| GMRAP ID | 634 |
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| Tract name | Late Paleozoic Balkhash-Ili magmatic arc (east) (142pCu8003a) |
| Site status | prospect |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
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| State or province | Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy |
| Geographic location | 79.157489, 47.971871 |
| Geologic map unit | 79.157489, 47.971871 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
|---|---|
| Age determination method | Geologic inference |
| Age range | Late Paleozoic |
| Age reference | Singer and others (2008) |
| Minerals | andalusite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, covellite, diaspore, galena, goethite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, valleriite |
| Associated rocks | diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, andesite, monzonite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff |
| Tectonic setting | continental margin |
| Stratigraphic age | Late Paleozoic |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Major commodities | Cu |
| Minor commodities | Mo, Pb |
| Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
| Comments | Grades reported: average 0.5% Cu, 0.001–0.03% Mo. Location: grid road pattern, trenches on Google Earth (3/5/10); 14 km NW of Singer and others' (2008) location. |
|---|---|
| Study area name | West Central Asia |
| References | Zhukov and others (1998); Singer and others (2008) |
| Site reference | Berger and others (2014) |