GMRAP ID | 9282 |
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Alternate names | Chah Mesy, Chahmessi-Meduk, Chahmessi |
Tract name | Kerman (142pCu9016) |
Group name | Meiduk Group |
Included sites | Group includes Chah-Firuzeh and Meiduk deposits and Chah Messi, Darbiduye, Darbiduye silcat v., Dare Tangle, E-Meiduk station, Hemashk, Kahtokarha, Lachah, Latela, N-Kamkoiye, NW-Bandovan, NW-Meiduk, Sara, SE-Chah Messi and other prospects. |
Site status | prospect |
Country | Iran |
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State or province | Kerman |
Geographic location | 55.1429, 30.4049 |
Geologic map unit | 55.1429, 30.4049 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Age determination method | Geologic inference |
Age range | late Miocene(?) |
Age reference | geologic inference |
Minerals | chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite |
Associated rocks | porphyritic diorite, volcanic rocks, sedimentary rocks |
Tectonic setting | continental margin |
Stratigraphic age | late Miocene(?) |
Development status | Producer |
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Major commodities | Cu |
Minor commodities | Pb, Zn |
Trace commodities | Ag, Au, Hg |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Cu-Pb-Zn-(Ag-Au) porphyry-related polymetallic vein deposit; reserves: 0.89 Mt at 1.65% Cu and 0.15% Cu cutoff (15,000 t of contained Cu); active; considered as porphyry-related prospect; includes SE-Chah Messi prospect; mine located 3.8 km SW of Meiduk (Shahre Babak) deposit. |
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Study area name | Tethys |
References | Bazin and Hübner (1969a); Bazin and Hübner (1969b); Derakhshani and Mehrabi (2009); Honarmand and others (2011); Iran Geological Survey (2012a); Iran Geological Survey (2012b); Iran Geological Survey (2012c); National Iranian Copper Industries Co. (2012); Tangestani and Moore (2002a); Tangestani and Moore (2002b); U.S. Geological Survey (2012) |
Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |