| 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) |