Balucheh, Porphyry copper prospect

Balucheh

Porphyry copper prospect in Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	9191
Alternate names	Balunje, Balucheh1, Balujeh
Tract name	Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	Iran
State or province	Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi
Geographic location	46.6167, 38.75 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	46.6167, 38.75
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper
Age determination method	Geologic inference
Age range	Oligocene–Miocene(?)
Age reference	geologic inference
Associated rocks	tuff, lava, carbonate rocks
Tectonic setting	postconvergence
Stratigraphic age	Oligocene–Miocene(?)

Commodity and development information

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

Reference information

Comments	Cu-Mo porphyry prospect; drill roads evident in satellite imagery; abandoned (Bazin and Hübner, 1969a).
Study area name	Tethys
References	Bazin and Hübner (1969a); Iran Geological Survey (2012a); Iran Geological Survey (2012e); Samani (1998)
Site reference	Zürcher and others (in press)

Bazin, D., and Hübner H., 1969a, Copper deposits in Iran: Iran Geological Survey Report 13, 232 p.Iran Geological Survey, 2012a, Distribution of mineral deposits and occurences of copper: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey database, accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/Images/WEBMINE/cu/prj_cu.htm.Iran Geological Survey, 2012e, Minerals information of Iran: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey Web page accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_43/WebsiteId_17/Minerals.Distribution.html.

Samani, Bahram, 1998, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold depositsA global perspective, Australian Mineral Foundation Conference, Perth, November 30December 1, 1998, Proceedings: Adelaide, PGC Publishing, p. 151174.