| GMRAP ID | 3179 |
|---|---|
| Tract name | Apuseni Mountains (150pCu6003) |
| Group name | Almas Group |
| Included sites | Group includes Almas, Baba-Babuta, Breaza, Hanes-Large, Muncaceasca East, Muncaceasca West, and Trimpoiele prospects. |
| Site status | prospect |
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| State or province | Alba |
| Geographic location | 23.169, 46.116 |
| Geologic map unit | 23.169, 46.116 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
|---|---|
| Age determination method | Geologic inference |
| Age range | Neogene |
| Age reference | geologic inference |
| Tectonic setting | postconvergence |
| Stratigraphic age | Neogene |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
| Comments | Beginning in 2001, Breaza was being explored via diamond drill for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn by European Goldfields Ltd. They determined the Breaza prospect consists of over 40 mineralized veins/breccias. Underground sampling by European Goldfields has identified several zones up to 60 metres wide with values in the range 0.5 to 1.2 g/t Au. |
|---|---|
| Study area name | Europe |
| References | European Goldfields Ltd. (2004); Vlad and Orlandea (2004) |
| Site reference | Sutphin and others (2013) |