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Porphyry copper deposit in Kerman, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9291
Alternate names Darrehzar, Darrezar
Tract name Kerman (142pCu9016)
Site status deposit

Geographic location

Country Iran
State or province Kerman
Geographic location 55.909, 29.8838
Geologic map unit 55.909, 29.8838
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Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper
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

Commodity and development information

Development status Producer
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

Reference information

Comments Cu-Mo-(Au) porphyry deposit; calc-alkaline; in production; open pit; expansion to be completed in 2015.
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)
Aghazadeh, Mehraj; Hou, Zengqian; and Badrzadeh, Zahra, 2012, Porphyry copper mineralization in Iran—Main metallogenic belts and ore-forming episodes [abs.]: International Geological Congress, 34th, Brisbane, Australia, August 5–10, 2012 [Proceedings], Abstract 247. (Also available at http://www.academia.edu/1899516/Porphyry_copper_mineralization_in_Iran_main_metallogenic_belts_and_ore_-forming_episodes.)Arian, Mehran; Alizadeh, Hasan; and Noroozpour, Hamideh, 2011, Satellite geometry of faults and fractures and its relationship with porphyry deposits in northern parts of Dahaj-Sardoiyeh belt, south of Iran: Indian Journal of Science and Technology, v. 4, no. 10, p. 1303–1306. (Also available at http://www.indjst.org/archive/vol.4.issue.10/19-oct11mehran.pdf.)Derakhshani, R., and Abdolzadeh, M., 2009, Geochemistry, mineralization and alteration zones of Darrehzar porphyry copper deposit, Kerman, Iran: Journal of Applied Sciences, v. 9, p. 1628–1646. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jas.2009.1628.1646.)Haschke, Michael; Ahmadian, Jamshid; Murata, Mamoru; and McDonald, Iain, 2010, Copper mineralization prevented by arc-root delamination during Alpine-Himalayan collision in central Iran: Economic Geology, v. 105, p. 855–865. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.105.4.855.)InfoMine Inc., 2013i, Mining company and property/mine database: InfoMine, Inc. database, accessed March 11, 2013, at http://www.infomine.com/index/properties/Darreh_Zar.html.Iran Geological Survey, 2012a, Distribution of mineral deposits and occurences of copper: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey database, accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/Images/WEBMINE/cu/prj_cu.htm.Iran Geological Survey, 2012e, Minerals information of Iran: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey Web page accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_43/WebsiteId_17/Minerals.Distribution.html.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.)Mirnejad, H., Mathur, R., Einali, M., Dendas, M., and Alirezaei, S., 2010, A comparative copper isotope study of porphyry copper deposits in Iran: Geochemistry—Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 10, p. 413–418. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/1467-7873/09-229.)National Iranian Copper Industries Co., 2012, National Iranian Copper Industries Company: International Copper Study Group (ICSG) Meeting, 20th, Lisbon, April 25–27, 2012, 16 p., accessed October 11, 2012, at http://www.icsg.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=344&Itemid=62. (Now available at http://www.icsg.org/index.php/meetings-and-presentations-2/finish/157-2012-04-icsg-39th-regular-meeting-and-joint-study-groups-seminar-lisbon-portugal/848-iran-copper-industry-nicico.)Pour, A.B., Hashim, Mazlan, and Marghany, Maged, 2011, Using spectral mapping techniques on short wave infrared bands of ASTER remote sensing data for alteration mineral mapping in SE Iran: International Journal of the Physical Sciences, v. 6, p. 917–939. (Also available at http://www.academicjournals.org/IJPS/PDF/pdf2011/18Feb/Pour%20et%20al.pdf.)Ranjbar, H., and Honarmand, M., 2004, Integration and analysis of airborne geophysical and ETM+ data for exploration of porphyry type deposits in the Central Iranian volcanic belt using fuzzy classification: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 25, p. 4729–4741. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160410001709011.)Ranjbar, Hojjatollah; Shahriari, Hadi; and Honarmand, Mehdi, 2005, Integration of ASTER and airbourne geophysical data for exploration of copper mineralization—A case study of Sar Cheshmeh area: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress, 20th, Istanbul, July 12–23, 2004 [Proceedings], v. 35, pt. B4, 6 p. (Also available at http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXV/congress/comm4/papers/438.pdf.)Shafiei, Behnam, 2010, Lead isotope signatures of the igneous rocks and porphyry copper deposits from the Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc (SE Iran), and their magmatic-metallogenic implications: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 38, p. 27–36. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.05.004.)Shafiei, Behnam; Haschke, Michael; and Shahabpour, Jamshid, 2009, Recycling of orogenic arc crust triggers porphyry Cu mineralization in Kerman Cenozoic arc rocks, southeastern Iran: Mineralium Deposita, v. 44, p. 265–283. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00126-008-0216-0.)Shafiei, B., and Shahabpour, J., 2008, Gold distribution in porphyry copper deposits of Kerman region, southestern Iran: Iran, Journal of Sciences, v. 19, p. 247–260. (Also available at http://journals.ut.ac.ir/page/download-7AS0PN_X5TM.artdl.)Shahabpour, J., 1999, The role of deep structures in the distribution of some major ore deposits in Iran, NE of the Zagros thrust zone: Geodynamics, v. 28, p. 237–250. (Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00040-4.)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/.