GMRAP ID | 9283 |
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Alternate names | Chahar Gombad, Chahargonbad, Chahar Gonbad1 |
Tract name | Kerman (142pCu9016) |
Site status | prospect |
Country | Iran |
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State or province | Kerman |
Geographic location | 56.1833, 29.5917 |
Geologic map unit | 56.1833, 29.5917 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Age determination method | Geologic inference |
Age range | Oligocene |
Age reference | geologic inference |
Minerals | chalcopyrite, marcasite, native gold, pyrite, tetrahedrite |
Associated rocks | porphyritic quartz diorite, andesitic tuff |
Tectonic setting | continental margin |
Stratigraphic age | Oligocene |
Development status | Producer |
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Major commodities | Cu, Mo, Au |
Trace commodities | Zn, Pb, Ag |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag porphyry-related skarn prospect; calc-alkaline; underground operation; resource (not thoroughly characterized): less than 3 Mt at 1.7% Cu; reserve: 80,000 t at 1.5% Cu; active(?). |
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Study area name | Tethys |
References | Aliani and others (2009); Bazin and Hübner (1969a); Bazin and Hübner (1969b); Iran Geological Survey (2012a); Iran Geological Survey (2012b); Mehrabi and Derkhshani (2010); Samani (1998); U.S. Geological Survey (2012) |
Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |