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Western Peri-Mediterranean Region
Fragments of Neogene postcollisional volcanic belts related to the Alpine orogeny in the western peri-Mediterranen area.
Tract ID |
150pCu6005 |
Country |
Italy-Morocco-Spain |
Commodity |
Cu |
Study area name |
Europe |
Tectonic setting |
postconvergence |
Deposit type |
porphyry copper |
Grade-tonnage model |
Not assessed |
Geologic age |
Geologic feature age |
late Eocene through early Miocene |
Generalized age |
Tertiary-Neogene |
Oldest rocks age |
40.4Ma
|
Youngest rocks age |
13.82Ma
|
Age range |
26.58Ma
|
|
Identified Cu resources |
130,000metric tons
|
Known prospects |
2 |
Map scales used |
500K, 1M |
(A quantitative assessment of this tract was not carried out.)
Bibliographic references
General |
Sutphin and others (2013) |
Sutphin, D.M., Hammarstrom, J.M., Drew, L.J., Large, D.E., Berger, B.B., Dicken, C.L., and DeMarr, M.W., with contributions from Billa, M., Briskey, J.A., Cassard, D., Lips, A., Pertold, Z., and Ro?u, E., 2013, Porphyry copper assessment of Europe, exclusive of the Fennoscandian Shield: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090K, 197 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/k/.
Deposits and prospects associated with this tract
Name |
Type |
State |
Country |
Development |
Details |
Calabona |
deposit |
Sardegna |
Italy |
Past Producer |
Details |
Carbonia |
prospect |
Sardegna |
Italy |
Prospect |
Details |
Siliqua |
prospect |
Sardegna |
Italy |
Prospect |
Details |