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An assemblage of Jurassic and Cretaceous post-subduction volcanic and intrusive rocks in northeast China and parts of Russian Federation, Mongolia, and North Korea
Tract ID |
142pCu8509 |
Country |
China-Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea-Mongolia-Russian Federation |
Commodity |
Cu |
Study area name |
East Asia Mesozoic |
Tectonic setting |
postconvergence |
Deposit type |
porphyry copper |
Grade-tonnage model |
General porphyry copper model (Singer and others, 2008) |
Geologic age |
Geologic feature age |
Jurassic and Cretaceous (Yanshanian) |
Generalized age |
Mesozoic |
Oldest rocks age |
199.6Ma
|
Youngest rocks age |
65.5Ma
|
Age range |
134.1Ma
|
|
Identified Cu resources |
7,800,000metric tons
|
Known prospects |
15 |
Mean Cu (t/sq km) |
69t/sq km
|
Map scales used |
500K, 1M, 1.5M, 2.5M |
Results of the assessment
Assessment date |
2010 |
Estimators |
Dmitry Alexeiev, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Thomas P. Frost, Jane M. Hammarstrom, Thomas D. Light, Steve Ludington, Mark J. Mihalasky, Andre Panteleyev |
Assessment depth |
1km
|
Quantitative assessment |
Yes |
Estimated number of deposits
Number of deposits |
Confidence level |
2 |
90% |
8 |
50% |
60 |
10% |
60 |
5% |
60 |
1% |
|
Mean estimated deposits |
21.67 |
±21.64 |
(1%) |
Probability of mean |
0.37 |
Probability of no copper |
0.04 |
Estimated deposit density
Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
5 |
26.67 |
1,170,920 |
2 |
Mean estimated tonnage
Copper |
81,000,000 |
Molybdenum |
2,200,000 |
Gold |
2,100 |
Silver |
27,000 |
Ore |
17,000 |
Undiscovered copper resource
Confidence level |
95% |
90% |
50% |
10% |
5% |
Tonnage |
260,000 |
2,000,000 |
37,000,000 |
220,000,000 |
280,000,000 |
Economic analysis
Fraser country |
Mongolia*, China-Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea-Mongolia-Russian Federation |
Fraser type |
0.12%
|
Fraser high |
0.88%
|
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 |
40,000,000t
|
Molybdenum |
850,000t
|
Gold |
710t
|
Silver |
13,000t
|
Probability no econ recoverable |
0.09 |
Econ NPV |
7,200x $1M
|
Exp dollars |
5.56x $1M/100,000 sq km
|
Exp value class |
Low |
Bibliographic references
General |
Ludington, Mihalasky, and others (2012) |
Economic |
Robinson and Menzie (2012) |
Ludington, Steve, Mihalasky, M.J., Hammarstrom, J.M., Robinson, G.R., Jr., Frost, T.P., Gans, K.D., Light, T.D., Miller, R.J., and Alexeiev, Dmitriy, 2012, Porphyry copper assessment of the Mesozoic of East AsiaChina, Viet Nam, North Korea, Mongolia, andRussia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090G, 53 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/g/.Robinson, G.R., Jr., and Menzie, W.D., 2012, Economic filters for evaluating porphyry copper deposit resource assessments using grade-tonnage deposit models, with examples from the U.S. Geological Survey global mineral resource assessment (ver 1.2, March 2014): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090H, 21 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/h/.
Deposits and prospects associated with this tract
Name |
Type |
State |
Country |
Development |
Details |
Baikal |
prospect |
Primorskiy kray |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Yangchang |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Zhireken |
deposit |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Producer |
Details |
Bystrinskoe |
deposit |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Shaktama |
deposit |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Producer |
Details |
Wunugetushan |
deposit |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Xiaosigou |
deposit |
Hebei |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Borgulikan |
prospect |
Amurskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Lugokanskaya |
prospect |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Kultuminskaya |
prospect |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Naoniushan |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Lianhuashan |
prospect |
Jilin |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Budunhua |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Ulandler |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Aolunhua |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Aonaodaba |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Daheishan |
prospect |
Jilin |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Xiaoxinancha |
prospect |
Jilin |
China |
Producer |
Details |
Shibadougou |
prospect |
Jilin |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Yajishan |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Houyu |
prospect |
Shanxi |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Twenty-one Station |
prospect |
Heilongjiang |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Kurunzulaiskaya |
prospect |
Chitinskaya oblast' |
Russian Federation |
Prospect |
Details |
Badaguan |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Avdartolgoi |
prospect |
Dornod |
Mongolia |
Prospect |
Details |
Babayi |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Changling |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Group 6 and 7 |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Bayantumen |
prospect |
Dornod |
Mongolia |
Prospect |
Details |
Davhar Uul |
prospect |
Dornod |
Mongolia |
Prospect |
Details |
Haoliabao |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
Xinhe |
prospect |
Jilin |
China |
Prospect |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Heilongjiang |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Heilongjiang |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Heilongjiang |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Heilongjiang |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
unnamed |
prospect |
Nei Mongol |
China |
Occurrence |
Details |
Suul Tsagaan |
prospect |
Dornod |
Mongolia |
Prospect |
Details |
Zuun Matad |
prospect |
Dornod |
Mongolia |
Prospect |
Details |