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 |
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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 |
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Probability of no copper | 0.07 |
Known deposits |
Total deposits |
Area (sq km) |
Deposit density per 100,000 sq km |
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5 | 12.13 | 58,270 | 21 |
Copper | 27,000,000 |
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Molybdenum | 760,000 |
Gold | 700 |
Silver | 9,300 |
Ore | 5,500 |
Confidence level | 90% | 50% | 10% | 5% |
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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 |
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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 |