GMRAP ID | 4028 |
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Alternate names | Mt. Darcy |
Tract name | East Tasmanide - Central sub-tract (009pCu8004b) |
Site status | prospect |
Country | Australia |
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State or province | Queensland |
Geographic location | 143.252701, -18.244508 |
Geologic map unit | 143.252701, -18.244508 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Age (Ma) | 310Ma |
Age determination method | Geologic inference |
Age range | 310 Ma |
Age reference | Horton (1978) |
Minerals | bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite |
Associated rocks | granite, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, breccia |
Tectonic setting | continental margin |
Stratigraphic age | Late Carboniferous |
Development status | Prospect |
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Major commodities | Cu |
Minor commodities | Mo |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Porphyry-style chalcopyrite, pyrite; minor molybdenite. Fracturing weak to moderate. Upper part exposed. Secondary enrichment weak. |
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Study area name | Australia |
References | Horton (1978); Ewers and others (2002) |
Site reference | Bookstrom and others (2014) |