| GMRAP ID | 1003 |
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| Tract name | Solonker (142pCu8501) |
| Site status | deposit |
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| State or province | Nei Mongol |
| Geographic location | 118.507, 42.4191 |
| Geologic map unit | 118.507, 42.4191 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
|---|---|
| Deposit subtype | Cu-Mo |
| Age (Ma) | 257.5Ma |
| Age determination method | Re-Os molybdenite |
| Age range | 257.5 ±2.5 Ma |
| Age reference | Liu, Zhao and others (2010) |
| Minerals | chalcopyrite, molybdenite |
| Associated rocks | syenogranite, monzogranite, diorite |
| Tectonic setting | continental margin |
| Stratigraphic age | Late Permian |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Major commodities | Cu, Mo |
| Tonnage (Mt) | 179Mt |
| Cu grade (%) | 0.14% |
| Mo grade (%) | 0.07% |
| Contained copper | 250,000t |
| Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
| Comments | Also reported 111 kt of Cu at 0.5% Cu; 50 kt of Mo at 0.12% Mo. Molybdenitechalcopyrite mineralization of the deposit mainly occurs as veinlets in stockwork ore and dissemination in breccia ore (Zeng, Liu, Zhang and others, 2011). Latest PermianEarly Triassic age interval Cu-Mo or Mo mineralization that has not been previously recognized (Zeng, Liu, Zhang and others, 2011). |
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| Study area name | Central Asian Orogenic Belt |
| References | Wan and others (2009); Zeng, Liu and others (2010); Zeng, Liu, Zhang and others (2011); Liu, Zhao and others (2010) |
| Site reference | Mihalasky, Ludington, Hammarstrom, and others (2015) |