Tract ID | 142pCu8506 | ||||||||||
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Country | China-Mongolia-Democratic People's Republic of Korea-Russian Federation | ||||||||||
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 | 38,000,000metric tons | ||||||||||
Known prospects | 60 | ||||||||||
Mean Cu (t/sq km) | 243t/sq km | ||||||||||
Map scales used | 1M |
Assessment date | 2013 |
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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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6 | 90% |
14 | 50% |
48 | 10% |
48 | 5% |
48 | 1% |
Mean estimated deposits | 21.4 | ±15.59 | (0.73%) |
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Probability of mean | 0.39 |
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Probability of no copper | 0.02 |
Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
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3 | 24.4 | 329,845 | 7 |
Copper | 80,000,000 |
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Molybdenum | 2,200,000 |
Gold | 2,000 |
Silver | 26,000 |
Ore | 16,000 |
Confidence level | 95% | 90% | 50% | 10% | 5% |
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Tonnage | 3,400,000 | 8,900,000 | 54,000,000 | 190,000,000 | 230,000,000 |
Fraser country | China, Mongolia, Russian Federation, and North Korea |
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Fraser type | 0.08% |
Fraser high | 0.91% |
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 | 39,000,000t |
Molybdenum | 850,000t |
Gold | 680t |
Silver | 12,000t |
Probability no econ recoverable | 0.07 |
Econ NPV | 7,100x $1M |
Exp dollars | 20.12x $1M/100,000 sq km |
Exp value class | Medium |
General | Mihalasky, Ludington, Hammarstrom, and others (2015) |
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Economic | Robinson and Menzie (2012) |
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Amgalant | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Auyoute | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Producer | Details |
Bayan Goya | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Bunkhan Khudag | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Bayan Ovoo | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Bronze Fox | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Budagt | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Chaganuoer | prospect | Nei Mongol | China | Prospect | Details |
Duchin Khural | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Gashuun hudag | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Hatsar | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Hutag Uul | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Khairkhan Uul | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Khan Khudag | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Mandakh | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Kharaat Uul | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Kharmagtai | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Khatsar | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khatsaych Uul | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Khongor | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Khul Morit | prospect | Bayanhongor | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khurelt Khudag | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Lierkuduk | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Mandal Uul | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Mankhan Chuluu | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Marmot Ridge | prospect | Nei Mongol | China | Prospect | Details |
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Nariin Khudag | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
No. XXXVI-2 Narangiin | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Ovoot Hyar | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Ovotiin Khar | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Oyu Tolgoi | deposit | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Oyut Ulaan | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Ring Dyke | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Shurtiin Khundii | prospect | Bayanhongor | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Shuteen | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Shuteen har Tolgoi | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
South Gobi | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Sumbur Khudag | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Temuujin | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Tourmaline Hills | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Tsagaan-Suvarga | deposit | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Tsohiot | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
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Ukhaa Khudag II | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
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Wulunbulake | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Occurrence | Details |
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Xiaobaliang | prospect | Nei Mongol | China | Prospect | Details |
Xilekuduke | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Zurumtai | prospect | Ömnögovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
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