| GMRAP ID | 9061 |
|---|---|
| Alternate names | Ispir Vank |
| Tract name | Pontide (Asia)—NE Turkey sub-tract (142pCu9004b) |
| Site status | deposit |
| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| State or province | Erzurum |
| Geographic location | 40.9047, 40.5777 |
| Geologic map unit | 40.9047, 40.5777 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
|---|---|
| Age (Ma) | 59Ma |
| Age determination method | unknown |
| Age range | 59 Ma |
| Age reference | Yigit (2009) |
| Minerals | albite, barite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite |
| Associated rocks | breccia, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, dacite flow, granodiorite, mudstone, rhyolite flow, pyroclastics, shale, agglomerate, amphibolite, andesite flow, basalt flow, conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry intrusive breccia |
| Tectonic setting | mixed |
| Stratigraphic age | mid-Paleocene |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Major commodities | Cu, Mo |
| Tonnage (Mt) | 74Mt |
| Cu grade (%) | 0.31% |
| Mo grade (%) | 0.022% |
| Contained copper | 230,000t |
| Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
| Comments | Cu-Mo porphyry deposit; calcic calc-alkaline; exploration. |
|---|---|
| Study area name | Tethys |
| References | Eng?n and others (2000); Kirkham and Dunne (2000); Leaman and Staude (2002); Moon and others (2001); Singer and others (2008); Soylu (1999); Taylor (1978); Taylor and Fryer (1980); Yigit (2009) |
| Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |