Khanbaz

Porphyry copper prospect in Ardabil, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9217
Tract name Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status prospect

Geographic location

Country Iran
State or province Ardabil
Geographic location 47.4333, 38.4083
Geologic map unit 47.4333, 38.4083
Nearby data

Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper
Age determination method Geologic inference
Age range Oligocene–Miocene
Age reference geologic inference
Associated rocks granite, monzonite
Tectonic setting postconvergence
Stratigraphic age Oligocene–Miocene

Commodity and development information

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

Reference information

Comments Cu porphyry prospect; workings evident in satellite imagery.
Study area name Tethys
References Iran Geological Survey (2012e); Pazand, Hezarkhani, Ataei and Ghanbari (2011)
Site reference Zürcher and others (in press)