Tract ID | 142pCu8507 | ||||||||||
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Country | China-Kazakhstan-Mongolia-Russian Federation | ||||||||||
Commodity | Cu | ||||||||||
Study area name | Central Asia Orogenic Belt | ||||||||||
Tectonic setting | continental margin | ||||||||||
Deposit type | porphyry copper | ||||||||||
Grade-tonnage model | General porphyry copper model (Singer and others, 2008) | ||||||||||
Geologic age |
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Known prospects | 58 | ||||||||||
Mean Cu (t/sq km) | 67t/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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3 | 90% |
8 | 50% |
36 | 10% |
36 | 5% |
36 | 1% |
Mean estimated deposits | 14.7 | ±12.31 | (0.84%) |
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Probability of mean | 0.37 |
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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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14.7 | 785,571 | 2 |
Copper | 53,000,000 |
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Molybdenum | 1,500,000 |
Gold | 1,300 |
Silver | 18,000 |
Ore | 11,000 |
Confidence level | 95% | 90% | 50% | 10% | 5% |
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Tonnage | 860,000 | 3,100,000 | 29,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 180,000,000 |
Fraser country | Mongolia, Russian Federation, Kazhakstan, and China |
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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 | 26,000,000t |
Molybdenum | 580,000t |
Gold | 440t |
Silver | 8,500t |
Probability no econ recoverable | 0.15 |
Econ NPV | 4,900x $1M |
Exp dollars | 5.42x $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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Arbulag | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Agulskoye | prospect | Irkutskaya oblast' | Russian Federation | Occurrence | Details |
Bayan-Uul | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Berkhiin Ovoo | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Bukhtarma | prospect | Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy | Kazakhstan | Occurrence | Details |
Bulag Shand | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Chuluut kholvoo | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Erdeniin Shand | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Gaikhamshigt | prospect | Sühbaatar | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Gurvan ovoo | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khairkhan Tugrug | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khetsiin Am | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khokh ovoo | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khondlon ovoo | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khushutiin | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khust | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Khuv Khashaatyn | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Kulbich | prospect | Respublika Altay | Russian Federation | Prospect | Details |
Kyzyk-Chadr | prospect | Respublika Tyva | Russian Federation | Occurrence | Details |
Maysky uchastok | prospect | Irkutskaya oblast' | Russian Federation | Occurrence | Details |
Mogoit | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Nogoon Tolgoi | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Okhashi | prospect | Hentiy | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Omnod | prospect | Bayanhongor | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Oyut Ovoo | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Sant uul | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Saran Uul | prospect | Bayanhongor | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Shiveen Gol | prospect | Uvs | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
South Valley | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Tariat Gol | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Temeenchuluut | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Unegtei ovoo-1 | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Tsavyn Tsagaan | prospect | Bayanhongor | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Tsogt Chandmani | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Turmaline | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Ulaan shand | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Ulandryk | prospect | Respublika Altay | Russian Federation | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
unnamed | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Xilketehalasu | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |
Urtyn gol | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Zesiin | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Arvaikheer | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Budag tolgoi | prospect | Dundgovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Dund Bayan | prospect | Dornogovi | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Ikh gazar | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Erdenetolgoi | prospect | Dornod | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Oyut | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Takhtamygdinsky ore knot | prospect | Amurskaya oblast' | Russian Federation | Occurrence | Details |
Tsagaan Ovoo | prospect | Övörhangay | Mongolia | Prospect | Details |
Unegtei ovoo-2 | prospect | Töv | Mongolia | Occurrence | Details |
Yulekenhalasu | prospect | Xinjiang | China | Prospect | Details |