| GMRAP ID | 9159 |
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| Alternate names | Western Porphyries |
| Tract name | Chagai (142pCu9013) |
| Group name | Reko Diq Group |
| Included sites | Group includes various Reko Diq (H8, H13, H14, H35), and Tanjeel deposits and Bukit Pashir, Koh-i-Dalil, North Koh-i-Dalil, Pharra Koh, various Reko Diq (H3, H7, H10, H12, H15, H27, H36, and H79), and Sam Koh prospects |
| Site status | deposit |
| Country | Pakistan |
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| State or province | Baluchistan |
| Geographic location | 62.0511, 29.1267 |
| Geologic map unit | 62.0511, 29.1267 |
| Nearby data |
| Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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| Deposit subtype | Cu-Au |
| Age (Ma) | 11.22Ma |
| Age determination method | U-Pb zircon |
| Age range | 11.22 ±0.50 Ma |
| Age reference | Perelló and others (2008) |
| Minerals | alunite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, gypsum, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite |
| Associated rocks | breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone, andesite flow, agglomerate, volcaniclastics |
| Tectonic setting | mixed |
| Stratigraphic age | late Miocene |
| Development status | Prospect |
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| Major commodities | Cu, Au |
| Tonnage (Mt) | 4,100Mt |
| Cu grade (%) | 0.5% |
| Au grade (g/t) | 0.29g/t |
| Contained copper | 20,000,000t |
| Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
| Comments | Cu-Au porphyry deposit; calcic calc-alkaline; feasibility stage; considered to be part of Reko Diq deposit; Reko Diq H8, Reko Diq H13, Reko Diq H14, Reko Diq H15, and Reko Diq H35 porphyry centers lie within 4 km of each other. |
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| Study area name | Tethys |
| References | Antofagasta PLC (2010); Perelló and others (2008); Schloderer (2003); Singer and others (2008) |
| Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |