Tract ID | 142pCu8505 | ||||||||||
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Country | China-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||
Commodity | Cu | ||||||||||
Study area name | Central Asia Orogenic Belt | ||||||||||
Tectonic setting | island arc | ||||||||||
Deposit type | porphyry copper | ||||||||||
Grade-tonnage model | General porphyry copper model (Singer and others, 2008) | ||||||||||
Geologic age |
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Identified Cu resources | 6,700,000metric tons | ||||||||||
Known prospects | 27 | ||||||||||
Mean Cu (t/sq km) | 113t/sq km | ||||||||||
Map scales used | 1M |
Assessment date | 2012 |
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Estimators | Alexeiev, D. (Russian Academy of Sciences); Bookstrom, Arthur A.(USGS); Frost, Thomas P. (USGS); Hammarstrom, Jane M. (USGS); Light, Thomas D. (USGS); Ludington, Steve (USGS); Mihalasky, Mark, J. (USGS); Panteleyev, Andre (XDM Geological Consultants) |
Assessment depth | 1km |
Quantitative assessment | Yes |
Number of deposits | Confidence level |
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3 | 90% |
5 | 50% |
25 | 10% |
25 | 5% |
25 | 1% |
Mean estimated deposits | 10.2 | ±8.42 | (0.83%) |
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Probability of mean | 0.34 |
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Probability of no copper | 0.03 |
Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
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4 | 14.2 | 344,293 | 4 |
Copper | 39,000,000 |
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Molybdenum | 1,100,000 |
Gold | 980 |
Silver | 13,000 |
Ore | 7,900 |
Confidence level | 95% | 90% | 50% | 10% | 5% |
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Tonnage | 600,000 | 2,200,000 | 21,000,000 | 99,000,000 | 140,000,000 |
Fraser country | Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan |
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Fraser type | 0.22% |
Fraser high | 0.79% |
Typical cost | 0% |
High cost | 1% |
Infrastructure setting | High cost |
Comments on depth | default |
Expected depth distribution | |
0 - 250m | 0.25 |
250m - 500m | 0.25 |
500m - 1km | 0.5 |
Economically recoverable resources | |
Copper | 19,000,000t |
Molybdenum | 420,000t |
Gold | 330t |
Silver | 6,100t |
Probability no econ recoverable | 0.26 |
Econ NPV | 3,400x $1M |
Exp dollars | 7.88x $1M/100,000 sq km |
Exp value class | Low |
General | Mihalasky, Ludington, Hammarstrom, and others (2015) |
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Economic | Robinson and Menzie (2012) |
Name | Type | State | Country | Development | Details |
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Baogutu | deposit | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Beidabate | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Chihu | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Da Hong Shan | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Dananhu Nan | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Dongtujin | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Jaertasi | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Kalatage | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Kekesai | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Koktasdzhal | deposit | Qaraghandy oblysy | Kazakhstan | Prospect | Details |
Kyzylkain | deposit | Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy | Kazakhstan | Prospect | Details |
Lalisigaoer-3571 | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Lamasu | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Linglong | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Qiuxing | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Qunji | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Sanchakou | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Sawuer | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Tuwu-Yandong-Yanxi | deposit | Xinjiang | China | Producer | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Baowenbulake | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Kendenggaoer | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Past Producer | Details |
Songshugou | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |