Dakouzi, Porphyry copper prospect

Dakouzi

Porphyry copper prospect in Gansu, China

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	8011
Tract name	Solonker (142pCu8501)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	China
State or province	Gansu
Geographic location	97.4736, 41.6391 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	97.4736, 41.6391
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper
Age determination method	Geologic inference
Age range	~490–390 Ma (Caledonian orogeny) to ~290 Ma (Variscan orogeny)
Age reference	geologic inference
Minerals	bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite, pyrite
Associated rocks	diorite, granodiorite, monzogranite
Tectonic setting	continental margin
Stratigraphic age	Paleozoic

Commodity and development information

Development status	Prospect
Major commodities	Cu, Au
Gold-Moly ratio	-9999

Reference information

Comments	Raw prospect, no drilling.
Study area name	Central Asian Orogenic Belt
References	Sun and others (2010); Xu and others (2010)
Site reference	Mihalasky, Ludington, Hammarstrom, and others (2015)

Sun Xin-chun, Li Tong-guo, Wei Zhi-jun, Liu Yang-xiong, and Jiang, Wen, 2010, Geological characteristics and prospect of ore exploration in the Dakouzi Cu-Au deposit, Gansu Province: Geology and Exploration, v. 46, no. 2, p. 252260. [In Chinese, English abstract.] (Abstract also available at http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-DZKT201002011.htm.)Xu Rong-ke, Lu Sheng-zhang, Li Xing-de, Zheng You-ye, Sun Xing-chun, Wei Zhi-jun, Shan Liang, Zhang Yu-lian, Lu Lin, Li Hong-mei, Liu Xin-yang, Liu Jun-an, and Liu Yuan-ping, 2010, Metallotectonic anatomy and metallogenic prognosis for ore-concentrated area of Gongpoquan copper deposit from Beishan area of Gansu province: Geology and Exploration, v. 46, no. 1, p. 93101. [In Chinese, English abstract.] (Abstract also available at http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-DZKT201001014.htm.)