Miveh Rud, Porphyry copper prospect

Miveh Rud

Porphyry copper prospect in Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	9229
Alternate names	Andarian
Tract name	Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	Iran
State or province	Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi
Geographic location	46.2586, 38.5497 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	46.2586, 38.5497
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper
Age determination method	Geologic inference
Age range	Oligocene–Miocene
Age reference	Jamali and others (2010)
Associated rocks	flysch sediments, medium-to high-K calc-alkaline subvolcanic rocks
Tectonic setting	postconvergence
Stratigraphic age	Oligocene–Miocene

Commodity and development information

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

Reference information

Comments	Cu-Mo-(W) porphyry-skarn and Au-Ag-(Sb) epithermal prospect; assays: 1 g/t Au, 0.1% Cu; exploration.
Study area name	Tethys
References	Einali and Alirezai (2005); Iran Geological Survey (2012b); Jamali and others (2010); Jamali and others (2012)
Site reference	Zürcher and others (in press)

Einali, M., and Alirezai, S., 2005, Source of sulfur in Miveh Rood mineralized dykes and skarns, East Azerbaijan, NW Iran [abs.]: Iran Geological Survey Symposium on Geosciences, Exploration and Economic Geology, 24th, Iran, 2005 [Proceedings]. (Also available at http://www.ngdir.ir/papers/PapersDetail.asp?PID=7272.)Iran Geological Survey, 2012b, Distribution of mineral deposits and occurences of gold: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey database, accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/Images/WEBMINE/au/au-vein/prj_au_v.htm.Jamali, Hemayat; Dilek, Yildirim; Daliran, Farahnaz; Yaghubpur, Abdolmajid; and Mehrabi, Behzad, 2010, Metallogeny and tectonic evolution of the Cenozoic Ahar-Arasbaran volcanic belt, northern Iran: International Geology Review, v. 52, p. 608630. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00206810903416323.)Jamali, Hemayat; Yaghubpur, Abdolmajid; Mehrabi, Behzad; Dilek, Yildirim; Daliran, Farahnaz; and Meshkani, Ahamd, 2012, Petrogenesis and tectono-magmatic setting of MesoCenozoic magmatism in Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, chap. 3 of Al-Juboury, A.I., ed., PetrologyNew perspectives and applications: Rijeka, Croatia, InTech, p. 5168. (Also available at http://www.researchgate.net/publication/221922247_Petrogenesis_and_Tectono-Magmatic_Setting_of_Meso-Cenozoic_Magmatism_in_Azerbaijan_Province_Northwestern_Iran.)