| Tract ID | 142pCu9014c | ||||||||||
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| Country | Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran-Turkey | ||||||||||
| Commodity | Cu | ||||||||||
| Study area name | Tethys | ||||||||||
| Tectonic setting | postconvergence | ||||||||||
| Deposit type | porphyry copper | ||||||||||
| Grade-tonnage model | General porphyry copper model (Singer and others, 2008) | ||||||||||
| Geologic age |
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| Identified Cu resources | 11,430,000metric tons | ||||||||||
| Known prospects | 52 | ||||||||||
| Mean Cu (t/sq km) | 463t/sq km | ||||||||||
| Map scales used | 500K, 1M |
| Assessment date | 2012 |
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| Estimators | Arthur A. Bookstrom, Jane M. Hammarstrom, Steve Ludington, John C. Mars, Gilpin R. Robinson, Michael L. Zientek, Lukas Zurcher. |
| Assessment depth | 1km |
| Quantitative assessment | Yes |
| Number of deposits | Confidence level |
|---|---|
| 1 | 90% |
| 6 | 50% |
| 15 | 10% |
| 15 | 5% |
| 15 | 1% |
| Mean estimated deposits | 7.13 | ±5.01 | (0.7%) |
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| Probability of mean | 0.34 |
|---|---|
| Probability of no copper | 0.07 |
| Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 12.13 | 58,270 | 21 |
| Copper | 27,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | 760,000 |
| Gold | 700 |
| Silver | 9,300 |
| Ore | 5,500 |
| Confidence level | 90% | 50% | 10% | 5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnage | 560,000 | 16,000,000 | 65,000,000 | 97,000,000 |
| Fraser country | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey* |
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| Fraser type | 0.7% |
| Fraser high | 0.31% |
| Typical cost | 1% |
| High cost | 0% |
| Infrastructure setting | Typical |
| Comments on depth | default |
| Expected depth distribution | |
| 0 - 250m | 0.25 |
| 250m - 500m | 0.25 |
| 500m - 1km | 0.5 |
| Economically recoverable resources | |
| Copper | 18,000,000t |
| Molybdenum | 370,000t |
| Gold | 370t |
| Silver | 5,700t |
| Probability no econ recoverable | 0.13 |
| Econ NPV | 5,100x $1M |
| Exp dollars | 77.95x $1M/100,000 sq km |
| Exp value class | High |
| General | Zürcher and others (in press) |
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| Economic | Robinson and Menzie (2012) |
| Name | Type | State | Country | Development | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Abad1 | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Ahle-Iman | prospect | Ardabil | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Alvand | prospect | Zanjan | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Alvigh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Andab Jadid | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Anjerd | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Producer | Details |
| Ankavan | deposit | Kotayk | Armenia | Past Producer | Details |
| Annigh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Astamal | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Balucheh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Baycheh Bagh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Past Producer | Details |
| Chamtal | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Dustbeiglu | prospect | Ardabil | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Cheshmeh Khan | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Dalidagskoe | prospect | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Prospect | Details |
| Darvan | prospect | Tehran | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Diz Jin | prospect | Qazvin | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Gavdel | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Producer | Details |
| Gekgundur | prospect | Naxçivan | Azerbaijan | Prospect | Details |
| Gey-Gel | prospect | Naxçivan | Azerbaijan | Occurrence | Details |
| Gharanigh Daragh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Gharehchilar | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Ghezalja | prospect | Naxçivan | Azerbaijan | Producer | Details |
| Gora Karanlykh | prospect | Naxçivan | Azerbaijan | Occurrence | Details |
| Gumusholan | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Haft Cheshmeh | deposit | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Hashtrud | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Javan Shakh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Jindarin | prospect | Syunik' | Armenia | Prospect | Details |
| Kadjaran | deposit | Syunik' | Armenia | Producer | Details |
| Khanbaz | prospect | Ardabil | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Kharvana | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Kighal | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Lichk | prospect | Syunik' | Armenia | Past Producer | Details |
| Loban Zardeh | prospect | Zanjan | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Mahmud Abad | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Mardanghom | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Masjed Daghi | deposit | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Producer | Details |
| Mazraeh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Past Producer | Details |
| Mendejin | prospect | Ardabil | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Miveh Rud | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Nabijan | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Paraghachay | prospect | Naxçivan | Azerbaijan | Past Producer | Details |
| Pkhrut | prospect | Syunik' | Armenia | Occurrence | Details |
| Qareh Darreh1 | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Safikhanlu Naghduz | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Zarshlu | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Sarlakhlu2 | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Senj | prospect | Tehran | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Sheykh Darabad | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Shirin Daragh | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Shoorazgah | prospect | Zanjan | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Sonajil | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Prospect | Details |
| Sungun | deposit | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Producer | Details |
| Tarom | prospect | Zanjan | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Zaglik | prospect | Ardabil | Iran | Occurrence | Details |
| Zand Abad | prospect | Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi | Iran | Occurrence | Details |