Deposit with commodities copper, molybdenum, rhenium, gold, silver
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| Feature ID | Re-Mo00278 |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | -110.96468, 33.409888 |
| Point definition | Approximate center of polygon |
| Polygon definition | Plan View of Block Model at Elevation 3050' with 0.001-0.55 % Cu Grades |
| Reference | Bush and others (2016); Figure 14-27 Date: 2016; Scale: Large (>1:24,000)
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| Commodities | copper; molybdenum; rhenium (1); gold; silver |
|---|---|
| Valuable materials | chalcopyrite; molybdenite; pyrite |
| Associated materials | chalcocite; biotite; quartz; sericite; magnetite; sphalerite; galena |
| Mineralization style | veins; grains |
| Age of mineralization | 59.1 Ma (1) |
| Host rock age | Precambrian |
| Host unit name | Lost Gulch |
| Host lithologies | quartz monzonite; aplite; granite porphyry; diabase |
| Alteration | potassic; argillic; sericitic; propylitic |
| Reference | Bush, G., Hoag, C., Freiman, T.J., Kirkham, G., Major, K.W., and Marek, J., 2016, Pinto Valley Mine Life Extension - Phase 3 (PV3) Pre-Feasibility Study, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Pingo Valley Mine, Miami, Arizona: Prepared by Capstone Mining Corp., 193 p. |
| Additional references | (1) Kirkham (2013) |
| Type | Model | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit model | Porphyry Cu-Au | John, D.A., and Taylor, R.D., 2016, By-Products of Porphyry Copper and Molybdenum Deposits in Verplanck, P.L., and Hitzman, M.W., (eds), 2016, Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits: Society of Economic Geologists, Inc., Reviews in Economic Geology, Volume 18, p. 137-164. |
| Geoenvironmental model | Porphyry Cu | du Bray, E.A., 1995, ed., Preliminary compilation of descriptive geoenvironmental mineral deposit models: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-831, 272 p. |
| Date | Description | Class | Type | Material | Contained | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Reserve | ore | copper | 3,080,000,000 | pounds | |
| 2017 | Mineral Resource | Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred | ore | molybdenum | 230,096,397 | pounds |
| 2017 | Mineral Resource | Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred | ore | copper | 9,651,614,610 | pounds |
| 2017 | Mineral Reserve | Proven plus Probable | ore | copper | 3,110,986,183 | pounds |
| 2017 | Mineral Inventory | Proven plus Probable | ore | molybdenum | 90,318,954 | pounds |
| 1974: Reserve, | |
|---|---|
| Year of estimate | 1974 |
| Resource description | Reserve |
| Material | copper |
| Material type | ore |
| Material amount | 350,000,000 |
| Amount units | tons |
| Grade | 0.44 |
| Grade units | percent |
| Contained commodity | 3,080,000,000 |
| Contained commodity units | pounds |
| Material amount SI | 320,000,000 |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Grade SI | 0.44 |
| Grade SI units | percent |
| Contained commodity SI | 1,400,000 |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Short reference | Jett and Miller (1976)Page 24 |
| Reference | Jett, H.J., (director), and Miller, G.A., (mineral resources specialist), 1976, A Profile of Arizona's Primary Copper Industry for 1974-1975, Volume 1: Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, 58 p. |
| 2017: Mineral Resource, Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred | |
|---|---|
| Year of estimate | 2017 |
| Resource description | Mineral Resource |
| Resource classification | Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred |
| Resource classification system | SEC |
| Material | molybdenum |
| Material type | ore |
| Material amount | 1,527,000,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Amount units | tonnes |
| Grade | 0.007 |
| Grade units | percent |
| Contained commodity | 230,096,397 |
| Contained commodity units | pounds |
| Material amount SI | 1,527,000,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Grade SI | 0.007 |
| Grade SI units | percent |
| Contained commodity SI | 104,370 |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Short reference | Capstone Mining Corp (2017)Table 1 |
| Reference | Capstone Mining Corp., 2017, Annual Information Form For the year ended December 31, 2016, 87 p. |
| 2017: Mineral Resource, Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred | |
|---|---|
| Year of estimate | 2017 |
| Resource description | Mineral Resource |
| Resource classification | Measured plus Indicated plus Inferred |
| Resource classification system | SEC |
| Material | copper |
| Material type | ore |
| Material amount | 1,527,000,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Amount units | tonnes |
| Grade | 0.29 |
| Grade units | percent |
| Contained commodity | 9,651,614,610 |
| Contained commodity units | pounds |
| Material amount SI | 1,527,000,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Grade SI | 0.29 |
| Grade SI units | percent |
| Contained commodity SI | 4,377,900 |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Short reference | Capstone Mining Corp (2017)Table 1 |
| Reference | Capstone Mining Corp., 2017, Annual Information Form For the year ended December 31, 2016, 87 p. |
| 2017: Mineral Reserve, Proven plus Probable | |
|---|---|
| Year of estimate | 2017 |
| Resource description | Mineral Reserve |
| Resource classification | Proven plus Probable |
| Resource classification system | SEC |
| Material | copper |
| Material type | ore |
| Material amount | 455,200,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Amount units | tonnes |
| Grade | 0.31 |
| Grade units | percent |
| Cut-off grade | 0.174999997 |
| Cut-off grade units | percent |
| Contained commodity | 3,110,986,183 |
| Contained commodity units | pounds |
| Material amount SI | 455,200,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Grade SI | 0.31 |
| Grade SI units | percent |
| Cut-off grade SI | 0.174999997 |
| Cut-off grade SI units | percent |
| Contained commodity SI | 14(calculated) |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Short reference | Capstone Mining Corp (2017)Table 2 |
| Reference | Capstone Mining Corp., 2017, Annual Information Form For the year ended December 31, 2016, 87 p. |
| 2017: Mineral Inventory, Proven plus Probable | |
|---|---|
| Year of estimate | 2017 |
| Resource description | Mineral Inventory |
| Resource classification | Proven plus Probable |
| Resource classification system | SEC |
| Material | molybdenum |
| Material type | ore |
| Material amount | 455,200,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Amount units | tonnes |
| Grade | 0.009 |
| Grade units | percent |
| Cut-off grade | 0.174999997 |
| Cut-off grade units | percent |
| Contained commodity | 90,318,954 |
| Contained commodity units | pounds |
| Material amount SI | 455,200,000(includes amounts of more than one commodity) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Grade SI | 0.009 |
| Grade SI units | percent |
| Cut-off grade SI | 0.174999997 |
| Cut-off grade SI units | percent |
| Contained commodity SI | 40,968 |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Short reference | Capstone Mining Corp (2017)Table 2 |
| Reference | Capstone Mining Corp., 2017, Annual Information Form For the year ended December 31, 2016, 87 p. |
| Dates | Status | Detail | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 to 2015 | Exploration | Drilling | Bush and others (2016) |
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| Geologic map unit | -110.96468, 33.409888 |
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