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Porphyry copper prospect in Syunik', Armenia

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9222
Alternate names Lichkvaz
Tract name Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status prospect

Geographic location

Country Armenia
State or province Syunik'
Geographic location 46.1953, 39.0315
Geologic map unit 46.1953, 39.0315
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Geologic information

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

Commodity and development information

Development status Past Producer
Major commodities Cu, Mo
Minor commodities Au
Trace commodities Ag, Se, Te
Gold-Moly ratio -9999

Reference information

Comments Cu-Mo-(Au) porphyry prospect; past producer; resource: 700,000 oz (20 t) Au; open pit/underground, under care and maintenance.
Study area name Tethys
References InfoMine Inc. (2013y); Mining Journal (2005); Norwest Mineral Sector Investment Focus (2003); Zvezdov and others (1993)
Site reference Zürcher and others (in press)
InfoMine Inc., 2013y, Mining company and property/mine database: InfoMine, Inc. database, accessed March 11, 2013, at http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/LICHKVADZ___TERTERASAN_(SIPAN).html.
Kekelia, Sergo, and Kekelia, Maren, 2001, Metallogenic map of the Caucasus, Arcview 3.2 format, in Moon, C., ed., Elaboration and quantification of metallogenic evolution of Alpine fold system—The Pontides-Lesser Caucasus sector of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogienic belt: International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS) Project 97-1416, CD-ROM.
Mining Journal, 2005, Armenia - 2005: Mining Journal Web page accessed June 6, 2012, at http://www.mining-journal.com/armenia--2005. (Also available at http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/armenia---2005?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=print_friendly.)Norwest Mineral Sector Investment Focus, 2003, Armenia—Positive outlook for mineral sector growth: Norwest Corporation Ltd., 8 p. (Also available at http://www.globalgoldcorp.com/docs/20030901JICAnwMiningReport.pdf.)Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511–549. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-1368(93)90013-O.)