GMRAP ID | 9291 |
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Alternate names | Darrehzar, Darrezar |
Tract name | Kerman (142pCu9016) |
Site status | deposit |
Country | Iran |
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State or province | Kerman |
Geographic location | 55.909, 29.8838 |
Geologic map unit | 55.909, 29.8838 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Age (Ma) | 14.9Ma |
Age determination method | unknown |
Age range | 14.9 Ma |
Age reference | Singer and others (2008) |
Minerals | albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tourmaline |
Associated rocks | diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, andesite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, trachyandesite, volcaniclastics |
Tectonic setting | continental margin |
Stratigraphic age | early Miocene |
Development status | Producer |
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Major commodities | Cu, Mo |
Trace commodities | Pb, Zn, As, Ag, Hg |
Tonnage (Mt) | 283Mt |
Cu grade (%) | 0.38% |
Mo grade (%) | 0.004% |
Contained copper | 1,100,000t |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Cu-Mo-(Au) porphyry deposit; calc-alkaline; in production; open pit; expansion to be completed in 2015. |
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Study area name | Tethys |
References | Aghazadeh and others (2012); Arian and others (2011); Derakhshani and Abdolzadeh (2009); Haschke and others (2010); InfoMine Inc. (2013i); Iran Geological Survey (2012a); Iran Geological Survey (2012e); Kirkham and Dunne (2000); Mirnejad, Mathur and others (2010); National Iranian Copper Industries Co. (2012); Pour and others (2011); Ranjbar and Honarmand (2004); Ranjbar and others (2005); Shafiei (2010); Shafiei and others (2009); Shafiei and Shahabpour (2008); Shahabpour (1999); Singer and others (2008); U.S. Geological Survey (2012) |
Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |