN 47.53333333 84.41666667 325 MiddleLate Carboniferous 542 0.3 0.005 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 433 47 32 84 25 "albite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, iron oxides, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite " "hornfels, andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" "sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, granite, granodiorite, sandstone, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.6 0.5 0.6 0 0 0 30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kyzyltu Kazakhstan KAZN 51.95 72.33333333 445 445 65.8 0.48 0.015 0.2 6.56 17 0 n.d. n.d. 416 51 57 72 20 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzodiorite" n.d. "andesite, basalt, chert, conglomerate, granodiorite, diorite, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone, trachybasalt, trachydacite, trachyrhyolite, tuff" 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 1 0.6 0.47 0 0 0 100% of the deposit area is covered by loam. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nurbay Kazakhstan KAZN 47.91666667 79.33333333 Late Paleozoic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 634 47 55 79 20 "andalusite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, covellite, diaspore, galena, goethite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, valleriite " "diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, monzonite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff" 1951 n.d. 0 0 0 1.4 1.2 1.3 0 0 0 "Grades reported: average 0.5% Cu, 0.0010.03% Mo. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nurkazgan Samarskoe Kazakhstan KAZN 50.02694444 76.72722222 410 410 213 0.81 0.01 0.26 2.5 17 0 n.d. 25e 429 50 1 37 76 43 38 "bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" "conglomerate, siltstone" "agglomerate tuff, andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic dacite, basalt, granodiorite, rhyolite, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone, tuffite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, 12 p. Plyushchev, E.V., 1993, Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets. Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. 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, in Abdulin, A.A., and others, eds., Reference Book: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p." Ozernoe Kazakhstan KAZN 49.32638889 75.9825 315 323307 194 0.36 0.005 0.02 2.9 17 0 n.d. n.d. 426 49 19 35 75 58 57 "arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline" "granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, diabase porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff" 1964 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified rocks. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Saryshagan Kazakhstan KAZN 46.25666667 73.19861111 310 Middle-Late Carboniferous 324 0.27 0.007 0.024 0 17 0 n.d. 17 417 46 15 24 73 11 55 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, galena, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite" "breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate, ignimbrite, rhyodacite, rhyolite, rhyolite lava breccia, sandstone, tuff" 1954 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.3 2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sokurkoiy Kazakhstan KAZN 46.6 74.41666667 310 Middle-Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 21a" 633 46 36 74 25 "alunite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, dickite, enargite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite " "eruptive breccia, granite porphyry, felsite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, mudstone, granite, granosyenite, syenodiorite, tuff" 1928 n.d. 0 0 0 3 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 Small deposit with the reported average grades 0.66% Cu and 0.005% Mo; and 0.1 10 g/t Au in lump samples. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Spiridonovskoe Kazakhstan KAZN 52.33333333 62.18333333 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 631 52 20 62 11 "bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, serpentinite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 5 1 3.9 0 0 0 "Drilling data indicate small resources at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, 0.01 to 0.05% Mo, and 0.2 g/t Au. 100% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified sediments. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Varvarinskoye Kazakhstan KAZN 53.01666667 62.56666667 310 Middle-Late Carboniferous 117.62 0.66 0 1.01 0.5 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 18c" 415 53 1 62 34 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn " "conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone" "andesite, andesitic basalt, dacite, diorite, gabbro, granite, limestone, serpentinite, " 1979 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% of the deposit area is covered by Mesozoic-Cenozoic sediments 20 m thick. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yubileinoe Kazakhstan KAZN 48.93333333 58.68333333 355 Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 679 48 56 58 41 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "plagiogranite porphyry, skarn" "chert, clastics, dacite, rhyolite " "andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite" "The main ore zone contains average 4.5 g/t Au, 65 g/t Ag, 0.42% Cu, economic Mo grade. Ore contains Re <0.01 to 0.04 ppm. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Taldy-Bulak Kyrgyzstan KYRZ 42.7 75.65 420 4408 400 540 0.27 0.008 0.5 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 412 42 42 75 39 "albite, Biminerals, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, gold, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "diorite porphyry, eruptive breccia, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry " "limestone, phyllite, rhyolite, trachyandesite, tuff, " "andesite, basaltic andesite, granodiorite, sandstone, shale, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 1.2 0.8 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p. Djenchuraeva, R.D., 2005, Geodynamics and metallogeny of active continental margins of the Kyrgyz Tien Shan, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 13091311. 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. 434440. 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. 241252. Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. " Phu Kham Laos LAOS 18.91666667 102.9333333 250 Permian-Triassic 277 0.51 0 0.21 0 20c 0 25a 18b 692 18 55 102 56 "chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, Fe-oxide, pyrite " "felsic porphyry, skarn" n.d. "conglomerate, clastic rocks, limestone, tuff, volcanoclastics " n.d. 2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Phu Bia mining district. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. According to 2007 high-grade intersections, the resources and open-pit reserve are expected to be completed during March, 2008." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Buchim Macedonia MACA 41.51055556 22.60194444 23 23 (K-Ar) 150 0.3 0 0.35 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 382 41 30 38 22 36 7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite, latite, quartz latite porphyry" "diorite, granodiorite " "amphibolite, gabbro, gneiss, serpentinite" 1955 1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.5 2.4 Host-rock age 27.5 to 24.5 Ma. "GIS/GEODE, 2003, Bucim, 5 p.: www.gl.rhul.ac.uk/geode/ABCD/Bucim.html 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. 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, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 96102. 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. 6374. 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, v. 38, no. 4, p. 333337. " Ilovitza Macedonia MACA 41.36666667 22.81666667 Tertiary 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 680 41 22 22 49 "alunite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, galena, hematite, illite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "andesite, dacite porphyry, dacitic breccia, granodiorite porphyry, tuff" "gneiss, schist" granite early 1900s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 "Contains several hundred million tonnes of low-grade Cu-Au mineralization; pyrite-silica altered rocks contain ~0.3% Pb, 0.3% Cu, and 1 to 2 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kadiica Macedonia MACA 41.61666667 22.88333333 34 late Eocene 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 22c 682 41 37 22 53 "alunite, andalusite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "breccia, dacite, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, gneiss, metagabbro, schist" 1840 n.d 1 0.6 0.5 0 0 9 0 0 0 Intersections of the supergene blanket: 52.3 m at 0.4% Cu; 21 m at 0.77% Cu; 116 m at 0.27% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Osogovo Macedonia MACA 41.8 22.86666667 23 late Oligocene early Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "19a, 18b" 681 41 48 22 52 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" "amphibolite, andesite, gneiss, quartz latite porphyry, schist " 19141918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Prominent intersections: 16.4 m at 1.7% Cu, 20 g/t Ag; 31.5 m at 0.32% Cu." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bongkud Malaysia MLYA Sabah 6.033333333 116.75 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 526 6 2 116 45 Cu-oxides "granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone" 1999 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "5 km long WNW porphyry Cu zone, intersects: 331m at 0.31% Cu, 0.7 g/t Au; 169 m at 0.4% Cu and 0.9 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. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mamut Malaysia MLYA Sabah 6.033333333 116.4666667 7 7 196 0.48 0.001 0.5 2.5 20c 0 n.d. 22c 525 6 2 116 28 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "adamellite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry " "breccia, mudstone" "diorite, peridotite, pyroclastics, sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone, spilite" 1964 1975 0.7 0.5 0.27 0 0 0 2.2 1.3 2.3 "In concentrate: 18.7 g/t Au, 0.57 g/t Pt, 1.7 g/t Pd. " "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. 213283. Imai, A., 2000, Genesis of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, East Malaysia: Resource Geology, v. 50, no. 1, p. 123. 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. B212B213. Kosaka, H. and Wakita, K., 1978, Some geologic features of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 618627. 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. 201212. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in Southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 18, p. 95116. 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. " Mengpur Malaysia MLYA Pahang 3.85 102.8666667 245 Lower Triassic ? 45 1.8 0 0.6 0 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 39a" 523 3 51 102 52 "chalcopyrite, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite" "hornfels, skarn" "conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone" "diorite, granite, granodiorite, marble, quartzite, rhyolitic tuff, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nungkok Malaysia MLYA Sabah 6.1 116.4666667 8 8 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 524 6 6 116 28 "arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "quartzite, sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone" before 1967 n.d. 0.4 0.15 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.42 to 0.57% Cu. In drill core 0.008 to 0.025% Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bahuerachi Mexico MXCO Chihuahua 27.05166667 -108.3411111 66 65.7 604.7 0.397 0.008 0.029 3.91 17 0 n.d "18b, 18c, 19a, 22c" 685 27 3 6 -108 -20 -28 "anhydrite, azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite " "andesite dike, dacite porphyry, diorite, rhyolite dike, skarn" "ignimbrite, pyroclastics" "andesite, conglomerate, limestone, marble, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resources contain 0.54% Zn. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Batopilas "Tahonas Corralitos, Satevo" Mexico MXCO Chihuahua 27.03333333 -107.7 51.6 51.61.1 0 0 0 0 20c 0 17 "17, 22c" 188 27 2 -107 -42 "actinolite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite" "breccia, basalt dike, dacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, carbonate rocks, granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite dike, tuffaceous breccia" 1632 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 1.7 Resources: 6 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au. "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. 487524. 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. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Wilkerson, G., Quingping, D., Llavona, R., and Goodell, P., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 17211736. " Caballo Blanco Caballo Mexico MXCO Veracruz 19.68055556 -96.45277778 0 Pliocene 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 25e" 197 19 40 50 -96 -27 -10 "barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite" "feldspar porphyry, skarn" n.d. andesite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 1.7 "0.11 to 0.18% Cu; grab samples 25 g/t Au, 267 g/t Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cananea Mexico MXCO Sonora 30.95416667 -110.3166667 59 59.30.3 (Re-Os) 5141 0.45 0.002 0.035 2.61 17 0 17 "17, 18a, 19a" 178 30 57 15 -110 -19 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, hornfels, lamprophyre, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn " "dacite, diorite, granite, granodiorite, latite, syenite, tuff" "andesite, limestone, quartzite" 1760 1899 3 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 7 4 22 "Exposed. Production 19062004, 649 Mt at 0.66% Cu; reserves 2004, sulfide ore 1,975 Mt at 0.61% Cu, oxide ore 2,517 Mt at 0.27% Cu (Grupo Mexico, 19792004; Briggs, 2006; and others)" "Anaconda Company, Annual Reports, 1964-1972. Anderson, T.H., and Silver, L.T., 1977, U-Pb isotope ages of granitic plutons near Cananea, Sonora: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 827836. Asarco, Inc., Annual Reports, 1990-1996. Ayala F., Ramon, and Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Contribution on the Cananea district: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 38, p. 35. Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 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. 487524. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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 92: 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. Grupo Mexico S. A. de C. V., Annual Reports, 1994-2004. 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. 919949. Perry, V.D., 1961, The significance of mineralized breccia pipes: Mining Engineering, April, p. 367376. 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. 199200. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Wodzicki, W., 2001, Evolution of magmatism and mineralization in the Cananea, in Albinson, T., and Nelson, C.E., eds., New mines and discoveries in Mexico and Central America Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication, no. 8, p. 243263. " Cerro Colorado Mexico MXCO Chihuahua 26.25222222 -107.3294444 46 46.31 0 0 0 0 17 0 "20c, 22c" n.d. 190 26 15 8 -107 -19 -46 "actinolite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite" "breccia, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "No drilling resource: 3 Mt, 0.3% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au." "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. 487524. 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. 10521071. 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. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Wilkerson, G., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 17211736. " Cuatro Hermanos Mexico MXCO Sonora 28.38611111 -109.6569444 56 55.70.3 (Re-Os) 233 0.431 0.035 0 4 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 186 28 23 10 -109 -39 -25 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, goethite, hematite, jarosite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "granodiorite, latite " "andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, rhyolite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "After Howe International revision in 2006, Virgin Metals estimated new resources of 2007 as 11.6 Mt at 0.124% Mo, 0.432% Cu, 0.079% W with the special note The exploration target at Cuatro Hermanos is of the order of hundreds of millions of tonnes. " "Anonymous, 1993, Morgain increases copper reserves: The Northern Miner, October 25, p. B6. Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 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. 487524. Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest. Howe International Ltd., 2006, Technical report on the Cuatro Hermanos copper-molybdenum project, Sonora state, Mexico, Report #894 of February 1, 2006, for Virgin Metals Inc., 48 p.: http://virginmetals.com/assets/content/CuatroHermanos_43-101.pdf 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. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Virgin Metals Inc., 2007, Company profiles and data, 6 p.: www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page19565?oid=23126&sn=Detail" Cumobabi "San Judas, Transvaal, Molybdeno" Cumpas Mexico MXCO Sonora 29.8725 -109.9619444 58.7 58.70.2 (Re-Os) 67 0.266 0.099 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 183 29 52 21 -109 -57 -43 "albite, anhydrite, apatite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline " "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, diorite porphyry, granite, granodiorite, pegmatite" n.d. 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 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. 487524. 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. 521554. 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. 10521071. 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. 15661592. " El Arco Mexico MXCO Bajo de California 28.03333333 -113.5666667 164 164.10.4 (Re-Os) 1016 0.518 0 0.12 0 17 0 "39a, Cu, Au in schistose andesite" n.d. 184 28 2 -113 -34 "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" "andesite breccia, andesite porphyry, aplite, diabase dikes, granodiorite porphyry" "basalt, gabbro, granite, peridotite, rhyodacite, rhyolite, serpentinite, tonalite" "andesite, conglomerate, diorite, sandstone" n.d. 1935 1.5 1.4 1.7 3.5 3.5 9.6 0 0 0 "According to Southern Copper Corp. (2006, 2007), resources contain 846 Mt of sulfide ore and 170 Mt of leaching ore. Covered by Quaternary sand and gravel. Post-ore Albian metamorphism (~95 Ma, Ar-Ar). " "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. 525534. 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. 10521071. EDGAR Online, 2006, Southern Copper Corp., 37 p.: http://sec.edgar-online.com/2006/03/28/0001104659-06-019938/Section2.asp Southern Copper Corp., 2007, Rising copper prices, attractive dividend yield, 2 p.: http://seekingalpha.com/article/36947 Valencia, V.A., Barra, F., Weber, B., Ruiz, J., Geherls, G., Chesley, J., Lopez-Martinez, M., 2005, Re-Os and U-Pb geochronology of the El Arco porphyry copper deposit, Baja California Mexico: Implications for the Jurassic tectonic setting: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 22, p. 3951. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Weber, B., Lpez Martnez, M., 2006, Pb, Sr, and Nd isotopic and chemical evidence for a primitive island arc emplacement of the El Arco porphyry copper deposit (Baja California, Mexico): Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 707725. " El Batamote Batamote Mexico MXCO Sonora 30.48194444 -109.7527778 57 56.82 4.4 0.36 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c" n.d. 179 30 28 55 -109 -45 -10 "biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "andesite dikes, breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.3 0.2 "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. 10521071. Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwestern Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89158, 350p. Perez, A.E., 1978, Metallogenetic map of Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 145154. Ruiz, J., 1986, Distribution of mineral deposits in Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 159169. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Inguaran Mexico MXCO Michoacan 18.88083333 -101.6408333 36 35.60.8 7 1.29 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 196 18 52 51 -101 -38 -27 "actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, tourmaline" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry " "andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, basalt " "granite, granodiorite" n.d. End of 19th century 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04% WO3 was mined. "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. 10521071. 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. 365368. Sawkins, F.J., 1979, Fluid inclusion studies of the Inguaran copper-bearing breccia pipes, Michaocan, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 74, p. 924927. 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. 545550. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." La Caridad Mexico MXCO Sonora 30.31805556 -109.5566667 53.7 53.70.21 (Re-Os) 1800 0.452 0.0247 0 0 17 1 17 n.d. 182 30 19 5 -109 -33 -24 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "breccia, pegmatite, quartz monzonite porphyry" rhyolite "andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry" 1896 early1900s; 1970s 2.4 1.7 3.2 4.5 4 14 0 0 0 Exposed. "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. 10521071. 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. 3568. 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. 10601077. 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. 201203. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. Valencia, V.A., Ruiz, J., Barra, F., Geherls, G., Ducea, M., Titley, S.R., Ochoa-Landn, L., 2005, U-Pb zircon and Re-Os molybdenite geochronology from La Caridad porphyry copper deposit: insights for the duration of magmatism and mineralization in the Nacozary district, Sonora, Mexico: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 175191. " La Florida "La Florida-Barrigon, Mina La Lilly" Mexico MXCO Sonora 30.38388889 -109.7305556 52 52 135 0.33 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 180 30 23 2 -109 -43 -50 "apatite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zeolite " "dacite porphyry, rhyolite dike, skarn" "ignimbrite, rhyolite tuff" "andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "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. 10521071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 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 76760, 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. 5972. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." La Reyna Mexico MXCO Sinaloa 23.33333333 -106.0666667 probably Laramide 33 0.5 0 0.4 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 192 23 20 -106 -4 "chalcopyrite, pyrite, tourmaline" breccia n.d. "andesite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### La Verde Mexico MXCO Michoacan 19.07777778 -102.0313889 33 33.40.7 110 0.7 0 0.088 2.5 17 0 n.d. n.d. 194 19 4 40 -102 -1 -53 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, pegmatite " "andesite, tuff " "conglomerate, granodiorite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 1.3 2.6 "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. 487524. Coochey, D,V., and Eckman, P., 1978, Geology of the La Verde copper deposits, Michoacan, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 129137. 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. 10521071. 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. 3568. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 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. 545550. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Luz del Cobre San Antonio de La Huerta Mexico MXCO Sonora 28.43333333 -109.3833333 0 probably Laramide 14.7 0.738 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 684 28 26 -109 -23 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, Cu-carbonates, Cu oxides, molybdenite, pyrite" "breccia, diorite" n.d. dacite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 mining reserve 4.287 Mt of oxide ore at 1.0% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mariquita La Mariquita Mexico MXCO Sonora 31.05555556 -110.4208333 63 ~63 100 0.48 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 177 31 3 20 -110 -25 -15 "alunite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, goethite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise" "breccia, quartz monzonite" n.d. "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, ignimbrite, monzodiorite, sandstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Milpillas Mexico MXCO Sonora 31.11666667 -110.45 63 63.00.4 (Re-Os) 230 0.85 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 175 31 7 -110 -27 "antlerite, azurite/malachite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, limonite, melaconite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, " "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry " "carbonate rocks, granite, quartzite" "andesite, andesitic agglomerate, dacite, rhyolite, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, trachybasaltic agglomerate " 1975 2006 1.5 1.2 1.4 3.5 3.2 8.8 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Piedras Verdes Mexico MXCO Sonora 27.16805556 -109.0194444 60 ~60 (Re-Os) 288 0.37 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 187 27 10 5 -109 -1 -10 "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 "andesite, granodiorite, marble, quartzite, schist" 1898 2006 3 0.45 1.1 8 3 19 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pilares "Los Pilares,Nacozari " Mexico MXCO Sonora 30.33388889 -109.6327778 53 53 147 1.04 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 181 30 20 2 -109 -37 -58 "azurite/malachite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, wolframite" "breccia, diabase dikes" "dacite tuff, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite tuff" "andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, latite" n.d. 1946 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Gilmour, P., 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. 735. Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89158, 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. 3568. 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. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Rodeo Mexico MXCO Michoacan 18.6225 -100.8461111 0 probably Laramide 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "18b, 22c" 687 18 37 21 -101 10 -46 "chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. andesite 2004 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Cox, D.P., 2007, Personal communication. " San Isidro Cerro Pelon Mexico MXCO Michoacan 18.94361111 -101.9783333 33 32.50.7 12.5 0.4 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 195 18 56 37 -101 -58 -42 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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. 487524. 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. 10521071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 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. 545550. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. " Santo Toms Mexico MXCO Sinaloa 26.71666667 -108.2333333 57 57.21.2 274 0.498 0 0.05 0 17 0 17 n.d. 189 26 43 -108 -14 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, malachite, pyrite, tourmaline" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry" "andesite, rhyolite tuff" "fanglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, shale" 1965 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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. 487524. 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. 10521071. Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Suaqui Verde Mexico MXCO Sonora 28.41138889 -109.8030556 57 570.3 (Re-Os) 87.2 0.43 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 185 28 24 41 -109 -48 -11 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 2 1.5 2.4 0 0 0 "Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 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. 487524. 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. 10521071. Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89158, 350 p. Mining Companies in Mexico, 1996, AZCO Mining Inc., Suaqui Verde Cu property, Internet Press Release: http://www.imdex.com/c_a.htm Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Tameapa Mexico MXCO Sinaloa 25.66805556 -107.3511111 54 57.40.3 500.3 (Re-Os) 49 0.26 0.03 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 191 25 40 5 -107 -21 -4 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, goethite, hematite, limonite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, zeolite" "andesite dike, aplite, basalt dike, breccia, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry" "basalt, conglomerate" "andesite, dacite, diorite, dolomite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz latite, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On Sinaloa-Durango border. "Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 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. 487524. 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. 10521071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Tepal Tepalcuatita Mexico MXCO Michoacan 19.11666667 -102.9166667 0 probably Laramide 78 0.25 0 0.5 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 193 19 7 -102 -55 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, jarosite, pyrite, sericite" "diabase dike, diorite dike, quartz diorite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, felsite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Timaro Mexico MXCO Michoacn 19.38333333 -100.6833333 135 1405 1311.1 0 0 0 0 17 n.d n.d 709 19 23 -100 -41 "actinolite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite" "adamellite, andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite , granite, granodiorite, tonalite" "agglomerate, andesite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite" n.d n.d 0 0 0 1 0.3 0.24 0 0 0 Resources 2004 estimated on a base of 8 drill holes + workings of El Rey and El Guervo mines: 500 Mt at 0.6% Cu and 0.1 g/t Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tolimn Mexico MXCO Chiapas 15.31888889 -92.33055556 5.8 5.8 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 198 15 19 8 -92 -19 -50 "anhydrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, ilmenite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "andesite, gneiss, granodiorite, limestone, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8% Cu reported. "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. 487524. 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. 10521071. Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Tuligtic Ixtacamaxtitln Mexico MXCO Puebla 19.7 -97.85 17.8 17.830.06 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25a 686 19 42 -97 -51 "chalcopyrite, illite, muscovite, pyrite " "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "limestone, mudstone, siltstone, tuffaceous volcanics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grab samples of mineralized porphyry rocks contain 0.1 to 0.8% Cu; quartz vein fragments contain 6.1 g/t Au and 600 g/t Ag. Exposed. "Almaden Minerals Ltd., 2006, The Tuligtic copper-gold project, Puebla state, Mexico:Executive summary of February 27, 2006, 2 p.: www.almadenminerals.com Almaden Minerals Ltd., 2007, Tuligtic, Puebla state, 3 p.: http://www.almadenminerals.com/Resources/pr-sheets/TULIGTIC.pdf Ludington, S.D., 2008, Personal communication. Tritlla, J., Camprub, A., Morales-Ramrez, J.M., Iriondo, A., Corona-Esquivel, A., Gonzlez-Partida, E., Levresse, G., and Carrillo-Chvez, A., 2004, The Ixtacamaxtitln kaolinite deposit and sinter (Puebla State, Mexico): a magmatic-hydrothermal system telescoped by a shallow paleaquifer: Geofluids, v. 4, p. 329340. Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007, Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458." Avdartolgoi Mongolia MNGL 49.67083333 114.8444444 154 Middle to Late Jurassic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 608 49 40 15 114 50 40 "adularia, albite, arsenic, bismuthinite, boulangerite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" explosive breccia n.d. "terrigenous rocks, granite, granodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, andesitic basalt" n.d. n.d. 0.75 0.45 0.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Rock chip samples contain up to: 1% Cu, 0.05% Mo, 140 g/t Ag, and 1 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bayan-Uul Mongolia MNGL 46.68333333 104.8833333 222 222 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 454 46 41 104 53 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry" n.d. "andesite dike, andesitic trachybasalt, granite, granodiorite, trachyandesite, tuff-breccia, tuff-conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 5 3 11.8 0 0 0 "Abundant quartz-tourmaline-chalcopyrite veins and quartz-tourmaline breccias (Lamb and Cox, 1998). At area 0.6 x 2.3 km, %: 0.1 Cu, 0.002 Mo, 0.1 g/t Au. Exposed." "Koval, 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. 900911. Koval, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989, On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloOkhotsk belt, Mongolian Peoples Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369380. 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: U.S. 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, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215. " Erdenet Erdenetiin - Ovoo Mongolia MNGL 49 104.1333333 230 240220 (Ar-Ar) 2370 0.38 0.013 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 452 49 0 104 8 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, andesite porphyry, andesitic dacite, aplite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, felsite, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, tonalite porphyry, trachyte porphyry" gneiss "amphibolite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite, schist, syenite porphyry" 1964 1978 2.8 0.8 1.8 0 0 0 4.5 1.5 5.3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 699702. Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005, Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113. Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Polomarchuk, 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324. 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. 317 (in Russian). Gerel, O., and Munkhtsengel, B., 2005, Erdenetiin Ovoo porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in northern Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 85103. 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. 315 (in Russian). Koval, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989, On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloOkhotsk belt, Mongolian Peoples Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369380. 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. Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.-E., 1996, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215. Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D., 2001, Palladium, platinum and gold distribution in porphyry CuMo deposits of Russia and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 95111. 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. 15371542." Kharmagtai Mongolia MNGL 44 106.1666667 330 3301.0 (Re-Os) 229 0.35 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 453 44 0 106 10 "azurite/malachite, bornite, calaverite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, monzonite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry" "argillite, marl, sandstone" "andesite, andesite tuff, chert, rhyolite tuff, shale, siltstone" "n.d. " n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 to 2.48 g/t Au in core samples. Exposed. "Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Polomarchuk, 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324. Kirwin, D.J., Wilson, C.C., Turmagnai, D., Wolfe, R., 2005, Exploration history, geology, and mineralisation of the Kharmagtai gold-copper porphyry district, South Gobi region, Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 85103. 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: U.S. 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, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215. " Khongoot Mongolia MNGL 49.13333333 103.65 300 Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 609 49 8 103 39 "azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite porphyry, lamprophyre" n.d. "diorite, granite, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource in one of four mineralized zones is 12.6 Mt at 0.31% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Khongor Mongolia MNGL 43.16666667 102.8 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 688 43 10 102 48 "chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, feldspar porphyry, hornfels" "monzodiorite, monzonite, sandstone, siltstone" 2005 n.d. 1.7 0.33 0.44 "Chip samples: 1.84% Au, 0.43 g/t Au, >300 ppm Mo. Intersections: 70.3 m at 0.67% Cu, 0.16 g/t Au; 91.7 m at 0.3% Cu, 0.08g/t Au; 50 m at 1% Cu, 0.3 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Naran Bulag Mongolia MNGL 48.58333333 97.78333333 260 Late Permian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 606 48 35 97 47 "chalcopyrite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, granodiorite, kersantite, rhyolite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nariin Khudag Mongolia MNGL 44.23333333 108.0333333 300 Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 610 44 14 108 2 "bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, tourmaline" "granodiorite, granosyenite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.1 to 0.3% Cu in 0.2 x 0.9 km bedrock area. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Oyu Tolgoi Turquoise Hill Mongolia MNGL 43 106.8666667 367 372362 3107.1 0.676 0 0.24 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 455 43 0 106 52 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, breccia, diorite, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite dike, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry" "argillite, granite, granodiorite, shale" "andesite, andesite flow breccia, andesite porphyry, basalt, basaltic andesite, carbonaceous claystone, conglomerate, dacite, lapilli tuff, pillow basalt, rhyolite, sandstone, syenite, tuffaceous siltstone, tuffite" 1996 n.d. 6.5 0.6 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Discovered by D. P. Cox. Grade and tonnage as of February 2, 2004 based on 0.3% copper-equivalent cut-off. Supergene enrichment age 11793 Ma. Exposed." "Gerel, O., 2004, Metallogeny of Mongolia: PowerPoint presentation on Mongolia-Japan Global Mineral Resource Assessment Workshop, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, July 1827, 2004. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2003, News Releases, February 26, 2003: http://www.ivanhoemines.com Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Independent scoping study confirms Oyu Tolgoi project's potential to become a world-class copper-gold mine, February 2, 2004, 15 p.: http://www.ivanhoemines.com Kirwin, D.J., 2006, The giant Oyu Tolgoi porphyry copper-gold deposit discovery history and exploration implications, south Gobi: Extended Abstracts, 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Moscow, 2124 August, 2006, CD. Kirwin, D.J., Forster, C.N., Kavalleris, I., Crane, D., Orssich, C., Panther, C., Garmjav, D., Munkhbat, T.O., Niislelkhuu, G., 2005, The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposits, south Gobi, Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 155168. 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. 14071428." Oyuut Ulaar Ovoo Mongolia MNGL 44.57416667 109.4358333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 611 44 34 27 109 26 9 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, syenite porphyry" n.d. "granite, granosyenite, sandstone, tuffaceous argillite" n.d. n.d. 0.7 0.25 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 to 5.1% Cu and 0.0035 to 0.006% Mo in 0.25 x 0.7 km bedrock area. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Saran Uul Mongolia MNGL 45.78333333 100.6 327 Late Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 451 45 47 100 36 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite" "diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, syenite porphyry" "limestone, metamorphic rocks" "dacitic tuff, sandstone, siltstone, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 "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." "Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, News Releases, October 2001: www.ivanhoemines.com Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, The Saran Uul Project information: 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: U.S. 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." Shand Mongolia MNGL 48.775 104.2166667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 612 48 46 30 104 13 "chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "explosive breccia, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, conglomerate, diorite, granite, granosyenite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.1 0.2 1.7 0 0 0 "Core samples grade 0.10.5% Cu, 0.00010.1% Mo; grab samples also contain up to 0.001% Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Shuteen Mongolia MNGL 44.16666667 107.5 295 Late CarboniferousEarly Permian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 613 44 10 107 30 "alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, clay, diaspore, kaolinite/dickite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline" "diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone, sandstone" "andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite, tuff, tuff breccia, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone " 1950s n.d. 0 0 0 8 2 12.6 0 0 0 Magmatic ring structure with diameter about 15 km. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tsagaan-Suvarga Tsagan-Suburga Mongolia MNGL 43.86666667 108.3333333 370 370.40.8 (Re-Os) 240 0.53 0.018 0.084 2.6 17 0 n.d. n.d. 456 43 52 108 20 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite porphyry, limestone, marl, sandstone, siltstone, syenodiorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone" 1964 n.d. 0.9 0.2 0.14 0 0 0 10 2 16 "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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324. 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. 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. 524529. 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. 3446. (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. 15371542." Zos Uul Zost uul Mongolia MNGL 48.70833333 98.34166667 250 Late PermianEarly Triassic 0 0 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 605 48 42 30 98 20 30 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry " n.d. "gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite, volcanic rocks " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 2.2 2 3.5 0 0 0 Resource of 10 Mt at 0.2% Cu and 0.01% Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Zost Tolgoi Mongolia MNGL 48.71666667 98.34166667 260 Permian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 607 48 43 98 20 30 "epidote, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "breccia, granite, syenite porphyry, tuff, volcanic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Anomaly: 0.03% Cu, 0.002% Mo; channel samples: 0.010.02% Cu, 0.0010.005% Sn." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Monywa "Letpadaung, Kyisintaung, Sabetaung Sabetaung South" Myanmar BRMA 22.25 95.08333333 16 1913 1700 0.37 0 0 0 17 0 20c 25e 475 22 15 95 5 "alunite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry" "basalt, conglomerate, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff" "andesite pyroclastics, mudstone, quartz feldspar porphyry, sandstone, siltstone" centuries ago prior to 1900 0 0 0 2.5 2 3.9 0 0 0 0.1% Cu (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. "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. 431536. 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, 3747 (1977): Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 275277. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 1999, The Letpadaung project, executive summary, 16 p.: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, Background to Ivanhoe Mines' investment in the Monywa copper project in Myanmar, 9 p.: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Production from Monyva copper joint-venture projected to rise to 50,000 tonnes of copper per year, News Release, June 16, 2004, 3 p.: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2007, Press Release of October 13, 2007. Drilling program intersects 194 m of 1.5% Cu in Monywas Sabetaung deposit: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/ NewsReleases.asp?numCols=1&page=0 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 depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 6174." Shangalon Myanmar BRMA 23.70833333 95.51666667 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 474 23 42 30 95 31 0 "chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "subvolcanic rocks, andesite porphyry" "andesite volcaniclastic rocks, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff" granite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Haib Namibia NAMB -28.68333333 17.85 1800 ~1800 400 0.33 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 342 -28 -41 17 51 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro, lamprophyre, leucogranite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry " n.d. "adamellite, andesite, dacite, granodiorite, mafic volcanic rocks, rhyolite, tuff" 1948 n.d. 3.1 1.3 3.2 13 3 31 13 3 31 "Traces of Mo, Au, and Ag. 244 Mt grading 0.37% Cu at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lorelei Namibia NAMB -28.06666667 16.9 1930 19601900 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 341 -28 -4 16 54 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "aplite, leucogranite, quartz-feldspar porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks (andesite, basalt, felsic volcanic rocks), schist " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Thames New Zealand NZLD -37.09583333 175.5572222 10.5 1110 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 561 -37 -5 -45 175 33 26 "alunite, andalusite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, diaspore, gold, hematite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite flow, andesite breccia, dacite flow, dacite pyroclastics" 19781981 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "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. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Dasht-e-Kain Pakistan PKTN "Buluchistan, Chagai district" 29.55444444 64.50416667 21 21 350 0.3 0.001 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 403 29 33 16 64 30 15 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, tonalite porphyry" granite "andesite, andesite agglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate" 1975 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 0.7 0.93 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Koh-i-Dalil Chagai district Pakistan PKTN Baluchistan 29.1225 62.19416667 14.9 14.9 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 405 29 7 21 62 11 39 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite," "dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry " "granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone" "andesite flow, agglomerate, volcaniclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0.94 No drilling was performed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Reko Diq "Western Porphyries (H14/15), Tanjeel Project, H8, H13, H35 " Pakistan PKTN 29.12277778 62.07888889 11.5 12.111 2420 0.51 0 0.27 0 20c 0 17 17 404 29 7 22 62 4 44 "alunite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, gypsum, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" "granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone" "andesite flow, agglomerate, volcaniclastics" 1994 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Alunite age 3.8 Ma. "Fu, F.Q., Mcinnes, B.I.A., Evans, N.J., Davies, P.J., Schloderer, J., Griffin, W.L., and Saeed, A., 2005, Thermal and exhumation history of the Parra Koh porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Pakistan: Inverse numerical modeling of U-Pb-He data: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 347. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Mincor/Tethyan, 2002, Press Release: http://www.mincor.com.au/tethyan/ Razique, A., Lo Grasso, G., Livesey, T., 2007, Porphyry copper gold deposit at Reko Diq complex, Chgai Hills, Pakistan, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 125128. Robertson, R., 2007, Barrick eyes Pakistan for super-giant potential: Northern Miner, v. 93, no. 5, p. 1,12. Tethyan Copper Co. Ltd., 2006, Tethyan doubles Reko Diq resource to 2.4 billion tonnes, Media Release of 11 January, 2006, 6 p.: www.tethyan.com.au/images/tethyan-107-1-pheex.pdf" Saindak "Saindak (S.), East, North, and South S." Pakistan PKTN Baluchistan 29.27083333 61.58472222 21 2319 440 0.41 0.002 0 0.5 17 0 n.d. 22c 406 29 16 15 61 35 5 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, skarn, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, agglomerate, limestone, mudstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 1.9 0.4 0.6 6.8 2 11 3.5 1.7 4.7 "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 716A, 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. 253258. 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, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum 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. B27B42. 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. 377387." Ziarat Pir Sultan Pakistan PKTN Baluchistan 29.4 64.14166667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 599 29 24 64 8 30 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prospective resources 200 Mt. "Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. " Cerro Azul Panama PANA 9.283333333 -79.38333333 56.5 56.5 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 214 9 17 -79 -23 n.d. quartz diorite porphyry n.d. limestone n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Chorcha Chorcha Panama PANA 1970 8.633333333 -82.2 3.4 Pliocene 134.9 0.48 0 0.059 0.095 17 0 n.d. n.d. 209 8 38 -82 -12 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry " n.d. "andesite, basalt, granodiorite, monzonite, volcaniclastics rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.9 0.6 0.42 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Colorado Panama PANA 8.5 -81.78333333 5 64 3730 0.39 0.015 0.075 5.2 17 0 n.d. n.d. 210 8 30 -81 -47 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "feldspar porphyry, felsite, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite" diorite "andesite, granodiorite, latite, trachyandesite tuff" 1970 n.d. 1.8 1.1 1.6 2.5 1.9 3.7 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Quema Azuero Panama PANA 7.633333333 -80.6 59 6553 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 25e 213 7 38 -80 -36 "carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite, zeolite" "breccia, quartz diorite" n.d. "andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, dacite flow, dacite breccia, dacite porphyry, limestone, marl, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 10 0.5 3.9 0 0 0 Oxidized ore contains: 10 Mt at 1.26 g/t Au. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cobre Panama Panama PANA 8.433333333 -81.5 34 34 272 0.65 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 211 8 26 -81 -30 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "V.F. Hollister, unpub. rept. (1990)" Petaquilla-Botija Valle Grande Panama PANA 8.833333333 -80.66666667 32.5 3629 1218 0.5 0.0067 0.08 0 17 0 25a "17, 18d" 212 8 50 -80 -40 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite" 1967 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 2 10.2 "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, A., 1970, Porphyry copper mineralization in Panama: Mineralium Deposita, v. 5, p. 383389. 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. 3940. 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. 11421153. 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. 3568. 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. 553565. Petaquilla Copper Ltd., 2007, Petaquilla, Botija and Valle Grande copper deposits, Colon province, Panama, 87 p.:www.petaquillacopper.com/ images/tech_reports/SedarPetaq_Cop07.pdf 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. 349362. " Rio Pito Panama PANA 8.633333333 -77.56666667 49 49 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 215 8 38 -77 -34 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite " "dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 1.8 3.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Arie Papua New Guinea PPNG Manus Island -2.016666667 146.8833333 15 15 165 0.32 0 0 0 17 1.5 n.d. n.d. 547 -2 -1 146 53 "alunite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, diorite porphyry" "andesite agglomerate, basalt, basaltic pyroclastics, conglomerate, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone" "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic pyroclastics, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Minor Au, Ag, and Mo reported. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Esis Papua New Guinea PPNG New Britain Island -5.166666667 151.7166667 25 25 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 552 -5 -10 151 43 "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" n.d. "andesite, agglomerate, basalt, hornfels, limestone" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 1.8 0.3 0.4 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Frieda River "Nena, Horse-Ivaal, Koki, Ekwai, U.P., Ok Nerenere, Trukai" Papua New Guinea PPNG West Sepic -4.7 141.7833333 13 1412 1060 0.521 0.004 0.31 1.2 20c 2 "20c, 25e " "18b, 25e" 542 -4 -42 141 47 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn, trachyandesite" "gabbro, phyllite, peridotite-pyroxenite sill, schist " "andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, diorite, limestone, sandstone, shale" 19661967 n.d. 0 0 0 10 4 47 0 0 0 Exposed. "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338. 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. 117139. 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. 130137. 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. 855861. 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. 138146. 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 99 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. 473481. 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. 301313. 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. 17091715. Holzberger, I., Bainbridge, T., Hitchman, S., and Wilkes, M., 1996, The Frieda River 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. 11.111.12. 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 99 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. 211225. Legge, P.J., 1999, Papua New Guinea, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 34. Lole, H., 2005, The Exploration of Potential Mineral Resources in Papua New Guinea, Third PECC Mineral Network Meeting (mining economy and development and environmental protection), 26 p.: www.pecc.org/community/minerals-shanxi-2005/papers/howard-lole(paper).pdf 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 99 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. 527537. 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. 10341048. 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. 592616. " Legusulum Papua New Guinea PPNG New Ireland Island -3.2 151.65 24 OligoceneMiocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 551 -3 -12 151 39 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" diorite porphyry "agglomerate, limestone, pyroclastics" "diorite, gabbro, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oligocene-Miocene Lemau dioritic intrusive complex. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mount Bini Ofi Creek Papua New Guinea PPNG Central Province -9.3 147.5833333 4.4 4.420.04 85 0.4 0 0.6 0 20c 0 n.d. "22c, 25a" 549 -9 -18 147 35 "actinolite, anhydrite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "agglomerate, gabbro, limestone, clastic sediments" "andesite, basalt, diorite, monzonite, phyllite, pyroclastics, slate" 1992 n.d. 0 0 0 2 1.2 1.9 0 0 0 "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." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mount Kren Papua New Guinea PPNG Manus Island -2.116666667 146.95 13.5 1512 0 0 0 0 17 1.5 n.d. 17 548 -2 -7 146 57 "alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sulfur, zeolite" breccia "basalt, tuffaceous sediments, limestone" "andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trench samples:120 m at 0.12% Cu including 25 m at 0.3%; rock chip assay 0.6 g/t Au and 2.5% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mt. Nakru Papua New Guinea PPNG New Britain -5.983333333 150.4666667 24 Oligocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 690 -5 -59 150 28 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, gold, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, rhyodacite, rhyodacite porphyry, tuff" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, siltstone" 1984 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 "Intersections: 94 m at 0.43% Cu, 0.46 g/t Au; 205 m at 0.4% Cu; 54 m at 0.18 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ok Tedi Mount Fubilan Papua New Guinea PPNG Western Province -5.2 141.1333333 1.15 1.21.1 854 0.64 0.011 0.78 0 20c 0 39a 18b 539 -5 -12 141 8 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "basalt dikes, breccia, feldspar porphyry, monzonite porphyry, skarn" conglomerate "diorite, diorite porphyry, limestone, monzodiorite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, syenodiorite " 1968 1984 1.8 0.77 1.1 3.6 1.8 5.1 0 0 0 "Production 19842004, 478 Mt at 0.83% Cu, 7.2 g/t Au; reserve of 2004, 249.6 Mt at 0.84% Cu, 1.06 g/t Au. In concentrate: 17.0 g/t Au, 0.02 g/t Pt, 0.62 g/t Pd. Exposed." "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33-38. Bamford, R.WE., 1972, The Mount Fubilan (Ok Tedi) porphyry copper deposit, territory of Papua and New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10191033. Davies, H.L., Howell, W.J.S., Fardon, R.S.H., Carter, R.J., and Bumstead, E.D., 1978, History of the Ok Tedi porphyry copper prospect, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 796809. Page, R.W., 1975, Geochronology of late Tertiary and Quaternary mineralized intrusive porphyries in the Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 928936. Rush, P.M., and Seegers, H.J., 1990, Ok Tedi 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. 17471754. 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, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 119 p. Stapleton, K. E., 1993, Copper Ore Mining at Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea: in Woodcock, J.T. and J. K. Hamilton, eds., Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series, n. 19, v. 1, p. 631634 Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Van Dongen, M., Tomkins, A.G., Weinberg, R.F., 2007, Trace element remobilization in the ok Tedi porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua New Guinea, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 427430. " Panguna Bougainville Papua New Guinea PPNG Bougainville Island -6.316666667 155.5 3.4 3.4 1420 0.465 0.005 0.57 1.1 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 553 -6 -19 155 30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite" "basalt, dacite, limestone" "andesite, quartz diorite" 1964 1972 3 2 4.7 6 5.3 25 0 0 0 "In concentrate: up to 8 ppb Pt, 40 to 52 ppb Pd. " "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338. Baldwin, J.T., Swain, H.D., and Clark, G.H., 1978, Geology and grade distribution of the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 690702. Clark, G.H., 1987, Geology and resource estimation at the Panguna porphyry copper/gold mine, Papua New Guinea: Proceedings of Pacific Rim Congress 87, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, p. 549556. Clark, G.H., 1990, Panguna copper-gold deposit, 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. 1807-1816. Eastoe, C.J., 1978, A fluid inclusions study at the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 721748. Ford, J.H., 1978, A chemical study of alteration at the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 703720. Fountain, R.J., 1972, Geological relationships in the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville Island, New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10491064. Page, R.W., and McDougal, I., 1972, Geochronology of the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville Island, New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10651074. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183." Plesyumi Papua New Guinea PPNG New Britain -5.966666667 150.3833333 24 24 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 18b 550 -5 -58 150 23 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "rhyolite tuff, limestone" "andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, sandstone, syenodiorite, volcanic breccia" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7.9 Intersections 44 m at 0.85% Cu; 110 m at 0.31% Cu; and 101 m at 0.2% Cu. "Christopher, P.A., 2002, Technical report on the Mt.Nakru, Simuku, Sinivit, Normanby, and Feni properties, Papua New Guinea, 47 p.: www.newguineagold.ca/projects/ nakru/reports/MtNakruTechnical0805.pdf Hine, R., and Mason, D.R., 1978, Intrusive rocks associated with porphyry copper mineralization, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 749760. Mason, D.R., and McDonald, J.A., 1978, Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper occurrences of the Papua-New GuineaSolomon Islands region: a reconnaissance study: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 857877. Titley, S.R., 1975, Geological characteristics and environment of some porphyry copper occurrences in the southwestern Pacific: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 499514. Titley, S.R., 1978, Geologic history, hypogene features, and processes of secondary sulfide enrichment at the Plesyumi copper prospect, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 768784. Vangold Resources Ltd., 2006, News Release,Update Summary Mt. Nakru Copper/Gold/Molybdenum Project, 9 p.: http://media.integratir.com/v.van/PressReleases/Mt%20Nakru%20Update%20Summary%202.pdf" Simuku Papua New Guinea PPNG New Britain -5.716666667 150.0166667 24 Oligocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 691 -5 -43 150 1 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" dacite porphyry "andesite, andesite porphyry, conglomerate, diorite, limestone, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "12 drill holes, prospective resource >1000 Mt at 0.35% Cu. Intersections: 100 m at 0.45% Cu (sulfide ore); 40 m at 0.64% Cu (chalcocite blanket); 277 m at 0.33% Cu; 73 m at 0.17% Mo. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Star Mt. Futik Mt. Olgal Papua New Guinea PPNG Western Province -5.066666667 141.3333333 3.65 3.93.4 65 0.54 0 0.1 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 541 -5 -4 141 20 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, cuprite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sulfur" "andesite dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" "arkose, conglomerate" "limestone, mudstone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 3.3 0.9 2.3 2.3 0.7 1.3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Star Mt. Nong River Papua New Guinea PPNG Western Province -5.016666667 141.2166667 3.55 Pliocene 60 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 540 -5 -1 141 13 "actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, galena, garnet, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, zeolite " "breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, agglomerate, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0.6 0.42 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Wafi River Golpu Papua New Guinea PPNG Morobe Province -6.883333333 146.45 9 9 272.7 0.646 0.008 1.084 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 546 -6 -53 146 27 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate, sandstone, shale" "1979, 1990" n.d. 0 0 0 2.8 1.7 3.7 2 1.5 2.4 "Resources as of June 30, 2007. Exposed." "Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338. 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. Funnel, F.R., 1990, Wafi River gold prospect, 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. 17311733. Freebrey, C.A., 1998, Asia, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 33, p. 4049. Gillman A., 2004, Wafi gold deposit, Golpu porphyry CuAu deposit, Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd presentation, 31 p.: www.harmony.co.za/webdata/presentations/2005/PNG/Wafi_Golpu_GeologyPNG.pdf Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., 2007 Annual Report, mineral resources and reserves: http://www.har.co.za/ Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 211225. Lole, H., 2005, The Exploration of Potential Mineral Resources in Papua New Guinea, Third PECC Mineral Network Meeting (mining economy and development and environmental protection), 26 p.: www.pecc.org/community/minerals-shanxi-2005/papers/howard-lole(paper).pdf Ryan, S.J., and Vigar, A., 1999, Discovery of the high-grade gold link zone at Wafi, PNG, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 6572. Tau-Loi, D., and Andrew, R.L., 1998, Wafi 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. 827831." Wamum Papua New Guinea PPNG Morobe Province -6.75 146.2833333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 22c 545 -6 -45 146 17 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, limonite, magnetite, marcasite, Mn-oxide, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "clastic sediments (turbidite), conglomerate" andesite 1977 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.1 0.75 0.65 "Average for 5 drillholes: 0.37% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au and 1.1 g/t Ag. " "Shedden, S.H., 1990, Wamum copper-gold prospect, 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. 17591761." Yandera Papua New Guinea PPNG -5.75 145.1666667 7 86 338 0.42 0.018 0.1 2.2 17 0 n.d. n.d. 544 -5 -45 145 10 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite" 1950s n.d. 1.6 0.25 0.3 8 3 19 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Acos Peru PERU -14.2 -74.45 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 261 -14 -12 -74 -27 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" hornfels n.d. "andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, quartzite, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Average of 82 samples: 0.35% Cu, 0.4% Zn, 0.5% Pb." "INGEMMET database, 2001 (Huanqui, F., 1987, Prospecto Acos: ENERO, COD: C9567)." Aguila Peru PERU -8.559722222 -77.89666667 5 Miocene-Pliocene 34 0.85 0.031 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 22c 250 -8 -33 -35 -77 -53 -48 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite, monzonite, mudstone, quartzite, sandstone" 1967 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Almacen Peru PERU -13.23472222 -75.91666667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 18b 256 -13 -14 -5 -75 -55 0 "biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, epidote, galena, iron oxide, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite " "aplite, breccia, dacite, microgranodiorite dike, quartz porphyry" "diorite, granodiorite, " "monzonite, quartzite, sandstone, tonalite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3.4 1.5 4 0 0 0 "Exposed. Resource 150 Mt at 0.3% Cu, 0.025% Mo, 8 g/t Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Alondra Peru PERU -15.81666667 -73.58333333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 266 -15 -49 -73 -35 "Cu-oxides, limonite" andesite dikes n.d. "andesite flow, dacite, quartz diorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Average 0.7% Cu. "INGEMMET database, 2001 (Waller, H., 1963, Alondra prospect, ABRIL, COD: C8088, C8112)." Alto Dorado Peru PERU -8.166666667 -78.18333333 n.d. 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 635 -8 -10 -78 -11 "alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite/dickite, epidote, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, phlogopite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tenorite " breccia n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 9.3 4 29.2 0 0 0 Drill core samples from stockwork at 46 to 201 m depth grade 0.1 to 1.2 g/t Au and 0.1 to 0.69% Cu. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Anita de Tibilos Peru PERU -14.18333333 -75.14833333 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 260 -14 -11 0 -75 -8 -54 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "diorite, granodiorite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last production 1990: 0.275 Mt at 3.5% Cu. "INGEMMET database, 2001, Declaracion Jurada de Reserva y Production, 1990, Denuncio Anita de Tibillos: Expediente No. 720899, Jefatura de ICA, No. de Orden 1566, CAJA - 5." Antapaccay Peru PERU -14.96 -71.34666667 36 38.434 472 0.74 0.006 0.15 0 17 0 17 18b 263 -14 -57 -36 -71 -20 -48 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay, copper, cuprite, epidote, garnet, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, siltstone" "1930s, skarn; 1999, porphyry copper " n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resource as of March 2, 2007, at 0.4% Cu cut-off grade. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Large post-mineral diatreme. Exposed." "Jones, B., Kamenetsky, V., Davidson, P., Allen, C., 2007, Antapaccay Cu-Au deposit: a product of Andean tectonism and evolving magmatism, late Eoceneearly Oligocene Abancay batholith, Altiplano, Southern Peru: in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 132133. Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region a late 1990s update (Antapaccay, Peru, p. 1113): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 51 p. Stryas, B., 2000, Antapaccay porphyry copper-gold project, Peru: Data Metallogenica, www.datametallogenica.com/ files/AntapaccayCu_depscrip.pdf XStrata Copper, 2007, News Release, 6 p.: www.xstrata.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/NDP_Peru_resources_english.pdf Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Caariaco Peru PERU -6.083333333 -79.28333333 15 15 820 0.45 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 241 -6 -5 -79 -17 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, mudstone, phyllite, quartzite, sandstone" "andesite, dacite, diabase, pyroclastics" 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 3.6 2.5 7.1 3.5 2 5.5 "Resource as of March, 2007, at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed." "Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Candente Resource Corp., 2007, Third drill mobilized to test southern extension to Canariaco Norte copper deposit, News Release of October 25, 2007, 3 p.:www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=784756 Flores, G., Zelaya, A., and Mamani, F., 1975, Geologia de Caariaco: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica del Peru, v. 46, p. 87102. 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.. Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publications No. 7, p.155193. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Stakiw, S., 2007, Candente moves Caariaco to feasibility: The Northern Miner, June 1824, p. B8. " Cerro Colorado Peru PERU -17.68166667 -69.90083333 59 Paleocene 220 1.01 0.015 0 0 17 0 22c 22c 273 -17 -40 -54 -69 -54 -3 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, pyrite, sericite" dacite porphyry n.d. "andesite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5% Cu cutoff; supegene enrichment as much as 200 m thick. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Corona "Hualgayoc Corona Mining District, Cerro Jesus, Mina Mansita, Mina Los Negros, Mina Cuna, San Augustine, El Dorado, Mario, Sequna Rebelde, Tres Mosqueteros" Peru PERU -6.761666667 -78.60583333 10.5 138 300 0.3 0 0.5 0 20c 0 n.d. "19a, 25a" 244 -6 -45 -42 -78 -36 -21 "andalusite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, diaspore, enargite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tennantite " "andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn" n.d. "granodiorite porphyry, limestone, siltstone, rhyodacite" 1992 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Gold Fields, 2003, Cerro Corona , Peru. Exploration, South America, 2 p.: www.goldfields.co.za/content/ operations/pdf/samerica_corona.pdf Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. Little, M.L., 1995, Exploration review: South America, Peru: SEG (Society of Economic geologists) Newsletter, no. 22, p.3435. Macfarlane, A.W., Prol-Ledesma, R.-M., and Conrad, M.E., 1994, Isotope and fluid inclusion studies of geological and hydrothermal processes, Northern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 645677. Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no 7, p. 155193. Northern Peru Copper Corp., 2007, News Release of January 4, 2007, 2 p.: www.northernperu.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=164907 Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. " Cerro Negro Peru PERU -16.54583333 -71.55277778 57 57 70 0.53 0 0 0 17 0 22c 17 268 -16 -32 -45 -71 -33 -10 "antlerite, azurite/malachite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, covellite, cuprite, galena, hematite/specularite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tourmaline" "breccia, rhyolite porphyry, dacitic tuff" "gneiss, sandstone, siltstone, shale " "diorite, granodiorite" 1995 n.d. 0 0 0 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.75 Oxide ore. Post-mineral rhyolite porphyry 52.6 Ma. 30% of the deposit area (mainly southeastern part) is covered by talus and alluvium. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cerro Verde/Santa Rosa Peru PERU -16.53527778 -71.59166667 62 61.80.7 2528 0.495 0.01 0 0 17 0 22c 17 267 -16 -32 -7 -71 -35 -30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry" "gneiss, sandstone, siltstone, shale " "aplite, diorite, gneiss, granodiorite, pegmatite " 1868 1977 0 0 0 5 1.5 5.9 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Anonymous, 1994, Cyprus acquires Cerro Verde mine: The Northern Miner, v. 80, no. 6, April 11, p. 3. Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p. 112. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 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. 213283. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1993-1998. Le Bel, L.M., 1985, Mineralization in the Arequipa segment: the porphyry-Cu deposit of Cerro Verde/Santa Rosa, in Pitcher, W.S., Atherton, M.P., Cobbing, E.J., and Beckinsale, R.D., eds., Magmatism at a plate edge, the Peruvian Andes: Blackie, London, p. 250260. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1999-2004. Quang, C.X., Clark, A.H., Lee, J.K.W., 2003, 40Ar-39Ar ages of hypogene and supergene mineralization in the CerroVerde-Santa Rosa porphyry Cu-Mo cluster, Arequipa, Peru: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 16831696. Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v.1, no. 1, p.89107. " Chalcobamba Peru PERU -14.02666667 -72.33333333 36 35.60.9 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 617 -14 -1 -36 -72 -20 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clay, chlorite, cubanite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, dacite, granodiorite, limestone, shale, skarn" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Las Bambas district. 28 Mt at 2% Cu resource is mostly in skarn. " "Nobble, D.C., McKee, E.H., Eyzaguirre, V.P., and Marocco, R., 1984, Age and regional tectonic and metallogenetic implications of igneous activity and mineralization in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt of southern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 172176. Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Copper deposits and Andean evolution, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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. 285-311. XStrata Copper, 2006, Las Bambas, an exploration project. Fact Sheet, 5 p.: www.lasbambas.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/Las%20Bambas%20fact%20sheet.pdf XStrata Copper, 2007, News Release, 6 p.: www.xstrata.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/NDP_Peru_resources_english.pdf" Chapi Peru PERU -16.77361111 -71.35777778 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 269 -16 -46 -25 -71 -21 -28 "atacamite, azurite/malachite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, cuprite, digenite, epidote, gold, hematite, limonite, pyrite, rhodonite, sericite, tenorite" "andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "andesite, quartzite, limestone, sandstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 11.8 Manto ore body contains 2 Mt at 3% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Chavez N2, Concesion" Peru PERU -14.23333333 -75.41666667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 22c n.d. 262 -14 -14 -75 -25 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, enargite, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite" "quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, limestone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3 3 7.1 0 0 0 Cu-production in 1970 and 1987. "Unpublished Database, Gov. Peru" Constancia San Jose Peru PERU -14.46166667 -71.76666667 33 33.21.9 320.2 0.514 0.013 0 4.39 17 0 n.d. 18b 618 -14 -27 -42 -71 -46 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, illite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, limestone, monzonite porphyry, shale, skarn " 1980s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Partial enrichment to 316 m below surface. Exposed. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Coroccohuayco Peru PERU -14.95222222 -71.2625 31 31 155 1.57 0 0.33 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 620 -14 -57 -8 -71 -15 -45 "anhydrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, digenite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite" "hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn " n.d. "diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, shale " 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. "Aizawa, N., and Tomizawa, N., 1986, Prospecting of Coroccohuayco copper deposit, Peruwith special reference to southern skarn zone: Mining Geology, v. 36, no. 2, p. 83100 (in Japanese with English abstract). Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Maher, , K.C., and Larson, P.B., 2007, Variation in copper isotope ratios and controls on fractionation in hypogene skarn mineralization at Coroccohuayco and Tintaya, Per: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 225237. Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 1-18. Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Copper deposits and Andean evolution, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas 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. 285-311." Cotabambas "Azulccacca,Ccalla, Huaclle" Peru PERU -14.18111111 -72.34805556 35.7 35.70.9 114 0.68 0 0.37 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 614 -14 -10 -52 -72 -20 -53 "alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu oxide, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, illite/smectite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene " "andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, " n.d. "diorite, granodiorite, skarn" beginning of 20th century n.d. 0 0 0 5 3 11.8 0 0 0 "Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Exposed. Resource as of July, 2007, at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade, continuing <100 ppm Mo. Alunite K-Ar age of 3.30.2 Ma. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cuajone Peru PERU -17.04555556 -70.70722222 51 51 1630 0.69 0.0214 0 3.1 17 0 17 n.d. 270 -17 -2 -44 -70 -42 -26 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "basalt, granodiorite, limestone, shale, siltstone, sandstone" "agglomerate, andesite, andesitic basalt, conglomerate, diorite, ignimbrite, rhyolite porphyry, trachyte, tuff" 1939 1976 2 1 1.6 0 0 0 5 4 16 50% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and talus. "Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p. 112. Asarco, Inc. Annual Reports, 19811996. 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. 213283. Concha, O., and Valle, J., 2000, Prospeccion, exploration y desarrollo del yacimiento de Cuajone: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 117143. 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. Lacy, W.C., 1991, Discovery and development of the Toquepala and Cuajone deposits, Peru, SA, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfide), and deposits in layered rock. Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 5359. 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. 3568. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " El Galeno Galeno Peru PERU -7.016666667 -78.31666667 17 17.516.5 863 0.474 0.01 0.11 2.3 17 0 "17, 20c" n.d. 246 -7 -1 -78 -19 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "andesite, basalt, dacite" "limestone, marl, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" 1993 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resource as of September 26, 2006, at 0.4% Cu eq. cut-off grade. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Eliana Quebrada Rio Seco district Peru PERU -13.76666667 -75.71666667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 258 -13 -46 -75 -43 "actinolite, albite, apatite, azurite/malachite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, gypsum, hematite, hornblende, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scapolite, sericite, sphalerite " "breccia, gabbro-diorite, skarn" n.d. "agglomerate, andesite, monzogranite, tuff, calcareous sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <0.2% Cu in disseminated ore and 8% Cu in veins. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### La Granja Peru PERU -6.358333333 -79.11944444 12 1410 3000 0.56 0.01 0.04 4.2 17 0 n.d. 18b 242 -6 -21 -30 -79 -7 -10 "actinolite, alunite, anhydrite, andalusite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, tennantite, tourmaline, wollastonite" "breccia, marble, quartz porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone" 1969 n.d. 0 0 0 5 4 15.7 0 0 0 0.41% Cu cutoff. 10% of the deposit area covered by talus and alluvium. "Anonymous, 1995, Reserves triple at Cambiors Granja deposit: Northern Miner, v. 81, no. 31, p. 3. Anonymous, 2000, Billiton wins La Granja lottery: The Northern Miner, v. 86 no. 41, December 4-10, p. 1. 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. 3568. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Schwartz, M.O., 1982, The porphyry copper deposit at La Granja, Peru: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 482488. Schwartz, M.O., 1982, Geochemistry of the porphyry copper deposit at La Granja, Peru: Geologisches Yahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 57, p. 335. Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed. Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 7, p.155193. " La Vega La Huaca Peru PERU -5.704722222 -79.28083333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 239 -5 -42 -17 -79 -16 -51 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" breccia n.d. "andesite, dacite, diorite, limestone, quartzite, siltstone, tonalite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.36 to 3.0% Cu. "INGEMMET database, 2001 (Flores, .G., Zelaya, A., and Mamai, M.A., 1974, Geologia del depositodiseminado de La Huaca (Jaen), A0665, S.G.M.; Flores, G., 1974, Informe preliminar de la geologia del prospecto La Huaca, A0657, S.G.M.). " Laguna Chamis Peru PERU -7.118055556 -78.57555556 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 247 -7 -7 -5 -78 -34 -32 "biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "calcareous rocks, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.25% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au." "INGEMMET database, 2001 (Marquez, E., 1997, Porphyry host Cu-Au mineralization Laguna Chamis: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologia, Agosto)." Lahuani Peru PERU -14.46166667 -72.99333333 36 35.90.9 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 616 -14 -27 -42 -72 -59 -36 "biotite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, chlorite, epidote, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" "diorite, granodiorite, volcanic rocks" "andesite, quartzite, shale, skarn " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Los Chancas Peru PERU -14.15805556 -73.13333333 32 32.00.8 200 1 0.08 0.12 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 615 -14 -9 -29 -73 -8 "antlerite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, goethite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite porphyry, quartzite" 1999 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Los Pinos Peru PERU -12.97583333 -76.13944444 n.d. 37.8 0.4 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 255 -12 -58 -33 -76 -8 -22 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cuprite, galena, garnet, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite " "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite" n.d. "granodiorite, limestone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Magistral Peru PERU -8.215555556 -77.77166667 15 15.30.7 270 0.51 0.062 0 4.11 21a 0 n.d. "18b, 22c, 25a" 249 -8 -12 -56 -77 -46 -18 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" granodiorite "andesite, limestone" 1999 n.d. 1.2 0.13 0.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Anonymous, 2001, Magistral drilling pulls high-grade copper: The Northern Miner, August 27September 2, p. 11. Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247. Heintze, L., 1985, Geologie und Geochemie der Porphyryshen Stockwerk-Molybdn-Lagersttte Tamboras, Zone la Negra (Peru): Geologisches Yahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 72, 94 p. Inca Pacifica Resources Inc., 2007, Magistral copper-molibdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, Preliminary Feasibility Study Summary, 4 p.: www.incapacific.com/s/Magistral.asp Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318. Perell, J., , Garca, A., Ramos, P., Glover, K., Neyra, C., Muhr, R., Fuster, N., and Caballero, A., 2001, The Magistral porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposit, Ancash, Peru: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 3 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm " Michiquillay Peru PERU -7.3 -78.32222222 20 20.020.15 (Ar-Ar) 700 0.65 0.022 0.14 0.6 17 0 "17, 22c" 18b 248 -7 -18 0 -78 -19 -20 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, hornfels, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" granodiorite porphyry "limestone, quartzite" 1960 n.d. 0.81 0.75 0.48 2.3 2 3.6 2 2 3.1 5% of the deposit area covered by glacial debris. "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. 213283. Davies, C.R., Williams, P.J., 2005, The El Galeno and Michiquillay porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits: geological descriptions and comparison of Miocene porphyry systems in the Cajamarca district, northern Peru: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 598616. Hart, L.H., 1991, Who is the true discoverer of the Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfide), and deposits in layered rock. Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, 3334. Hollister, V.F., and Sirvas, E.B., 1974, The Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit: Mineralium Deposita, v. 9, p. 261269. 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. 3568. Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318. Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107." Minas Conga "Perol, Chailhuagon" Peru PERU -6.915 -78.35944444 15.7 "15.800.09 15.580.12 (Ar-Ar)" 641 0.3 0 0.79 0 20c 0 "17, 22c" "20c, 18b, 18c" 245 -6 -54 -54 -78 -21 -34 "alunite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, covellite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, skarn" "quartzite, sandstone" "andesite pyroclastics, dacite pyroclastics, granite porphyry, limestone, siltstone" 1991 n.d. 1.3 0.6 0.59 0 0 0 0 0 0 10% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and morena. "Davies, C.R., Williams, P.J., 2005, The El Galeno and Michiquillay porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits: geological descriptions and comparison of Miocene porphyry systems in the Cajamarca district, northern Peru: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 598616. 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 a Jurassic porphyry copper belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, no. 3, p. 115. Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. Llosa, F.T., and Veliz, J.M., 2000, Los porfidos Au-Cu de Minas Conga: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 177195. Llosa, F., Lescuver, J.-L., et Milesi, J.-P., 1996, Crise tectonique Quechua et concentration de lor dans le porphyries de Minas Conga (Cajamarca, Peru): Reunion Annuelle des Sciences de la Terre, vol. 16, p. 156. Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no 7, p. 155193. Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318. 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. 315345." Paramo El Paramo Peru PERU -5.715 -79.20694444 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 240 -5 -42 -54 -79 -12 -25 "bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, Cu-oxides, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite " "quartz porphyry, dacite porphyry" n.d. "dacite, diorite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, sandstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pashpap Peru PERU -8.788611111 -77.99583333 14.7 14.7 141.6 0.45 0.04 0 0 21a 0 14a "18b, 18c, 22c" 251 -8 -47 -19 -77 -59 -45 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "andesite, aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granite porphyry, granodiorite, hornfels, lamprophyre, monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, tonalite " n.d. "conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, marble, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" 1914 n.d. 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 0 0 0 Resource above at 0.09% Cu cutoff grade. Resource at 0.4% Cu cutoff grade: 101.4 Mt grading 0.64% Cu and 0.049 Mo. 30% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and talus. "Escarrachi, R.A., 1985, Alteration hydrothermal y mineralization del yacimiento porfidico de cobre y molibdeno de Pashpap, departamento de Ancash, Peru: Transactions of the Fourth Latin American Geological Conference, July 715, 1979, v.1, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, p. 474495. Cinits, R., 2003, Technical report on Pashpap property, Lumina Copper Corporation, Project no. 141356, 142 p.: www.luminacopper.com/s/PashpapProperty.asp Noble, D.C., and McKee, 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed. Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 7, p.155193. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Torres, A., Enriquez, J.A., 1997, Geologia del porfido de Cu-Mo de Pashpap: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 195198." Puquio El Puquio Peru PERU -13.92916667 -75.35 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 22c 259 -13 -55 -45 -75 -21 0 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tourmaline " "andesite porphyry, breccia " "granodiorite, tonalite" "dacitic tuff, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartzite, sandstone, shale" 1982 n.d. 0 0 0 6 3.8 18 0 0 0 "Preliminary resource estimated by surface samples: 190 Mt at 0.24% Cu, maximum 0.5% Cu. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Puy-Puy Peru PERU -11.47972222 -76.08444444 7 7 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 22c 253 -11 -28 -47 -76 -5 -4 "calcite, galena, limonite, pyrite, sericite " "diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. limestone n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In 1972 R. Sillitoe identified this prospect as Cu-Au porphyry (INGEMMET, 2001)." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Quechua Peru PERU -14.98 -71.30666667 38 38 300 0.68 0 0 0 17 0 20c "17, 18b " 264 -14 -58 -48 -71 -18 -24 "bornite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite, jarosite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "andesite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "granodiorite, quartz monzonite, limestone, quartzite, shale" 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 1.7 0.6 0.8 0 0 0 Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. 100% covered with alluvial gravel 10 to 30 m thick. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Quellaveco Peru PERU -17.10805556 -70.61583333 54 5553 974 0.65 0.021 0 2 17 0 17 n.d. 271 -17 -6 -29 -70 -36 -57 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, monzonite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite" 1955 n.d. 2 1.1 1.7 0 0 0 3 1.5 3.5 Tonnage includes 213 Mt of enriched material at 0.94% Cu. 100% of the deposit area is covered. "Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, V.320, no. 8208, p.112. Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Peru: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 30. Helberg, J.E.A., 2000, La exploracion geophisica del Yacimiento Quellaveco entre 1972-1979: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p.145154. 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. 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. 213283. 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. 3568. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. " Rio Blanco Peru PERU -4.944444444 -79.30833333 16 2012 1257 0.57 0.023 0 0 17 0 22c n.d. 238 -4 -56 -40 -79 -18 -30 "alunite, andalusite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, diaspore, digenite, enargite, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "gneiss, migmatite, phyllite, quartzite" "andesite, granodiorite, phyllite, tonalite" 1994 n.d. 0 0 0 2.8 2.6 3.6 0 0 23 "0.4% Cu cut-off grade. In primary sulfide ore: 0.54% Cu, 0.03% Mo, 2.5 g/t Ag. 18 holes indicate narrow resource of enriched copper along Henry Ridge, averaging 1.2% Cu over 1.3 km strike. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### San Salvador de Patillani Peru PERU -15.625 -70.99166667 Late Tertiary 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 265 -15 -37 -30 -70 -59 -30 "azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, limonite, pyrite" porphyry intrusion n.d. "andesite, quartzite, siltstone, tuff" 1902 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Explored by 292 m tunnel by ASARCO: 1 to 2% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tantahuatay Peru PERU -6.725277778 -78.66944444 13.4 14.3 12.4 375 0.79 0 0.375 8.4 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 25e" 243 -6 -43 -31 -78 -40 -10 "alunite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, gold, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite " "breccia, skarn" n.d. "clastic sedimentary rocks, diorite, felsic volcanic rocks, granodiorite, limestone" 1995 n.d. 0 0 0 3 3 7.1 0 0 0 "High-sulfidation epithermal gold is accompanied by stockwork copper mineralization (Bottomer, 1999). " "Bottomer, L.R., 1999, Evaluation of the Sinchao Property, Hualgayoc district, Northern Peru and recommendations for further work: http://www.andeanamerican.com/evaluation.html Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p.: www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf Cardozo, M., 2004, Peruvian Andes: geology and mineral potential, Presentation of Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, 29 p., www.minem.gob.pe/archivos/dgm/inversiones/exposici Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247. Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. Turner, S.J., 1999, Settings and styles of high-sulphidation gold deposits in the Cajamarca region, Northern Peru, in Weber, G,, ed., PACRIM 99, 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. 461468." Tingo Peru PERU -13.68611111 -75.09305556 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 257 -13 -41 -10 -75 -5 -35 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gypsum, goethite, hematite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite " porphyry intrusion n.d. granitoids n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3.5 1.5 2.7 0 0 0 "82 channel samples return 0.9% Cu (Tinka Resources, 2007)" "INGEMMET database, 2001 ( Plenge, R., Tejada, R., Huamani, F., 2000, Descubrimiento y geologia del porfido de cobreTingo: 10th Congreso de Geologia, Lima). Tinka Resources Ltd., 2007, Tingo Este property: www.tinkaresources.com/FAQ.shtml " Tintaya Peru PERU -14.90833333 -71.31333333 33 33 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 18b 619 -14 -54 -30 -71 -18 -48 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, latite porphyry, mafic dike, skarn " n.d. "diorite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, shale " 1917 1985 0 0 0 1.5 1 1.2 0 0 0 "+200 Mt resources at 1.5% Cu, 0.23 g/t Au, 6.8 g/t Ag relate to mineralized skarn probably accompanied by porphyry mineralization. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. 70% of the deposit covered by alluvium." "Anonymous, 1984, Tintaya, Peru's newest copper mine slated for 1985 start-up: Engineering and Mining, November, p. 9092. Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, v. 22, no. 8208, p. 112. Cardozo, M., 2004, Peruvian Andes: geology and mineral potential, Presentation of Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, 29 p.: www.minem.gob.pe/archivos/dgm/inversiones/exposici Fierro, J.R., Zweng, P.L., Gamarra, H.R., & Garate, G.L., 1997, Chabuca Este Cu-(Au,Ag) skarn deposit at Tintaya, Peru: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 3739. Nobble, D.C., McKee, E.H., Eyzaguirre, V.P., and Marocco, R., 1984, Age and regional tectonic and metallogenetic implications of igneous activity and mineralization in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt of southern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 172176. Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 1-18. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. Zweng, P.L., Yagua, J.P., Fierro, J.R., Gamarra, H.R., Jordan, L.G, Brooks, J., Yurko, E., Mulhollen, R., 1997, The Cu-(Au,Ag) skarn deposits at Tintaya, Peru: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 237242. " Toquepala Peru PERU -17.245 -70.61388889 57 5856 2320 0.55 0.04 0 2.3 21a 0 17 22c 272 -17 -14 -42 -70 -36 -50 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite agglomerate, dacite porphyry, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite" "conglomerate, granodiorite, monzonite, volcaniclastic rocks" "andesite, andesite flow, dacite flow, diorite, dolerite, pyroclastics, quartz porphyry, rhyolite flow" 18 century 1959 2.1 1.8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Tonnage and grades according to Briggs (2006): production 19602004, 608.8 Mt at 0.99% Cu; 2004 resources, sulfide ore 597.7 Mt at 0.734% Cu, oxide ore 1,732 Mt at 0.182% Cu. Exposed." "Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p.112. Asarco, Inc., Annual Reports, 1981-1998. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Peru, exploration review: SEG Newsletter, no. 37, p. 29. 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. 213283. Grupo Mexico S.A. de C. V., Annual Reports, 1999-2004. Petersen, Ulrich, and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, 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. 118. Mattos, R., and Valle, J., 2000, Exploracion, geologia y desarrollo del yacimiento Toquepala,: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 101116. Richard, K., and Courtright, J.H., 1958, Geology of Toquepala, Peru: Mining Engineering, v. 10, p. 262266. Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. Zweng, P.L., and Clark, A.H., 1995, Hypogene evolution of the Toquepala porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Moquegua, southeastern Peru, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 566612." Toromocho "Toro Mocho, Morococha" Peru PERU -11.6 -76.13333333 7.5 87 2152 0.461 0.017 0 7 17 0 17 "18b, 22c" 254 -11 -36 -76 -8 "actinolite, biotite, bismuthinite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, diopside, enargite, galena, garnet, magnetite, pyrite, serpentine, sphalerite, talc, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tremolite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, hornfels, skarn" "basalt, phyllite, shale, sandstone " "andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, dolomitic conglomerate, limestone, marble" 1928 n.d. 1.4 1 1.1 0 0 0 5 3 12 "Exposed. 2006 pre-feasibility study. Some additional reported contents: 0.246 oz/t Ag, 0.00007 oz/t Au, 0.031% Pb, 0.145% Zn, 0.0129 % Mo, 0.0047% Bi, 0.0238% W, 0.0447% As, 0.0082% Sb. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Amacan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.333333333 126.15 10 M-L Miocene 110 0.3 0 0.43 2.5 20c 0 20c "18b, 25a" 519 7 20 126 9 "bornite, chalcopyrite, carbonate, chlorite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, limestone, sandstone, volcaniclastics" n.d. 1982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Atlas "Biga, Carmen, Lupopan" Toledo Philippines PLPN Cebu Island 10.36666667 123.8333333 108 108 1420 0.448 0.018 0.24 1.8 17 0 22c "18b (2), 22c" 506 10 22 123 50 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry" "basalt porphyry, basalt volcaniclastic rocks, coal, conglomerate, dacite, dacite porphyry, diabase, diabase dikes, hornfels, limestone, marble, sandstone, shale, siltstone, skarn, tuff" "andesite flow, basalt flow, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry, volcaniclastics, graywacke, metavolcanic rocks" 1930s 1955 3.1 0.75 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 60 "In Biga concentrate: 8 ppb Pt, 56 ppb Pd. " "Arcilla, C.A., Harris, G.W., and Reyes, A.N., 1990, Goldbornite occurrence in an island arc porphyry copper deposit: the Carmen ore body, Cebu Philippines: submitted to 8th IAGOD Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, 27 p. 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: Proceedings of the Second Giant Ore Deposits Workshop, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 583640. Divis, A.F., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216. Hutchinson, C.S., 1996, South-East Asian oil, gas, coal and mineral deposits: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 265 p. Kinkel, A.R., Santos-Yigon, L.M., Sanmaniego, S., and Crispin, O., eds., 1956, Copper deposits of the Philippines: Special Project Series Publication no. 16Copper, Bureau of Mines of the Philippines, Manila, 305 p. Madamba, F.A., 1972, Geology and mineralization of the Atlas copper deposits in Cebu island, Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 25, no. 2, p. 1319. Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230. Philippines Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p. Reyes, A.N., Cinco, J.C., Jr., Guardiario, J.D.A., Jr., 1985, Geology of the Atlas porphyry copper district, Cebu, Philippines,: Asian Mining 85, Manila, p. 7990. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981, Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods: Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135." Aya Aya Philippines PLPN Negros Island 9.433333333 122.7 19.5 early Miocene 40 0.3 0.022 0.08 1.5 17 0 20c n.d. 510 9 26 122 42 "actinolite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry "diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry" "andesite, basalt" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Balak-5 "Balisong, Jetafe" Philippines PLPN Bohol Island 10.13333333 124.25 n.d. 5 0.8 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 507 10 8 124 15 "alunite, chalcopyrite, hematite, pyrite, malachite, cuprite, copper, neotocite, limonite, sericite, tourmaline " "gabbro, intermediate intrusive rocks " n.d. "andesite, basalt, metasedimentary rocks" 1947 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 "Reserves of supergene ore 5 Mt at 0.8 % Cu. Exploration 19701976: 0.43 % Cu, 0.035 % Mo (both over 90m), 0.6 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Basay Nabuangan-Bunkville Muhong Philippines PLPN Negros Island 9.491666667 122.6791667 30 Oligocene 262 0.44 0.008 0.29 1.5 20c 0 20c (2) n.d. 511 9 29 30 122 40 45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry " n.d. "agglomerate, andesite, basalt, metavolcanic rocks, diorite" 1972 1979 1.8 0.25 0.34 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 Exposed. "Jacinto, R.P., and Hofilena, W.C., 1981, Geological and structural setting of the Muhong ore bodies in Basay, Negros Oriental: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 3, p. 113. Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p. Saegart, W.E., and Lewis, D.E., 1976, Characteristics of Philippine porphyry copper deposits and summary of current production and resources: AIME Annual Meeting, February 2226, 1976, Las Vegas, Preprint No. 76179, 46 p. Sevillano, A.C., and Fernando, C.J., 1981, Secondary dispersion pattern in the Basay porphyry copper deposits: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 3, p. 1425. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p." Batong Buhay "Cubuagan, Mountain Mines" Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.34444444 121.0583333 7 Late Miocene 86.9 0.599 0.002 0.31 2 20c 0 20c 25e 484 17 20 40 121 3 30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "diorite, tonalite" "andesite, basalt" 1971 1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Boneng Lobo Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.46666667 120.8166667 10.5 10.5 225 0.283 0.005 0.26 4 20c 0 25c n.d. 482 17 28 120 49 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry" "andesite flow, basalt, limestone" "quartz diorite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. 1974 0.4 0.3 0.09 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Botilao Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.3 121.01 n.d. 82 0.52 0 0.19 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 485 17 18 0 121 0 36 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite" "dacite porphyry, andesite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt" 1973 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 Exploration 19731975. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Boyongan Byugo Buyongan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 9.55 125.4883333 3.5 Pliocene 300 0.6 0 1 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 512 9 33 0 125 29 18 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" "breccia, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, carbonate rock, diorite, sandstone, siltstone " 2000 n.d. 1.2 0.5 0.47 0 0 0 0 0 0 Covered by 50 to 300 m intercalated Quaternary lake sediments and lava flows. "Anonymous, 2001, Philippines eyes exploration revival: The Northern Miner, March 12, Exploration, p. C1, C4. Anonymous 2001, Exploration success in the Philippines: Mining Journal, v. 336, March 9, p. 173, 175. Anonymous, 2002, More drilling slated for Boyongan: The Northern Miner, Dec.31, 2001Jan. 6, 2002, Exploration, p. 1. Braxton, D.P., Cooke, D.R., 2005, The Boyongan porphyry Cu-Au deposit: repeated hydrothermal cycles tied to discrete intrusive events, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 357360. Feebrey, G.A., 2001, Exploration reviews, Asia, Philippines: SEG Newsletter, April, no. 45, p. 35. Josef, L.P., 2002, The Boyongan porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Philippines: Cordillera Roundup January, 2002, British Columbia and Yukon Chambers of Mines, Asia Exploration Forum, Vancouver, Preprint, 4 p. Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf " Cadan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.55 126.1666667 10 middlelate Miocene 0 0 0 0 20c n.d. n.d. 693 7 33 0 126 10 "actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite " "porphyry intrusion, altered rocks" n.d. 2003 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Potential conceptual resources from 450 to 900 Mt; trench sampling return 0,73 g/t Au and 0.12% Cu." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Dinkidi Didipio Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.32083333 121.2916667 23.2 23.2 121 0.39 0 0.97 0 20c 0 n.d. 18b 497 16 19 15 121 17 30 "actinolite, biotite, Bi-sulfide, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, diopside, electrum, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite, sphene, tellurides, zeolite " "andesite porphyry, monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry" "gabbro, dacite, monzodiorite, andesite" "breccia, dacite, diorite, gabbro, trachyandesite, volcaniclastics" early 1970s n.d. 0.45 0.15 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Mining reserves 23.7 Mt at 0.65% Cu, 1.8 g/t Au. Exposed." "Climax Mining Ltd., 2007, Government approved Dinkidi project, 5 p.: www.climaxmining.com.au/dinkidi_project.html Feebrey, G.A., 2001, Exploration reviews, Asia, Philippines: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, April, no. 45, p. 35. Garrett, S., 1996, The geology and mineralization of the Dinkidi porphyry related Au-Cu deposit, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 6.06.15. Haggman, J. A., 1997, Philippines exploration: discovery of the Dinkidi gold-copper porphyry: Mining Engineering, p. 3439. Kamenetsky, V.S., Wolfe, R.C., Eggins, S.M., Mernagh, T.P., and Bastrakov, E., 1999, Volatile exsolution at the Dinkidi Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Philippines: a melt-inclusion record of the initial ore-forming process: Geology, v. 27, p. 691-694. Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 211225. Wolfe, R.C., Cooke, D.R., and Jyce, P., 1999, Geology, mineralization and genesis of the alkaline Dinkidi Cu-Au porphyry, North Luzon, Philippines, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 509516." Dizon Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 14.97388889 120.2044444 2.7 2.7 187 0.36 0.003 0.93 2 20c 0 n.d. 22c 499 14 58 26 120 12 16 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "basalt, dacite" "andesite, diorite" 1933 1979 0.55 0.4 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 8 Exposed. "Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116. Anonymous, 1997, The Dizon copper-gold project, Philippines: Mining Magazine (London), v. 146, no. 4, p. 268279. Hutchinson, C.S., 1996, South-East Asian oil, gas, coal and mineral deposits: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 265 p. Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161. Imai, A., 2005, Evolution of hydrothermal system at the Dizon porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Zambales, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 55, no. 2, p.7390. Imai, A., Muyco J.D., Domingo, E.G., Almeda, R.L., Villones, R.I., Yumul, G.P., Jr., Damasco, F.V., Baluda, R.I., Malihan, T.D., Datuin, R.T., Punongbayan, R.S., Listanco, E.L., and Santos, R.A., 1992, Porphyry copper and gold mineralization in the Philippines: 29th IGC Field Trip Guide Book, Volume 6, Mineral deposits of Japan and Philippines: The Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, p. C36-1 C36-30. Malihan, T.D., 1982, The gold-rich Dizon porphyry copper mine in the Western Central Luzon Island: Proceedings of Pacific Rim Congress 87, Australia, p. 303307. Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Gold deposits in western Pacific island arcs: the magmatic connection, 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. 274291. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p." Far Southeast-Bato Tabio Mankayan mineral district Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.85833333 120.7833333 1.35 1.61.1 650 0.65 0 1.3 0.93 20c 0.8 n.d. "20c (2), 25e (2), 25b, 25c" 487 16 51 30 120 47 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "andesite, basalt, limestone, schist, tonalite " "dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite pyroclastics, diorite, quartz diorite, metavolcanic rocks" "13th century, porCu in 1978" n.d. 0 0 0 4.5 2 7.1 1 0.7 0.55 Near Lepanto (Naukayan). 90% covered. "Arribas, A., Jr., Hedenquist, J.W., Itaya, T., Okada, T., Concepcin, R.A., and Garcia, J.S., Jr., 1995, Contemporaneous formation of adjacent porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au deposits over 300 ka in northern Luzon, Philippines: Geology, v. 23, p. 337340. Claveria, R.J., 2001, Mineral paragenesis of the Lepanto copper and gold and Victoria gold deposits, Mankayan mineral district, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 51, no. 2, p. 97106. Claveria, R.J., Cuison, A.G., and Andam, B.V., 1999, The Victoria gold deposit in the Mankayan mineral district, Luzon, Philippines, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 7380. Disini, A.F., Robertson, B.M., and Claveria, R.J.R., 1998, The Mankayan Mineral District, Luzon Philippines, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 7588. Garcia, J.S., Jr., 1991, Geology and mineralization characteristics of the Mankayan mineral district, Benguet, Philippines: Geological Survey of Japan Report, no. 277, p. 2130. Hedenquist, J.W., Arribas, A., Jr., and Reynolds, T.J., 1998, Evolution of an intrusion-centered hydrothermal system: Far Southeast-Lepanto porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au deposits, Philippines: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 373404. Hedenquist, J.W., 1999, Far Southeast-Lepanto porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au deposits, Philippines: Coupled hydrothermal processes between the porphyry and high-sulfidation environments, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 6163. Malicdem, D. G., 1975, Notes on the geology and exploration of Colossal-Lepanto copper project, Gen. Nakar, Quezon: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 29, no.1, p. 1319. Sajona, F., Izawa, E., Motomura, Y., Imai, A., Sakakibara, H., and Watanabe, K., 2002, Victoria carbonate-base metal gold deposit and its significance in the Mankayan mineral district, Luzon, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 315328. Shinohara, H., and Hedenquist, J.W., 1997, Constraints on magma degassing beneath the Far Southeast porphyry CuAu deposit, Philippines Journal of Petrology, v. 38, no. 12, p. 17411752. 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." Guinaoang-Tirad Mankayan mineral district Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.79166667 120.8 3.5 3.5 326 0.43 0 0.44 0 20c 0 n.d. "20c (2), 25e (2), 25b, 25c" 488 16 47 30 120 48 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry " "basalt, limestone, pyroclastics, shale, siltstone, trondhjemite" "andesite, andesite tuff, dacite porphyry, dacite pyroclastics, schist" 1970s n.d. 1.1 0.5 0.43 2.3 2.1 3.8 0 0 0 0.3% Cu cut-off. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Hale-Mayabo Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.16666667 120.7333333 0 n.d. 35 0.5 0.005 0.35 2.5 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 486 17 10 120 44 "bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Hinobaan Hinoba-an Philippines PLPN Negros Island 9.75 122.5666667 17.5 2015 432 0.367 0 0.14 0.34 17 0 n.d. 22b 509 9 45 122 34 "alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "limestone, metavolcanic rocks" "andesite porphyry, basalt flow, diorite, quartz diorite, pyroclastics " before 1972 n.d. 1.5 0.45 0.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2% Cu cut-off grade; pre-feasibility stage in 2005. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ino-Capayang Philippines PLPN Marinduque Island 13.5 121.8833333 0 n.d. 50 0.5 0.005 0.03 1.3 17 0 n.d. n.d. 503 13 30 121 53 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite/tenorite, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "dacite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kalamatan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.591666667 126.0666667 0 n.d. 26 0.34 0 0.37 0 20c 0.3 "25a, 20c" 25a 516 7 35 30 126 4 0 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, magnetite, pyrite" "andesite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone, shale" "andesite, dacite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kennon South East/Black Mountain "South-East, Black Mountain" Baguio district Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.36666667 120.6 2.1 2.1 62 0.378 0.013 0.33 4 17 0 "20c, 25c" "18b, 25b, 25e" 495 16 22 120 36 "anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" n.d. "breccia, conglomerate, diabase dikes, quartz diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, schist, siltstone " "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 "0.44 g/t Au average grade, according to Clark and Arancibia (1996). Exposed." "Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116. 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: Proceedings of the Second Giant Ore Deposits Workshop, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 583640. Divis, A.F., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216. Fernandez, J.C., 1986, Geology and mineral resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, Manila, 446 p. Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161. Mitchell, A.H.G, and Leach, T.M., 1991, Epithermal gold in the Philippines, island arc metallogenesis, geothermal systems and geology: Academic Press, London, 457 p. MMAJJICA, 1977, Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III: Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p. Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p." Kilongolao Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.4 120.8666667 0 n.d. 50 0.35 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 483 17 24 120 52 "bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. quartz diorite 1972 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Exploration 19721975. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kingking Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.166666667 125.9916667 10 middlelate Miocene 749 0.387 0 0.432 5 20c 0.4 n.d. n.d. 520 7 10 0 125 59 30 "anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, goethite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite pyroclastics, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Resources as of 2000 based on 0.2 % Cu cut-off grade. Feasibility study, mineable reserves 353 Mt at 0.385% Cu and 0.439 g/t Au. Exposed." "Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116. Fernandez, J.C., 1986, Geology and mineral resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, Ministry of Natural Resources, Manila, 446 p. Fortuna, J., 1998, Late porphyry-related gold mineralization at the Kingking porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Mindanao, Philippines: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 35, p. 5. Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf Mitchell, A.H.G, and Leach, T.M., 1991, Epithermal gold in the Philippines, island arc metallogenesis, geothermal systems and geology: Academic Press, London, 457 p. Philippine Society of Mining Engineers, 2007, Copper, 8 p.: www.psem.ph/readarticle.php?article_id=29 Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Gold deposits in western Pacific island arcs: the magmatic connection, 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. 274291. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p. Suerte L., Nishihara, S., Imai, A., Watanabe, K., Yumul, G.P., Jr., and Maglambayan, V.B., 2006, Adakitic intrusive rocks and mineralization in the Kingking porphyry copper deposit, eastern Mindanao, Philippines: Extended Abstracts, 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Moscow, 2124 August, 2006, 4 p., CD. Suerte L., Nishihara, S., Imai, A., Watanabe, K., Yumul, G.P., Jr., and Maglambayan, V.B., 2007, Occurrences of ore minerals and fluid inclusion study on the Kingking porphyry copper-gold deposit, eastern Mindanao, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 2, p. 219229." Labangan Philippines PLPN "Mindanao Island, Zamboanga Peninsula" 7.933333333 123.3 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 515 7 56 123 18 "actinolite, alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, kaolinite/dickite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. n.d. "quartz diorite, andesite, dacite, pyroclastics, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lingig Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 8.045555556 126.3816667 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0.2 n.d. n.d. 694 8 2 44 126 22 54 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, diorite, quartz diorite " n.d. "basalt, dolerite" 1974 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "1974 historical intersection of 150 m contains 0.4% Cu, with the last 2 m at a pre-set depth of 250 m containing 4.93% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au, and 10 g/t Ag. The drill program is scheduled for early 2008. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lumbay "Kalawang, Colossal" Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 14.76666667 121.3166667 n.d. 78 0.4 0.0008 0.03 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 500 14 46 121 19 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chromite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite " "andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry" gneiss "andesite, andesite breccia, andesite flow, basalt breccia, basalt flow, dacite tuff, siltstone" 1973 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Exploration 19731977. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Luna-Asiga Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 9.258333333 125.5233333 3.5 Pliocene 26 0.36 0.01 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 514 9 15 30 125 31 24 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite" quartz diorite n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 "Exploration 1968-1969, 1972. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Manag Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 17.76666667 121.2333333 0 n.d. 20 0.5 0 1.1 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 481 17 46 121 14 "bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" quartz diorite porphyry quartz diorite "andesite, basalt, graywacke, shale" 1979 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 Exploration 19791980. 1.12 g/t Au (67 m) and 0.01% Mo (128 m). ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mapula Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.35 126.0166667 10 middle-late Miocene 78 0.4 0 0.37 3.6 20c 0.4 20c 25a 518 7 21 126 1 "actinolite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, diorite" n.d. "andesite, andesite pyroclastics, volcaniclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Marcopper "Tapian, San Antonio" Philippines PLPN Marinduque Island 13.45 122.0833333 20.5 2120 372 0.55 0.0035 0.11 0.7 20c 0 n.d. 22c 504 13 27 122 5 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, diorite dike, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" "conglomerate, shale" "andesite, basalt, andesite porphyry, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, chert, claystone, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, marble, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone " 1930s 1969 1.7 0.64 0.85 3.4 2.5 6.7 2.7 2 4.2 Tumbagahan (Pauli) prospect 2 km WNW of the main pit. Exposed. "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. 213283. Loudon, A.G., 1976, Marcopper porphyry copper deposit, Philippines: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 721732. Loudon, A.G., 1981, Marcopper porphyry copper deposit, Philippines: Journal of Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 2, p. 123. Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p. Takenouchi, S., 1980, Preliminary studies on fluid inclusions of the SantoTomas II (Philex) and Tapian (Marcroper) porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 141150. Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981, Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods: Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135." Marian Cordon Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.75 121.35 25 25 55 0.427 0 0.24 0 20c 0 n.d. 22b 489 16 45 121 21 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, monzonite porphyry, trachyandesite porphyry" n.d. "andesite agglomerate, sandstone, shoshonite, siltstone, syenite, syenite porphyry " 1969 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 Exploration 19691975. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Matanlang Larap Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 14.23333333 122.7333333 20.5 Early Miocene 65 0.35 0.005 0.4 0 20c 0 25b "18a, 8d, 22c, 25b" 501 14 14 122 44 "actinolite, alunite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diaspore, epidote, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, uraninite/pitchblende" "dacite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry" "conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, peridotite, quartzite, schist, skarn, trondhjemite" "andesite, andesite clastics, shale" 12th century n.d. 0.8 0.6 0.48 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Camarines Norte district, SE Luzon. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pisumpan Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 15.00833333 120.3666667 2.1 4.10.19 20 0.41 0 0.6 3 20c 0 20c n.d. 498 15 0 30 120 22 "alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, dickite, kaolinite, malachite, diaspore, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite flow, andesite tuff, dacite flow, dacite tuff" 1972 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Salatan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 6.566666667 124.4 19.5 PreM. Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 521 6 34 124 24 "alunite, chlorite, enargite, hematite, kaolinite, malachite, pyrophyllite, sericite, pyrite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "basalt, andesite, graywacke, shale" 1982 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### San AntonioPhilex Tabbac Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.75 120.7 n.d. 170 0.44 0.001 0.07 1.2 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 490 16 45 120 42 "anhydrite/gypsum, actinolite, azurite, bornite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. andesite 1962 n.d. 0.26 0.2 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 Exploration 19681981; 17 t oxidized ore at 0.52% Cu. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### San Fabian Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.38333333 120.9833333 20.6 20.6 314 0.27 0 0.21 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 494 16 23 120 59 "bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, copper, epidote, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, malachite/azurite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, sericite" "monzonite porphyry, andesite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, dacite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, limestone, sandstone, syenite porphyry" 1966 n.d. 1.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Exploration 19661980. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Santo Nio "Southwest, Ullman,Suluakan" Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.49027778 120.6555556 9.5 9.5 286 0.345 0.008 0.2 1.7 17 0 25c n.d. 492 16 29 25 120 39 20 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite " "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry" conglomerate "andesite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz gabbro, volcaniclastics" n.d. 1972 0 0 0 2.5 1 2 0 0 0 Mined by open-pit 19721981. Exposed. "Apostol, E.L., 1974, Porphyry copper deposits in Baguio district, Luzon, Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 2, p. 3243. Bryner, L., 1969, Ore deposits of the Philippinesan introduction to their geology: Economic Geology, v. 64, p. 644666. Divis, A.F., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216. Govett, G.J.S., and Hale, W.E., 1967, Geochemical orientation and exploration near a disseminated copper deposit, Luzon, Philippines: Transactions of the Institution of mining and Metallurgy, London, Series B, v. 76, p. B190B191. Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161. MMAJJICA, 1977, Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III: Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p. Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in the Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p." Santo Tomas II Philex Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.26305556 120.6225 1.5 1.5 449 0.375 0.0005 0.7 1.5 20c 0 "18b, 25e" n.d. 496 16 15 47 120 37 21 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite" "basalt flow, limestone, clastic sediments" "andesite, metavolcanic rocks, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, gabbro, siltstone" n.d. 1957 0.57 0.46 0.21 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 "Mined by open-pit until 2004. In ore: 0.045 g/t Pt, 0.032 g/t Pd. Exposed." "Apostol, E.L., 1974, Porphyry copper deposits in Baguio district, Luzon, Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 2, p. 3243. Bryner, L., 1969, Ore deposits of the Philippinesan introduction to their geology: Economic Geology, v. 64, p. 644666. Imai, A., Muyco J.D., Domingo, E.G., Almeda, R.L., Villones, R.I., Yumul, G.P., Jr., Damasco, F.V., Baluda, R.I., Malihan, T.D., Datuin, R.T., Punongbayan, R.S., Listanco, E.L., and Santos, R.A., 1992, Porphyry copper and gold mineralization in the Philippines: 29th IGC Field Trip Guide Book, Volume 6, Mineral deposits of Japan and Philippines: The Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, p. C36-1C36-30. Imai, A., 2001, Generation and evolution of ore fluids for porphyry Cu-Au mineralization of the Santo Tomas II (Philex) deposit, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 51, no. 2, p. 7196. MMAJJICA, 1977, Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III: Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p. Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230. Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p. Sillitoe, R.H., 1997, Characteristics and controls of the largest porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum-Pacific region: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 44, p. 373-388. Takenouchi, S., 1980, Preliminary studies on fluid inclusions of the Santo Tomas II (Philex) and Tapian (Marcroper) porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 141150. Tarkian, M., and Koopmann, G., 1995, Platinum-group minerals in the Santo Tomas II (Philex) porphyry copper-gold deposit, Luzon Island, Philippines: Mineralium Deposita, v. 30, p. 3947. Togashi, Y., Domingo, E.G., Sta. Cruz, J.R., Nakagawa, M., and Murao, S., 1989, KAr ages of igneous rocks from the Philex (Santo Tomas II) auriferous porphyry copper deposit, Philippines (Abstract): Mining Geology, v. 39, p. 59. " Sinipsip Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.73333333 120.7666667 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 20c n.d. 491 16 44 120 46 "bornite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "basalt flow, spilite, graywacke, limestone, shale" quartz diorite 1974 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 "Exploration 19741977, 0.08 Mt at 0.02 to 0.51% Cu, 0.035% Mo (73 m), <0.02 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sipalay "Baclao, Cansibit- Bunulig" Colet Philippines PLPN Negros Island 9.816666667 122.45 30 30 807 0.473 0.0139 0.05 1.5 17 0 n.d. n.d. 508 9 49 122 27 "azurite/malachite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "aplite, breccia, granodiorite, dacite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone" "andesite tuff, sandstone, basalt flow, pyroclastics, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, limestone " n.d. 1957 1.5 0.6 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Mined by open-pit until 2004. Remained reserve 326 Mt at 0.415% Cu, 0.006% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, 2.5 g/t Ag (Mines..., 2007). Exposed." "Divis, A.E., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216. Domingo, B.B., 1980, Contribution to the geology of the Cansibit-Binuling orebody Sipalay mine, Negros Occidental: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 34, no. 2, p. 2432. Kinkel, A.R., Santos-Yigon, L.M., Sanmaniego, S., and Crispin, O., eds., Copper deposits of the Philippines: Special Project Series Publication no. 16Copper, Bureau of Mines of the Philippines, Manila, 305 p. Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230. Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p. Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p. Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981, Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods: Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135." Suguibon Philippines PLPN Negros Island 9.566666667 122.6333333 n.d. 26 0.35 0.015 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 513 9 34 122 38 "bornite, chalcopyrite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, dacite porphyry" 1973 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sulat Philippines PLPN Samar Island 11.81666667 125.25 10 middle-late Miocene 32.5 0.61 0 0.62 21 20c 0 20c 25b 505 11 49 125 15 "chalcopyrite, galena, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" n.d. n.d. "dacite flow, dacite tuff, basalt flow, basalt breccia, sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tagpura-Maangob Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 7.543333333 126.1 0 n.d. 75.6 0.44 0.008 0.5 4 20c 0.2 25a "20c, 18a" 517 7 32 36 126 6 0 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry "conglomerate, limestone, shale " "andesite, dacite " n.d. 1978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 Mined by open-pit 19781981. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tampakan Philippines PLPN Mindanao Island 6.475 125.05 3.5 Pliocene 2500 0.48 0 0.2 0 17 0 n.d. 25e 522 6 28 30 125 3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" limestone "andesite porphyry, andesite, andesite pyroclastics, dacite, sandstone, volcaniclastics" 1992 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2% Cu cut-off. Pre-feasibility stage. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tawi-Tawi Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 16.45 120.8666667 4.55 5.63.5 159 0.39 0.008 0.16 1.7 17 0 n.d. n.d. 493 16 27 120 52 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, gold, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "andesite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry" "shale, sandstone" "andesite, andesite tuff, andesite tuff breccia, basalt, basalt tuff, dacite, diorite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 7 2.5 14 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Taysan Philippines PLPN Luzon Island 13.8 121.1333333 7.3 7.3 600 0.31 0.003 0.3 1.2 20c 0 20c 25b 502 13 48 121 8 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry" "limestone, quartz diorite, trondhjemite" "andesite, conglomerate, gabbro, graywacke, metavolcanic rocks, pillow basalt, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, tuff" 1968 n.d. 1 0.5 0.39 2.5 1.5 3 0 0 0 70% of the deposit area covered. "Anonymous, 2006, Mindoro stays the course in the Philippines: The Northern Miner, August 1824, 2006, p. B7B8. Delos Santos, M.S., Jr., and Kajiwara, Y., 1995, The geology, mineralization and hydrothermal alteration of the Taysan porphyry copper deposit, Batangas, Philippines (abstract): Resource Geology, v. 45, no. 4, p. 279. Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161. Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 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. 211225. McPHAR Geophysical Services, 2006, Tayson project, 1 p.: www.mcphar.com.ph/case-taysan.asp Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p. Wolfe, J.A., Manuzon, M.S., and Divis, A.F., 1978, The Taysan porphyry copper deposit, Southern Luzon Island, Philippines: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 608617." Dolina Bedkowska Poland PLND 50.11666667 19.95 343 Middle or Late Paleozoic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 350 50 7 19 57 "bismuth, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tellurobismuthite, wolframite" "pegmatite, rhyodacite porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyolite porphyry" limestone "conglomerate, rhyolite, sandstone, slate" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Myszkow Poland PLND 50.61666667 19.36666667 297.5 305-290 460 0.152 0.048 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 18b 348 50 37 19 22 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "granodiorite, hornfels, lamprophyre, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn " n.d. "conglomerate, carbonate rocks, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.041% W in ore. "Badera, J., 2001, Stockwork system in the Myszkow porphyry ore deposit, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 363366. Chaffee, M.A., Eppinger, R.G., Lason, K., Slosarz, J., and Podemski, M., 1994, The Myszkow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Poland: International Geology Review, v. 36, p. 947960. Chaffee, M.A., Eppinger, R.G., Krzysztof, L., Slosarz, J., and Podemski, M., 1997, A geological alteration, and geochemical model of the Myszkow porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southern Poland, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration, where they meet?: Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 851854. Haranczyk, C., 1980, Paleozoic porphyry copper deposits in Poland, in Jancovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September 1979, Belgrade, p. 8996. Markowiak, M., Slosarz, J., Lason, K., Podemski, M., Karwowski, L., and Chaffee, M.A., 2001, Palaeozoic porphyry molybdenum-tungsten mineralization in the Myszkow area, southern Poland, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 445448. Podemski, M., ed., 2001, Paleozoic porphyry molybdenum-tungsten deposit in the Myszkow area, southern Poland: Polish Geological Institute Special Papers, v. 6, p. 1-88. Rusinov, V.L., 2002, MyshkowMo-W-Porphyry deposit in Poland: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 44, no. 5, p. 403-404. " Pilica Poland PLND 50.46666667 19.61666667 343 Middle or Upper Paleozoic 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 349 50 28 19 37 "albite, bornite, Bi-minerals, carbonate, carrollite, cassiterite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tellurides, tourmaline, wolframite " "breccia, granodiorite, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "gabbro, gabbro-diabase, sandstone, slate" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Rio Vivi "Cala Abajo, Piedra Hueca, and Sapo Alegre" Puerto Rico PTRC 18.25 -66.41666667 41 41 218 0.73 0.002 0.3 1 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 206 18 15 -66 -25 "albite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite" "breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone" "basalt, basalt tuff, felsic tuff, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuffaceous sandstone" 1957 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tanama Helecho Puerto Rico PTRC 18.25 -66.81666667 42 42 126 0.64 0.005 0.38 1.7 20c 1.5 17 17 205 18 15 -66 -49 "actinolite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" "breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone" "basalt, basaltic tuff, felsic tuff, quartz diorite, granodiorite, tuffaceous sandstone" 1956 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 19 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bolcana Bolcana Troita Romania RMNA Metaliferi Mountains 45.98333333 23.03333333 10 10 (Re-Os) 90 0.3 0 0.03 0 17 0 "17, 25a, 25e" "17, 22c, 25a" 361 45 59 23 2 "actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, illite/smectite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, silver " "andesite porphyry, breccia " ophiolite "andesite, dacitic tuff, diorite, rhyodacite" n.d. n.d. 0.54 0.4 0.17 3 1.3 3.1 0 0 0 "Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and gold-bearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. Cardon, O., Reisberg, L., Andre-Mayer, A.S., Leroy, J., and Milu, V., 2006, Re-Os isotope systematics: sources and age of epithermal and porphyry copper deposits (abstract): Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 70, no. 18, Supplement 1, p. A82. Drew, L.J., and Berger, B.R., 2001, Model of the porphyry copper/polymetallic vein kin-deposit system: Application in the Metalifieri Mountains, Romania, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 519522. Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317. Milu, V., Leroy, J.L., and Piantone, P., 2003, The Bolcana Cu-Au ore deposit (Metalliferi Mountains, Romania): first data on the alteration and related mineralisation: Comptes Rendus Geosciences, v. 335, no. 8, p. 671680. " Bozovici Romania RMNA 44.75 22 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 368 44 45 22 0 "chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" quartz monzodiorite porphyry n.d. schist n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bucium Tarnita Romania RMNA 46.23333333 23.2 14.9 Miocene 335 0.5 0 0.36 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 356 46 14 23 12 "albite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, andesite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, sandstone, conglomerate" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ciclova Banat Mountains Romania RMNA 44.98333333 21.78333333 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b" 366 44 59 21 47 "actinolite, arsenopyrite, bismuthinite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, cubanite, epidote, galena, glaucodot, lllingite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "hornfels, marble, migmatite, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "clastic sedimentary rocks, limestone, marl, quartz monzodiorite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cofu Romania RMNA 45.55 22.35 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 364 45 33 22 21 "chalcopyrite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite" quartz diorite porphyry flysch marl n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Deva Romania RMNA 45.87666667 22.88777778 13.3 Neogene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 362 45 52 36 22 53 16 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clausthalite, digenite, galena, gold, hematitemagnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline" "andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry" schist "andesite, basaltic andesite, metasedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Moldova Noua Banat Romania RMNA 44.73777778 21.7025 65 Laramian 500 0.35 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 370 44 44 16 21 42 9 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "dolomite, limestone" n.d. n.d. 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Berza, T., Constantinescu, E., and Vlad, S.-N., 1998, Upper Cretaceous magmatic series and associated mineralization in the Carpathian-Balcan orogen: Resources Geology, v. 48, no. 4, p. 291306. Bestinescu, S., 1984, Porphyry copper systems in the southern Apuseni Mountains Romania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 4950. Borcos, M., Justin, A., and Berbeleac, I., 1984, Neogene porphyry copper ore deposits in the Metalifery Mountains in Transylvania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 207. Cioflica, G., and Vlad, S., 1980, Copper sulphide deposits related to Laramian magmatism in Romania, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 6772. Folea, I.V.S., and Berbeliac, I., 1987, Copper-base metallogenesis in Romania, in S. Jankovic, ed., Mineral deposits of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt between Alps and the Pamirs (selected examples): UNESCO/IGCP Project no. 169, Belgrade, p. 4052. Ianovici, V, and Borcos, M., 1982, Romania, in Dunning, F. W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2: Southeastern Europe: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 55142. Ianovici, V., Neacsu, G., and Neascu, V., 1990, Libearing stevensite from Moldova Noua, Romania: Clays and Clay Minerals, v. 38, no. 2, p. 171-178. Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317." Musariu Romania RMNA 46.15 22.8 13.3 Neogene 12 0.2 0 0.3 0 20c 0 n.d. "17, 22c" 359 46 9 22 48 "altaite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, empressite, frohbergite, nagyagite, pyrite, rucklidgeite [(Bi,Pb)3Te4], rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sttzite, sylvanite, tellurantimony [Sb2Te3], tellurium, tellurobismuthite" andesite porphyry n.d. "andesite, dacite tuff, rhyodacite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blind porphyry mineralization at 300800 m depth. "Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. Ciobanu, C.L., Cook, N.J., Mavrogenes, J., Damian, G., and Damian, F., 2007, (Au)-pb-Te melts: annealing-quenching experiments on samples from the Misariu deposit, Brad district, Romania, in Kojonen, K.K., Cook, N.J., and Ojala, V.J., eds., Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits: Field Workshop of IGCP-486, Geological Survey of Finland, Guide 53, p. 513. Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317. Vlad, S., 2007, Blind porphyry CuAu (Mo) mineralization of Romania and its variable peripheral expressions as veins and skarns, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 197200." Oravita Romania RMNA Banat Mountains 45.1 21.81666667 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b" 365 45 6 21 49 "actinolite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite" "hornfels, marble, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. carbonate rocks n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 drilling 105 m at 0.3% Cu including 30 m at 0.54% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Rosia Poieni Romania RMNA 46.33333333 23.16666667 9.2 9.42 9.16 (Ar-Ar) 431 0.55 0 0.25 0 20c 0 "17, 19a" "17, 25b" 354 46 20 23 10 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite" n.d. "andesite, claystone, gypsum, marl, sandstone" 1970s 1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. Berza, T., Constantinescu, E., and Vlad, S.-N., 1998, Upper Cretaceous Magmatic series and associated mineralization in the Carpathian-Balcan orogen: Resources Geology, v. 48, no. 4, p. 291306. Bestinescu, S., 1984, Porphyry copper systems in the southern Apuseni Mountains Romania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 4950. Borcos, M., Justin, A., and Berbeleac, I., 1984, Neogene porphyry copper ore deposits in the Metalifery Mountains in Transylvania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 207. Damman, A. H., Kars, S. M., Touret, J. L. R., Rieffe, E. C., Kramer, J. A. L. M., Vis, R. D., and Pintea, I., 1996, PIXE and SEM analyses of fluid inclusions in quartz crystals from the Kalteration zone of the Rosia Poieni porphyry-Cu deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Rumania: European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 8, p. 10811096. Folea, I.S., and Berbeliac, I., 1987, Copper-base metallogenesis in Romania, in S. Jankovic, ed., Mineral deposits of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt between Alps and the Pamirs (selected examples): UNESCO/IGCP Project no. 169, Belgrade, p. 4052. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Ianovici, V, and Borcos, 1982, Romania, in Dunning, F. W., Mykura, W, and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2, p. 55142. Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317. Kouzmanov, K., Ivascanu, P., Connor, G., 2005, Porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au-Ag deposits in the southern Apuseni Mountains, Romania (abstract): Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27, nos. 14, p. 4647. Kouzmanov, K.,von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Harris, C.R., and Heinrich, C.A., 2007, Miocene magmatism and ore formation in the South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: new genetic and timing constraints, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 865868. Kouzmanov, K., Wallier, S., Rey, R., Pettke, T., Ivascanu, P., and Heinrich, C., 2004, Fluid processes at the porphyry-to-epithermal transition: Rosi Poeni copper-gold deposit, Romania, in Predictive mineral discovery under cover: Society of Economic Geologists 2004 session abstracts, Perth, Western Australia, CDROM, p. 383386. Marcoux, E., Grancea, L., Lupulescu, M., and Milsi, J.P., 2002, Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from Romanian Carpathian mountains: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, n0. 2, p. 173184. Milu V., Milesi, J.-P., Leroy, J.L., 2004, Rosia Poeni copper deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania: advanced argillic overprint of a porphyry system: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 173188." Rovina Colnic Romania RMNA 46.16666667 22.9 14.9 Miocene 228.3 0.204 0 0.42 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 357 46 10 22 54 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite" "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacitic tuff, rhyodacite, sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25% Cu cut-off. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sasca Romania RMNA 44.86666667 21.71666667 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 367 44 52 21 43 "argentite, arsenopyrite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pekoite [PbCuBi11(S,Se)18], pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite, wollastonite " "quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "carbonate rocks, clastic sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sopot Romania RMNA 44.75 21.95 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 369 44 45 21 57 "chalcopyrite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "carbonate, clastic sedimentary rocks, monzodiorite, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Talagiu Romania RMNA Zarand Mountains 46.26666667 22.15 8.2 Late Miocene 150 0.35 0 0.6 0 20c 0 n.d. 25e 355 46 16 22 9 "adularia, albite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite " "andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, hornfels" n.d. "andesite, pyroclastics" n.d. n.d. 2.1 0.8 1.3 5.5 2.8 12 0 0 0 Blind porphyry mineralization at 400 m depth. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tincova Romania RMNA 45.56666667 22.23333333 65 Laramian 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 363 45 34 22 14 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. schist n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Valea Morii Romania RMNA Metaliferi Mountains 46.15 22.85 11.4 11.41 11.3 (Ar-Ar) 100 0.25 0 0.31 0 20c 0 n.d. "22c, 25b" 358 46 9 22 51 "anatase, anhydrite, apatite, barite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, " andesite porphyry clastic rocks "andesite, dacitic tuff, rhyodacite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. Drew, L.J., and Berger, B.R., 2001, Model of the porphyry copper/polymetallic vein kin-deposit system: Application in the Metalifieri Mountains, Romania, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 519522. Ianovici, V., Vlad S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317. Kouzmanov, K., Pettke, T., Heinrich, C.A, Riemer,S., Ivascanu, P.M., and Rosu, E., 2003, The porphyry to epithermal transition in a magmatic-hydrothermal system: Valea Morii copper-gold deposit, Apuseni Mts, Romania, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 303306. Kouzmanov, K., von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Harris, C.R., and Heinrich, C.A., 2007, Miocene magmatism and ore formation in the South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: new genetic and timing constraints, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 865868. Marcoux, E., Grancea, L., Lupulescu, M., and Milsi, J.P., 2002, Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from Romanian Carpathian mountains: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 2, p. 173184. " Voia Romania RMNA Metaliferi Mountains 46.06111111 22.96666667 11 12.4 10.27 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "17, 18b, 22c" 360 46 3 40 22 58 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry " "conglomerate, gravelstone, limestone, mudstone, Sandstone " "andesite, dacite tuff, rhyodacite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Aksug Russia RUSA Tuva 53.43333333 96.66666667 515 "5182 5112 (Re-Os); 3681 3628 (Ar-Ar)" 370.5 0.67 0.015 0.12 1.09 17 0 17 17 443 53 26 96 40 "biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, enargite, galena, hematite, magnetite, merenskyite [(Pd,Pt)Te2], molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite " "granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" "andesite, black shale, diabase, spilite" "conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite, monzonite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, tonalite, trondhjemite" 1952 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Reported: 5 to 96 ppb Pt, 16 to 924 ppb Pd; 14 to 50 ppb Re." "Berzina, A.I., Korobeinikov, A.F., 2007, Rhenium concentrations in the host rocks and ores at the Aksug and Sora porphyry Cu-Mo deposits (Russia), in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 459462. 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., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 699702. Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2007, First finding of merenskyite (Pd,Pt)Te2 in porphyry Cu-Mo ores in Russia: Russian Geology and Geophysics, v. 48, p. 656658. Berzina, A.N., Stein, H.J., Zimmerman, A., Sotnikov, V.I., 2003, Re-Os ages for molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and greizen Mo-W deposits of southern Siberia (Russia) preserve metallogenic record, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 231234. Chetvertakov, I.V., 1991, Distribution of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the northeastern part of Tuva: Geology and Geophysics, no. 4, p. 3639 (in Russian). Chetvertakov, I.V., and Yarovoi, S.A., 1989, Porphyry copper mineralization related to gabbro-plagiogranite intrusions of Mainsk complex at northeastern Tuva, in Sotnikov, V.I., and Obolenski, A.A., eds., Magmatism of copper molybdenum ore districts: Transactions of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, no. 747, Novosibirsk, p. 7579 (in Russian). Khomichev, V.L., 1986, Copper porphyry mineralization in Tuva: Soviet Geology, no 2, p. 5054 (in Russian). Popov, V.S., Kudryavtsev, Y.K., Altukhov, E.N., Zabelin, V.I., and Dobryanski, G.I., 1988, The geological setting of porphyry-copper and porphyry-molybdenum mineralization of the AltaiSayan fold region: International Geological Review, v. 30, p. 453458. Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D., 2001, Palladium, platinum and gold distribution in porphyry CuMo deposits of Russia and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 95111. Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.N., and Gimon,V.O., 2003, The Aksug porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Tuva, Russia, 40Ar/39Ar dating and magma constraints, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 391394." Birgildinskoe Russia RUSA South Urals 54.99638889 61.08805556 347 347 0 0 0 0 17 1.52 22c 17 438 54 59 47 61 5 17 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, plagiogranite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite" "andesitic basalt, dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist, tuff" "andesite porphyry, diabase, spilite" n.d. n.d. 0.6 0.1 0.05 0 0 0 1.2 0.3 0.28 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Borgulikan Russia RUSA Amur region 53.75 126.6166667 123 "122.91.7 122.60.7 (Ar-Ar)" 0 0 0 0 17 n.d. n.d. 695 53 45 126 37 "actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fahlore, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite " "breccia, quartz monzodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, dacite, monzodiorite porphyry, pyroclastics" 1950s. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.160.31% Cu, 0.005% Mo, 0.430.47 g/t Au, " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kiyalykh-uzen Russia RUSA Khakass 54.05 89.56666667 347 Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous 30 1 0.05 0 0 21a 0 n.d. 18b 442 54 3 89 34 "chalcopyrite, enargite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite" "quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, dacite, granodiorite, pyroclastics, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, rhyolite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Krasnogorskoe Russia RUSA Kamchatka 53.91666667 157.3833333 14.9 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 448 53 55 157 23 "albite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite" "diorite porphyry, quartz diorite" "granite, gneiss, phyllite, schist " "andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kyzyk-Chadr Russia RUSA Tuva 52.93333333 96.78333333 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 444 52 56 96 47 "bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" granodiorite porphyry "amphibolite, andesite, dacite, diabase, gneiss, greenstone, rhyolite, sandstone, spilite" "diorite, gabbro-diorite, plagiogranite, granodiorite " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lekyntelbei Russia RUSA Polar Urals 67.86666667 66.33333333 315 370260 0 0 0 0 17 0 28a n.d. 441 67 52 66 20 "albite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "andesite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, gabbro-diabase, gabbro-diorite, plagiogranite, quartz porphyry" "sandstone, shale, siltstone" "andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt porphyry, andesitic dacite, basalt porphyry, dacite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Ore grades: 0.5% Cu, 0.002% Mo; medium-size deposit. 370260 Ma K-Ar sericite. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lora Nakhtandjin Russia RUSA Magadan region 59.25 153.7666667 94.5 9792 178 0.5 0.025 0 2.1 17 0 n.d. n.d. 447 59 15 153 46 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, goethite, ilmenite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" "explosive breccia, plagiogranite porphyry" "gabbro, granite" "basalt, granodiorite, rhyolite, tonalite, volcaniclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Miheevskoye Russia RUSA South Urals 53.22611111 60.82361111 345 Early Carboniferous 426.6 0.37 0 0.1 0 17 0 17 22c 697 53 13 34 60 49 25 "actinolite, albite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, chalcosite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene" quartz diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, andesitic basalt, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, granite porphyry, granodiorite, mudstone, serpentinite, siltstone, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ore contains 0.01 to 2.7 ppm Re. Covered by Quaternary sediments. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Nakhodka Vesenny Russia RUSA Magadan region 66.48333333 164.7333333 142 141.82 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 25a 696 66 29 164 44 "adularia, apatite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, electrum, freibergite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite " "breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, porphyry, syenite porphyry" "granodiorite porphyry, gravelstone, sandstone, siltstone" "basalt, rhyodacite, rhyodacitic tuff" 1971 n.d. 2.8 1.1 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Average grades: 0.4% Cu, 0.015% Mo, and 0.15 g/t Au; 68.2 g/t Au (average 3.6 g/t Au) and 277.4 g/t Ag (average 35 g/t Ag) in the Vesenny main ore zone. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Novonikolaevsk Russia RUSA Urals 53.23333333 60.56666667 340 340 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 436 53 14 60 34 "actinolite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, paragonite, sericite, talc" adamellite porphyry "basalt, andesite, dacite" "quartz diorite, tuff, tuffaceous gravelstone, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 3.2 0.3 0.75 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Osennee "Oksa, Usinskoe" Russia RUSA Magadan region 59.71666667 150.3166667 94.5 9792 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 445 59 43 150 19 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "granite porphyry, lamprophyre" "tonalite, diorite" "gabbro, granite, granodiorite, syenite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.1% Cu, 0.1 to 0.33 Mo, 5 g/t Ag; Au- bearing ore." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Peschanka Baimka Russia RUSA Magadan region 66.6 164.5666667 142 141.82 940 0.51 0.03 0.42 1.4 17 0 17 n.d. 450 66 36 164 34 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry " n.d. "andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, monzonite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, syenodiorite" n.d. n.d. 4.4 0.7 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. "Kaminski, V.G., 1989, A geologic exploration model for porphyry copper deposits of the Baimka zone: International Geological Review, v. 31, p. 12401250. Migachev, I.F., Girfanov, M.M., Shishakov, V.B., 1995, Copper porphyry Peschanka deposit: Rudy i Metally, no. 3, p. 4858 (in Russian). Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Grybek, D., et al., 1993, Metallogenesis of mainland Alaska and the Russian Northeast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93339, 230 p. Rozhdestvenski, Y.P., Edovin, Y.I., Igoshina, I.I., and Kalabashkin, S.N., 1976, Copper porphyry mineralization in the Oloi zone (western Chukotka): Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 18, no. 4, p. 8993. (in Russian). Volchkov, A.G., Sokirkin, G.I., and Shishakov, V.B., 1982, Geological structure and composition of ores from Anyui porphyry copper deposit (northeast of the USSR): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 24, no. 6, p. 8692. (in Russian). Volkov, A.V., Savva, N.E., Sidorov, A.A., Egorov, V.N., Shapovalov, V.S., Prokofev, V.Y., and Kolova, E.E., 2006, Spatial distribution and formation conditions of Au-bearing porphyry Cu-Mo deposits in the Northeast of Russia: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 48, no. 6, p. 448472. 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." Salavat Russia RUSA Urals 53.0875 57.46833333 347 Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 434 53 5 15 57 28 6 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, andesite tuff, basalt, basalt porphyry, basalt tuff, gabbrodiorite, quartz gabbro, serpentinite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone" n.d. n.d. 1.3 0.4 0.41 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Medium-size deposit with rates 0.5% Cu, 0.003% Mo; Au in pyrite 0.01 to 0.05 ppm. Ore contains <0.01 to 0.47 ppm Re." "Grabezhev, A.I., 2007, Rhenium in ores of porphyry copper deposits in the Urals: Doklady Earth Sciences, v. 413, no. 2, p. 265268. 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. 275284. Grabezhev, A., Korobeynikov, A.F., and Moloshag, V.P., 1996, Gold in Ural porphyry copper-gold deposits: Geochemistry International, v. 33, no. 9, p. 128134. Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Magadeev, B.D., and Timergazina, A.K., 1970, The Salavat veined-disseminated copper deposit, in Features of geology and magmatism of Ural: Academia of Sciences of the USSR, Ural Division, Sverdlovsk, p. 220223. (in Russian). Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian). Vorobev, V.I., Kontar, E.S., Prokin, V.A., and Yakovlev, G.F., 1977, Copper deposits of the veined-disseminated type in Ural: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 18, no. 1, p. 3039. (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." Tominskoe Russia RUSA South Urals 54.93305556 61.26722222 347 Late DevonianCarboniferous ? 241 0.58 0 0.12 0 17 0 17 22c 440 54 55 59 61 16 2 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" "dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist" "andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tumannoe Russia RUSA Kamchatka 54.28333333 157.6666667 14.9 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 449 54 17 157 40 "actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite" "diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, basalt dike" "granite, gneiss, phyllite, schist " "andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 1.5 0.3 0.35 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Viking Skalistoe Russia RUSA Magadan region 58.96666667 152.6833333 94.5 9792 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 446 58 58 152 41 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "plagiogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "basalt, tonalite, plagiogranite" 1959 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Voznesenskoe Russia RUSA Urals 54.63333333 59.8 367 Late Devonian 0 0 0 0 17 2 n.d. n.d. 435 54 38 59 48 "albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite" "diorite, diorite porphyry, plagiogranite" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, gabbro, limestone, serpentinite, tuff, tuffite, clastic rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Au in pyrite 0.02 to 0.07 ppm. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yaguzak Russia RUSA South Urals 54.96111111 61.12555556 347 Late DevonianCarboniferous ? 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "17, 22c" 439 54 57 40 61 7 32 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" quartz diorite porphyry "dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist" "andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Zelenodolskoe Russia RUSA Urals 54.71666667 61.06666667 340 Early Carboniferous 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 437 54 43 61 4 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "diorite, diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Au in pyrite 0.02 to 3.9 ppm. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bor Serbia SERB 44.095 22.09416667 84.6 84.61.2 800 0.84 0 0.39 0 20c 0 "20c (2), 25a, 25e, 22c" "18b, 20c" 373 44 5 42 22 5 39 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### andesite porphyry n.d. "andesite, andesite tuff, argillite, conglomerate, dacite, quartz diorite porphyry, siltstone" 1953 1961 2 1.5 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466. 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. 213283. Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262. Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998, The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia, Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, 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. 143202. Jankovic, S., 1990, Types of copper deposits related to volcanic environment in the Bor district, Yugoslavia: Geologishe Rundschau 79/2, p. 467478. Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980, Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. Kachalovskaya, V.M., Osipov, B.S., Kukoev, V.A., Kozlova, E.A., and Basova, G.V., 1975, Colusite, arsensulvanite and sulvanite from copper ores of the Bor deposit, Yugoslavia, in Tamarinov, P.M., ed., Minerals and parageneses of endogene deposits (Mineraly i paragenezisy mineralov endogennykh mestorozhdeni): Leningrad, Nauka, p. 98104 (in Russian). Kozelj, D.I., Jelenkovic, R.J., 2001, Ore forming environment of epithermal gold mineralization in the Bor metallogenic zone, Serbia, Yugoslavia, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 535538. Lerouge, C., Bailly, L., Bechu, E., Flehoc, C., Genna, A., Lescuyer, J.L., Stein, G., Gillot, P.Y., Kozelj, D., 2005, Age and origin of advanced argillic alteration at the Bor Cu-Au deposit, Serbia, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 541544. J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of Serbia - Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm Pavicevic, M.K., Krajnovic, D., Cvetcovic, L., and Grzetic, I., 1995, The trace elements in chalcopyrite and pyrite in the Bor copper deposits: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 804807. Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. " Majdanpek Serbia SERB 44.38333333 21.95 84 840.6 1000 0.6 0.005 0.35 0.99 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 19a" 372 44 23 21 57 "arsenopyrite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, selenides, sericite, sphalerite, stannite, tellurides, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "andesite, monzodiorite porphyry, skarn" "conglomerate, marl, monzodiorite" "amphibolite, gneiss, limestone, phyllite" pre-Roman 1961 4 0.3 0.94 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In concentrate: 7,8 g/t Au,0.03 g/t Pt, 0.27 g/t Pd. Exposed." "Anonymous, 1973, Majdanpek copper mine: Mining Magazine, September, p. 182187. Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466. 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. 213283. Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262. Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998, The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia, Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, 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. 143202. Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980, Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of Serbia - Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. " Rudnitsa Serbia SERB 43.23333333 20.71666667 14 Miocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 683 43 14 20 43 "chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" diorite porphyry "dolomite, gabbro, limestone, schist, serpentinite" "andesite, andesitic dacite pyroclastics, basalt, diorite" "Middle Ages, 2004" Middle Ages 0.4 0.3 0.09 1.2 0.8 0.75 0 0 0 "Porphyry Cu intersections: 144 m of sulfide ore at 0.4% Cu and 0.38 g/t Au; 88 m at 0.26% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au. Pb-Zn-Ag intersections: 8 m at 7.11% Pb, 3.37% Zn, 108.0 g/t Ag; 4 m at 9.21% Pb, 11.19% Zn, 229 g/t Ag. Exposed." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Veliki Krivelj Serbia SERB 44.13111111 22.09694444 83.5 8483 750 0.44 0.004 0.068 0 17 0 n.d. "18b, 20c, cu vein" 371 44 7 52 22 5 49 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, dacite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, argillite, limestone, shale" n.d. 1982 1.5 0.7 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 "In concentrate: 16 ppb Pt, 70 ppb Pd. Exposed." "Anonymous, 1973, Yugoslavias Krivelj Project: Mining Magazine, May, p. 342353. Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466. 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. 213283. Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262. Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998, The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia, Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178. 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., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321. Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, 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. 143202. Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980, Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of Serbia - Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. " Zlatno Pukanec Slovakia SLOV West Carpathians 48.4375 18.86194444 14.5 15-14 66 0.34 0 0 0 17 0 "25b, 22c" 18b 351 48 26 15 18 51 43 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, dolomite, sandstone, carboniferous sedimentary rocks" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Hidden Valley Solomon Islands SLMN Guadalcanal Island -9.366666667 159.7333333 2.6 Plio-Pleistocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 555 -9 -22 159 44 "barite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, epidote, hematite, limonite, magnetite, psilomelane, pyrite, sphalerite" diorite porphyry n.d. andesite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, Explanatory Brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p." Koloula Chikora Solomon Islands SLMN Guadalcanal Island -9.783333333 160.0333333 2 2.41.5 50 0.17 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 558 -9 -47 160 2 "actinolite, apatite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" "breccia, andesite dike, aplite dike, dolerite dike, trondhjemite dike " "andesite, gabbro" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tonalite, tonalite porphyry" 1968 n.d. 0 0 0 8 3 19 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mase Solomon Islands SLMN New Georgia -8.083333333 157.5166667 3.55 Pliocene? 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. 25a 554 -8 -5 157 31 "bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gold, pyrite, sphalerite" diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, diorite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Ross Mining WEB Site, May 2000. United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p. " Mbetilonga Solomon Islands SLMN Guadalcanal Island -9.533333333 159.9083333 31.3 Oligocene 0 0 0 0 20c 0 n.d. n.d. 557 -9 -32 159 54 30 "alunite, apatite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, gold, goethite, gypsum, hematite, limonite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, silver minerals, sphalerite, tenorite" "andesite porphyry, tonalite" n.d. "andesite, diorite, pyroclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p." Poha Solomon Islands SLMN Guadalcanal Island -9.433333333 159.8333333 24.4 24.4 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 556 -9 -26 159 50 "bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite " andesite porphyry n.d. "andesite, diorite, tonalite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diorite-tonalite 24.4 Ma age. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Aitik Sweden SWDN Norrbotten 67.0725 20.9575 1890 18878 1340 0.4 0 0.2 3.2 17 0 n.d n.d. 698 67 4 21 20 57 27 "amphibole, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scapolite, tourmaline, zeolite" "diorite, quartz monzodiorite porohyry" "biotite schist, gneiss, pegmatite, muscovite schist" 1932 1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Tonnage-grades include production 1968-2002, proven reserves, and resources (Wanhainen and others, 2003). The deposit was affected by four subsequent magmatic-hydrothermal and metamorphic events." "Aitik MineSite, 2005, Aitik, overview, location, property, operation, process, 4 p.: www.infomine.com/minesite/minesite.asp?site=aitik Boliden, 2006, Annual Report, 2006, 106 p.: http://vp031.alertir com/files/press/boliden/Boliden_arsred_06_eng_lowres.pdf Martinsson, O., Wanhainen, C., 2000, The Gllivare area: Excursion Guide, GEODE Workshop, August 28 to September 1, 2000, p. 6376 Martinsson, O., and Weihed, P., 1999, Metallogeny of juvenile Palaeoproterozoic volcanic arcs and greenstone belts in rifted Archaean crust in the northern part of Sweden, Fennoscandian schield, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 13291332. Wanhainen, C., Billstrm, K., Martinsson, O., 2003, Copper and gold distribution at the Aitik deposit, Gllivare area, northern Sweden: Applied Earth Science, v. 112, no. 3, p. 260267. Wanhainen, C., Broman, C., and Martinsson, O., 2003, The Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit in northern Sweden: a product of high salinity fluids: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 715726. Wanhainen, C., Billstrm, K., Martinsson, O., Stein, H., Nordin, R., 2005, 160 Ma of magmatic/hydrothermal and metamorphyc activity in the Gllivare area: Re-Os dating of molybdenite and U-Pb dating of titanite from the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit, northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 435447. Wanhainen, C., Kontturi, M., and Martinsson, O., 2006, Age, geology and geochemistry of the porphyritic Aitik intrusion, and its relation to the disseminated Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit, northern Sweden: GFF, v. 128, no. 4, p. 273286. Weihed, P., Williams, P.J., 2005, Metallogeny of the Fennoscandian schield: a set of papers on Cu-Au and VMS deposits of northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 347350. " Tallberg Sweden SWDN Vsterbotten 64.98722222 19.77166667 1886 188615 44 0.27 0 0 0 17 0 28a 36a 699 64 59 14 19 46 18 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, coloradoite, electrum, epidote, hematite, hessite, magnetite, molybdenite, petzite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sylvanite" "andesite dike, granite porphyry " "gabbro, granite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanics " "tonalite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Martinsson, O., and Weihed, P., 1999, Metallogeny of juvenile Palaeoproterozoic volcanic arcs and greenstone belts in rifted Archaean crust in the northern part of Sweden, Fennoscandian schield, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 13291332. Mindat.org, 2007, Tallberg prospect, Mal, Vsterbotten, Sweden, 1 p.: www.mindat.org/loc-33241.html Weihed, P., 1992, Litogeochemistry, metal and alteration zoning in the Proterozoic Tallberg porphyry-type deposit, northern Sweden: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 42, p. 301325. Weihed, P., 2001, A review of Palaeoproterozoic intrusive hosted Cu-Au-Fe-oxide deposits in northern Sweden, in Weihed, P., ed., Economic Geology Research, v. 1, 19992000, Uppsala, p. 432. Weihed, P., and Fallick, A.E., 1994, A stable isotope study of the Palaeoproterozoic Tallberg porphyry-type deposit, northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 29, p. 128138. Weihed, P., Williams, P.J., 2005, Metallogeny of the Fennoscandian schield: a set of papers on Cu-Au and VMS deposits of northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 347350." Vaikijaur Sweden SWDN Norrbotten 66.525 19.81361111 1880 188910 18686 (Re-Os) 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 700 66 31 30 19 48 49 "albite, amphibole, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite " mafic porphyry dike "amphibolite, gabbro, gneiss" "felsic metavolcanics, granite, pegmatite" 1980 n.d. 0 0 0 3 2 4.7 0 0 0 Intersections: 2 m at 1.84% Cu and 1.9 g/t Au; 1 m at 5% Cu and 7 g/t Au (drilling 19811983). Exposed. The deposit was affected by subsequent magmatic-hydrothermal and metamorphic events. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Chimei Quimei Taiwan TIWN 23.43333333 121.45 21.5 2518 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 480 23 26 121 27 "bornite, brochantite, calcite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, gypsum, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite" diorite porphyry "gabbro, tuffaceous conglomerate, sandstone, shale" "andesite flow, agglomerate, basalt flow, diorite" before 1965 n.d. 0.6 0.1 0.05 0 0 0 2.5 2 3.9 Resource: 10 Mt at 0.3 to 0.9% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Phu Hin Lek Fai Thailand THLD Loei 17.5 101.6666667 230 230 0 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 18c, 18d, 39a" n.d. 477 17 30 101 40 "chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, diorite" "andesite, andesite tuff, rhyolite" "granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale, skarn, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resources: 65 Mt at 1% Cu. 0.15-0.25% Cu in drill core. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Phu Lon Thailand THLD Loei 18.11666667 102.0833333 231 Triassic? 58 1.76 0 0.45 0 20c 0 n.d. "18b, 39a" 476 18 7 102 5 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, electrum, epidote, garnet, goethite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, marble, monzodiorite, rhyodacite, rhyolite tuff" "at least 2,000 years ago" n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Phu Thong Daeng Thailand THLD Loei 17.33333333 101.5 230 230 0 0 0 0 17 0 "18c, 18d" "17, 18d, 39a" 478 17 20 101 30 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" dacite porphyry "andesite, andesite tuff, rhyolite" "diorite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, skarn" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Resource:13 Mt at 1% Cu. 1980 record: 0.10.2% Cu in primary ore, 0.50.7% Cu in oxidized ore." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bakircay Turkey TRKY Amasya 40.92611111 35.44 38 37.91.21 200 0.2 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 388 40 55 34 35 26 24 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite " "andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry dike, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, skarn " n.d. "andesite flow, dacite flow, hornfels, marble, quartzite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 4.5 0.5 1.8 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Berta Turkey TRKY Artvin 41.2 41.9 40 Eocene 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 702 41 12 41 54 malachite basic dike "metavolcanics, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks" "andesite, conglomerate, dacite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "15 sq. km Cu anomaly. Cu, Au, Ag, Zn values occur over the entire 771.5 m of hole which ended in mineralization. 710 m intersection at 0.28% Cu and 0.07 g/t Au, including 6.8 m at 3.79% Cu, 0.22 g/t Au, 11.6 g/t Ag, and 1.03% Zn." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cevizlidere Kizilviran Turkey TRKY Tunceli 39.26666667 39.6 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 704 39 16 39 36 chalcocite diorite porphyry n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "1,500 x (250450) m area of chalcocite enrichment. Intersections: 580 m at 0.4% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au, 0.0005% Mo; 118 m at 0.63% Cu, 0.2% Au; 57 m mostly enriched blanket at 1.03% Cu, 0.17 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Derekoy Turkey TRKY "Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area" 41.91138889 27.31666667 71 76.73.8 70.93.5 221 0.24 0.003 0 0 17 0 17 18b 391 41 54 41 27 19 "actinolite, albite, apatite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite" "monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry, skarn" "gneiss, granite, spilite " "dolomite, gabbro, granodiorite, limestone, marble, phyllite, schist " 1976 n.d. 2.9 0.7 1.6 5 0.75 2.9 0 0 0 "2007 intersection 173.3 m at 0.33% Cu, 0.0054% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au " "Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd., 2005, Key projects: Ikiztepe/Demirkoy copper-molybdenum: www.anatoliaminerals.com/projects.cfm?pid=20&id=48 Cloudbreak Resources Ltd., 2007, News Release of November 19, 2007, 2 p.: www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=794653 Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Ohta, E., Dogan, R., Batic, H., and Abe, M., 1988, Geology and mineralization of Derekoy porphyry copper deposit, northern Thrace, Turkey: Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan, v. 39, no. 2, p. 115134. Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104. Yigit, O., 2006, Gold in Turkeya missing link in Tethyan metallogeny: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 28, p.147179. " Gm_hane Turkey TRKY Artvin 41.175 41.85277778 52.5 5451 80 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 17 "19a, 25a" 705 41 10 30 41 51 10 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### granodiorite porphyry "andesite, granite, Metabasalt, greenschist, phyllite, quartzite, volcanoclastics" "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, limestone, marl " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Other resource estimation 30 Mt at 0.3% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au (Yigit, 2006). No skarn development." "Akay, M., Gndz, ., 2004, Porphyry Cu-Au mineralisation associated with a multi-phase intrusion, and related replacement fronts in limestones in an island arc setting near the Gm_hane village (Artvin) in the eastern Black Sea province (Turkey): Chemie der Erde, v. 64, p. 359383. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Moon, C.J., Gotsiridze, G., Gugushvili, V., Kekelia, M., Kekelia, S., Migineishvili, R., Otkhmezuri, Z., Ozgur, N., 2001, Comparison of mineral deposits between Georgian and Turkish sectors of the Tethyan metallogenic belt, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 309312. Soylu, M., 2003, Base and precious -metal deposits of Turkey in relation to the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11371140. Yigit, O., 2006, Gold in Turkeya missing link in Tethyan metallogeny: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 28, p.147179. " Gzelyayla Turkey TRKY Trabzon 40.85666667 39.65305556 59 Paleocene 186 0.3 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 387 40 51 24 39 39 11 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite" "dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basaltic andesite, dacite, granodiorite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104. Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., 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: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128155. Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum Yavuz, F., 1997, Igneous and hydrothermal alteration biotites from the Gzelyayla porphyry copper mineralization area, Northeastern Turkey, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration. Where do they meet?: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 691694." Ikiztepe Turkey TRKY "Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area" 41.83333333 27.67833333 75 8565 13 0.39 0.005 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 389 41 50 27 40 42 "bornite, chalcopyrite, enargite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite" "granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn" "gneiss, granite, spilite " "dacite, granodiorite, limestone, rhyolite tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sukrupasa Turkey TRKY "Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area" 41.93333333 27.45 82 81.71.6 0 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 18c" 18b 390 41 56 27 27 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, skarn, tonalite " "gneiss, granite, spilite " "dolomite, limestone, schist " 1976 n.d. 0 0 0 1.3 0.75 0.94 0 0 0 "Average 0.41% Cu, 0.08 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tereoba Turkey TRKY Balikesir 39.6 27.15 25 "25.620.09 25.030.14 (Re-Os)" 0 0 0 0 17 7.5 n.d. 18b 703 39 36 27 9 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, gold, molybdenite, muscovite, phlogopite, pyrite, sphalerite, tourmaline " "breccia, skarn" n.d. "aplite, diorite, granite, granodiorite, mudstone, sandstone " 2002 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intersection 100 m at 0.5% Cu and ~1 g/t Au. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Uluta_ Turkey TRKY Erserum 40.45 40.88333333 59 Paleocene 140 0.27 0.018 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 386 40 27 40 53 "albite, barite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "breccia, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "dacite flow, granodiorite, mudstone, rhyolite flow, pyroclastics, shale" "agglomerate, amphibolite, andesite flow, basalt flow, conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, marble, marl, schist, skarn, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 3 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 "The deposit has been K-Ar dated by Giles as 1325 Ma (Taylor and Fryer, 1980) " "Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104. Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., 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: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128155. 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. Taylor, R.P., and Fryer, B.J., 1980, Multiple-stage hydrothermal alteration in porphyry copper systems in northern Turkey: the temporal interplay of potassic, propylitic, and phyllic fluids: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 17, p. 901926." Baultoff United States USAK Alaska 62.11055556 -141.2119444 111 111 140 0.2 0.01 0.01 0 21a 0 n.d. "17, 22c" 11 62 6 38 -141 -12 -43 "actinolite, albite, anhydrite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "andesite, basalt" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite" 1960s n.d. 0 0 0 2 1 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 "Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p. Nokleberg, W.I., Bundtzen, T.K., Brew, D.A., and Plafker, G., 1995, Metallogenesis and tectonics of porphyry copper and molybdenum (gold, silver) and granitoid-hosted gold deposits of Alaska, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 103141. Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655K, scale 1:250,000. Young, L.E., St. George, P., and Bouley, B.A., 1997, Porphyry copper deposits in relation to the magmatic history and palinspastic restoration of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 306333. " Bee Creek United States USAK Alaska 56.51666667 -158.4 3.6 3.6 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 6 56 31 -158 -24 "actinolite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite" "tonalite porphyry, dacite " n.d. "sandstone, siltstone" 1975 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 "Resource: 9 Mt at 0.25% Cu, 0.01% Mo, and 0.06 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bond Creek United States USAK Alaska 62.21666667 -142.7333333 n.d. 500 0.3 0.02 0 0 17 0 17 18b 9 62 13 -142 -44 "anhydrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "andesite, rhyodacite" "basalt, granodiorite, marble, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, siltstone, skarn, volcaniclastics" 1960s n.d. 0 0 0 4.9 2.7 7.9 4.9 2.7 7.9 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Carl Creek United States USAK Alaska 62.03333333 -141.5833333 0 n.d. 16 0.15 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 10 62 2 -141 -35 "chalcopyrite, pyrite, sericite" n.d. "andesite, basalt" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Horsfield United States USAK Alaska 62.05111111 -141.2180556 0 n.d. 60 0.15 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 22c" 12 62 3 4 -141 -13 -5 "actinolite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, monzonite porphyry " "andesite, basalt" "diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kijik River United States USAK Alaska 60.35305556 -154.315 59.5 6356 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 3 60 21 11 -154 -18 -54 "arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tetrahedrite" "breccia, dacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, granite porphyry" early 1900s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 "Undrilled estimate of 91Mt at 0.25%Cu, 0.17% Mo, 470 ppm Ag." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Margerie Glacier Porcupine United States USAK Alaska 59.01944444 -137.0833333 34 Tertiary 145 0.2 0 0.24 4.5 20c 0 n.d. 22c 13 59 1 10 -137 -5 "arsenopyrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite" "quartz monzonite porphyry, hornfels" n.d. "andesite, marble, shale, metavolcanic rocks" 1960 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.75 0.3 0.18 "Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p." Nunatak Muir Inlet United States USAK Alaska 58.9875 -136.1027778 n.d. 120 0.18 0.03 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 14 58 59 15 -136 -6 -10 "actinolite, albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tetrahedrite" "andesite dike, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "limestone, calcareous shale" 1941 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grab sample: 1.2 g/t Au and 212 g/t Ag. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Orange Hill United States USAK Alaska 62.20583333 -142.8419444 105 105 320 0.35 0.02 0 0 17 0 n.d. 17 8 62 12 21 -142 -50 -31 "anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" quartz feldspar porphyry trondhjemite "basalt, granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, quartz diorite, siltstone, volcaniclastics" 1899 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 1.7 4.4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Pebble Copper Pebble Beach United States USAK Alaska 59.89833333 -155.2955556 89.5 "89.50.3 (Re-Os), 88.50.3 86.50.2 (Ar-Ar)" 7510 0.416 0.024 0.33 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 4 59 53 54 -155 -17 -44 "anhydrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite" "breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, latite, pyroxenite, rhyolite" n.d. "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tonalite" 1988 n.d. 1.6 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 89 IP anomaly of 89 sq. km. coincides with Cu and Au anomalies. "Anglo American Plc., 2007, Anglo American establishes 50:50 partnership in Pebble project with Northern Dynasty, Press Release, 2 p.: www.angloamerican.co.uk/article/?afwsource_key=1E55D23-79 Bouley, B.A., St. George, P., and Wetherbee, P.K., 1995, Geology and discovery at Pebble Copper, a copper-gold porphyry system in southwest Alaska, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 422435. Bundtzen, T.K., Swainbank, R.C., Clough, A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen, E.W., 1993, Alaskas mineral industry 1993: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 48, 84 p. Lang, J., Payne, J., Rebagliati, M., Roberts, K., Oliver, J., McLaughlin, J., 2007, The super-giant Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit, southwest Alaska: in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 120121. Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., 2007, Welcome to Northern Dynasty, News Release of 12/12/2007, 2 p.: www.northerndynastyminerals.com/ndm/Home.asp Schrader, C.M., Crowe, D., Turner, K., Stein, H., 2001, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of the Pebble Copper Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit, southwest Alaska: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p.418. Young, L.E., St. George, P., and Bouley, B.A., 1997, Porphyry copper deposits in relation to the magmatic history and palinspastic restoration of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 306-333. " Pyramid United States USAK Alaska 55.625 -160.6669444 6.4 6.4 159 0.372 0.018 0.05 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 7 55 37 30 -160 -40 -1 "apatite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, fluorite, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, rutile, sericite" "dacite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, carbonaceous shale, sandstone, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 1 0.35 0.28 0 0 0 3.7 3 8.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Round Top United States USAK Alaska 64.13333333 -157.05 75 75 55 0.2 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 2 64 8 -157 -3 "actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, montmorillonite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "amphibolite, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Taurus United States USAK Alaska 63.52083333 -141.3236111 68.5 68-69 450 0.5 0.039 0 0 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 5 63 31 15 -141 -19 -25 "azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, goethite, jarosite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry" "basalt, felsic volcanic, granite" "gneiss, granodiorite, quartzite, schist" 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1.2 2.3 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Venus "Victor, Eva" United States USAK Alaska 67.63333333 -149.3333333 390 390 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 1 67 38 -149 -20 "bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "granite, granodiorite, marble, schist " 1911 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Incomplete drilling has 20 Mt at 0.15% Cu ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ajo New Cornelia United States USAZ Arizona 32.35694444 -112.8652778 63 63 742 0.576 0.0089 0.16 1.7 17 0 n.d. 39a 74 32 21 25 -112 -51 -55 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite dike, andesite porphyry dike, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, pegmatite, rhyolite" gneiss "andesite flow, andesite breccia, fanglomerate, tuff" 1702 1917 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 Exposed. "Cox, D.P., Force, E.R., Wilkinson, W.H., More, S.W., Rivera, J.S., and Wooden, J.L., 2006, The Ajo mining district, Pima County, Arizonaevidence for middle Cenozoic detachment faulting, plutonism, volcanism, and hydrothermal alteration: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1733, 51 p. Dixon, D.W., 1966, Geology of the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 123132. Gilluly, James, 1946, The Ajo mining district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 209, 112 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. 3568. McDowell, F.W., 1971, K-Ar ages of igneous rocks from the Western United States: Isochron/West, no. 11, 41 p. Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p. Trischka, C., 1938, Bisbee district: Arizona Bureau of Mines, Geological Series, Bulletin no. 145, p. 3241. Wilkinson, W.H., More, S.W., Rivera, J.S., and Mortensen, J.K., 1999, Geological and structural evolution of the Ajo copper deposit, Pima Co., AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) 1999 Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, Technical Program with Abstracts, p. 31." Bagdad United States USAZ Arizona 34.58583333 -113.2119444 72 71.80.2 (Re-Os) 1600 0.4 0.01 0.0011 0.97 21a 0 n.d. "22c, 28a" 55 34 35 9 -113 -12 -43 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry" "alaskite porphyry, basalt " "conglomerate, granite, rhyolite tuff, schist" 1882 1929 1.5 0.66 0.79 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Anderson, C.A., Scholz, E.A., and Strobell, J.D., Jr., 1955, Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 278, 103 p. Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Mathur, R., Titley, S., 2003, A Re-Os study of sulfide minerals from the Bagdad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, northern Arizona, USA: Mineralium Deposiota, v. 38, p. 585596. Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. Lang, J.R., and Titley, S.R., 1998, Isotopic and geochemical characteristics of Laramide magmatic systems in Arizona and implications for the genesis of porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 138170. 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. 3568. Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, 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. 433464." Bisbee Cochise-Lavender United States USAZ Arizona 31.43194444 -109.9013889 180 180 346.6 0.656 0 0.016 0.45 17 0 n.d. 19a 98 31 25 55 -109 -54 -5 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry" "granite, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, shale" "conglomerate, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist" 1877 1885 0.61 0.61 0.29 2.7 2.7 5.9 0 0 3.9 "19561975 open pit and underground production 96.3 Mt at 1.14% Cu, 0.057 g/t Au, and 1.63 g/t Ag; 2004 heap leach resource 250.3 Mt at 0.47% Cu." "Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Bryant, D.G., and Metz, H.E., 1966, Geology and ore deposits of the Warren mining district, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 189203. 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. 139183. Graeme, R.W., 1981, Famous mineral localitiesBisbee, Arizona: Mineralogical Record, v.12, no. 5, p. 258319. 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. 3568. Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR-20, 58 p. Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1954-2004. " Casa Grande West Santa Cruz United States USAZ Arizona 32.86666667 -111.95 68 7165 1450 0.588 0.008 0.011 0.33 21a 0 17 n.d. 69 32 52 -111 -57 "atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, pyrite, sericite " n.d. n.d. "granite, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Castle Dome Carlota-Cactus Pinto Valley United States USAZ Arizona 33.4 -110.95 59 59 1438 0.33 0.0055 0.034 2.2 17 0 17 (2) 22c 60 33 24 -110 -57 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate, dacite, diabase, granite, quartz monzonite, diabase, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, schist" 1881 1906 0.91 0.46 0.33 2.7 1.5 3.3 0 0 2.6 Exposed. "Anonymous, 1975, Pinto Valley another major porphyry copper open pit for Arizona: Mining Magazine, v. 133, no. 5, p. 344351. Breitrick, R.A., and Lenzi, G.W., 1987, Pinto Valley copper deposit: Arizona Geological Survey Special Paper 5, p. 260265. Creasey, S.C., 1980, Chronology of intrusion and deposition of porphyry copper ores, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 830844. Keith, S.B., and Swann, M.M., 1996, The great Laramide porphyry copper cluster of Arizona, Sonora, and New Mexico: The tectonic setting, petrology, and genesis of a world class porphyry metal cluster, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, April 1995, p. 16671747. 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. 3568. Parkinson, G.A., 1991, Geology and mineralization of the Carlota-Cactus copper deposits, Globe-Miami mining district, Gila county, Arizona: Society of Mining Engineers Annual Meeting, Abstract and Program, Denver, Colorado, p. 58. Peterson, N.P., Gilbert, C.M., and Quick, G.L., 1951, Geology and ore deposits of the Castle Dome area, Gila County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 971, 134 p. Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p." Chilito United States USAZ Arizona 33.06527778 -110.7961111 n.d. 199 0.3 0 0 1.5 17 0 17 "18b, 22c" 71 33 3 55 -110 -47 -46 "actinolite, anhydrite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, garnet, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite " rhyodacite porphyry "conglomerate, granite" "diabase, limestone, quartz latite porphyry, quartzite, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Christmas United States USAZ Arizona 33.06 -110.7452778 63.5 6463 48.1 1.1 0 0.01 1 17 0 17 "18b, 22c" 72 33 3 36 -110 -44 -43 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, skarn" "conglomerate, granite, schist" "andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, basalt breccia, basalt porphyry, basalt tuff, diabase, dolomite, limestone, marble, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry" 1880 1900 1.5 0.9 1.1 2 1.7 2.7 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper Basin United States USAZ Arizona 34.49888889 -112.58 64 64 228 0.4 0.0145 0 0 17 0 n.d. "22c, 27a, 39a, exotic Cu" 56 34 29 56 -112 -34 -48 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, ferrimolybdite, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, serpentine" "breccia, diorite, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "amphibolite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyolite tuff" 1890 early 1900s 1.4 1.4 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper Creek United States USAZ Arizona 32.75 -110.48 58 5957 75.3 0.75 0.0046 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 76 32 45 -110 -28 -48 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry" "conglomerate, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale" "andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, granodiorite" 1863 1933 1.7 0.58 0.77 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Esperanza-Sierrita United States USAZ Arizona 31.86944444 -111.12 55 5753 2262 0.294 0.0292 0.003 1.2 21a 0 n.d. "22c, 18c" 89 31 52 10 -111 -7 -12 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "conglomerate, granite" "andesite, andesite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic welded tuff" 1895 1907; 1959 2.2 0.89 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 10 Combined production 1262.4 Mt of Esperanza (19591984) and Sierrita (19702004); 2004 combined resource 999.6 Mt. Exposed. "Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Cook, A., and Robinson, R.F., 1991, Sierrita porphyry copper deposit, Pima county, Arizona, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 4143. Cyprus Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1986-1992. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1993-1998. Linch, D.W., 1966, The economic geology of the Esperanza mine and vicinity, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 267279. 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. 3568. McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1993, Rhenium-osmium evidence for regional mineralization in southwestern North America: Science, v. 261, p. 12821286. Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1999-2004. Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406. West, R.J., and Aiken, D.M., 1982, Geology of the Sierrita-Esperanza deposit, Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 433465." Gibson Summit United States USAZ Arizona 33.33277778 -110.9441667 61 61 9.9 0.78 0 0 1 17 0 n.d. n.d. 63 33 19 58 -110 -56 -39 n.d. n.d. n.d. "granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite" n.d. 1903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n.d. "Keith, S.B., Schnabel, L., DeWitt, E., Gest, D.E., and Wilt, J., 1984, Map, description and bibliography of the mineralized areas of the Basin and range Province in Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 840086, 129 p. and map." Helvetia "Broadtop Butte, Copper World, Peach-Elgin, Rosemont" United States USAZ Arizona 31.83 -110.76 59 56-62 952 0.552 0.0055 0.019 8.8 17 0 n.d. "18b, 22c " 93 31 49 48 -110 -45 -36 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite/tenorite, diopside, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, wollastonite" "quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn" "andesite, chert" "arkose, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone" 1880 1903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. "Anzalone, S.A., 1995, The Helvetia area porphyry systems, Pima County, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 436441. Augusta Resource Corp., 2007, Mineral resource update for the Rosemont Project, Pima County, Arizona, USA, 91 p.: www.augustaresource.com/upload/News_R/Tech%20Reports Long, K.R., De Young, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; Part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98206, 35 p., one 3.5 inch diskette. Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p. Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, 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. 433464. Titley, S.R., and Anthony, E.Y., 1989, Laramide mineral deposits in Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., eds., Geologic evolution of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 17, p. 485514." Ithaca Peak Mineral Park United States USAZ Arizona 35.36666667 -114.15 73 73 876.5 0.143 0.035 0.027 2.5 21a 0 25a 22c 54 35 22 -114 -9 "anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, goethite, hematite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite" "aplite, breccia, quartz latite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyolite" n.d. "amphibolite, diorite, gneiss, granite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist" 1952 1964 1 0.67 0.55 4.1 3.7 12 0 0 0 "Production 19641981 92.5 Mt at 0.3% Cu, 0.027% Mo, 1.68 g/t Ag; 2006 resource (0.2% Cu equiv. cut-off) 784 Mt at 0.125% Cu, 0.036% Mo, 2.6 g/t Ag. 10% covered." "Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. Cook, A., and Martin, K., 1991, Mineral Park porphyry copper deposit, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 3537. Eidel, J.J., Frost, J.E., and Clippinger, D.M., 1968, Copper-molybdenum at Mineral Park, Mohave County, Arizona, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 12581281. Lang, J.R., and Eastoe, C.J., 1988, Relationships between a porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, base and precious metal veins, and Laramide intrusions, Mineral Park, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 551567. 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. 3568. Mercator Minerals Ltd., 2006, Mercator announces excellent returns in Mineral park copper-moly mine mill expansion pre-feasibility study, 11 p.: www.mercatorminerals.com/ files/Sept%205-06%20Prefeas%20NR.pdf Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, 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. 433464. Wilkinson, W.H., Jr., Vega, L.A., and Titley, S.R., 1982, Geology and ore deposits at Mineral Park, Mohave County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 523541." Johnson Camp I-10 United States USAZ Arizona 32.09861111 -110.065 53 53 250 0.489 0.011 0 1.6 17 0 n.d. 18b 92 32 5 55 -110 -3 -54 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "hornfels, quartz monzonite, skarn" n.d. "conglomerate, diabase, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale" 1870s 1975 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lakeshore Cyprus Casa Grande United States USAZ Arizona 32.52388889 -111.9047222 66 66 716.7 0.657 0 0.17 1.2 17 0 n.d. 18b 75 32 31 26 -111 -54 -17 "brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, diopside, garnet, goethite/limonite, magnetite, pyrite, tenorite, tremolite" "quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, conglomerate, diabase, fanglomerate, limestone, quartzite, schist, volcaniclastics" 1880s 1976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lonesome Pine Summit district United States USAZ Arizona 33.34222222 -110.9030556 61 61 18 0.41 0 0 0 17 0 "21a, 22c" 22c 64 33 20 32 -110 -54 -11 n.d. n.d. n.d. "granite, monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Keith, S.B., Schnabel, L., DeWitt, E., Gest, D.E., and Wilt, J., 1984, Map, description and bibliography of the mineralized areas of the Basin and range Province in Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 840086, 129 p. and map." Miami-Inspiration "Bluebird, Copper Cities, Globe, Van Dyke" United States USAZ Arizona 33.42 -110.74 63.5 66463 1591 0.63 0.01 0.009 0.7 21a 0 "17 (2), cu vein" n.d. 62 33 25 12 -110 -44 -24 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "conglomerate, dacite, diabase, limestone, quartz monzonite, schist" 1872 1915 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 4.8 27 20% covered. "Creasey, S.C., 1980, Chronology of intrusion and deposition of porphyry copper ores, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 830844. 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. 3568. Olmstead, H.W., and Johnson, D.W., 1966, Inspiration geology, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 143150. Peterson, N.P., 1954, Copper Cities copper deposit, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 49, p. 362377. Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p. Seedorf, E., Barton, M.D., Gehrels, G.E., Johnson, D.A., Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Flesh, E., 2005, Implications of new U-Pb dates from porphyry copper-related plutons in the Superior-Globe-Ray-Christmas area, Arizona: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164. Simmons, W.W., and Fowells, J.E., 1966, Geology of the Copper Cities mine, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 151156." Mineral Butte United States USAZ Arizona 33.11 -111.58 70 70 13 0.4 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 65 33 6 36 -111 -34 -48 "chalcopyrite, limonite, pyrite" quartz monzonite basalt "diabase, granite, schist" 1920s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% covered. "Chaffee, M.A., 1976, Geochemical exploration techniques based on distribution of selected elements in rocks, soils, and plants, Mineral Butte copper deposit, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1278-D, 55 p. " Mission-Pima United States USAZ Arizona 31.98333333 -111.0666667 58 58 900 0.52 0.015 0 2 17 0 21a "17, 18b" 83 31 59 -111 -4 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" "basalt, rhyolite" "argillite, conglomerate, dolomite, gypsum, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone" "late 1700s, 1950s" 1961 2.4 1.6 3 5.5 3.2 14 5.5 3.2 14 "The Dynamite deposit (31.926 N, 110.769 E; 91 Mt at 0.53% Cu ) is considered as a part of the Mission-Pima deposit. Exposed." "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. 139183. Jansen, L.J., 1982, Stratigraphy and structure of the Mission copper deposit, Puma mining district, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 467474. Kennison, J.E., 1966, The Mission copper deposit, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 281287. Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406. Williamson, R.L., and Poulton, M.M., 1995, The geology of the Mineral Hill area, Mission mine, Pima County, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 442454." Morenci-Metcalf United States USAZ Arizona 33.10361111 -109.3611111 56 56 6470 0.524 0.0095 0.028 1.6 21a 0 n.d. "18b, 39a" 77 33 6 13 -109 -21 -40 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, diabase dikes, granite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, schist, shale, tuff" "diorite porphyry, dolomite, limestone, monzonite porphyry" 19th century 1872 4 1.8 5.7 0 0 0 0 0 49 15% covered. "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. 139183. Langton, J.M., 1973, Ore genesis in the Morenci-Metcalf district: Society of Mining Engineers Society Transactions, v. 254, p. 247257. 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. 3568. McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1993, Rhenium-osmium evidence for regional mineralization in southwestern North America: Science, v. 261, p. 12821286. Melchiorre, E.B., and Enders, M.S., 2003, Stable isotope geochemistry of copper carbonates at the northwest expension deposit, Morenci district, Arizona: indications of conditions of supergene oxidation and related mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 607621. Moolick, R.T., and Durek, J.J., 1966, The Morenci district, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 221231. Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR-20, 58 p." Pine Flat United States USAZ Arizona 34.36888889 -112.3519444 n.d. 25 0.36 0.008 0.17 4 17 0 n.d. n.d. 57 34 22 8 -112 -21 -7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "alaskite, andesite, aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. "gneiss, schist" early 1900s n.d. 0 0 0 1.3 0.5 0.51 0 0 0 Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Poston Butte Florence United States USAZ Arizona 33.11666667 -111.4166667 62 62 726 0.38 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 66 33 7 -111 -25 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "conglomerate, gypsum, sandstone, schist, siltstone" "andesite, basalt, granite, latite, quartz monzonite" 1969 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ray United States USAZ Arizona 33.16361111 -110.9830556 69 69 1583 0.68 0.001 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 68 33 9 49 -110 -58 -59 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry" "andesite, basalt, dacite, dacite welded tuff, diorite, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, quartzite, rhyolite tuff " "conglomerate, diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist, shale, tuff" 1846 1911 3 0.9 2.1 12 8.5 82 0 0 9.2 Exposed. "Banks, N.G., Cornwall, H.R., Silberman, M.L., Creasey, S.C., and Marvin, R.F., 1972, Chronology of intrusion and ore deposition at Ray, Arizona. Part I, K-Ar ages: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 864878. Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. Cornwall, H.R., 1982, Petrology and chemistry of igneous rocks, Ray porphyry copper district, Pinal County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 259273. Gambell, N.A., 1978, Geology and mineralization of the Ray silicate ore body, Pinal county, Arizona: Arizona geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 35. McKee, E.H., and Koski, R.A., 1981, K-Ar ages for igneous rocks and vein minerals from the Christmas mine area, Arizona: Isochron/West, no. 32, p. 7. Metz, R.A., and Rose, A.W., 1966, Geology of the Ray copper deposit, Ray Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 177188. Mutschler, F.E., Ludington, S., Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556 Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p. Seedorf, E., Barton, M.D., Gehrels, G.E., Johnson, D.A., Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Flesh, E., 2005, Implications of new U-Pb dates from porphyry copper-related plutons in the Superior-Globe-Ray-Christmas area, Arizona: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164." Red Hills United States USAZ Arizona 33.03611111 -111.2161111 65 7060 453.5 0.1 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c, 25a" n.d. 70 33 2 10 -111 -12 -58 "chalcopyrite, hematite, pyrite, sericite" rhyodacite porphyry n.d. "diabase, granite, schist" n.d. 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Red Mountain United States USAZ Arizona 31.49 -110.72 60 6258 570 0.63 0 0 0.6 17 0 n.d. n.d. 96 31 29 24 -110 -43 -12 "alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "breccia, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " "conglomerate, dacite tuff, rhyolite tuff" "andesite, andesite tuff, felsite, latite, siltstone, trachyandesite " 1966 n.d. 1.7 0.3 0.4 3.5 3 8.2 0 0 0 Chalcocite blanket: 1.7 x 0.3 km. "Bodnar, R.J., and Bean, R.E., 1980, Temporal and spatial variations in hydrothermal characteristics during vein filling in preore cover overlying deeply buried porphyry copper-type mineralization at Red Mountain, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 876893. Corn, R.M., 1975, Alteration-mineralization zoning, Red Mountain, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 14371447. 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. 3568. Quinlan, J.L., 1986, Geology and silicate-alteration zoning at the Red Mountain porphyry copper deposit, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in Beatty, B., and Wilkinson, P.A.K., eds., Frontiers in geology and ore deposits of Arizona and the Southwest: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 16, p. 294305. Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, 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. 433464." Resolution United States USAZ Arizona 33.3 -111.0833333 63.5 6463 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "18b, Cu(Au,Ag,Zn,Pb) vein " 706 33 18 -111 -5 "bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, topaz" "breccia, felsic porphyry, skarn" "carbonate rocks, schist, volcanics" 1995 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Preliminary reported ~1,500 Mt at 1.5% Cu underlying the Magma vein-type Cu deposit at depth of 1500 to 2000 m below surface. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sacaton United States USAZ Arizona 32.95472222 -111.8161111 63 6561 48.6 0.72 0.014 0 2 17 0 n.d. n.d. 67 32 57 17 -111 -48 -58 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "limestone, quartzite, schist" "conglomerate, diabase dike, diorite, granite" 1962 1974 0 0 0 6.5 2.5 12.8 0 0 0 100% covered. "Cummings, R.B., 1982, Geology of Sacaton porphyry copper deposit, Pinal county, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 507521." Safford "Dos Pobres, San Juan" Lone Star United States USAZ Arizona 32.93333333 -109.6 52.5 5748 7260 0.441 0.004 0.17 0 20c 0 20c 20c 80 32 56 -109 -36 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" n.d. "agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, granodiorite, latite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tuff" 1886 1959 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.5 12 90% covered. "Annual Review, 1996, Exploration overview, copper: Mining Engineering, May, p. 50. Langton, J.M., and Williams, S.A., 1982, Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 335352. 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. 3568. Lowell, J.D., 1989, Gold mineralization in porphyry copper deposits discussed: Mining Engineering, v. 41, no. 4, p. 227231. Mutschler, F.E., Ludington, S., Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556 Robinson, R.F., and Cook, A., 1966, The Safford copper deposit, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 250266. Russin, DP., 2007, The Dos Pobres porphyry Cu(-Au-Mo) deposit: a petrographic and geochemical study of hypogene veins and alteration assemblages, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 180181. Williams, S.A., and Forrester, J.D., 1995, Characteristics of 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. 2134." San Manuel-Kalamazoo United States USAZ Arizona 32.69972222 -110.6777778 68 6967 1390 0.6 0.011 0.017 1.8 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 78 32 41 59 -110 -40 -40 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, rhyolite " n.d. "andesite, andesite porphyry, aplite, conglomerate, diabase dike, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff, volcaniclastics" 1870 1956 4.6 0.95 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 6.6 80% covered. "Chaffee, M.A., 1982, A geochemical study of the Kalamazoo porphyry copper deposit, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 211225. Creasy, S.C., 1965, Geology of the San Manuel area, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 471, 64 p. Force, E.R., Dickinson, W.R., and Hagstrum, J.T., 1995, Tilting history of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo porphyry system, Southeastern Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 90, p.6780. Lowell, J.D., 1968, Geology of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 63, p. 645-654. Lowell, J.D., 1991, How the Kalamazoo was found, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 2932. McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1992, Dating sulfide mineralization by molybdenite Re-Os geochronometry: the San Manuel-Kalamazoo base metal porphyry, southwestern Arizona: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 7, p. 12821286. Sandbak, L.A., and Alexander, G.H., 1995, Geology and rock mechanics of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p.396423. Schwartz, G.M., 1953, Geology of the San Manuel copper deposit, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 256, 65 p. Thomas, L.A., 1966, Geology of the San Manuel ore body, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 133142." San Xavier North United States USAZ Arizona 31.96666667 -111.0166667 56 56 208 0.54 0 0 0 17 0 21a "17, 18b" 84 31 58 -111 -1 "altaite, alunite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite" quartz monzonite porphyry "dolomite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, rhyodacite tuff" "andesite, conglomerate, fanglomerate, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone" 1955 1968 0.9 0.6 0.42 0 0 0 3.5 1.6 4.4 100% covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sanchez Carpenter United States USAZ Arizona 32.88333333 -109.5333333 n.d. 173 0.317 0 0.34 0 20c 0 20c n.d. 81 32 53 -109 -32 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, limonite, pyrite, sericite " "monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry" " granodiorite, quartz diorite" "agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, rhyolite, tuff" 1949 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95% covered. "Langton, J.M., and Williams, S.A., 1982, Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 335352. 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. 3568. Robinson, R.F., and Cook, A., 1966, The Safford copper deposit, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 250266. Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, 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. 433464." Sheep Mountain United States USAZ Arizona 34.08 -112.46 n.d. 318 0.99 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 59 34 4 48 -112 -27 -36 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 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. 35-68." Silver Bell North Silver Bell United States USAZ Arizona 32.4 -111.5 67.5 69-66 268 0.66 0.013 0.026 0.96 21a 0 n.d. "18b, 22c" 79 32 24 -111 -30 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "andesite porphyry, intrusive breccia, monzonite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenodiorite porphyry" n.d. "alaskite, arkose, conglomerate, dacite porphyry, limestone, quartzite, siltstone" 1865 1874 2.5 1.3 2.6 10 3.5 28 4.8 2.4 9.1 10% covered. "Bell Resources Corp., 2007, Bell continues to expand presence in Arizona with new copper project, 3 p.: www.bellresources.com/s/News.asp?ReportID=202761 Browne, Q., 2007, Characteristics of phyllic alteration and mineralization in late-stage dikes in the North Silver Bell deposit, Pima County, AZ, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 158. 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. 139183. Graybeal, F.T., 1982, Geology of the El Tiro area, Silver Bell mining district, Pima County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 487505. Graybeal, F.T., 1991, History of exploration at Silver Bell, Arizona, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 4547. Kenyon, R., and Courtright, J.H., 1966, Structure and mineralization at Silver Bell, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 157163. 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. 3568. Lopez, J.A., and Titley, S.R., 1995, Outcrop and capping characteristics of the supergene sulfide enrichment at North Silver Bell, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 424435. Sawyer, D.A., 1994, Geologic map of a Late Cretaceous caldera and related porphyry copper-molybdenum ore deposits in the Silver Bell mining district, Arizona, and their subsequent Tertiary structural history: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1103-A, p. 9192. Titley, S.R., 1994, Silver Bell porphyry copper deposit, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1103-B, p. 7788." Squaw Peak United States USAZ Arizona 34.48027778 -111.8652778 n.d. 18 0.4 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 58 34 28 49 -111 -51 -55 "chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "basalt, granite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone " before 1915 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Production 19341946. "Roe, R.R., 1976, Geology of the Squaw Peak porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona: Masters Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, 110 p. Thacker, E., 1949, Squaw Peak mine: Rocks and Minerals, v. 24, p. 376377." Sunnyside United States USAZ Arizona 31.45111111 -110.7461111 n.d. 180 0.61 0.02 0 0.5 17 0 "19a (3), 22c" "18b, 22c" 97 31 27 4 -110 -44 -46 "alunite, andalusite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, diaspore, enargite, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite, tennantite, tourmaline, zunyite" "breccia, latite porphyry, quartz- feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " n.d. "granodiorite, quartz monzonite, carbonate rocks, volcanic rocks " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 61 Deep resources at a depth of >4000 ft. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Superior East Pinal Ranch United States USAZ Arizona 33.37805556 -110.9988889 60 6258 996 0.498 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 61 33 22 41 -110 -59 -56 "adularia, anhydrite, ankerite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, sericite, sphalerite, talc, tremolite" "aplite, breccia, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn" rhyolite "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granite, limestone, marble, quartz latite tuff, schist" 1973 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Hypogene ore grades 1 to 2% Cu. 100% covered by Oligocene-Miocene conglomerate and Miocene dacite tuff, 600 to 1,200 m thick." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Twin Buttes United States USAZ Arizona 31.89277778 -111.0352778 58 58 940 0.502 0.023 0.019 5.8 21a 0 17 (2) 18b 90 31 53 34 -111 -2 -7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, anhydrite, conglomerate, dolomite, fanglomerate, granite, limestone, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff" 1870 1965 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% covered. "Barter, C. F., 1978, Stratigraphy, alteration, and ore controls in the main ore zone, Twin Buttes mine, Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 115116. Barter, C.F., and Kelly, J.L., 1982, Geology of the Twin Buttes mineral deposit, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 407432. 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. 139183. Kelley, J.L., 1976, Geology of the Twin Buttes copper deposit, Pima county, Arizona: AIME Annual Meeting, February 2226, 1976, Las Vegas, Preprint No. 7613, 23 p. Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406." Two Peaks Mine Canyon United States USAZ Arizona 31.76805556 -110.4619444 74 74 29 0.3 0 0 0 17 0 15a n.d. 94 31 46 5 -110 -27 -43 n.d. granodiorite porphyry "alaskite, quartz monzonite" "conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Vekol Hills Reward United States USAZ Arizona 32.58 -112.09 n.d. 95 0.56 0.014 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 73 32 34 48 -112 -5 -24 "acanthite, anglesite, aurichalcite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, dickite, dolomite, galena, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrargyrite, pyrite, pyrolusite, pyrrhotite, siderite, silver, smithsonite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wulfenite" quartz feldspar porphyry n.d. "conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale, siltstone" 1879 1882 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Small underground Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo mine, closed 1965." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Lights Creek Moonlight Valley United States USCA California 40.195 -120.8538889 100 100 318 0.34 0 0.05 3.2 17 0 n.d. n.d. 39 40 11 42 -120 -51 -14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### aplite "granite porphyry, quartz porphyry, serpentinite " "andesite, agglomerate, alaskite, basalt, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist " 1970 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Allard United States USCO Colorado 37.40694444 -108.0880556 67.5 7065 200 0.4 0 0 5 17 0 n.d. "25b, 39a" 53 37 24 25 -108 -5 -17 "arsenopyrite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, domeykite, enargite, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite " "breccia, pegmatite, syenite, trachyte dike" "limestone, monzonite" "conglomerate, monzonite porphyry, diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "10200 ppb Au, 100170 ppb Pt." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bobcat Gulch United States USID Idaho 45.35638889 -113.9938889 n.d. 54.4 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 25 45 21 23 -113 -59 -38 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz latite, rhyolite porphyry" n.d. "argillite, quartzite, siltstone" 1977 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Caribou Mountain United States USID Idaho 43.09305556 -111.3230556 50 50 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 29 43 5 35 -111 -19 -23 "biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, clay minerals, cuprite, epidote, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "andesite, clastic rocks, limestone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Huntsman, J.R., 1984, Caribou Mountain: a porphyry copper deposit in southeastern Idaho: Economic Geology, v.79, p. 748754." Catheart Mt. United States USME Maine 45.53611111 -70.21694444 443 443 18 0.556 0.06 0 0 21a 0 17 22c 100 45 32 10 -70 -13 -1 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, stannite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry " "conglomerate, diabase, diamictite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" "granite, quartz monzonite" 1965 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1 1.2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sally Mountain United States USME Maine 45.6 -70.33333333 443 443 0 0 0 0 17 0 "17, 22c" n.d. 99 45 36 -70 -20 "chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry " "conglomerate, diabase, diamictite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" "granite, quartz monzonite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Beavertown United States USMT Montana 46.34166667 -112.0791667 Cretaceous 50 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 707 46 20 30 -112 -4 -45 "chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite" monzogranite n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boulder batholith. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Continental/Butte United States USMT Montana 46.01722222 -112.5111111 60.5 6457 5220 0.673 0.028 0.042 8.6 21a 0 n.d. "22c, 39a" 24 46 1 2 -112 -30 -40 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, jasper, quartz porphyry" "granodiorite, gneiss, schist" "aplite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite" n.d. 1864 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Bartos, P.J., 1989, Prograde and retrograde base metal lode deposits and their relationship to underlying porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 16711683. Long, K.R., 1992, Reserves and production data for selected ore deposits in the United States found in the files of the Anaconda Copper Company: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-002, 21 p. Meyer, Charles, Shea, E.P., Goddard, C.C., Jr., Zeihen, L.G., Guilbert, J.M., Miller, R.N., McAleer, J.F., Brox, G.B., Ingersoll, R.G., Jr., Burns, G.J., and Wigal, T., 1968, Ore deposits at Butte, Montana, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 1373-1427. Miller, R.N., ed., 1978, Guidebook for the Butte field meetings of the Society of Economic Geologists: Butte, The Anaconda Company, 1973 (second revised printing, 1978). Tooker, E.W., 1990, Gold in the Butte district, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857-E, p. E17E27." Heddleston United States USMT Montana 47.02583333 -112.36 46 46 302 0.36 0.005 0.053 5.2 17 0 n.d. 22c 22 47 1 33 -112 -21 -36 "bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, covellitegalena, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rhodochrosite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry" n.d. "argillite, diorite, gabbro, quartzite " 1989 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper Flat Hillsboro United States USNM New Mexico 32.80666667 -108.1186111 75 75 61.7 0.36 0.0128 0.18 1.7 17 0 18d "17, 19a, 18c, 22c, 39a" 87 32 48 24 -108 -7 -7 "apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, epidote, fluorite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite" "breccia, jasperoid, latite, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn" "basalt, conglomerate, dolomite, limestone, mudstone, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartzite, rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone, schist, shale" "andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics" 1877/1975 1982 0.8 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% covered. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Hannover Mountains Continental Fierro-Hannover United States USNM New Mexico 32.84638889 -108.0905556 63.5 7057 1406 0.34 0 0.01 9.5 17 0 "17, 18b, 19a" "18b, 18c, 18d, 19a, 22c" 85 32 50 47 -108 -5 -26 "biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cupriferous pyrite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "andesite dike, basalt dike, breccia, gabbro, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenodiorite porphyry" n.d. "andesite breccia, conglomerate, dolomite, felsic volcanic rocks, granodiorite, hornfels, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, skarn" 1855 1858 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resources probably include adjoining replacement and skarn mineralization. Exposed. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Santa Rita Groundhog- Pewabic- Empire (skarns) Chino United States USNM New Mexico 32.79027778 -108.0727778 55.5 5655 3030 0.468 0.008 0.056 1.4 17 0 "17, 18d" "17, 18c, 19a, 22c" 88 32 47 25 -108 -4 -22 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, jasper, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" "andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, conglomerate, diorite porphyry, dolomite, gneiss, quartz latite, quartz latite porphyry, rhyolite, rhyolite tuff, sandstone, schist" "latite, limestone, marble, quartzite, shale" 1801 1911 2 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% covered. "Audtat, A., Pettke, T., Dolej, D., 2004, Magmatic anhydrite and calcite in the ore-forming quartz-monzonite magma at Santa Rita, New Mexico (USA): genetic constraints on porphyry-Cu mineralization: Lithos, v. 72, p. 147161. 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. 139183. Hernon, R. M., and Jones, W.R., 1968, Ore deposits of the Central mining district, Grant County, New Mexico, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 12111237. 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. 3568. Rose, A.W., and Baltosser, W.W., 1966, The porphyry copper deposit at Santa Rita, New Mexico, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 205220." Tyrone United States USNM New Mexico 32.63305556 -108.3669444 55.5 56-55 1050 0.49 0.013 0.0015 1.3 21a 0 n.d. n.d. 91 32 37 59 -108 -22 -1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry " "andesite agglomerate, conglomerate, dacite, granodiorite, quartzite, shale" "andesite, diabase dike, granite" 1871 1904/1966 2.8 2 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30% covered. Two stages of supergene enrichment 19.216.2 Ma and 8.74.6 Ma. "Duhamel, J.E., Cook, S.S., and Kolessar, J., 1995, Geology of the Tyrone porphyry copper deposit, New Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 464-472. Kolessar, J., 1982, The Tyrone copper deposit, Grant County, New Mexico, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 327333. 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. 3568. Mach, C.J., 2004, Tectonic controls, timing and geochemistry of supergene enrichment of the Tyrone porphyry copper deposit, Grant County, New Mexico: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 4, P. 4. North, R.M., and McLemore, V.T., 1988, A classification of the precious metal deposits of New Mexico, in Schafer, R.W., Cooper, J.J., and Vikre, P.G., eds., Bulk mineable precious metal deposits of the western United States: Reno, Nevada Geological Society, p. 625659." Ann Mason United States USNV Nevada 38.96 -119.27 169 169 495 0.4 0.01 0 0 17 3 "17 (2), 18b, 19a" "17, 18b, 19a" 46 38 57 36 -119 -16 -12 "actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline " "andesite dike, granite porphyry, rhyolite dike" "andesite, argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks" "breccia, dolomite, granite, limestone, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, skarn" 1966 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Exposed. 2006 intersection 481.6 m at 0.51% Cu, 0.01% Mo, 1 g/t Ag. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bear-Lagomarsino United States USNV Nevada 39.03 -119.18 0 n.d. 454 0.4 0 0 0 17 0 "18b, 19a" "17 (3), Au-Cu veins" 44 39 1 48 -119 -10 -48 "actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite" quartz monzonite "granite, limestone, rhyolite, sandstone, skarn, volcaniclastic rocks " "andesite, quartz monzodiorite" 1961 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Butte Valley United States USNV Nevada 39.8 -115.15 0 n.d. 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 18b 41 39 48 -115 -9 "alunite, chalcopyrite, goethite, hematite, magnetite, jarosite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite" "hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn " basalt "fanglomerate, limestone, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, shale" 1962 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Covered. Reported up to: 0.09% Cu, 0.18% Mo, 2% Pb, and 2.4 g/t Au. " ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Contact Banner United States USNV Nevada 41.76694444 -114.7669444 150 150 55.8 0.77 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "14a, 18b, 22c, 25a" 30 41 46 1 -114 -46 -1 "actinolite, axinite, azurite/malachite, bornite, cerargyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite, garnet, hematite, pyrite" "aplite, breccia, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenite porphyry" "rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff" "chert, granodiorite, limestone, quartz monzonite, quartzite, shale, siltstone" 1870 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Total production of the district: 3,751,050 lbs Cu, 1,222 oz Au, 126,901 oz Ag" ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper Basin United States USNV Nevada 40.61194444 -117.0361111 86 86 54.7 0.28 0 0 0 17 0 20c "18b, 19c" 34 40 36 43 -117 -2 -10 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, skarn" "diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzogranite " "calcareous shale, diabase, gabbro, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296. Doebrich, J.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Geologic history of the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, and regional controls on the distribution of mineral systems, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 453483. Ivosevich, S.W., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Weakly developed porphyry system at Upper Paiute Canyon, Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 15731594. Theodore, T.G., Silberman, M.L., and Blake, D.W., 1973, Geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798A, 24 p. Theodore, T.G., Blake, D.W., Loucks, T.A., and Johnson G.A., 1992, Geology of the Buckingham stockwork molybdenum deposit and surrounding area, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798D, 24 p." Copper Canyon United States USNV Nevada 40.54694444 -117.1266667 38 38 56.8 0.48 0 0.77 14 20c 0 "21b, 27d" "18b, 22c, 39a" 35 40 32 49 -117 -7 -36 "arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, clay minerals, covellite, molybdenite, galena, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite " granodiorite n.d. "chert, conglomerate, greenstone, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale" 1916 1967 0 0 0 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 0 0 "Blake, D.W., Kretschmer, E.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1978, Geology and mineralization of the Copper Canyon deposits, Lander County, Nevada, in Shave, D.R., ed., Guidebook to mineral deposits of the Central Great Basin: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 32, p. 4548. Doebrich, J.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Geologic history of the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, and regional controls on the distribution of mineral systems, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 453483. Kotlyar, B.B., Theodore, T.G., Singer, D.A., Moss, K., Campo, A.M., and Johnson, S.D., 1998, Geochemistry of the Au-skarn environment at Copper Canyon, Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, in Lentz, D.R., ed., Mineralized intrusion-related skarn systems,: Mineralogical Association of Canada, Short Course Series, v. 26, p. 415443. Theodore, T.G., Blake, D.W., and Kretschmer, E.L., 1982, Geology and mineralization of the Copper Canyon deposits, Lander County, Nevada, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 543550. Theodore, T.G., Silberman, M.L., and Blake, D.W., 1973, Geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798A, 24 p." Crescent Peak United States USNV Nevada 35.48333333 -115.1333333 72.5 7570 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "22c, 25a" 52 35 29 -115 -8 "azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, turquoise" quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "gneiss, schist, granite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Elder Creek United States USNV Nevada 40.6875 -117.0833333 38 38 0 0 0 0 17 0 "20c, 19c, distal disseminated Au" 22c 32 40 41 15 -117 -5 "biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite" "granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry" n.d. "quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone" middle 1960s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Ely "Robinson, Ruth" United States USNV Nevada 39.26 -114.9994444 110 111109 754 0.613 0.01 0.27 0.8 17 0 n.d. "18b, 20c, 22c, 25a" 42 39 15 36 -114 -59 -58 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, hornfels, jasperoid, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "dolomite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, marble, monzonite porphyry, quartz latite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff " 18671904 1908 7.3 0.91 5.2 12 1.2 11 0 0 0 "Bauer, H.L., Jr., Breitrick, R.A., Cooper, J.J., and Anderson, J.A., 1966, Porphyry copper deposits in the Robinson mining district, Nevada, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 233244. 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. 139183. James, L.P., 1976, Zoned alteration in limestone at porphyry copper deposits, Ely, Nevada: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 488512. James, L.P., 1990, Gold in the Ely (Robinson) copper district, White Pine County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857E, p. E28E42. 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. 3568. McDowell, F.W., and Kulp, J.L., 1967, Age of intrusion and ore deposition in the Robinson mining district of Nevada: Economic Geology, v. 62, p. 905909. Maher, D., 1996, Stratigraphy, structure, and alteration of igneous and carbonate wall rocks at Veteran Extension in the Robinson (Ely) porphyry copper district, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 15951621. Quadra Mining, 2007, Quadra surprises with boost in production: The Northern Miner, January 2228, 2007, p. 1112. Seedorff, E., 1993, Robinson mining district geology and mineralization, summer field trip: Geological Society of Nevada Special Publication 17, 69 p. Shaver, S.A., and Jeanne, R.A., 1996, The geology and evolution of the weakly Au-(Cu)-mineralized far eastern side of the Robinson mining district, Ely, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 16231637. Westra, G., 1979, Porphyry copper genesis at Ely, Nevada, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Papers on mineral deposits of Western North America, The International association on the genesis of ore Deposits, Fifth Quadrennial Symposium Proceedings, v.2: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 33, p. 127140. Westra, G., 1979, Alteration and mineralization in the Ruth porphyry copper deposit near Ely: Economic geology, v.77, p. 950970. Wilson, W.R., 1978, Geology of the Robinson mining district: Guidebook to mineral deposits of the Central Great Basin: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 32, p. 5561." Fish Creek United States USNV Nevada 40.41666667 -117.2166667 89 89 0 0 0 0 17 0 Au skarn n.d. 37 40 25 -117 -13 "actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "breccia, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "chert, limestone, sandstone, welded tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1% Cu. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kennedy United States USNV Nevada 40.26666667 -117.75 29 29 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "22c, 25a" 38 40 16 -117 -45 "arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite" granodiorite porphyry n.d. "chert, granite, granodiorite, greenstone, limestone, quartzite, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### MacArthur United States USNV Nevada 39.05 -119.24 161 161 88 0.21 0 0 0 17 0 "17 (2), 19a" "17, Au-Cu veins" 43 39 3 -119 -14 -24 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, goethite/limonite, pyrite, tenorite " "granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" "argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks" "andesite, granite, hornfels, quartz monzonite, skarn " 1930s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296. Anonymous, 1993, Arimetco boosts MacArthur interest: The Northern Miner, May 31, p. 6. Dilles, J.H., and Proffett, J.M., 1995, Metallogenesis of the Yerington batholith, Nevada, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 306315. 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. 139183. Heatwole, D.A., 1978, Controls of oxide copper mineralization, MacArthur property, Lyon County, Nevada: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, Tucson, p. 5966. Manex Resource Group, 2007, McArthur Mine, Nevada, 2 p.: www.manexresourcegroup.com/quaterra.htm Steininger, R.C., 1995, Great Basin, exploration review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 22, July, p. 26." Red Hills United States USNV Nevada 38.61666667 -118.4333333 105 Cretaceous? 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 48 38 37 -118 -26 "chalcopyrite, pyrite" diorite porphyry n.d. "limestone, rhyolite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Royston Crow Springs United States USNV Nevada 38.33333333 -117.5 207 207 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 "22c, 25a" 51 38 20 -117 -30 "actinolite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, hematite/specularite, leucoxene, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline, turquoise" quartz monzonite porphyry n.d. "andesite, basalt, chert, granite, greenstone, rhyodacite, rhyolite" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### SFS Copper Queen "Longshot Ridge, Luning" United States USNV Nevada 38.49194444 -118.075 105 Cretaceous? 159 0.46 0 0 0 17 0 "18b, 14a" "14a, 18b, 22c" 49 38 29 31 -118 -4 -30 "azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, pyrite" "hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" "conglomerate, volcanic rocks" "dolomite, limestone, quartz monzonite, shale" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sullivan Cuervo United States USNV Nevada 38.78 -117.95 81 Late Cretaceous 23.1 0.33 0 0.58 0 20c 0 25a n.d. 47 38 46 48 -117 -57 "azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, epidote, pyrite" n.d. n.d. "agglomerate, andesite, conglomerate, granite, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Yerington Pumpkin Hollow United States USNV Nevada 38.98 -119.2 167 169-165 928 0.514 0 0.046 1.85 17 1.5 "17(2), 18b (2)" "17, 18b (2)" 45 38 58 48 -119 -12 "actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline " "andesite dike, granite porphyry, rhyolite dike" "andesite, argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, limestone, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks" "breccia, granite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite, skarn" 1941 1953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296. Dilles, J.H., 1987, Petrology of the Yerington Batholith, Nevada: evidence for evolution of porphyry copper ore fluids: Economic Geology, v. 82, p. 17501789. Dilles, J.H., Einaudi, M.T., Proffett, J.M., and Barton, M., 2000, Overview of the Yerington porphyry copper district: magmatic to nonmagmatic sources of hydrothermal fluids: their flow path and alteration effects on rocks and Cu-Mo-Fe-Au ores, in Dilles, J.H., Barton, M.D., Johnson, D.A., Proffett, J.M., and Einaudi, M.T., eds., Contrasting styles of intrusion-associated hydrothermal systems: Society of Economic Geologists, Guidebook Series, v. 32, p. 5566. Dilles, J.H., and Proffett, J.M., 1995, Metallogenesis of the Yerington batholith, Nevada, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 306315. 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. 139183. 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. 3568. Proffett, J.M., Jr., 1977, Cenozoic geology of the Yerington district, Nevada, and implications for the nature and origin of Basin and Range faulting: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 88, p. 247266. Whyte, J., 2007, Nevada Copper puts together large resource at Pumpkin Hollow: The Northern Miner, November 26December 2, 2007, p. 1, 1011." Red Hills United States USTX Texas 29.805 -104.4027778 60 60.20.3 0 0 0 0 17 2.5 n.d. n.d. 660 29 48 18 -104 -24 -10 "chalcocite, chalcopyrite, garnet, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite " "hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn" n.d. "limestone, sandstone, siltstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resource: >18 Mt at 0.35% Cu and 0.07% Mo. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Bingham United States USUT Utah 40.52916667 -112.1538889 37 37.00.27 (Re-Os) 3230 0.882 0.053 0.38 3.3 17 2.5 26a (2) "19a, 18b, 22c, 39a" 36 40 31 45 -112 -9 -14 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "latite porphyry, minette, monzonite, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, breccia, skarn" andesite "conglomerate, dolomite, latite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" 1863 1906 2.4 1.3 2.4 0 0 0 6.5 4.8 25 "Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296. Babcock, R.C., Jr., Ballantyne, G.H., and Phillips, C.H., 1995, Summary of the geology of the Bingham District, Utah, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 316335. Ballantyne, G.C., Maughan, J., and Smith, T., 1996, The Bingham copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, Utah: Why Bingham is a super-giant, in Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits II, Department of Geological Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 335349. Borrok, D., Kesler, S.E., and Vogel, T.A., 1999, Sulfide minerals in intrusive and volcanic rocks of the Bingham-Park City Belt, Utah: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 12131230. Core, D.P., Kesler, S.E., Essene, E.J., 2006, Unusually Cu-rich magmas associated with giant porphyry copper deposits: evidence from Bingham, Utah: Geology, v. 34, no. 1, p. 4144. 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. 139183. Maughan, D.T., Keith, J.D., Christiansen, E.H., Pulsipher, T., Hattori, K., and Evans, N.J., 2002, Contributions from mafic alkaline magmas to the Bingham porphyry CuAuMo deposit, Utah, USA: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 1437. Peters, W.C., James, A.H., and Field, C.W., 1966, Geology of the Bingham Canyon porphyry copper deposit, Utah, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, Southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 165175. Phillipss, C.H., Harrison, E.D., and Smith T.W., 2005, Geology of the Bungham mining district, Salt Lake County, Utah, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 243257. Redmond, P.B., Landtwing, M.R., and Einaudi, M.T., 2001, Cycles of porphyry dike emplacement, veining, alteration and mineralization in the Bingham porphyry Cu-Au-M0 deposit, Utah, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 473476. Tooker, E.W., 1990, Gold in the Bingham district, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857E, p. E1E16. Waite, K.A., Keith, J.D., Christiansen, E.H., Whitney, J.A., Hatori, K., Tingey, D.G., and Hook, C.J., 1998, Petrogenesis of the volcanic and intrusive rocks associated with the Bingham Canyon porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Utah, in John, D.A., and Ballantyne, G.H., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountains, Utah, 2nd edition: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, v. 29, p. 69-90." OK United States USUT Utah 38.48055556 -113.2997222 28 28 10 0.5 0.023 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 50 38 28 50 -113 -17 -59 "actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "aplite, breccia" n.d. "andesite, dacite, dolomite, limestone, quartz latite, quartz monzonite" 1870s 1900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Production: ~ 7,000 t Cu." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Park Premier United States USUT Utah 40.625 -111.3797222 33 3531 0 0 0 0 17 1 22c "18b, 25e" 33 40 37 30 -111 -22 -47 "actinolite, albite, alunite, augite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite/illite/dickite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite" "breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn" n.d. "andesite, calcareous siltstone, limestone, sandstone, rhyodacite, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0.2% Cu, 0.01% Mo, 0.1 to 0.6 g/t Au." ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Southwest Tintic United States USUT Utah 39.85805556 -112.125 35.5 3734 559 0.28 0.01 0 0 17 0 19a 22c 40 39 51 29 -112 -7 -30 "actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry" "quartzite, limestone" "andesite agglomerate, andesite flow, andesite porphyry, monzonite, quartz latite tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Glacier Peak United States USWA Washington 48.19777778 -120.9791667 21 21 1710 0.334 0.015 0 0 17 0 n.d. Cu vein 18 48 11 52 -120 -58 -45 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, dacite, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" n.d. "gneiss, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist" 1900 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Gold Mountain United States USWA Washington 48.21583333 -121.3341667 n.d. 40 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 17 48 12 57 -121 -20 -3 n.d. n.d. n.d. "clastic rocks, quartz diorite, volcanic rocks" before 1951 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Hollister, V.F., 1979, Porphyry copper-type deposits of the Cascade volcanic arc, Washington: Minerals Science and Engineering, v. 11, no. 1, p. 2335. " Kelsey "Central, Northwest" United States USWA Washington 48.995 -119.4780556 179 Jurassic 285 0.281 0.0147 0 0 17 0 n.d. "18b, 24a" 15 48 59 42 -119 -28 -41 "albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite" "aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, skarn" gabbro "chert, dacite porphyry, greenstone, quartz diorite" 1890s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Margaret Earl United States USWA Washington 46.35638889 -122.0808333 16.5 1716 523 0.36 0.011 0.24 1.6 17 0 n.d. Cu vein 23 46 21 23 -122 -4 -51 "arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, Sb-mineral, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" "andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, quartz porphyry dike" "volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks" "granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite" 1971 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Mazama United States USWA Washington 48.61472222 -120.3819444 88.5 9087 135 0.36 0.006 0.03 0 17 0 n.d. 25c (3) 16 48 36 53 -120 -22 -55 "actinolite, anhydrite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline" "breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry" "granite, granodiorite" "andesite, dacite, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone, tuff, volcanic breccia" 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.5 1.8 "1991 potential resources estimate 454 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0,34 g/t Au" "InterAmerican Resourcess Inc., 2001, InterAmerican Resourcess, Inc. announces significant land position in the Mazama porphyry copper deposit: Business Wire, November 9, 2001, 3 p.: findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Nov_9/ai_79895264 Lasmanis, R., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in Washington State, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 77102. Jones, B.K., and Riedell, K.B., 1995, Geology and geochemical zoning of the Mazama porphyry copper system, Okanogan County, Washington, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 237242. Riedell, K.B., Jones, B.K., and Cheney, E.S., 1996, Geology, geochemistry, and evolution of the Mazama porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold deposit, Okanogan County, Washington, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, April 1995, p. 15011520." Middle Fork "Three Brothers, Clipper, Condor, Hemlock/Porter" United States USWA Washington 47.5 -121.3666667 25 25 93 0.41 0.02 0 0 17 0 17 n.d. 21 47 30 -121 -22 "ankerite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite" "breccia, quartz diorite porphyry" n.d. "granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tonalite" 1907 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### North Fork Snoqualmie River Condor Hemlock United States USWA Washington 47.6775 -121.6363889 18 18 128 0.68 0.0082 0.1 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 20 47 40 39 -121 -38 -11 "azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite" "breccia, lamprophyre, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry " "granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks" "andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, quartz diorite" 1967 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Lasmanis, R., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in Washington State, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 77102. Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; Part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 35 p., one 3.5 inch diskette. Herdrick, M.A., Newport, G.R., and Heinemeyer, G.R., 1995, Geology of the North Fork Snoqualmie porphyry copper deposit, King County, Washington, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 243250. Hollister, V.F., and Bauman, F.W., 1978, The North Fork porphyry copper deposit of the Washington Cascades: Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 191199. " Sunrise Brenmac United States USWA Washington 48.00861111 -121.5036111 28 28 63.9 0.35 0.026 0.023 0 21a 0 21a n.d. 19 48 0 31 -121 -30 -13 "arsenopyrite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline" breccia conglomerate "argillite, chert, conglomerate, graywacke, hornfels, mafic volcanic rocks, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite " 1897 n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.062% WO3. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Copper King United States USWY Wyoming 41.145 -105.1861111 0 n.d. 35 0.21 0 0.75 0 20c 0 n.d. cu-au-ag veins 31 41 8 42 -105 -11 -10 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, malachite, epidote, pyrite, sericite" quartz monzonite "amphibolite, granite, pegmatite, sedimentary rocks" "granodiorite, quartzite, schist" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Kirwin Kerwin/Bald Mtn. United States USWY Wyoming 43.8825 -109.3111111 40 40 118 0.76 0.02 0.03 1.5 21a 0 n.d. 22c 28 43 52 57 -109 -18 -40 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite, rhyolite tuff" "granodiorite, limestone" "andesite, andesite porphyry, andesite breccia, granodiorite, tuff" 1963 n.d. 0 0 0 2.2 1.4 2.3 0 0 0 "0.25 oz/ton Au, 11.8 oz/ton Ag." "Hausel, D.W., 1989, Geology of Wyomings precious metal lode and placer deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p. Hausel, D.W., 1993, Metal and gemstone deposits of Wyoming, in Snoke, A.W., Steidtmann, J.R., and Roberts, S.M., eds., Geology of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Memoir 5, p. 816835. 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. 3568. Rostad. O., 1991, Discovery of the Kirwin porphyry copper deposit, Park County, Wyoming, in Hollister, V.F., ed., case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3. Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfides), and deposits in layered rock: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p.7980. Schassberger, H.T., 1972, A K-Ar age of a quartz monzonite dike in the Kerwin mining district, Park County, Wyoming: Isochron/West, no. 4, p. 31." Silver Creek United States USWY Wyoming 44.02888889 -109.6830556 40 40 54 0.31 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d. 27 44 1 44 -109 -40 -59 "biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite" "dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, trachyandesite, tuff" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Stinkingwater Crater Mtn. United States USWY Wyoming 44.03 -109.6013889 28.5 3126 59 0.35 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. 22c 26 44 1 48 -109 -37 55 "arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, gold, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite " "andesite porphyry, dacite, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry" n.d. "andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, trachyandesite, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastics" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 2 1.2 1.9 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Almalyk "Kal'makyr, Dalnee, NW Balykty " Uzbekistan UZBN 40.81388889 69.64638889 289.5 309270 6080 0.39 0.0023 0.37 2.2 20c 0 17 "17, 18b, 19a, 22c" 411 40 48 50 69 38 47 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, monzonite, skarn, syenite" n.d. "andesitic dacite porphyry, diabase dike, diorite, dolomitic marble, gabbro, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, syenodiorite" 1925 1958 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 1 3.3 "Total reserves include: Kalmakyr, 2700 Mt at 0.4% Cu, 0.005% Mo, 0.509 g/t Au, 2.08 Ag; Dalnee, 2500 Mt at 0.4% Cu, 0.35g/t Au, 3.2g/t Ag; NW Balykty, 880 Mt at 0.34% Cu. In concentrate: Pt n.d., 20 ppb Pd." "Golovanov, I.M., 1978, Types of copper deposits of Tien-Shan: Tashkent, Fan, 262 p. (in Russian). Golovanov, I.M., Seltman, R., and Kremenetsky, A.A., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of central Eurasia. 2. The Almalyk (Kalmakyr-Dalnee) and Saukbulak Cu-Au porphyry systems, Usbekistan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 513523. Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). Meshchaninov, Y.Z., and Azin, V.N., 1973, Distribution of gold in a copper porphyry deposit, Almalyk region: International Geology Review, v. 15, no. 6, p. 660663. 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). 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. " Kyzata Uzbekistan UZBN 40.79861111 69.70611111 289.5 309270 700 0.85 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. "17, 18b" 410 40 47 55 69 42 22 "actinolite, anhydrite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite" "diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn " n.d. "alaskite, andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone " n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saukbulak district. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Sarycheku Uzbekistan UZBN 40.77694444 69.77916667 289.5 309270 200 0.5 0 0.1 0 17 0 n.d. " 17, 18b" 409 40 46 37 69 46 45 "anhydrite, barite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite" "breccia, syenodiorite " "dolomite, limestone, sandstone, skarn" "andesite porphyry flow, andesite porphyry tuff, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry " 1927 1974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saukbulak district. Deposit is deeply eroded. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Tekeli Uzbekistan UZBN 41.09777778 70.12583333 295 Late CarboniferousPermian 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 n.d. n.d.. 408 41 5 52 70 7 33 "albite, amphibole, biotite, bismuthinite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tourmaline " "breccia, diorite, gabbro, monzonite, quartz syenite, skarn, syenite " n.d. "andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone" n.d. n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "Ore-bearing stock, 6 sq.km., exposed from 1700 m to 2450 m elevation; 0.002 to 8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.3% Mo." "Golovanov, N.M., 1978, Types of copper deposits of Tien-Shan: Fan, Tashkent, 262 p. (in Russian). " Samba Zambia ZMBA -12.60722222 27.88194444 1964 196412 50 0.5 0 0 0 17 0 30b n.d. 343 -12 -37 34 27 52 55 "biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, malachite, pyrite, sericite" "granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry" n.d. schist mid-1960s n.d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################