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Porphyry copper deposit in Syunik, Armenia

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9178
Tract name Anatolide-Tauride—Eastern Turkey-Caucasus (142pCu9005c)
Site status deposit

Geographic location

Country Armenia
State or province Syunik
Geographic location 46.1882, 38.9219
Geologic map unit 46.1882, 38.9219
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Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper
Age (Ma) 44Ma
Age determination method Re-Os
Age range 40–44 Ma
Age reference Moritz and others (2012)
Minerals arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, emplectite, enargite, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, luzonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, wittichenite
Associated rocks breccia, granodiorite porphyry, granite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granosyenite, monzonite, quartz monzonite, diorite, gabbro, medium-to high-K calc-alkaline granodiorite
Tectonic setting mixed
Stratigraphic age early Eocene

Commodity and development information

Development status Producer
Major commodities Cu, Mo
Minor commodities Au
Trace commodities Ag, Re, Se, Te, Bi
Tonnage (Mt) 125Mt
Cu grade (%) 0.56%
Mo grade (%) 0.025%
Au grade (g/t) 0.6g/t
Contained copper 700,000t
Gold-Moly ratio 20

Reference information

Comments Cu-Mo-Au porphyry deposit; calc-alkaline to alkaline; open pit; in production.
Study area name Tethys
References GeoProMining (2012); Global Metals Ltd. (2013); Gugushvili and others (2010); InfoMine Inc. (2013a); Jamali and others (2010); Kekelia and Kekelia (2001); Kirkham and Dunne (2000); Mining Journal (2005); Moritz and others (2012); Norwest Mineral Sector Investment Focus (2003); Rundkvist (2001); Singer and others (2008); U.S. Geological Survey (2012); Zvezdov and others (1993)
Site reference Zürcher and others (in press)
GeoProMining, 2012, Agarak copper-molybdenum mine complex: Web page accessed September 13, 2013, at http://www.geopromining.com/en/our-business/operations/agarak/.Global Metals Ltd., 2013, Molibdeny Ashkharh LLC, Dastakert copper-molybdenum deposit: Global Metals Ltd. Web page accessed July 5, 2013, at http://www.globalmetals.am/en/projects/molibdeny_ashkharh/.Gugushvili, V., Popkhadze, N., Beridze, T., and Khutsishvili, S., 2010, Sources of base, precious and rare metals during the Tethyan Phanerozoic evolution of the Caucasus and Pontides, in Carpathian Balkan Geological Association Congress, 19th, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 23–26, 2010, Proceedings: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology Scientific Annals, v. 100, p. 333–341. (Also available at http://geolib.geo.auth.gr/digeo/index.php/sasg/article/viewFile/7712/7468.)InfoMine Inc., 2013a, Mining company and property/mine database: InfoMine, Inc. database, accessed March 11, 2013, at http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/Agarak.html.Jamali, Hemayat; Dilek, Yildirim; Daliran, Farahnaz; Yaghubpur, Abdolmajid; and Mehrabi, Behzad, 2010, Metallogeny and tectonic evolution of the Cenozoic Ahar-Arasbaran volcanic belt, northern Iran: International Geology Review, v. 52, p. 608–630. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00206810903416323.)
Kekelia, Sergo, and Kekelia, Maren, 2001, Metallogenic map of the Caucasus, Arcview 3.2 format, in Moon, C., ed., Elaboration and quantification of metallogenic evolution of Alpine fold system—The Pontides-Lesser Caucasus sector of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogienic belt: International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS) Project 97-1416, CD-ROM.
Kirkham, R.V., and Dunne, K.P.E., comps., 2000, World distribution of porphyry, porphyry-associated skarn, and bulk-tonnage epithermal deposits and occurrences: Canada Geological Survey Open File 3792a, 26 p. and 1 diskette. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/211229.)Mining Journal, 2005, Armenia - 2005: Mining Journal Web page accessed June 6, 2012, at http://www.mining-journal.com/armenia--2005. (Also available at http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/armenia---2005?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=print_friendly.)Moritz, R., Selby, D., Ovtcharova, M., Mederer, J., Melkonyan, R., Hovakimyan, S., Tayan, R., Popkhadze, N., Gugushvili, V., and Ramazanov, V., 2012, Diversity of geodynamic settings during Cu, Au and Mo ore formation in the Lesser Caucasus—New age constraints [abs.], in European Mineralogical Conference, 1st, Frankfurt, Germany, September 2–6, 2012, Proceedings: European Mineralogical Conference, v. 1, abstract EMC2012-745, 1 p. (Also available at http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMC2012/EMC2012-745.pdf.)Norwest Mineral Sector Investment Focus, 2003, Armenia—Positive outlook for mineral sector growth: Norwest Corporation Ltd., 8 p. (Also available at http://www.globalgoldcorp.com/docs/20030901JICAnwMiningReport.pdf.)
Rundkvist, D.V., ed., 2001 [2002], Mineragenic map of Russian Federation and adjacent states (with the boundaries of former USSR): Russian Federation Ministry of Natural Resources, State Research and Development Enterprise (Aerogeologica), 49 p., Excel workbook, and 1 map on 18 sheets, scale 1:2,500,000, CD-ROM.
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2008, Porphyry copper deposits of the world—Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155, [45] p. and digital data, accessed December 31, 2013, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1155/.U.S. Geological Survey, 2012, Mineral resource data system (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey database, accessed October 19, 2012, at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/.Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511–549. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-1368(93)90013-O.)