GMRAP ID | 9031 |
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Alternate names | Ardala, Ardala-Salinbaş |
Tract name | Pontide (Asia)—NE Turkey sub-tract (142pCu9004b) |
Site status | deposit |
Country | Turkey |
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State or province | Artvin |
Geographic location | 41.9562, 41.1315 |
Geologic map unit | 41.9562, 41.1315 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Deposit subtype | Cu-Au |
Age (Ma) | 52.5Ma |
Age determination method | unknown |
Age range | 52.5 Ma |
Age reference | Singer and others (2008) |
Minerals | albite, amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, copper, enargite, epidote, Fe-oxide, galena, hematite, illite, magnetite, marcasite, Mn-oxide, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite |
Associated rocks | granodiorite porphyry, andesite, granite, metabasalt, greenschist, phyllite, quartzite, volcanoclastics, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, limestone, marl |
Tectonic setting | mixed |
Stratigraphic age | early Eocene |
Development status | Prospect |
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Major commodities | Cu, Mo |
Minor commodities | Au |
Tonnage (Mt) | 80Mt |
Cu grade (%) | 0.5% |
Au grade (g/t) | 0.2g/t |
Contained copper | 400,000t |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Acid-sulfate Au-Ag and Cu-Mo porphyry deposit; calc-alkaline; 2013 combined Ardala-Salinba? project resource estimate stands at 26.87 Mt at 1.26 g/t Au, 4.78 g/t Ag, including 4.66 Mt at 0.22% Cu and 18 Mt at 0.0136% Mo; advanced exploration. |
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Study area name | Tethys |
References | Akçay and Gündüz (2004); Ariana Resources PLC (2013); Arslan and Aliyazicioglu (2001); Eng?n and others (2000); Grima (2008); InfoMine Inc. (2012a); InfoMine Inc. (2013p); KEFI Minerals (2012); Kirkham and Dunne (2000); Leaman and Staude (2002); Mining Journal (2010); Moon and others (2001); Singer and others (2008); Soylu (1999); Yigit (2006); Yigit (2009) |
Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |