NameDeposit	Includes	OtherNames	Country	CountryCode	StateProvince	LatitudeDecimal	LongitudeDecimal	AgeMY	Deposit Age	Tonnage	Copper grade	Molybdenum grade	Gold grade	Silver grade	Subtype	EmpacementDepthkm	Assoc Deposits less 10km	Assoc Deposits less 5km	DepositID	LatitudeDegrees	LatitudeMinutes	LatitudeSeconds	LongitudeDegrees	LongitudeMinutes	LongitudeSeconds	Minerals	RocksInDeposit	RocksOnMap	RocksOnMapInDeposit	DiscoveryDate	StartupDate	OreAAxis	OreBAxis	OreArea	AlterAAxis	AlterBAxis	AlterArea	SulfideAAxis	SulfideBAxis	SulfideArea	Comments	References
Agua Rica 		Mi Vida	Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca	-27.37083333	-66.28	5.5	65	1761	0.42	0.033	0.18	3.2	17	2	"17, 22c"	25e	323	-27	-22	-15	-66	-16	-48	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, granite, migmatite, syenodiorite"	"andesite, monzodiorite, schist "	1900	n.d.	0	0	0	4.4	3.8	13.1	0	0	5.7	0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed. Superposition of multistage mineralized breccia. Farallon Negro volcanic region.	"Bargmann, C.J., 2000, Agua Rica prospect, Catamarca Province, Argentina; an example of deposit evaluation based on net smelter return: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, v. 109, p. 126132.

Koukharsky, M., and Mirr, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwestern Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849863.

Landtwing, M.R., Dillenbeck, E.D., Leake, M.L., and Heinrich, C.A., 2002, Evolution of the breccia-hosted Cu-Mo-Au deposit at Agua Rica, Argentina: progressive unroofing of a magmatic hydrothermal system: Economic Geology, v. 97, p. 12731292.

Northern Orion Resources Inc., 2007, Development projects, Agua Rica, 9 p.: 
http://www.northernorion.com/s/AguaRica.asp   

Perell, J., Rojas, N., Devaux, C., Fava, L., Etchart, E., and Harman, P., 1998, Discovery of the Agua Rica Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina, Part 2. Geology, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 119134.

Roco, R., and Koukharsky, M., 1999, El porfiro cupro-molibdenifero Agua Rica y las manifestationes epitermales asociadas, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14791492.

Rojas, N., Perell, J., Harman, P., Cabello, J., Devaux, C., Fava, L., and Etchart, E., 1998, Discovery of the Agua Rica Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina, Part 1. Exploration and discovery, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective. Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 111119.

Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 818."
Alcaparrosa			Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-31.3	-69.36666667	267	267		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	330	-31	-18		-69	-22		"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Arroyo Chita		Chita	Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-30.5	-69.75	12	12		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	328	-30	-30		-69	-45		n.d.	andesite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bajo de Agua Tapado 			Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca 	-27.26666667	-66.65	8.5	116		0	0	0	0	20c 	0	25c (3)	22c	320	-27	-16		-66	-39		"barite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	conglomerate (block and ash flow deposit)	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, basalt, monzonite"	1940s	n.d.	0	0	0	5.3	1.5	6.2	1.3	1.1	1.1	"Thin veins 2.2 g/t Au, 174 g/t Ag. Exposed. Farallon Negro volcanic region."	"Alderete, M.C., 1999, Bajo de Agua Tapada, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14751478.

Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alcaline porphyry copper deposits, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits  II, Department of Geological Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 583640.

Harris, A.C., Bryan, S.E., and Holcombe, R.J., 2006, Volcanic setting of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Faralln Negro volcanics, Northwest Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 101, p. 7194.

Koukharsky, M., and Mirr, J.C., 1976, Mi Vida prospect: a porphyry copper-type deposit in northwestern Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 849863.
  
Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 818."
Bajo de la Alumbrera 			Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca 	-27.32972222	-66.60888889	7.5	8.020.14 to 6.750.09	806	0.53	0	0.64	2.5	20c	2.528	"20c (2), 25c (2)"	20c	322	-27	-19	-47	-66	-36	-32	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry"	"granite, schist, gneiss"	"andesite, andesite breccia, conglomerate (block and ash flow deposit) , sandstone, tuff"	1949	1997	1.1	0.6	0.52	2.5	1.75	3.4	0	0	0	1999 resources: 767 Mt at 0.51% Cu and 0.64 g/t Au. In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 35 ppb Pd. Exposed. Farallon Negro volcanic region.	"Angera, J.A., 1999, Mina Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14511461.

Brown, S.C., 2005, A review of the geology and mineralization of the Alumbrera copper-gold deposit, northwestern Argentina, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 115131.

Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco 93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 4966.

Guilbert, J.M., 1995, Geology, alteration, mineralization, and genesis of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 646656.

Guilbert, J.M., 2000, El yacimiento de cobre y oro de Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: historia, exploracion y desarrollo de modelos geologicos: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimentos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p.155175. 

Harris, A.C., Bryan, S.E., and Holcombe, R.J., 2006, Volcanic setting of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Faralln Negro volcanics, Northwest Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 101, p. 7194.

Muller, D., and Forrestal, P., 1998, The shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Catamarca province, Argentina: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 64, p. 4764. 

Proffett, J.M., 2003, Geology of the Bajo la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 15351574. 

Sasso, A.M., and Clark, A.H., 1998, The Faralln Negro Group, northwest Argentina: magmatic, hydrothermal and tectonic evolution and implications for Cu-Au metallogeny in the Andean back-arc: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 34, p. 1, 8-18.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Transactions Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, v. 90, sec. B, p. B15B36.     

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years, (Bajo de La Alumbrera, p. 2123): Resource Geology Special Issue No. 19, Published by the Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 119 p.   

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Ulrich, T., and Heinrich, C.A., 2001, Geology and alteration geochemistry of the porphyry Cu-Au deposit at Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 8, p. 17191742.

Ulrich, T., Gnther, D., and Heinrich, C.A., 2001, The evolution of a porphyry Cu-Au deposit, based on LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions: Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 8, p. 17431774."
Bajo de la Leona			Argentina	AGTN	Santa Cruz	-48.075	-67.30833333	200	200		0	0	0	0	17	0		n.d.	708	-48	-4	-30	-67	-18	-30	"azurite/malachite, betekhtinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, delafossite, digenite, electrum, enargite, galena, hematite/specularite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tenorite"	"aplite, granodiorite porphyry"	"basalt, volcanoclasics"	"granite, granodiorite"		n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Average grades: 1.71% Cu, 26.1 g/t Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bajo de San Lucas			Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca	-27.4	-66.55	7	7		0	0	0	0	17	0	20c (2)	n.d.	325	-27	-24		-66	-33		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granite, diorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, phyllite, sandstone, schist"	1975	n.d.	0	0	0	2.7	2	4.2	0	0	0	"Reported grades range from 0.05 to 0.26% Cu, 0.35 g/t Au, 1.65 to 2.5 g/t Ag. Farallon Negro volcanic region"	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bajo El Durazno			Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca 	-27.28333333	-66.56666667	8	8	200	0.32	0	0.12	0	17	0	"20c (2), 25c (2)"	n.d.	321	-27	-17		-66	-34		"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, delafossite, galena, gold, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"breccia, andesite porphyry"	"dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt"	1976	n.d.	0	0	0	3	2.3	5.4	0	0	0	10% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. Farallon Negro volcanic region.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Betito		"La Borita, Fenix, Guaayracocha"	Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca	-26.3	-67.9	14	Miocene ?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	319	-26	-18		-67	-54		"atacamite, azurite/malachite, lavendulan [NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl.5H2O], phosgenite [Pb2Cl2(CO3)]"	n.d.	n.d.	"argillite, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, siltstone, tuff "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resources of 1.17 Mt at 1% Cu, 0.95% Pb, and 0.17% Zn."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Campana Mahuida			Argentina	AGTN	Neuqun	-38.25	-70.58333333	74	74	194	0.49	0	0.098	0	17	0	22c	n.d.	337	-38	-15		-70	-35		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, skarn"	"diorite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"	"metasedimentary rocks, hornfels"	1966	1999 ?	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4.7	"Reserves of 1994: oxidized zone, 31 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0.14 g/t Au; secondary enrichment zone, 11 Mt at 0.6% Cu and 0.03 g/t Au; sulfide ore, 71 Mt at 0.38% Cu and 0.09 g/t Au. 60% of the deposit area is covered by gravel."	"Chabert, M.R., and Zannetini, J.C.M., 1999, Porfro cuprfero Campana Mahuida, Neuqun, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 12791288. 

Franchini, M., Impiccini, A., Meinert, L., Grathoff, G., and Schalamuk, I.B.A., 2007, Clay mineralogy and zonation in the Campana Mahuida porphyry Cu deposit, Neuqun, Argentina: implications for porphyry Cu exploration: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 2754. 

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 219 p.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinean Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99109."
Carrizal			Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-30	-69.16666667	261	261		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	327	-30	0		-69	-10		"arsenopyrite, biotite, Bisulfotellurides, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, magnetite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	"dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"sandstone, siltstone"	1943	n.d.	0	0	0	1	0.4	0.3	0	0	0	"In rhyolite porphyry: 219 ppm Cu, 114 ppm Zn, 140 ppm Pb, 6.4 ppm Ag, and 3.9 ppm Au. 90% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium."	"Rubinstein, N.A., 1999, Manifestacion de porphyro cuprifero Carrizal, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 785787. "
Cerro Mercedario			Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-31.95	-70.05	13	13		0		0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	331	-31	-57		-70	-3		"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzonite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
El Oculto			Argentina	AGTN	Jujuy	-24.13333333	-66.6	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	22c	n.d.	314	-24	-8		-66	-36		"bornite, chalcopyrite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, turquoise"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"600 ppm Cu, 0.1 g/t Au, 85 ppm Mo"	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
El Salado			Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-30.93333333	-69.63333333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	329	-30	-56		-69	-38		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	"rhyodacite, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"agglomerate, conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, tonalite"	1994	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Classic zoned porphyry copper deposit: 0.30.8% Cu, 0.10.2 g/t Au"	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Filo Colorado			Argentina	AGTN	Catamarca	-27.38333333	-66.21666667		n.d.		0	0	0	0	21a	0	20c	n.d.	324	-27	-23		-66	-13		"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, epidote, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	"breccia, rhyodacite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, granite, schist"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	1.2	1.2	1.1	0	0	0	"Resource: 9 Mt at 0.25% Cu, 0.02% Mo, and 0.02 g/t Au. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Inca Viejo			Argentina	AGTN	Salta	-25.14444444	-66.7625	15	15		0	0	0	0	17	0	22c	n.d.	318	-25	-8	-40	-66	-45	-45	"azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise"	"breccia, dacite porphyry "	quartzite	"andesite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone"	Ancient time	n.d.	0	0	0	3	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	Grades range from 0.1 to 0.7% Cu; 0.12 to 0.25 g/t Au. Exposed. 	"Chabert, M.R., 1999, El porfiro cuprifero Inca Viejo, Salta, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14291436.

Godeas, M., Cardo, R., Carrizo, R., Zuloeta, C.G., Gonzales, R., Jr., Korzeniewski, L.I., Lopez, H., Mallimacci, H., Martinez, L. Ramallo, E., Valladares,H., and Zubia, M., 1999, Inventario de yasimentos y manifestaciones de minerales metaliferos e industriales de la Repblica Argentina, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 19792172.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1977, Permo-Carboniferous, upper Cretaceous, and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentinian Andes: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 99109.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. 
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La Voluntad			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-39.18333333	-70.63333333	281	281	250	0.15	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	338	-39	-11		-70	-38		"arsenopyrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, wolframite, zeolite"	tonalite porphyry	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone"	"granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff"	1934	n.d.	0	0	0	8	4	25	0	0	0	Exposed. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Los Azules			Argentina	AGTN	San Juan	-31.24166667	-70.17666667		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	661	-31	-14	-30	-70	-10	-36	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, limonite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, rhyolite"	n.d.	n.d.	1998	n.d.	3.3	0.9	2.3	8	5	31.4	0	0	0	Enriched porphyry copper deposit of >200 Mt at 0.7% Cu and 0.1 g/t Au. Exposed. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nevados de Famatina	La Mejicana (Cu-Au epithermal vein system)	la Estrechura	Argentina	AGTN	Rioja	-29	-67.75	4.4	53.8	300	0.37	0.06	0.3	0.9	17	0	n.d.	25e (4)	326	-29	0		-67	-45		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	granite	"sandstone, shale, siltstone"	1904	n.d.	0	0	0	6	4.5	5.1	0	0	0	30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium.	"Brodtcorb de, M.K., and Schalamuk, I.B., 1999, Yacimentos de cobre y oro, la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 16591663.

Losada-Caldern, A.J., and McPhail, D.C., 1996, Porphyry and high-sulfidation epithermal mineralization in the Nevados del Famatina mining district, Argentina, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 91118.

Mayon, C.L., 1999, Depositos de molybdeno y cobre diseminados en la Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Repblica Argentina: Instituto de Geologa y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, p. 14951505.

Paar, W.H., Topa, D., Brotkorb de, M.K., and Ametrano, S., 1997, CuAu veins of la Mejicana ore district, Argentina:mineralogical aspects, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration, where do they meet?: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennal SGA Meeting, Balcema, Rotterdam, p. 273276. "
Pancho Arias			Argentina	AGTN	Salta	-24.2	-65.86666667	15	15		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	315	-24	-12		-65	-52		"biotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	dacite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Paramillos Norte			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-32.41666667	-69.08333333	14	198.5	186	0.58	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c"	25c (3)	334	-32	-25		-69	-5		"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, cuprite, delafossite, epidote, hematite/specularite, ilmenite, mackinawite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, hornfels, latite porphyry, breccia, trachyte"	"agglomerate, metasedimentary rocks"	"andesite, monzodiorite"	middle 19th century	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.5	2.4	"Some drill hole values 0.031 to 0.054% Mo, locally 0.6 g/t Au. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Paramillos Sur			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-32.48333333	-69.1	14	198.5	187	0.53	0.01	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c, 25c "	25c	335	-32	-29		-69	-6		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, tuff "	16 century	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.6	Grades and tonnages early estimates. 50% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary sediments.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Quebrada del Bronce			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-37.4325	-70.46666667	45	45		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	336	-37	-25	-57	-70	-28		"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, calcite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	n.d.	"diorite, andesite, limestone, sandstone, siltstone "	1978	n.d.	0	0	0	0.8	0.6	0.4	0	0	0	Geochemical anomalies of 291 ppm Cu and 0.03 to 0.09 g/t Au. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
San Jorge			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-32.25	-69.43333333	260	263257	381	0.39	0	0.15	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	333	-32	-15		-69	-26		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	"ignimbrite, andesite"	"conglomerate, granite porphyry, greywacke, mudstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	1960	n.d.	0.8	0.4	0.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25% Cu cut-off. 60% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and colluvium.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Taca Taca Alto		Taca Taca Upper	Argentina	AGTN	Salta	-24.56666667	-67.78333333	29	29		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	17	316	-24	-34		-67	-47		"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, rutile, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zunyite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite"	1967	n.d.	0	0	0	3.5	2.3	6.3	0	0	0	"Resources: 19 Mt at 0.29% Cu, 0.08% Mo, and 0.03 g/t Au. Exposed. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Taca Taca Bajo		Taca Taca Lower	Argentina	AGTN	Salta	-24.58333333	-67.73333333	31	33.629	553	0.54	0.016	0.15	0	17	0	n.d.	21a	317	-24	-35		-67	-44		"alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, coppergalena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	"granite porphyry, dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry "	n.d.	" aplite, clastic sedimentary rocks, dacite, granite, granodiorite, tuff "	1967	n.d.				3.4	2	5.3				"Primary ore: 440 Mt at 0.58% Cu, 0.18 g/t Au, 0.02% Mo (0.3% Cu cut-off grade).  Supergene alunite Ar-Ar age: 24 Ma. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yalguaraz			Argentina	AGTN	Mendoza	-32.13777778	-69.43916667	263.5	270257		0	0	0	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	332	-32	-8	-16	-69	-26	-21	"arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	argillite	1961	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1.6	2.5	0	0	0	"Drill holes: 0.14 to 0.5% Cu, 0.13 to 8.1 g/t Au. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Agarak			Armenia	ARMA		38.92194444	46.18833333	39.5	4237	125	0.56	0.025	0.6	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	397	38	55	19	46	11	18	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, granite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"granosyenite, monzonite, quartz monzonite"	1845	n.d.	0.7	0.25	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Traces to 0.2% Mo, 0.024 ppm PGE, ReOs mineralization age is 4456 Ma"	"Aloyan, H.P., 2007, Rare metals in the ores of Armenia, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 117120. 

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).

Magakyan, I.G., 1980, Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, UNESCO, p. 197198.  

Mining Journal, Special Publication, 2005, Armenia, mining development, 12 p.: 
http://www.mining-journal.com/file/supplements/Armenia(scr).pdf 

Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974, Complex coppermolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).

Tayan, R.N., and Sarkisyan, S.P., 1988,  Shape of the ore stockwork and distribution of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the  Agarak deposit: Proceedings of Academy of Sciences of Armenia Socialist Republic, Earth Sciences, v. 16, no. 3, p. 1522 (in Russian). "
Ankavan			Armenia	ARMA	Pambak ore district	40.63333333	44.51666667	33	33		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	393	40	38		44	31		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, skarn "	n.d.	"granite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.7	2.2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Dastakert			Armenia	ARMA		39.375	46.02277778	22	22		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	394	39	22	30	46	1	22	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite"	n.d.	"andesite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kadjaran		Kadzharan	Armenia	ARMA		39.14388889	46.13777778	22	2024 	1700	0.27	0.055	0.65	2	17	1.5	n.d.	17	395	39	8	38	46	8	16	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, diorite porphyry, gabbro, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, quartz monzonite, skarn, syenite porphyry"	"diorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, granite, granodiorite, monzonite"	n.d.	1950	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.016 ppm PGE in ore;  84 ppb Pt and 24 ppb Pd in concentrate.	"Aloyan, H.P., 2007, Rare metals in the ores of Armenia, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 117120.

Krivtsov, A.I.,  Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).

Magakyan, I.G., 1980, Alpine copper deposits in the Lesser Caucasus (Extending abstract), in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 197198.  

Mining Journal, Special Publication, 2005, Armenia, mining development, 12 p.: 
http://www.mining-journal.com/file/supplements/Armenia(scr).pdf 

Movsesyan, S.A., and Isaenko, M.P., 1974, Complex coppermolybdenum deposits, Moscow, Nedra, 343 p. (in Russian).

Movsesyan, S.A., 1979, Distribution of ore deposits in Armenia: Moscow, Nedra, 219 p. (in Russian). 

Recharsky, V.I., 1980, Geochemistry of coppermolybdenum deposits of the Lesser Caucasus, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 104108.   

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. "
Shikahoh			Armenia	ARMA		39.1	46.46666667	143.5	142145		0	0	0	0	17	0	21a	n.d.	396	39	6		46	28		"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite,  digenite, galena, goethite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite "	"aplite, diabase dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, gabbro, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, granite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Teghout			Armenia	ARMA		41.10472222	44.85666667	121	Early Cretaceous or Late Eocene	450	0.36	0.022	0	0	17	2.5	28a	n.d.	392	41	6	17	44	51	24	"anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, bismuthinite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite "	"aplite, diabase dike, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, pegmatite, rhyodacite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, diorite, gabbro-diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuff, hornfels, skarn"	1930s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cadia Hill/Ridgeway	"Cadia East, Cadia Quarry"		Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-33.46666667	149	448.5	460437	1210	0.32	0	0.75	0	20c	0	20c	"20c, 18b (2)"	571	-33	-28		149	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, granosyenite, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"latite, monzodiorite, siltstone, syenite"	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, basaltic andesite, conglomerate, diorite porphyry, limestone, mudstone, shoshonite, siltstone, skarn"	1992	1999	1	0.35	0.27	7	3	16.5	3.5	1.6	4.4	40% of the deposit area is covered by Silurian siltstone (up to 80 m thick) and/or Tertiary basalt (up to 40 m thick). Macquarie volcanic arc.	"Anonymous, 1999, Golden Cross Resources, Broker Recommendations: 
http://www.reflections.com.au/GoldenCross/Brokers.html

Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 

Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 14671505.

Holliday, J., McMillan, C., and Tedder, I., 2001, Discovery of the Cadia Ridgeway gold-copper porphyry deposit, 7 p.: 
http://www.smedg.org.au/Sym99cadia.htm

Holliday, J.R., Wilson, A.J., Blevin, P.L., Tedder, I.J., Dunham, P.D., and Pfitzner, M., 2002, Porphyry gold-copper mineralization in the Cadia district, eastern Lachlan fold belt, New South Wales, and its relationship to shoshonitic magmatism: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 100116.  

Newcrest Mining Staff, 1998, Cadia gold-copper deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits:  Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 641646.

Porter, T.M., and Glen, R.A., 2005, The Porphyry Au-Cu deposits and related shoshonitic magmatism of the Paleozoic Macquarie volcanic arc, eastern Lachlan orogen in the New South Wales, Australia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 287312.

Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region  a late 1990s update (Cadia Ridgeway, New South Wales, Australia, p. 1316): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. 

Washburn, M., 2007,Post-mineral sedimentation and Devonian shortening of the Cadia East alkalic porphyry Cu-Au deposit, New South Wales, Australia, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 187188.  

Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., and Harper, B.J., 2003, The Ridgeway gold-copper deposit: a high-grade alkalic porphyry deposit in the Lachlan fold belt, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 98, p.16371666. 

Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., Harper, B.J., Deyell, C.L., 2007, Sulfur isotopic zonation in the Cadia district, southeastern Australia: exploration significance and implications for the genesis of alkalic porphyry gold-copper deposits: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 465487.  

Wilson, A.J., Cooke, D.R., Stein, H.J., Fanning, C.M., Hollyday, J.R., and Tedder, I.J., 2007, U-Pb and Re-Os geochronologic evidence for two alkalic porphyry ore-forming events in the Cadia district, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 326.

Wood, D.G., and Holliday, J.R., 1995,  Discovery of the Cadia gold/copper deposit in New South Wales, in New generation of gold mines: case histories of discovery: Perth Conference, November 2729, 1995, Part 11, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 110. "
Cargo			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-33.61666667	148.85	416	447385 		0	0	0	0	20c	0	20c	"25a (?), 39a"	572	-33	-37		148	51		"azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, copper, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite"	"conglomerate, shale, siltstone"	"adamellite, andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, limestone, trachyandesite, tuff"	1870	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resources 27 Mt at 0.2% Cu. Production 18701904 of 318 kg Au and 10 t Cu; radiating lodes (veins?) with 30 to 102 g/t  Au; alluvial placers at 6 to 40 g/t Au. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper Hill			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-33.05	148.8666667	447	4475	136	0.33	0	0.32	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	570	-33	-3		148	52		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite, skarn "	"basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, quartzite, sandstone, shale "	"andesite, dacite, limestone"	1845	n.d.	0	0	0	3.5	1	2.7	0	0	0	"0.02 g/t Pd have been reported. Production 18411845 of 3,300 t at 0.72% Cu. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc."	"Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 

Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995, Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 14671505.

Chivas, A.R., and Nutter, A.H., 1975, Copper Hill porphyry copper prospect, in Knight, C.L., ed., Economic Geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea, I, Metals: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 5, p. 716720.

McInnes, B., 2006, Exploration reviews, Australasia, New South Wales: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists)  Newsletter, no. 67, p. 35.

Newcrest Mining Staff, 1998, Cadia gold-copper deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits:  Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 641646.

Scott, K.M., 1978, Geochemical aspects of the alteration-mineralization at Copper Hill, New South Wales, Australia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 966976.

Scott, K.M., and Torrey, C.E., 2003, Copper Hill porphyry Cu-Au prospect, central NSW, 3 p.: 
www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/ Copper Hill.pdf"
Endeavour 	"Endeavour 22, 26N, 27, 48"	"Goonumbla, Northparkes "	Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-32.91666667	148.0333333	441.5	446437	130.6	1.1	0	0.5	3.5	20c	0	25a	20c	569	-32	-55		148	2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"basalt dike, breccia, gabbro, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry "	"conglomerate, granite, limestone,  rhyolite, sandstone, skarn,  shale"	"monzodiorite, monzonite, pyroclastics, quartz monzonite, shoshonite, trachyandesite, trachyte, volcaniclastic breccia, volcaniclastic conglomerate "	1870s; 1976 	1995	1.7	0.96	1.3	6.5	3.7	19	0	0	0	The deposit area is mostly covered by regolith (soil) up to 30 m thick. Macquarie volcanic arc.	"Blevin, P.L., 2002 The petrographic and compositional character of variably K-enriched magmatic suites associated with Ordovician porphyry CuAu mineralization in the Lachlan fold belt: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 8799. 

Bowman, H.N., Hobbs, J.J., and Barron, L.M., 1983,  Goonumbla copper district northwest of Parkes:  New South Wales Geological Survey Records, v. 21, no. 2, p. M11M28. 

Carr, G,R., Dean, J.A., Suppel, D.W., and Heithersay, P.S., 1995,  Precise lead isotope fingerprinting of hydrothermal activity associated with Ordovician and Carboniferous metallogenic events in the Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 14671505.

Heithersay, P.S., ONeill, W.J., van der Helder, P., Moore, C.R., and Harbon, P.G., 1990, Goonumbla porphyry copper districtEndeavour 26 North, Endeavour 22 and Endeavour 27 copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 13851398.

Heithersay, P.S., and Walshe, J.L., 1995,  Endeavour 26 North: a porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Late Ordovician, shoshonitic Goonumbla volcanic complex, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 15061552.

Hooper, B., Heithersay, P.S., Mills, M.B., Lindhorst, J.W., and Freyberg, J., 1996, Shoshonite-hosted Endeavour 48 porphyry coppergold deposits, Northparkes, central New South Wales:  Australian Journal of Earth Science, v. 43, p. 279288. 

Jones, G. J., 1985, The Goonumbla porphyry copper deposits, New South Wales: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 591613.

Lickfold, V., Cooke, D.R., Smith, S.G., and Ullrich, T.D., 2003, Endeavour copper-gold porphyry deposits, Northparkes, New South Wales: intrusive history and fluid evolution: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 16071636.  

Mller, D., Heithersay, P.S., and Groves, D.I., 1994, The shoshonite porphyry Cu-Au association in the Goonumbla district, N.S.W., Australia: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 51, p. 299321.

Perkins, C., McDougal, I., Claou-Long, J., and Heithersay, P.S., 1990,  40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb Geochronology of the Goonumbla porphyry Cu-Au deposits, New South Wales, Australia: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 14671505.

Porter, T.M., and Glen, R.A., 2005, The Porphyry Au-Cu deposits and related shoshonitic magmatism of the Paleozoic Macquarie volcanic arc, eastern Lachlan orogen in the New South Wales, Australia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 287312.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995,  Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum Pacific region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. "
Frogmore			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-34.27388889	148.84		Silurian?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	646	-34	-16	-26	148	50	24	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, ignimbrite, dacite porphyry, dacite volcanic rocks, rhyolite volcanic rocks, shale, siltstone "	1860s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Macquarie volcanic arc.	"Ackerman, B.R., 2003, Frogmore copper deposit, NSW: CRC LEME, 3 p., 
www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/Frogmore.pdf  "
Mandamah			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-33.96666667	147.4166667	445	Late Ordovician		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	650	-33	-58		147	25		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, ultramafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks "	1995	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Drillhole intersections: 206 m at 0.37% Cu and 0.51 g/t Au; 50 m at 0.5% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au; 29 m at 0.2% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au. 100% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium 50 m thick. Macquarie volcanic arc.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Marsden			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-33.71666667	147.5333333	0	Late Ordovician?	115	0.5	0	0.3	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	662	-33	-43		147	32		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	"diorite, granodiorite, monzonite"	"n.d.
"	"diorite, sandstone, siltstone"	"n.d.
"	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Covered >10 m. Macquarie volcanic arc.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Peak Hill 			Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-32.75	148.2166667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	1.5	n.d.	25e	567	-32	-45		148	13		"alunite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, illite/smectite, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "	"dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite tuff"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite tuff, andesite breccia"	1889	n.d.	0	0	0	3.3	0.6	1.6	0	0	0	High-sulfidation gold deposit may have an associated porphyry Cu-Au. Resources: 11.27 Mt at 0.11% Cu and 1.29 g/t Au. 18891919 production: 2.338 t Au and 25.5 t Cu. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yeoval		Lady Lizzie	Australia	AUNS	New South Wales	-32.76666667	148.6666667	390	411370		0	0	0	0	17	5	"20c, 22c"	n.d.	568	-32	-46		148	40		"albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, prehnite, pyrite, scheelite, silver, sphene"	"basalt, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite tuff, chert, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, rhyolite, limestone, pyroxenite, shale, trachyte, tuff"	"adamellite, granite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0.5	0.3	0.12	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resources: 37 Mt at 0.23% Cu and 0.007% Mo; production from narrow veins: 27,000 t at 3% Cu and 15 g/t Au. Exposed. Macquarie volcanic arc."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Andromache River			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-20.57	148.26	265	265		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	649	-20	-34	-12	148	15	36	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"aplite, pegmatite"	n.d.	granodiorite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chinaman Creek			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-25.235	151.6161111	250	250		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	639	-25	-14	-6	151	36	58	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	granodiorite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0.94	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Coalstoun			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-25.68333333	151.9166667	235	235	85	0.29	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	565	-25	-41		151	55		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tonalite porphyry, trondhjemite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, chert, graywacke, rhyolite, shale, siltstone"	early 1900s	n.d.	0.45	0.2	0.07	1.8	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.7	0.66	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kiwi Carpet			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-24.66833333	150.8763889	235	235		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	640	-24	-40	-6	150	52	35	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	granite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Limonite Hill			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-23.69	150.63	246	246		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	641	-23	-41	-24	150	37	48	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	breccia 	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Moonmera			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-23.6	150.4	245	245		0	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 28a"	17	563	-23	-36		150	24		"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, ilmenite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tenorite "	"andesite breccia, aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite, sandstone, tonalite"	1890s	n.d.	0	0	0	3	2.5	5.9	2.6	2	4.1	"Exploration 19611969, 0.5% equivalent Cu (includes Mo). Apparently low grade."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mount Cannindah			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-24.81666667	151.3666667	235	235		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	"25b, 18b"	564	-24	-49		151	22		"carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, silver, sphalerite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, dolerite dike, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, dolerite, granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, rhyolite, tonalite"	1889	n.d.	0.36	0.13	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resources of 1990: 3 Mt at 1.3% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, and 28 g/t Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Abbot		Abbot	Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-20.2	147.95	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	647	-20	-12		147	57		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite, argillic sedimentary rocks, adamellite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, dacite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Leslie			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-20.34194444	140.1688889	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	648	-20	-20	-31	140	10	8	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	" andesite, quartz diorite, sandstone, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade..	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Poole			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-29.83944444	152.3713889	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	645	-29	-50	-22	152	22	17	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	n.d.	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Robin			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-20.57861111	146.9777778	285	285		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	636	-20	-34	-43	146	58	40	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite  "	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Turner			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-18.25361111	143.4236111	310	310		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	637	-18	-15	-13	143	25	25	"andalusite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite  "	"breccia, rhyolite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	granite 	1975	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Grades: <0.05% Cu, <0.01% Mo. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Struck Oil			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-23.61111111	150.4577778	250	250		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	642	-23	-36	-40	150	27	28	"biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Town Creek			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-20.42472222	146.7786111	285	285		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	638	-20	-25	-29	146	46	43	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite  "	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apparently low grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Whitewash			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-24.8075	150.8730556	235	235		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	643	-24	-48	-27	150	52	23	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay, epidote, galena, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite  "	"andesite, aplite, felsite, trachyandesite, and trachyte dikes"	n.d.	"granite porphyry, granodiorite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.										"Grades: 0.10.3% Cu, 0.050.2% Mo. Apparently low grade. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yeppoon			Australia	AUQL	Queensland	-23.00277778	150.6927778	220	220		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	644	-23	0	-10	150	41	34	"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, graywacke, mudstone, rhyolite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0.9	0.35	0.25	0	0	0	0	0	5	"Grades: <0.2% Cu, <0.02% Mo. Exposed. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Anabama Hill			Australia	AUSA	South Australia	-32.76555556	140.2369444	440	450430		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	566	-32	-45	-56	140	14	13	"biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, turquoise, zeolite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"limestone, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff"	"adamellite, dolomite, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone, tillite"	1966	n.d.	0	0	0	2.5	0.5	0.98	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Morris, B.J., 1979, Porphyry style copper/molybdenum mineralization at Anabama Hill: Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no. 150, p. 524."
Dogwood			Australia	AUVT	Victoria	-37.57361111	148.0086111	0	Early Devonian?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	655	-37	-34	-25	148	0	31	"chalcocite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"granodiorite, tonalite, turbidite, volcanic rocks"	1980	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"The best drillhole intersection: 24.4 m at 0.8% Cu. Deposit area is covered by Miocene-Pliocene fluvial sand and gravel, and by colluvium.  "	"Maher, S., 2003, Dogwood porphyry Cu-Mo prospect, Benambra terrane, Victoria, 3 p.: 
CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html"
Thursdays Gossan			Australia	AUVT	Victoria	-37.61138889	142.6075	0	Cambrian?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	656	-37	-36	-41	142	36	27	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"quartz diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, chert, dacitic tuffite, monzodiorite, tonalite, sandstone, siltstone, "	mid-1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	3	1.2	2.8	0	0	0	The best drillhole intersection: 36 m at 2.02% Cu and deeper 229 m at 0.22% Cu. The prospect area is partially covered by colluvium. 	"Radojkovic, A., 2003, Thursdays porphyry copper prospect, western Victoria, 3 p.: 
CRC LEME, http://crcleme.org.au/Pubs/RegExpOre.html"
Copper Hills			Australia	AUWA	Western Australia	-21.6575	119.9577778	0	Archean		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	651	-21	-39	-27	119	57	28	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz-feldspar porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, dacite, felsic tuff, granite porphyry, tuff"	n.d.	1952	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Production: 68.5 t Cu. Drrillhole intersects 30 to 50 m at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, mainly <1% Cu in primary ore.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Coppin Gap			Australia	AUWA	Western Australia	-20.88888889	120.1083333	3234	3234117	152	0.12	0.09	0	2.2	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	562	-20	-53	-20	120	6	30	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, granodiorite"	n.d.	"arkose, basalt, chert, granite, iron formation, rhyolite, shale, siltstone, tuff, peridotite"	1970	n.d.	1	0.5	0.39	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kelly			Australia	AUWA	Western Australia	-21.79166667	119.8722222	0	Archean		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	653	-21	-47	-30	119	52	20	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz-feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"basalt, felsic tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Damirli			Azerbaijan	AZAN		40.01666667	46.75	135	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		0	0	0	0	21a	0	22c	n.d.	591	40	1		46	45		"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, copper, cuprite, delafossite, goethite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite"	"andesitic dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, limestone,  rhyodacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4.7	"Reported grade (after drilling): 0.1 to 0.8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.02% Mo, 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au, 4 to 6 g/t Ag.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Garadag			Azerbaijan	AZAN		40.63333333	45.85	135	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		0	0	0	0	17	0	21a	n.d.	592	40	38		45	51		"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, melnikovite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, turquoise"	"diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, plagiogranite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reported grades: 0.2 to 0.8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.008% Mo. Azerbaijan government announced reserves about 320 Kt ore. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Goshgarchai			Azerbaijan	AZAN		40.53333333	46.15	135	Late Jurassic Cretaceous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	594	40	32		46	9		"carbonate, carrollite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, copper, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite tuff, diabase, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, limestone, quartz diorite"	"andesite, andesite tuff, diabase, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0.9	1.1	"Reported 0.2 to 2.5%, average 0.4% Cu, 1.0 g/t Au, 2.5 to 40 g/t Ag. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kedabek	Novo-Gorelovskoe	Gedabek	Azerbaijan	AZAN		40.56444444	45.79138889	1141	144138		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	710	40	33	52	45	47	29	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"plagiogranite, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, diorite, gabbro, gabbro diorite, granite porphyry, hornfels, limestone, quartz diorite, , rhyolite porhyry, rhyolitic tuff, skarn"	n.d.	1849	0.5	1.5	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	"1.72 Mt mined out at 3.8% Cu, 5.4 g/t Au, 86.4 g/t Ag, mining ceased in 1920. Resources resulted from exploration 19982002 consist of 19.2 Mt at 0.36% Cu, 1.44 g/t Au, and 13.95 g/t Ag (MiningLife, 2005).   "	"Anglo Asian Mining PLC, 2006, Annual report and accounts, 39 p., 
www.aamining.com/downloads/Anglo_Asian_Mining_ar06.pdf

Baba-Zade, V.M., Makhmudov, A.I., Ramazanov, V.G., 1990, Copper and molybdenum porphyry deposits: Azerbaijan State Publishing House, Baku, 353 p. (in Russian).

Bortnikov, N.S., Genkin, A.D., and Troneva, N.V., 1993, Tennantite decomposition: evidence from the Kedabek copper deposit, Azerbaijan: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 47, p. 171181. 

MiningLife, 2005, Mines and exploration properties: Gedabek, Azerbaijan, 2 p.: 
www.mininglife.com/operations/operationdetail.asp?Property=Gedabek 

Sopko. P.F., 1971, Massive sulfide deposits of Lesser Caucasus: Nedra Publishing House, Moscow, 255 p. (in Russian).

Tvalchrelidze, G.A., Gogishvili, V.G., Gogishvili, T.S., Zuliashvili, T.G., Sagatelyan, E.A., Isakhanyan, Isakhanyan, A.E., Ratman, I.P., Kurbanov, N.K., Aliev, G.I., Salmanov, A.A., 1983, Metallogenic province of Lesser Caucasus, in Ivanov, S.N., ed., Massive sulfide deposits of the USSR: Moscow, Nauka Publishing House, p. 5884 (in Russian).

U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2000, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 15. Geology and mineral resources of Azerbaijan: United Nations, New York, 216 p."
Misdag			Azerbaijan	AZAN		39.05	46.05	40	Eocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	595	39	3		46	3		"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, galena, goethite, limonite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite "	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesitic basalt, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite, monzodiorite, quartz diorite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reported: 0.1 to 0.4% Cu in disseminated ore, and 0.2 to 7.2% Cu in linear mineralized zones."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Herzogenhugel		La Helle	Belgium	BLGM		50.28333333	5.916666667	419	Paleozoic	20	0.17	0.02	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	344	50	17		5	55		"albite, biotite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite/gersdorffite, covellite, epidote, galena, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, hessite, ilmenite, tetradymite, titanite"	"monzodiorite, tonalite, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"phyllite, quartzite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bom Jardim			Brazil	BRZL		-17.53333333	-51.6	840	Neoproterozoic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	340	-17	-32		-51	-36		"actinolite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite tuff, chert, rhyodacite tuff, metavolcaniclastics rocks (totally greenschist and ortogneiss) "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Metamorphosed ore: 4.6 Mt, 0.92% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au.
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Chapada			Brazil	BRZL	Goias	-14.25	-49.36666667	840	Neoproterozoic	134	0.44	0	0.35	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	339	-14	-15		-49	-22		"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gahnite, galena, gold, hematite, ilmenite, kyanite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zincian staurolite"	"diorite porphyry, mylonite"	"gneiss, greenstone"	"amphibolite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist, metapelite, metaandesite"	1973	n.d.	2.7	0.7	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mineralization is pre-amphibolite facies of metamorphism of 534524 Ma. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Estrela			Brazil	BRZL	Carajs	-6.4	-49.61666667	1880	1880	30	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	663	-6	-24		-49	-37		"biotite, cassiterite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite,pyrite, pyrrhotite "	"aplite, gabbro, granite porphyry, pegmatite"	"gneiss, migmatite, granitoid"	"carbonaceous schist, metasediments, metavolcanics (andesite, dacite, rhyolite) "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0.5	0.6	Crajs copper-gold belt containing mainly Archean (2.6 Ga) iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) mineralizations. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Assarel			Bulgaria	BULG	"Srednegorie zone, Panagyurishte district"	42.58333333	23.98333333	89.5	"89.90.26  
89.130.28"	354	0.44	0	0.2	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	376	42	35		23	59		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, dacite, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, gneiss, granite, hornfels"	1968	1976	0	0	0	2.8	1	2.2	0	0	0	"In ore: 0.003 g/t Pt, 0.002 g/t Pd; in concentrate: to 19.5 g/t Au, 0.033 g/t Pt, and 0.054 g/t Pd. Exposed."	"Angelkov, K., and Parvanov, B., 1980, The Assarel porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 5962.  

Bogdanev, B., 1982, Bulgaria, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 215-232.

Bogdanov, B.D., 1983, Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188.

Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings of XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712716. 

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Petrunov, R., Dragov, P., and Neykov, H., 1990, Polyelemental (with As, Sn, V, Bi, Ag, Te, Ge, Se, etc.) mineralizations in the Asarel porphyry copper deposit (Bulgaria): Geologica Balcanica, v. 20, no. 4, p.48.

Peytcheva, I., von Quardt, Heinrich, C.A., Nedialkov, R., Neubauer, F., A., Moritz, R., 2007, Medet and Assarel Cu-porphyry deposits in Central Srednegorie SE Europe: were they a common magmatic and hydrothermal system?, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 881884.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183.

von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApuseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126."
Byrdtseto		"Byrdtse, Burdceto"	Bulgaria	BULG	Malko Turnovo district	41.97416667	27.53444444	80.5	8774		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	18b	381	41	58	27	27	32	4	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzodiorite"	"granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, peridotite, quartz diorite porphyry, siltstone"	"dolomite, gabbro, granite, hornfels, marble, skarn"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Elatsite		Elacite	Bulgaria	BULG	Panagyurishte district	42.75	24.03333333	92	92	350	0.39	0	0.26	0.19	20c	0	28a	n.d.	374	42	45		24	2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	n.d.	" diabase, granodiorite, phyllite, sandstone, schist"	n.d.	1981	1	0.6	0.47	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In ore: 0.002 g/t Pt, 0.007 g/t Pd. 92 Ma deposit age by Von Quadt and others (2005).  30%  covered."	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188.

Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103112.

Dragov, P., Petrunov, R., 1996, Elatsite porphyry copper-precious metals (Au and PGE) deposit, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 171174. 
  
Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712716. 

Fanger, L., Driesner, T., Heinrich, C.A., Von Quadt, A., and Peycheva, I., 2001, Elatsite porphyry Cu deposit, Bulgaria: mineralization, alteration, and structures, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 527529. 

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Petrunov, R., Dragov, P., Ignatov, G., Neykov, H., Iliev, T., Vasileva, N., and Tsatsov, V., 1992, Hydrothermal PGE-mineralization in the Elacite porphyry copper deposit (Sredna Gora metallogenic zone, Bulgaria): Compte Rendu of Bulgarian Academy of Science, v. 45, no. 4, p. 3740.

Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 

Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. 

Tarkian, M., Hnken, U., Tokmakchieva, M., and Bogdanov, K., 2003, Precious-metal distribution and fluid-inclusion petrography of the Elatsite porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 261281. 

Todorov, J., Popov, K., Shanov, S., and Boykova, A., 2000,  Consideration of the geological conditions for correct geostatistical evaluation: example from Elatsite copper deposit in Bulgaria: 31st International Geological Congress Abstract Volume, CD Issue, Section 11-2, Rio de Janeiro.  

Von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Kamenov, B., Fanger, L., Heinrich, C.A., and Frank, M., 2002, The Elatsite porphyry copper deposit in the Panagyurishte ore district, Srednegorie zona, Bulgaria: UPb zircon geochronology and isotope-geochemical investigations of magmatism and ore genesis, in Blundell, D.J., Neubauer, F., and Von Quadt, A., eds., The timing and location of major ore deposits in an evolving orogen: Geological Society, London, Special Publications, no. 204, p.119135. 

Von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Fanger, L., Heinrich, C., 2005, The Elatsite porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v.27, p. 128129."
Medet			Bulgaria	BULG	Srednegorie	42.72	24.08527778	90	"90.590.29  
90.120.36"	244	0.37	0.01	0.1	0	17	0	"17, 28a"	18b	375	42	43	12	24	5	7	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, andesite tuff, granite"	"gabbro-peridotite, gneiss, granodiorite, monzodiorite"	late 1950s	1964	1	0.4	0.31	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In ore: 0.004 g/t Pt, 0.006 g/t Pd; in concentrate: 0.36 g/t Au, 0.026 g/t Pt, 0.16 g/t Pd. Mined out 19641993. Exposed."	"Bogdanov, B., 1982, Bulgaria, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 215232.

Bogdanov, B.D., 1983,  Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188.

Bogdanov, B.D., 1986,  Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103112. 

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 2007, Chlorides in the Skouries and Medet porphyry deposits of the Balkan peninsula, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 905908.     

Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712716. 

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Peytcheva, I., von Quardt, Heinrich, C.A., Nedialkov, R., Neubauer, F., A., Moritz, R., 2007, Medet and Assarel Cu-porphyry deposits in Central Srednegorie SE Europe: were they a common magmatic and hydrothermal system?, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 881884.  

Popov, P., Strashimirov, S., Arnaudova, R., Kanasirski, M., Popov, K., 1996, Geology and genetical model of the porphyry copper deposits from the Assarel-Medet ore field,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 175196. 

Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 

Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApeseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126.  "
Plana		"Studenec, Studenets"	Bulgaria	BULG	Sofia district	42.48333333	23.41666667	76	7775		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	377	42	29		23	25		"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite  "	monzodiorite porphyry	"andesite, andesite tuff"	"diorite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.											###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Prohorovo			Bulgaria	BULG	Jambol district	42.34222222	26.29583333	81	81		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	379	42	20	32	26	17	45	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, epidote, fluorite, galena, garnet, kaolinite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, pyroxene,  pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite, zeolite  "	"diorite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	"andesite, agglomerate, diabase, granite, phyllite"	"conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz syenodiorite, rhyolite tuff, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	In concentrate: 26 to 200 ppb Au (Pt and Pd n.d.).  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Spahievo			Bulgaria	BULG	Borovitsa volcanic area	42.11666667	25.25	33	32.820.40		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"22c, 25b"	380	42	7		25	15		"albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, diaspore, galena, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite,  turquoise"	"monzonite porphyry, felsic dike, rhyodacite, shoshonite dike"	n.d.	"gabbro-diorite, latite porphyry, quartz trachyte, rhyolite pyroclastics, shoshonite lava"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Anomalous contents: 800 ppm Cu, 370 ppm Mo. 60% covered by Neogene-Quaternary sediments."	"Georgiev, V., Malinov, O., Milovanov, P., Nikova, L., 1996, Metallogeny of the Spahievo ore field, SE Bulgaria,  in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 2, p. 7580. 

Marchev, P., and Singer, B., 1999, Timing of magmatism, alteration-mineralization, and caldera evolution in the Spahievo ore field, Bulgaria: from laser-fusion 40Ar/39Ar dating, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 12711274. 

Singer, B., and Marchev, P., 2000, Temporal evolution of arc magmatism and hydrothermal activity, including epithermal gold veins, Borovitsa caldera, Southern Bulgaria: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 11551164. 

Yosifov, D., Maneva, B., Tsvetkov, D., and Pehelarov, B., 1990, Geotectonic position and structure of Spahievo ore field: Geologica Balcanica, v. 20/1, p. 45-65. (in Russian)."
Tsar Assen		Tsar Asen	Bulgaria	BULG		42.35527778	24.33916667	90	Early Senonian	6.6	0.47	0	0	0	17	0	 n.d.	"Cu(Au,Ag)-replacement"	378	42	21	19	24	20	21	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"dacite, granite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, tuff"	"andesite, hornfels, pyroclastics"	1974	1980	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Mined out 19801995. In concentrate: 95 ppb Au, 51 ppb Pt, 8 ppb Pd.  Exposed."	"Bogdanov, B.D., 1983, Porphyry copper deposits of Bulgaria: International Geology Review, v. 25, no. 2, p. 178188.

Bogdanov, B.D., 1986, Copper ore deposits in Bulgaria, in Petraschek, W.E., and Jankovic, S., eds., Geotectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Mediterranean area and Western Asia: sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenrehe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8, Springer-Verlag, Wien, p. 103112. 

Eliopoulos, D.G., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Strashimirov, S., Kovachev, V., and Zhelyskova-Panayotova, M., 1995,  Gold, platinum and palladium content in Cu-deposits from Bulgaria: a study in progress: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 712716. 

Ignatovski, P., 1996, The zonal pattern of Tzar Assen intrusion-centered ore system, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 197199. 

Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry-copper mineralization in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 

Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

von Quardt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the ApeseniBanatTimokSrednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27,p. 95126."
Vlaykov Vruh			Bulgaria	BULG		42.34805556	24.22805556	86	"85,60.15"	9.8	0.46	0	0	0	17	0	 n.d.	25e	689	42	20	53	24	13	41	"aikinite, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, galena, goethite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tetradymite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	gneiss 	"andesite, dacite, tuff"	n.d.	1962	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mined out 19621979. Exposed. 	"Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Kuzmanov, 1997, Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulfide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, p. 219229.
 
Peytcheva, I., von Quadt, A., Kouzmanov, K., Bogdanov, K., 2003, Elshitsa and Vlaykov Vruh epithermal and porphyry Cu(-Au) deposits of Central Srednogorie, Bulgaria: source and timing of magmatism and mineralization, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 371373.  

Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M., 2002, Porphyry copper minerlisation in the central Srednegorie zone, Bulgaria: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 587598. 

Strashimirov, S., Popov, P., eds., 2000, Geology and metallogeny of the Panagyuriste ore region: Geodynamics and ore deposits evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province, Guide to Excursion (A and B), ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovets, Bulgaria, Sofia, 50 p.

Von Quadt, A., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., Heinrich, C.A., 2005, Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednegorie belt, Bulgaria: Ore Geology Rviews, v. 27, p. 95126.  

"
Afton	"Criscent, Big Onion, DM, Pothook"		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.66111111	-120.515	205.5	206205	134	0.83	0	0.65	2.49	20c	0	17	17	153	50	39	40	-120	-30	-54	"albite, ankerite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite, enargite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, scapolite, sericite, zeolite "	"andesite dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	greenstone	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, monzonite, serpentine, syenite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous shale, tuff"	1898	1977	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"91.78 Mt resources of 2003, 0.3% Cu cut-off, contain 0.1 g/t Pd. 40% covered."	"Anonymous, 2007, New Gold raises $375M: The Northern Miner, July 2329, 2007, p. 2.

Carr, J.M., and Reed, A.J., 1976, Afton: a supergene copper deposit, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 376387.

Dolbear, B., 2003, Mineral resource estimate for the Afton copper/gold project, Kaloops, B.C.: DRC Resources Corporation, 160 p.: http://www.drcresources.com/s/AftonProperty.asp?ReportID=45009 

Lang, J.R., 1994, Geology of the Crescent alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, Afton mining camp, British Columbia, in Grant, B., and Newell, J., eds., Geological fieldwork 1993: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Paper 19941, p. 285296.

Lang, J.R., and Stanley, C.R., 1995, Contrasting styles of alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits in the northern part of the  Iron Mask batholith, Kamloops, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 581592.
 
Lang, J.R., Stanley, C.R., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks in the Triassic-Jurassic arc terranes of British Columbia, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 219236. 

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888. 

Stakiw, S., 2003, Getting active on Afton: a new project in an old camp: The Northern Miner, v. 90, no. 31, p. B5, B6, B10."
Ajax	West and East Ajax		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.61416667	-120.5308333	205.5	206-205	221.9	0.292	0.001	0.184	2	20c	0.9	17	17	156	50	36	51	-120	-31	-51	"albite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, diopside, epidote, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, serpentine, siderite, zeolite "	"monzodiorite, picrite, quartz latite porphyry"	"argillite, limestone/chalk, sandstone, serpentinite, shale"	"andesite, basalt, breccia, conglomerate, diorite, diorite porphyry, gabbro syenite, picrite"	1896	1989	0.42	0.15	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource at 0.1% Cu cut-off grade (0.3% Cu cut-off: 86.9 Mt at 0.45% Cu and 0.279 g/t Au). 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Axe		Adonis	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.64833333	-120.5261111	179	Jurassic	116.7	0.43	0.012	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	159	49	38	54	-120	-31	-34	"albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gypsum, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"basalt, andesite, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, monzonite, "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25% Cu cut-off. 2007 drilling: 288 m intercept averages 0.27% Cu and 0.15 g/t (1 g/t) Au. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bell Copper		"Bell, Babine Lake, Newman"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.00277778	-126.2319444	52.5	53-52	495	0.36	0.005	0.16	1	20c	1.2	"17, 22c"	n.d.	124	55	0	10	-126	-13	-55	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite "	"andesite, argillite, diorite, graywacke, monzonite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyodacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	1963	1972	0.63	0.43	0.21	3.2	2.6	6.5	2.1	2	3.3		"Carson, D.J.T., Jambor, J.L., Ogryzlo, P.L., and Richards, T.A., 1976, Bell Copper: geology, geochemistry and genesis of a supergene-enriched, biotitized porphyry copper deposit with a superimposed phyllic zone, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 245263.

Carter, N.C., Dirom, G.E., and Ogryzlo, P.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits, Babine Lake area, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247255.
  
Dirom, G.E., Dittrick, M.P., McArthur, D.R., Ogryzlo, P.L., Pardoe, A.J., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Bell and Granisle porphyry copper-gold mines, Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 256289.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old Fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 4767."
Berg			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	53.80361111	-127.435	49.5	5247	238	0.4	0.031	0.05	2.84	21a	2	21a	22c	130	53	48	13	-127	-26	-6	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"conglomerate, dacite, gneiss, granite, graywacke, rhyolite, siltstone, syenite"	"andesite flow, andesite porphyry, andesite tuff,  granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite"	1929	n.d.	1.8	1.7	2.4	0	0	0	2.4	1.9	3.5	0.25% Cu cut-off.	"Heberlein, D.R., 1995, Geology and supergene processes: Berg copper-molybdenum porphyry, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 304312.

McMillan, W.J., 1991, Porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey Branch Paper 1991-4, p. 253276.

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Panteleyev, A., 1981, Berg copper-molybdenum deposit: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 66, 158 p. 

Panteleev, A., Drummond, A.D., and Beaudoin, P.G., 1976, Berg, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 274283."
Bethlehem	"Huestis, Iona, Jersey, East Jersey, JA"		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.49416667	-120.9966667	200	200	677	0.45	0.016	0.005	0.4	21a	3.9	21a (2)	n.d.	150	50	29	39	-120	-59	-48	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"diorite, intrusive breccia"	"granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	1899	1962	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	1.4	1.9		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Big Onion			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	54.80972222	-126.8944444	52.5	5649	94.4	0.42	0.02	0.064	1	17	0	22c	n.d.	122	54	48	35	-126	-53	-40	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone, rhyolite"	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff"	1917	n.d.	1.9	0.35	0.65	0	0	0	0	0	0	The age is uncertain: K-Ar age of altered QFP is 117112 Ma.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Brenda 			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.87777778	-120.0055556	143	143	227	0.16	0.039	0.013	0.63	21a	4.4	n.d.	n.d.	158	49	52	40	-120	0	-20	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, carrollite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, millerite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite"	"andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite porphyry, felsite, pegmatite, trachyte porphyry"	n.d.	"argillite, basalt, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, graywacke, hornfels, quartz diorite, shale, volcanic breccia "	1930s	1969	0.92	0.48	0.35	0	0	0	3.2	2.4	6		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bronson		Bronson Slope	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	56.66666667	-131.0925	195	195	102	0.15	0.013	0.72	4.1	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	111	56	40		-131	-5	-33	"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"	monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"felsic tuffaceous sandstone, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Red Bluff porphyry stock.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Catface			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.25555556	-125.9833333	36	Eocene	308	0.37	0.007	0.05	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	145	49	15	20	-125	-59		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia,  dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornblende, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesitic agglomerate, basalt, diorite, limestone, marble, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tuff"	1898	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	1.1	1.5	In copper concentrate: 6 g/t Ag and 2.34 g/t Au 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chuchi 			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.26305556	-124.5436111	188	188.52.5		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	127	55	15	47	-124	-32	-37	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite"	"alaskite, aplite, monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	"basalt, trachyte, sedimentary rocks, "	"agglomerate, granodiorite, monzodiorite, sedimentary rocks, volcanoclastic rocks "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	10	2	15.7	0	0	6	"0.28% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au reported."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Coles Creek			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	53.53333333	-127.2333333	86	86		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	133	53	32		-127	-14		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, conglomerate, dacite porphyry, rhyolitic tuff, sandstone       "	1966	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26 g/t Ag reported.	"Macintyre, D. G., 1985, Geology and mineral deposits of the Tantsa lake, West-Central British Columbia:  British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 75, 84 p."
Copper Canyon			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.11638889	-131.3469444	212	212	164.8	0.35	0	0.54	7.15	20c	0	n.d.	17	108	57	6	59	-131	-20	-49	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, syenite, syenite porphyry "	"andesite, granodiorite, limestone"	"argillite, quartz monzonite, black shale, trachyandesite, trachyte, tuff"	1956	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	0.8	0.9		"Allen, D.G., Panteleyev, A., and Armstrong, A.T., 1976, Galore Creek, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 402414.

Bottomer, L. R., and Leary, G. M., 1995, Copper Canyon porphyry copper-gold deposit, Galore Creek area, Northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 645649.

Logan, J. M., and Koyanagi, V. M., 1989, Geology and mineral occurrences of the Galory Creek area, NTS 104G/03 and 04: Chapter 1, Regional and district mapping in geological fieldwork 1988: A Summary of Field Activities and Current Research, Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 269284.

MINFILE, 2005, Copper Canyon, Inventory Report 104G 017, 4 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx? "
Copper Mountain 	Ingerbelle	"Similkameen, Similco"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.34027778	-120.5552778	198.5	200197	324	0.473	0.001	0.17	3.9	20c	1.1	n.d.	22c	162	49	20	25	-120	-33	-19	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"basalt dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, felsite dike, hornfels, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry"	"argillite, calcareous shale, conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, diorite, felsic tuff, monzonite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite, syenite "	1884	1925	4.3	1.1	3.7	0	0	0	6	3	14		"Fahrni, K.C., Macauley, T.N., and Preto, V.A., 1976, Copper Mountain and Ingerbelle, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 368375.

Lang, J.R., Stanley, C.R., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks in the Triassic-Jurassic arc terranes of British Columbia, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 219236. 

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142158.

Stanley, C.R., Holbek, P.M., Huyck, H.L.O., Lang, J.R., Preto, V.A.G., Blower, S.J., and Bottaro, J.C., 1995, Geology of the Copper Mountain alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits, Princeton, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 537563."
Dorothy			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.24777778	-126.1663889	50	50	45	0.26	0.01	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	121	55	14	52	-126	-9	-59	"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	1965	n.d.	0.5	0.3	0.1	2.3	1.8	3.3	1.6	1.2	1.5		"Carter, N.C., Dirom, G.E., and Ogryzlo, P.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits, Babine Lake area, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 247255.

MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old Fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1: Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 4767.

Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 7982.

Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888. "
Eaglehead		"Eagle, Joy"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	58.48388889	-129.1072222	186	186	29	0.41	0.022	0.2	2.7	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	105	58	29	2	-129	-6	-26	"albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite"	"feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"diabase, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, chlorite schist, conglomerate, granodiorite, graphitic argillite, graywacke, limestone"	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	5.6	1.5	6.6	3.3	0.5	1.3		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Fish Lake			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	51.46361111	-123.6255556	79	79	1150	0.22	0.002	0.41	2.3	20c	0	n.d.	22c	140	51	27	49	-123	-37	-32	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"granodiorite, hornfels, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, andesite porphyry, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, granite, quartz diorite"	1930s	n.d.	1.6	0.8	0.97	0	0	0	3.6	2.5	7.1	Taseko Mines Ltd. completed pre-feasibility study in 1995.	"Caira, N.M., Findlay, A., DeLong, C., and Rebagliati, C.M., 1995, Fish Lake porphyry copper-gold deposit, Central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 327342.

Dawson, K.M., Panteleyev, A., Sutherland Brown, A., and Woodsworth, G.J., 1991, Regional metallogeny, in Gabrielse, H., and Yorath, C.J., eds., Geology of the Cordilleran orogen in Canada:  Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada, no. 4, p. 707768.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. 

MINFILE, 2005, Fish Lake, Inventory Report 0920 041, 6 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Wolfhard, M.R., 1976, Fish Lake, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 317322."
Galaxy			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.64333333	-120.4233333		n.d.	5.4	0.59	0	0.21	0	20c	0	20c	20c 	155	50	38	36	-120	-25	-24	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"diorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, picrite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Galore Creek		Stikine	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.125	-131.45	207.5	210205	540.7	0.554	0.0007	0.31	5.33	20c	1.2	n.d.	17	107	57	7	30	-131	-27		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, syenite, syenite porphyry"	"argillite, chert, limestone, sandstone, shale"	"andesite, basalt, trachyandesite, tuff "	1955	n.d.	1.9	0.5	0.75	0	0	0	5	4	16		"Allen, D.G., Panteleyev, A., and Armstrong, A.T., 1976, Galore Creek, in  Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 15, p. 402414.

Enns, S.G., Thompson, J.F.H., Stanley, C.R., and Yarrow, E.W., 1995, The Galore Creek porphyry copper-gold deposits, northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 630644.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. 

Logan, J.M., and Koyanagi, V.M., 1989, Geology and mineral deposits of the Galore Creek area, Northwestern B.C.: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Fieldwork 1988, Paper 19891, p. 268283. 

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., 1995, UPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Northwester Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142158.

Schroeter, T.G., 2005, British Columbia, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 62 p.5253. 

Van Nieuwenhuyse, R., 2007, Genesis of the Galore Creek copper-gold-silver porphyry system, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 138."
Gambier Island			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.5	-123.4166667		n.d.	114	0.29	0.018	0.03	1.3	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	151	49	30		-123	-25		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"chert, granodiorite, graywacke, greenstone"	"andesite, argillite, diorite, limestone, quartz diorite, rhyodacite, siltstone"	1979	n.d.	1.1	0.6	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Giant Copper 		AM	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.16666667	-121.0333333		n.d.	245	0.27	0	0.2	2.7	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	161	49	10		-121	-2		"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"breccia, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"argillite, quartzite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Gibraltar	Polyanna		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	52.51805556	-122.2875	210	217203	1229	0.3	0.01	0.07	0.9	17	4.6	n.d.	n.d.	138	52	31	5	-122	-17	-15	"anhydrite/gypsum, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"andesite, aplite, basalt, granodiorite "	"andesite breccia, conglomerate, diorite, graphitic phyllite, graywacke, greenschist, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite, trondhjemite"	1917	1972	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.8	8.5		"Ash, C.H., Rydman, M.O., Payn, C.W.,Panteleev, A., 1998, Geological setting of the Gibraltar Mine, south central British Columbia: Mining in British Columbia, p. A1A15.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Bysouth, G.D., Campbell, K.V., Barker, G.E., and Gagnier, G.K., 1995, Tonalite-trondhjemite fractionation of a peraluminous magma and the formation of syntectonic porphyry copper mineralization, Gibraltar mine, central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 201213.

Grunsky, E., Lefebure, D., and Jones, L., 1996, Grade and tonnage data for selected deposit types, in Lefebure, D.V., and Hy, T., eds., Selected British Columbia mineral deposit profiles:  British Columbia Geological Survey Open File, 1996-13, p. 121146.

McMillan, W.J., 1991, Porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey Branch Paper 1991-4, p. 253276.

MINFILE, 2005, Gibraltar, Inventory Report 093B 012, 6 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and petroleum Resources, http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Young, R.J., and Tennant, S.J., 1976, Gibraltar: regional metamorphism, mineralization, hydrothermal alteration and structural development, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 195205.
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Gnat Lake 		"Gnat Pass, June"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	58.25361111	-129.8266667		n.d.	30.4	0.39	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	104	58	15	13	-129	-49	-36	"bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, scheelite"	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, volcaniclastics, sedimentary rocks"	1960	n.d.	0	0	0	4	2	6.3	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Granisle			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	54.94638889	-126.1566667	51	51	85	0.43	0.009	0.12	1.1	17	1.2	17	22c	125	54	56	47	-126	-9	-24	"apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, galena, jarosite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"basalt, black shale"	"andesite, andesite tuff, breccia, conglomerate, graywacke, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	1913	1966	0.7	0.3	0.16	3.2	2.2	5.6	2.1	1.6	2.7		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Highmont	"Am (Ide, Minex), Ann"		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.43277778	-120.9205556		n.d.	265	0.266	0.041	0.004	0.9	21a	3.9	n.d.	17	154	50	25	58	-120	-55	-14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite"	"quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"	1962	1980	1.1	0.73	0.64	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Huckleberry			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	53.68111111	-127.1780556	82	82	161	0.48	0.015	0.025	0.93	21a	2.3	"21a, 22c"	17	132	53	40	52	-127	-10	-41	"amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, fluorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, microdiorite"	"basalt, turbidite"	"andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, volcanic sedimentary rocks"	1962	1997	1	0.3	0.24	5	2.5	9.8	3.9	1.5	1.4		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Hushamu		Expo	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.67527778	-127.8580556	170	170	735.4	0.198	0.011	0.247	0	17	0	"17, 25e"	25e	136	50	40	31	-127	-51	-29	"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite/illite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, zeolite, zunyite"	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"basalt, basalt tuff, limestone, sediments"	"andesite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diorite porphyry , quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite"	1967	n.d.	1.8	0.9	1.3	6	3	5	0	0	0	Resource shown at 0.1% Cu cut-off grade (0.2% Cu cut-off: 283.7 Mt at 0.28% Cu and 0.322 g/t Au). Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Island Copper			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.6	-127.4777778	171	173169	377	0.41	0.017	0.19	1.4	17	0.8	n.d.	18b	137	50	36		-127	-28	-40	"amphibole, ankerite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, dumortierite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyroxene, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite"	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn"	"monzogranite, quartz diorite, siltstone"	"andesite, andesitic tuff, basalt, limestone, mudstone, rhyodacite, rhyodacitic tuff, sandstone, shale"	1967	1971	2	0.52	0.31	5.2	1.1	4.9	2.2	1	1.7		"Arancibia, O.N., and Clark, A.H., 1996, Early magnetite-amphibole-plagioclase alteration-mineralization in the Island Copper porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 402438.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd., 20-F Reports, 1987-1996.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. 

Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., OKane, K.P., Burt, P.D., Clarke, G.A., Himes, M.D., and Reeves, A.T., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits in the Island Copper Cluster, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214238. 

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 40-57."
Katie			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.13333333	-117.3305556		n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	165	49	8		-117	-19	-50	"albite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, microdiorite, rhyolite dike"	n.d.	"andesite, argillite, basalt, gabbro, lapilli tuff, monzonite, pyroclastic breccia, siltstone, tuff"	1992	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	0.4	0.35	Reported grades generally exceed 0.2% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kemess North			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.06	-126.7594444	203	202.71.9	601	0.207	0	0.396	0	20c	0	"20c, 39a"	"22c, 18b"	115	57	3	36	-126	-45	-34	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, fluorite, gold, hematite/specularite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, zeolite "	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, monzodiorite, syenite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, basalt tuff, breccia, feldspathic crystal tuff, quartz monzonite porphyry"	1966	n.d.	1.2	0.6	0.57	6.7	2.6	14	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kemess South			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.00583333	-126.7508333	200	199.60.6	250	0.22	0	0.62	0	20c	0	20c	"22c, 18b, 39a"	116	57	0	21	-126	-45	-3	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tetrahedrite"	"breccia, quartz monzodiorite porphyry"	"granodiorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesitic lapilli tuff, basalt, basaltic tuff, conglomerate, feldspathic crystal tuff, graywacke, mudstone, quartz monzonite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone"	1983	1998	1.7	0.75	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kerr			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	56.4675	-130.2688889	193.5	195192	140.8	0.75	0	0.36	0	20c	0	25e	"20c, 25a, 39a"	113	56	28	3	-130	-16	-8	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite  "	"andesite dike, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry  "	n.d.	"argillite, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"	1982	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	1	2.2		"Ditson, G.M., Wells, R.C., and Bridge, D.J., 1995, Kerr: the geology and evolution of a deformed porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 509523.

Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473483.

Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, Northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 10981114.

MINFILE, 2005, Kerr, Inventory Report 104B 191, 2 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?"
Kinaskan	GJ		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.65388889	-130.2436111	205	205.1 8	220.5	0.268	0	0.311	0	20c	0	n.d.	20c	664	57	39	14	-130	-14	-37	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	"granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite"	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate"	"chert, siltstone, mudstone, volcanics, volcanoclastics"	"1964, 2004"	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.15% Cu cut-off grade. Covered. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Krain			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.58333333	-120.9666667		n.d.	72.1	0.31	0.012	0	0	17	0	21a	17	147	50	35		-120	-58		"bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone"	1907	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kwanika		Swan	Canada	CNBC		55.5	-125.3	121	121	36	0.2	0	0	0	17	0	27c	n.d.	123	55	30		-125	-18		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite, monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, granite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, syenite"	1964	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1.7	15	"2007, Serengeti Resources Inc. drills 328 meters of 0.61% copper and 0.72 g/t gold."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lennac Lake			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	54.75	-126.3333333	78	78		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	126	54	45		-126	-20		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, dacite tuffs, conglomerate, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lornex			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.45027778	-121.0430556	197	202192	514	0.427	0.015	0.006	1.2	21a	4.4	21a 	21a (2)	152	50	27	1	-121	-2	-35	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia,  quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	early 1900s; 1964	1972	1.9	1.1	1.3	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lorraine			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.92694444	-125.4311111	184	184	32	0.66	0	0.26	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	118	55	55	37	-125	-25	-52	"apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, garnet, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite"	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, volcanics"	"aplite, diorite, pegmatite, pyroxenite, syenite, syenite porphyry"	1931	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4.7	"BM breccia (sulfide-syenitic breccia) at the SE flank of the deposit shows 3.46 g/t Pd, 0.58 g/t Pt, 12.44 g/t Au and 26.32% Cu (bornite and chalcocite)."	"Morton J.W. , 2001, Summary report on the  Lorraine - Jajay property, Omineca Mining Division, BC. NTS: 93N14W. Latitude 55o 55, Longitude 125o 27: Mincord Exploration Consultants Ltd. for Eastfield Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada, 16 p.: http://www.eastfieldgroup.com/eastfield/lorraine.html

Bishop, S.T., Heah, T.S., Stanley, C.R., and Lang, J.R., 1995, Alkalic intrusion hosted copper-gold mineralization at the Lorraine deposit, north-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 623629.

MINFILE, 2005, Bishop, Steele, Lorraine, GK, Jajay, Inventory Report 093N 066, 2 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Nixon, G.T., 2003, Jeological setting of the Lorraine Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Duckling Creek syenite complex, north-central British Columbia: British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mining and Minerals Division, Open File 2003-4, 24 p. 

Wilkinson, W.J., Stevenson, R.W., and Garnett, J.A., 1976, Lorraine, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 397401."
Louise Lake 			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	54.78333333	-127.6833333		n.d.	50	0.3	0.02	0.31	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	119	54	47		-127	-41		"bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, enargite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	quartz monzonite porphyry	"andesite, basalt, granodiorite, graywacke, shale, tuff "	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0.85	0.35	0.23	4	1	3.1	0	0	0	Reported 0.9%As	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Maggie			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.92388889	-121.4211111	61	61	181	0.28	0.029	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	146	50	55	26	-121	-25	-16	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, kaolinite/illite, mawsonite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, rutile, stannoidite, tennantite, vinciennite 
[Cu10Fe4Sn(As,Sb)S16]"	"latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, argillite, basalt, chert, limestone, quartz diorite, tuff, ultramafic rocks"	1860s	n.d.	1.1	0.33	0.26	0	0	0	3.7	1.5	4.4		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Misty			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.91583333	-125.5136111	172	182162		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	117	55	54	57	-125	-30	-49	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite"	"syenite, monzonite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite"	1948	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource: 3 Mt at 0.6% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Morrison	Hearn Hill		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.19444444	-126.3152778	50	50	263.4	0.39	0.005	0.2	1	20c	1.2	17 (2)	n.d.	120	55	11	40	-126	-18	-55	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"granodiorite, sediments, volcanics"	"andesite, andesite tuff, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, felsic tuff, granite, graywacke, quartz diorite, shale, siltstone"	1962	n.d.	1.5	0.7	0.82	0	0	0	2.8	2.3	5.1		"Carson, D.J.T., and Jambor, J.L., 1976, Morrison: Geology and evolution of a bisected annular porphyry copper deposit, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 264273.

MacIntyre, D.G., Webster, I.C.L., and Villeneuve, M., 1997, Babine Porphyry Belt Project, bedrock geology of the Old fort Mountain area (93/M1), British Columbia, regional mapping, in Geological Fieldwork 1996, a summary of field activities and current research, 1997-1: Mineral Resources Branch, Geological Division, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, p. 4767.

MINFILE, 2006, Morrison, Summary 093M 007, 4 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 
http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Ogryzlo, P.L., Dirom, G.E., and Stothart, P.G., 1995, Morrison  Hearn Hill copper-gold deposits Babine region, west-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 290303.

Simpson, R.G., 2007, Mineral resource update, Morrison project, 67 p.: Pacific Booker Minerals Inc.,
www.pacificbooker.com/pdf/Morrison_Tech_Report_May2007_Finalrevised-1.pdf "
Mt. Milligan	Southern Star		Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	55.12388889	-124.0275	185.5	188183	445	0.215	0	0.415	0	20c	0	n.d.	22c	128	55	7	26	-124	-1	-39	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite, monzonite, monzonite porphyry, trachyte "	"gabbro, schist, tuff"	"andesite, latite, siltstone, slate, syenite, trachybasalt, trachyte porphyry"	1972	n.d.	0	0	0	5.5	4.5	19	2.4	1.6	3		"McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

MINFILE, 2006, Mount Milligan, Inventory Report 093N 194, 5 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Mortensen, J.K., Ghosh, D.K., and Ferri, F., UPb geochronology of intrusive rocks associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 142158.

Sketchley, D.A., Rebogliati, C.M., and De Long, C., 1995, Geology, alteration and zoning patterns of the Mt. Milligan copper-gold deposits, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 650655."
Mt. Polly		"Mt. Polley, Cariboo Bell"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	52.55444444	-121.6416667	202	202	293	0.23	0.001	0.3	4	20c	1	39a	17	139	52	33	16	-121	-38	-30	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite/specularite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, syenite"	n.d.	"basalt, conglomerate, graywacke, limestone, mafic tuff, sandstone, shale, siltstone, trachybasalt"	1964	1997	0	0	0	3.6	2	5.7	1.5	1	1.2		"Deyell, C.L., 2005, Sulfur isotope zonation at the Mt Polley alkalic porphyry Cu-Au deposit, British Columbia, Canada, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 373376.   

Fraser, T.M., Godvin, C.I., Thompson, J.F.H., and Stanley, C.R., 1992, Geology and alteration of the Mount Polley alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, British Columbia, in Grant, B., and Newell, J.M., eds., Geological Fieldwork 1992. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 1993-1, p. 295300.

Fraser, T.M., Stanley, C.R., Nikic, Z.T., Pesalj, R., and Gorc, D., 1995, The Mount Polley alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit, south-central British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 609-622.

Hodson, C.J., Bailes, R.J., and Verzosa, R.S., 1976, Cariboo-Bell, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 388401.

MINFILE, 2006, Mt. Polly, Production Report / Inventory Report 093A 008, 5 p.: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?

Pass, H.E., Cooke, D.R., Chamberlain, C., Simpson, K., Rees, C., Ferreira, L., McAndless, P., and Robertson, S., 2007, Infill paragenesis and hydrothermal alteration in the Northeast zone of the Mt. Polley magmatic-hydrothermal breccia complex, British Columbia, Canada, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 423426."
O.K.			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.04666667	-124.645	36	Eocene	143	0.24	0.009	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	144	50	2	48	-124	-38	-42	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	"andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, granodiorite, quartz-feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, gabbro, granite"	1965	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	0.5	0.98		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ox Lake			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	53.67361111	-127.0569444	84	84	21.4	0.34	0.008	0	0	17	0	21a	n.d.	134	53	40	25	-127	-3	-25	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena,  hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels"	n.d.	"andesitic tuff, rhyolite tuff"	1968	n.d.	0.7	0.5	0.27	1.3	1.3	1.3	1	0.8	0.63		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pine			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.23333333	-126.7333333	197	200.94 to 193.60.5	40	0.15	0	0.57	0	20c	0	21a	n.d.	114	57	14		-126	-44		"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite"	"quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, trachyte porphyry"	"mafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, granite, granodiorite, latite, tuff"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	4.5	2	7.1	3.5	1	2.7		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Poison Mountain			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	51.13333333	-122.6141667	56.5	5855	808	0.24	0.0075	0.12	3	17	0	n.d.	39a	142	51	8		-122	-36	-51	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	serpentinite	"conglomerate, diorite, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite, graywacke, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone"	1947	n.d.	1.5	0.8	0.94	0	0	0	1.7	1	1.3		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Poplar			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	54.01666667	-126.99	73.5	7572	236	0.37	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	129	54	1		-126	-59	-24	"albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, clay minerals, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry "	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite, argillite, conglomerate, gabbro, sandstone, tuff"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	2	0.9	1.4	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Primer		North Zone	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.75611111	-120.46	0	n.d.	23	0.2	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	157	49	45	22	-120	-27	-36	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite"	"diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, argillite, sandstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Rayfield			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	51.31333333	-121.0888889		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	143	51	18	48	-121	-5	-20	"amphibole, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, epidote, garnet, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite, syenite, pegmatite"	n.d.	basalt	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6	2	4.1	Reported 0.1 % Cu on 2.3 x 0.66 km area	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Red Bluff			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	56.66666667	-131.1	195	195	37	0.23	0	0.74	5.6	20c	0	25b	"22c, 36a"	110	56	40		-131	-6		"albite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, diorite, rhyolite"	"conglomerate, graywacke, marble, mudstone, siltstone"	1964	n.d.	0	0	0	6	4	19	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Red Chris			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.7	-129.8052778	202.5	210195	523	0.35	0.0019	0.27	1.5	20c	0	18b	n.d.	109	57	42		-129	-48	-19	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"feldspar porphyry, felsic volcanics, felsite, monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"calcareous siltstone, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachybasalt, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	1929	n.d.	1.4	0.5	0.55	5	1.5	5.9	0	0	0		"T. Baker, C. H. Ash, and J. F. H. Thompson, 1997, Geological setting and characteristics of Red Chris porphyry copper-gold deposits, northwestern British Columbia: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 6, p. 297-316.

Baker, T., and Thompson, J.F.H., 1998, Fluid evolution at the Red Chris porphyry Cu-Au deposit, northwester British Columbia: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, p. A367.

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Newell, J.M., and Peatfield, G.R., 1995, The Red Chris porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 674688.

Peatfield, G.R., and Armstrong, A.T., 1979, The Red-Chris porphyry copper-gold deposit, northwester British Columbia: Proceedings of International Geochemical Exploration Symposium, no. 7, Publisher: London, International (III), p. 479485.  "
Red Dog			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.71083333	-127.9705556		n.d.	45	0.32	0.007	0.4	0	20c	0	20c	n.d.	135	50	42	39	-127	-58	-14	"chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"andesite, basalt, tuff, tuff breccia, tuffaceous sandstone"	"diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Pantelyev, A., Koyanagi, V.M., 1994, Advanced argillic alteration in Bonanza volcanic rocks, northern Vancouver Island  lithologic and permeability controls, in Geological Fieldwork 1993, a summary of field activities and current research: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 19941, p. 101110. 

Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., OKane, K.P., Burt, P.D., Clarke, G.A., Himes, M.D., and Reeves, A.T., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum deposits in the Island Copper Cluster, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 214238.

Pilcher, S.H., and McDougall, J.J., 1976, Characteristics of some Canadian Cordilleran porphyry prospects, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 7982. 

Schroeter, T.G., 1995, Compilation table of porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 884888."
Schaft Creek		Liard	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	57.36416667	-130.9902778	220	220	1434	0.25	0.019	0.18	1.55	17	0.6	n.d.	n.d.	106	57	21	51	-130	-59	-25	"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, granodiorite, monzonite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	1957	n.d.	2.5	1.1	2.2	3.1	1.3	3.1	0	0	0	1.393 Bt measured and indicated resources + 41 Mt inferred resources. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sulphurets			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	56.50444444	-130.2627778	193.5	195192	382	0.406	0	0.76	2.2	20c	0	25e	"20c, 25a, 39a"	112	56	30	16	-130	-15	-46	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, felsite, monzodiorite, monzonite porphyry, quartz syenite, syenite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"	1935	n.d.	1.8	0.9	1.3	6	3	14	4	1.8	5.6		"Fowler, B.P., and Wells, R.C., 1995, The Sulphurets Gold zone, northwester British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 484498.

Kirkham, R.V., and Margolis, J., 1995, Overview of the Sulphurets area, northwestern British Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 473483.

Margolis, J., and Britten, R.M., 1995, Porphyry-style and epithermal copper-molybdenum-gold-silver mineralization in the northern and southeastern Sulphurets district, northwestern Columbia, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 499508. 

Macdonald, A.J., Lewis, P.D., Thompson, J.F.H., Nadaraju, G., Bartsch, R.D., Bridge, D.J., Rhys, D.A., Roth, T., Kaip, A., Godwin, C.I., and Sinclair, A.J., 1996, Metallogeny of an Early to Middle Jurassic arc, Iskut River area, Northwester British Columbia: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 10981114."
Taseko			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	51.10444444	-123.4	85	85	15	0.53	0.012	0.53	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	141	51	6	16	-123	-24		"alunite, andalusite, apatite, bastnaesite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, corundum, diaspore, epidote, fluorite, gold, gypsum, kaolinite/dickite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline "	"andesitic dacite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"agglomerate, argillite, basalt, conglomerate, sandstone"	"andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite, tuff"	1922	n.d.	0	0	0	5	1.5	5.9	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Trojan		"Getty, South Seas"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.56666667	-121		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	21a	17	148	50	34		-121	0		"bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, conglomerate, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource: 1.54 Mt at 0.35% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Valley 		"Valley Copper, Highland Valley"	Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	50.48555556	-121.0483333	196	202190	833.5	0.432	0.0067	0.006	1.9	21a	4.8	n.d.	17 (2)	149	50	29	8	-121	-2	-54	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, felsite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, lamprophyre, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone "	1957	1983	1.8	1.2	1.7	0	0	0	6.5	4	20.4		"Casselman, M.J., McMillan, W.J., and Newman, K.M., 1995, Highland Valley porphyry copper deposits near Kamloops, British Columbia: a review and update with emphasis on the Valley deposit, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 161191.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

McMillan, W.J., 2005, Porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of the HIghland Valley district, Guichon Creek batholith, British Columbia, Canada in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 259274.

McMillan, W.J., Thompson, J.F.H., Hart, C.J.R., and Johnston, S.T., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 4057.

Ostapenko, M.J., and Jones, M.S., 1976, Valley Copper, in Sutherland Brown, A., ed., Porphyry deposits of the Canadian Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 15, p. 130143."
Whipsaw			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.29333333	-120.7594444	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	39a	160	49	17	36	-120	-45	-34	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, granodiorite, greenschist, limestone "	1959	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reported 0.2 to 0.36% Cu, 0.006 to 0.024% Mo."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Whiting Creek/Rusty Zone			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	53.75833333	-127.215	82.5	8481		0	0	0	0	21a	0	21a 	"17, 21b,22c"	131	53	45	30	-127	-12	-54	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, feldspar porphyry, lamprophyre, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	basalt	"andesite, argillite, conglomerate, granodiorite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, tuff"	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	2.5	10	The major Ridge zone contains: 31.6 Mt at 0.06% Cu and 0.112% Mo. Locally 0.244% Cu and less than 0.03% Mo. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Willa			Canada	CNBC	British Columbia	49.88333333	-117.3666667	183	183		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	163	49	53		-117	-22		"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, Pb-Bi-Sbsulphosalt, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, zeolite "	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, conglomerate, granodiorite, pyroclastics, quartz monzonite"	1898	n.d.	0.5	0.15	0.06	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resource: 0.47 Mt at 0.86% Cu, 5.9 g/t Au, up to 0.008% Mo, 10 g/t Ag"	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Coxheath			Canada	CNNS	Nova Scotia	46.08333333	-60.36666667	621	622620		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	174	46	5		-60	-22		"actinolite, albite, apatite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, titanite, tourmaline"	"diorite, granite, granodiorite, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, dacite, rhyolite, pyroclastics"	1875	n.d.	0	0	0	11	4	34	7.5	3.7	22	"Reported 2% Cu, 1% Mo, 8.6 g/t Au."	"Lynch, G., and Ortega, J, 1997, Hydrothermal alteration and tourmaline-albite equilibria at the Coxheath porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Nova Scotia: The Canadian Mineralogist, v. 35, p. 7994."
Beidelman Bay		Darkwater Mine	Canada	CNON	Ontario	49.83333333	-91	2500	Archean		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	Aushear veins	166	49	50		-91	0		"ankerite, biotite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	"breccia, feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"felsic pyroclastics, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, trondhjemite"	1934	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	0.6	1.4	"Reported 0.2% Cu, 0.03% Mo, 410 ppb Au in altered trondhjemite; 50 Kt at 6,8 g/t Au in shear veins"	"Poulsen, K.H., and Franklin, J.M., 1981, Copper and gold mineralization in an Archean trondhjemite intrusion, Sturgeon Lake, Ontario: Geological Survey of Canada Paper 81-1A, Current Research, Part A, p. 914. "
Jogran			Canada	CNON	Ontario	47.04305556	-84.61527778	1070	1070	20	0.19	0.05	0	0	21a	0	"21a, Au-Cu veins"	n.d.	167	47	2	35	-84	-36	-55	"chalcocite,  chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
McIntyre		Pamour	Canada	CNON	Ontario	48.5	-81.25	2575	2475		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	Au quartz-carbonate veins (36a?)	169	48	30		-81	-15		"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "	"breccia, rhyodacite porphyry (felsic schist)"	n.d.	mafic metavolcanic rocks (metabasalt)	1960	1963	0.5	0.13	0.05	2.5	0.5	0.98	0	0	0	"The McIntireHollinger Complex produced: 1089 t Au, 218 t Ag, and 90,718 t Cu .  The productive underground Cu-interval extended from 1250 foot level down to 4175 foot level with 10 Mt reserve at 0.8% Cu, 0.9 g/t Au, and about 0.05% Mo. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Stancop	Log Lake		Canada	CNON	Ontario	47.96666667	-80.75	2633	2633		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"porphyry Au, 36a, late Barite-Ccp vein"	170	47	58		-80	-45		"barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, fluorite, galena, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"diabase  dike, syenite, syenite porphyry"	"diorite, gneiss, granite"	"metaconglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.6% Cu, overall grade 0.05 to 0.1% Cu, 0.17 to 0.34 g/t Au, 3.0 g/t Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tribag			Canada	CNON	Ontario	47.09194444	-84.47833333	1055	1055	165	0.15	0.03	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	168	47	5	31	-84	-28	-42	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, stibnite, wolframite"	"breccia, felsite, felsite porphyry"	n.d.	"basalt, diabase, granite, metasedimentary rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3.5	1.2	3.3	0	0	0	0.05% Mo; production of 900 Kt at 1.64% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chibougamau	"Clark Lake, Grandroy, Quellus, R-2"	Chibougamau district	Canada	CNQU	Quebec	49.86666667	-74.23333333	2715	27162714		0	0	0	0	17	0	Cu-Au high-sulfide shear veins	n.d.	172	49	52		-74	-14		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite "	tonalite porphyry	n.d.	"anorthosite, felsic metavolcanic rocks, gabbro, mafic metavolcanic rocks, diorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Since 1954, 47 Mt produced at 1,82% Cu, and 2.2 g/t Au from 15 Cu-Au veins."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Don Rouyn			Canada	CNQU	Quebec	48.26666667	-79	2700	2700	36	0.15	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	28a	171	48	16		-79	0		"bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite/specularite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphene, tourmaline"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, mafic dike, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	 n.d.	"granodiorite, felsic metavolcanic rocks, mafic metavolcanic rocks, tonalite, trondhjemite"	1925	1957	0.5	0.2	0.08	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Mined as a source of cupriferous siliceous flux containing 0.25% Cu; one zone contains 1 g/t Au, 4 ppm W, 360 ppm Mo."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Gasp 		"Mines Gasp, Copper Mountain"	Canada	CNQU	Quebec	48.96666667	-65.51944444	348	350346	336	0.555	0.022	0.062	2.8	21a	0	n.d.	18b	173	48	58		-65	-31	-10	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite"	"diabase dike, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn"	granite	"limestone, calcareous shale, sandstone, siltstone"	1938	1968	0.6	0.3	0.14	9	5	7.5	2.5	1.1	2.2	There is an additional 20 Mt of skarn-type ore.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cash			Canada	CNYT	Yukon Territory	62.41666667	-137.6166667		n.d.	36	0.28	0.021	0.17	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	102	62	25		-137	-37		"anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite/tenorite, epidote, fluorite, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	"feldspar porphyry, felsic volcanics, quartz feldspar porphyry, volcanic breccia"	gneiss	"granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Casino			Canada	CNYT	Yukon Territory	62.73611111	-138.8291667	73	74-72	964	0.22	0.02	0.24	1.8	17	0	n.d.	"22c, 39a"	101	62	44	10	-138	-49	-45	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff breccia"	"amphibolite, gneiss, quartzite, ultramafic sill"	"dacite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite"	1917	n.d.	1.8	0.76	1.1	0	0	0	2.4	1.4	2.7		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Williams Creek			Canada	CNYT	Yukon Territory	62.34166667	-136.6916667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	103	62	20	30	-136	-41	-30	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"gneiss, metasedimentary rocks"	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Incomplete drilling shows 20 Mt at 1.06% Cu, 1.1 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Andacollo			Chile	CILE		-30.25	-71.41666667	112	11210	540	0.45	0.05	0.25	0	17	0	n.d.	"25c, 25a (manto), 39a"	307	-30	-15		-71	-25		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	tonalite porphyry	"conglomerate, ignimbrite, limestone"	"andesite, andesite breccia, dacite, dacite breccia, diorite, "	1568	1980	1.5	1.3	1.5	5	3.8	15	5	2.5	9.8	Re-Os age 10389 Ma.	"Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563.

Freydier, C., Ruiz, J., Chesley, J., McCandless, T., and Munizaga, F., 1997, Re-Os isotope systematics of sulfides from felsic igneous rocks: application to base metal porphyry mineralization in Chile: Geology, v. 25, p. 775778.

Lincoln, J.B., and Tellez, P.C., 1996, The Andacollo gold project, IV Region, Chile, in Green, S.M., and Struhsacker, E., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Geological Society of Nevada Field Trip Guidebook Compendium, p. 492495.

Mundaka, A.P., 2006, Chile, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 67, p. 4647.

Reyes, M., 1991, The Andacollo strata-bound gold deposit, Chile, and its position in a porphyry copper-gold system:Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 13011316.   

Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890.  "
Angelina	Rio Blanco		Chile	CILE		-24.39833333	-69.6075		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	298	-24	-23	-54	-69	-36	-27	"alunite, hematite"	sericitic porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Hematitic leached capping. 31 Ma of supergene alunite.	"Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179."
Antucoya	Buey Muerto		Chile	CILE		-22.53333333	-69.91666667	142	141.91.4;	519	0.41	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	665	-22	-32		-69	-55		"albite, anhydrite, atacamite, biotite, brochantite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/illite/ dickite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite "	"breccia, dacite dike, granodiorite porphyry, monzodiorite,  tonalite porphyry, "	n.d.	"andesite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.6	1	1.3	0	0	0	Oxide ore resources. Mostly covered by gravel. Buey Muerto prospect 1374 to 1324 Ma (biotite and sericite). 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Centinela			Chile	CILE		-23.16333333	-69.16833333	44	44.31.5		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	292	-23	-9	-48	-69	-10	-6	"atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline"	"dacite porphyry, diorite "	n.d.	"tonalite, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Preliminary resources: 4.5 Mt at 0.64% Cu. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Casale		Aldebaran	Chile	CILE		-27.78333333	-69.23333333	14	13.890.04	1285	0.35	0.02	0.7	0	20c	0	n.d.	"22c, 25e"	304	-27	-47		-69	-14		"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, chlorite, diaspore, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite tuff, conglomerate, sandstone"	1980	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed. Maricunga belt. There is a transition from Cu-Au porphyry (20c) to Au-bearing quartz- polymetallic veins (22c) and further to high-sulfidation Au epithermal veins (25e) within 3.5 km (NW) and 1 km high. 	"Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563.

Cunningham, C.G., and others, in press, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in South America: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-XX, 304 p.

Muntean, J.L, and Einaudi, M.T., 2001, Porphyry-epithermal transition: Marikunga Belt, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 743772. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890.

Sillitoe, R.H., McKee, E.H., and Vila, T., 1991, Reconnaissance K-Ar geochronology of the Maricunga gold-silver belt, Nothern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 12611270.

Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Gold-rich porphyry deposits: descriptive and genetic models and their role in exploration and discovery, in Hagemann, S.G., and Brown, P.E., eds., Gold in 2000: Reviews in Economic Geology, v. 13, p. 315345. 

Vila, T., and Sillitoe, R.H., 1991,  Gold-rich porphyry systems in the Maricunga gold-silver belt, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 12381260."
Cerro Colorado			Chile	CILE		-20.04472222	-69.25972222	52	51.80.6	607	0.81	0.005	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c"	cu-au vein	278	-20	-2	-41	-69	-15	-35	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, felsic volcanic rocks, ignimbrite"	1963	1994	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6.3	"Cu enrichment age (K/Ar, alunite), 30 to 36 Ma. >50% of the deposit area is covered by gravel and ignimbrite."	"BHP Billiton Ltd., 2006, Annual Reports 19942006.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Bouzari, F., and Clark, A.H., 2002, Anatomy, evolution, and metallogenic significance of the supergene orebody of the Cerro Colorado porphyry copper deposit, I Region, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 97, no. 8, p. 17011740. 

Bouzari, F., and Clark, A.H., 2006, Prograde evolution and geothermal affinities of the major porphyry copper deposit: the Cerro Colorado hypogene protoore, I Region, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 101, no. 8, p. 95134. 

SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter #37, p.19, 1999. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205.

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. "
Chimborazo			Chile	CILE		-24.13333333	-69.08333333	37	38.720.17 to 34.90.41	236	0.6	0	0	0	17	0	17	"22c, 25e"	296	-24	-8		-69	-5		"alunite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, enargite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, tuff"	1950	n.d.	0	0	0	1.4	1	1.1	0	0	0	30% of the deposit area is covered by gravel.	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Kelley, D.L.,Hall, G.E.M., Closs, L.G., Hamilton, I.C., and McEwen, R.M., 2003, The use of partial extraction geochemistry for copper exploration in northern Chile: Geochemistry, Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 3, p. 85104.  

Petersen, C.R., Rivera, S.L., and Peri, M.A., 1996, Chimborazo copper deposit, Region II, Chile: exploration and geology, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 7180.

Petersen, C.R., Rivera, S.L., and Peri, M.A., 1994, Chimborazo copper deposit, II Region, Chile exploration and geology: Congreso Geologico Chileno, 7th, Concepcion, Actas, v. 2, p. 1613.

Richards, J.P., 1999, Tectonomagmatic controls on localization of porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 425428. 

Richards, J.R., Boyce, A.J., and Princle, M.S., 2001, Geologic evolution of the Escondida area, Northern Chile: a model for spatial and temporal localization of porphyry copper mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 271305.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890."
Chuquicamata	"Chuqui Norte, Exotica, Radomiro Tomic (Pampa Norte)"		Chile	CILE		-22.275	-68.9	33	3531	21277	0.592	0.04	0.013	5	21a	0	22c	"17, Exotic Cu"	286	-22	-16	-30	-68	-54		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry"	"amphibolite, andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, conglomerate,  limestone"	"diorite, granodiorite, monzogranite, sandstone, shale"	1911	1915	12	3	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age 1915 Ma; exotic mineralization later than 9.7 Ma (ash tuff layer in ore-bearing gravel). In concentrate: 36 ppb Pd; n.d. Pt. Exposed.	"Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006.

Cuadra, P., and Camus, F., 1998, The Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 99109. 

Cuadra, P.C., and Rojas, G.S., 2001, Oxide mineralization at the Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposit, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 387400.
 
Cunningham, C.G., and others, in press, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in South America: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-XX, 304 p.

Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Vliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003), 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly,  in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174.  

Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.

Lindsay, D.D., Zentilli, M., and Ossandon, G.C., 1996, Evolution of permeability in an active ductile to brittle shear system controlling the mineralization at the Chuquicamata porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore depositsII, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 6289.

Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 4358. 

Mortimer C.B., Mnchmeyer, C.F., and Urqueta, I.D., 1977, Emplacement of the Exotica orebody, Chile: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, v. 86, August, p. B121B127.

Ossandon, G.C., Freraut, R.C., Gustafson, L.B.Lindsay, D.D., and Zentilli, M., 2001, Geology of the Chuquicamata Mine: a progress report: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 249270. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Zentilli, M., Leiva G.Q., Rojas de la J.R., and Graves, M.C., 1994, The Chuquicamata porphyry copper system revisited: Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 7th, Concepcin, 1994, Actas, v. 2, p. 16471651.

Zentilli, M., Aracena, I., and Graves, M.C., 1997, Reconnaissance trace element study of Chuquicamata, Mansa Mina, and Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposits, Chile: Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 19131917."
Collahuasi		Rosario 	Chile	CILE		-20.96305556	-68.70833333	32	3331	3100	0.86	0.04	0.01	5	21a	0	"17, 25c"	"17, 25e (cu-au and cu-ag veins), exotic cu, 39a"	281	-20	-57	-47	-68	-42	-30	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, andesitic tuffite, carbonate rock, rhyolite, shale, tuff "	1978	1999	1.9	1.2	1.8	7	4.7	26	0	0	0	Exposed.                              	"Bisso, C.B., Duran, M., and Gonzales, A.A., 1998, Geology of the Ujina and Rosario copper porphyry deposits, Collanhuasi district, Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 217232.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished. 

Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Lee, A.W., Farrar, E., and Hodgson, C.J., 1998, Laser probe 40Ar/39Ar ages of early- and late-stage alteration assemblages, Rosario porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Collahuasi district, I Region, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 326337.

De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1994, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile: Mining Latin America: The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181195. 

Dick, L.A., Chavez, W.X., Jr., Gonzales, A., and Bisso, C., 1994, Geologic setting and mineralogy of the Cu-Ag (As) Rosario vein system, Collahuasi district, Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 1, 611.

Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and Durn, M., 2004, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits and related copper-silver veins in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 99, p. 673690. 

Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Walshe, J.L., Lee, A.W., and Clark, A.H., 2006, Fluid chemistry, structural setting, and emplacement history of the Rosario Cu-Mo porphyry and Cu-Ag-Au epithermal veins, Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 835862.

Mine of the Month, 2006, Collahuasi on high: Mining Magazine, January 2006.

Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 2350. 

Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 4358. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Collahuasi, Chile, p. 79): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. 

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Conchi			Chile	CILE		-21.95388889	-68.73555556	36	3834	351	0.71	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	667	-21	-57	-14	-68	-44	-8	"atacamite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	granodiorite porphyry	"andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sedimentary rocks"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.2	0.8	0.75	0	0	0	"Resources of oxide ore 25 Mt at 0.52% Cu based on 0.3% Cu cut-off, resources of sulfide ore 326 Mt at 0.72% Cu based on 0.5% Cu cut-off. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copaquire			Chile	CILE		-20.90166667	-68.88527778	35	3634		0	0	0	0	21a	0	17	n.d.	280	-20	-54	-6	-68	-53	-7	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, ferrimolybdite, garnet, gypsum, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tennantite, tourmaline"	"breccia, dacite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"carbonaceous shale, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4	1.5	4	"Resources reported 50 Mt at 0.13% Mo, x% Cu; production of 115,000 t at 3.0% Cu; reserves 250,000 t at 1% Cu."	"Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Lee, A.W., Farrar, E., and Hodgson, C.J., 1998, Laser probe 40Ar/39Ar ages of early- and late-stage alteration assemblages, Rosario porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Collahuasi district, I Region, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 326337.

Hollister, V.F., and Bernstein, M., 1975, Copaquire, Chile: its geologic setting and porphyry copper deposit: Transactions of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, v. 258, no. 2, p. 137142. 

Maksaev, V., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P., 1988, Geochronologia Ar-Ar de depositos de tipo porfido cuprifero del Norte Grande de Chile:  Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 5th, Concepcin, 1994, Actas, v. 1, p. B109B133.

Oyarzun, J.M., 1985, La metallogenie Andine: cadre geologique, petrologique et geochemique et essai dinterpretation, These Docteur dEtat, Paris, 864 p.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Dos Hermanos			Chile	CILE		-18.29	-69.72166667		Miocene?		0	0	0	0	17	0	cu-au vein 	n.d.	274	-18	-17	-24	-69	-43	-18	"chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	granodiorite	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, volcanic-sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resources: 500,000 t at 0.98% Cu and 120 ppm Mo."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
El Abra	Ichuno		Chile	CILE		-21.92055556	-68.8325	36	3834	1779.4	0.494	0.0058	0	0	17	0	17	"exotic Cu, cu-au vein"	284	-21	-55	-14	-68	-49	-57	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia,  dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	"andesite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sedimentary rocks"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"	pre-colonial	1996	1.7	1.2	1.6	0	0	0	4.4	2.3	8	Exposed.	"Ambrus, J., 1977, Geology of the El Abra porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 10621085. 

Anonymous, 1996, El Abra: Mining Magazine, Volume May, p. 290291.

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Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 1187-1205.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. "
El Loa			Chile	CILE		-21.11666667	-68.73333333	251.5	264239		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	628	-21	-7		-68	-44		n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	"granodiorite, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21.
"
El Salvador 			Chile	CILE		-26.25416667	-69.55055556	42	4341	3836.3	0.447	0.022	0.1	1.5	17	0	n.d.	exotic Cu	299	-26	-15	-15	-69	-33	-2	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, latite dikes, rhyolite porphyry"	"carbonate rocks, granite, monzonite"	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, ignimbrite, rhyolite, rhyolite breccia,  rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone, tuffaceous sandstone"	1944	1959	1.8	1	1.4	8	5	31	3	3	7.1	Cu enrichment age 23 Ma; exotic mineralization 24 to 11 Ma.  In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt; 16 ppb Pd. 5% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium. 	"Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006.

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Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.

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Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 5, p. 43-58.

Mote, T.L., Becker, T.A., Renne, P., and Brimhall, G.H., 2001, Chronology of exotic mineralization at El Salvador, Chile, by 40Ar/39Ar dating of copper wad and supergene alunite: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 351366.

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Watanabe, Y., and Hedenquist, J.W., 2001, Mineralogic and stable isotopic zonation at the surface over the El Salvador porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 17751798.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
El Telgrafo		Telgrafo	Chile	CILE		-22.98777778	-69.07638889	29	29	898	0.45	0.013	0.17	0	17	0	17	"18b, exotic cu"	668	-22	-59	-16	-69	-4	-35	"alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, gold, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, tourmaline"	quartz porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age 20 Ma.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
El Teniente 		Braden	Chile	CILE		-34.08861111	-70.4625	5.4	"6.30.03  4.420.02
(Re-Os)"	20731	0.62	0.019	0.005	0.52	21a	0	n.d.	22c	311	-34	-5	-19	-70	-27	-45	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesitic basalt porphyry, basalt porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diabase, gabbro, lamprophyre, latite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"granodiorite, rhyolite, trachyandesite "	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, sedimentary rocks"	1706	1906	2.7	2	4.2	0	0	0	4	3.5	11	In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt and 32 ppb Pd. 20%  of the deposit area is covered by talus and glacial debris.	"Armbrust, G.A., Oyarzun, J., and Arias, J., 1977, Rubidium as a guide to ore in Chilean porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 10861100.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Camus, F., 1975, Geology of the El Teniente orebody with emphasis on wall-rock alteration: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 1341-1372.

Cannel, Cooke, D.R., Walshe, J.L., and Stein, H., 2005, Geology, mineralization, alteration, and structural evolution of the El Teniente porphyry Cu-Mo deposit: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 9791003. 

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

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Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.

Howell, F.H., and Malloy, J.S., 1960, Geology of the Braden orebody, Chile, South America: Economic Geology, v. 55, p. 863905.

Maksaev, V., Munizaga, F., McWilliams, M., Fanning, M., Mathur, R., Ruiz, J., and Zentelli, M., 2004, New chronology for El Teniente, Chilean Andes, from U-Pb, 40Ar/39Ar, Re-Os and fission-track dating: implications for the evolution of a supergiant porphyry Cu-Mo deposit: in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., and Vidal, C.E., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts, and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 1554.

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Skewes, M.A., Arvalo, A., Floody, R., Zuiga, P.H., and Stern, C.R., 2005, The El Teniente megabreccia deposit: the worlds largest copper deposit, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 83113.

Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R.,1995, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean Magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893909. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. "
Escondida	"Escondida Norte, Zaldivar"	La Escondida	Chile	CILE		-24.265	-69.07166667	37	"38.720.17 to 
34.90.41"	11158	0.769	0.0062	0.25	5	20c	0	"39a, exotic copper"	cu-au and cu-ag veins	297	-24	-15	-54	-69	-4	-18	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone"	1981	1990	4.5	1.6	5.7	11	9	78	0	0	0	"Cu enrichment age 1815 Ma.  In concentrate: 8 ppb Pt, 44 ppb Pd. 10% of the deposit area is covered by gravel."	"Alpers, C.N., and Brimhall, G.H., 1989, Paleohydrologic evolution and geochemical dynamics of cumulative supergene metal enrichment at La Escondida, Atacama Desert, northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 229255.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Campos, E., Touret, J.L.R., Nikogosian, I., Delgado, J., 2002, Overheated, Cu-bearing magmas in the Zaldivar porphyry-Cu deposit, Northern Chile. Geodynamic consequences: Tectonophysics, v. 345, p. 229251.

Lowell, J.D., 1991, The discovery of the La Escondida orebody: in Hutchinson, R.V., and Grauch, R.I., eds., Historical perspectives of genetic concepts and case histories of famous discoveries: Economic Geology Monograph 8, p. 300319.

Ojeda, F.J.M., 1986, Escondida porphyry copper deposit, II Region, Chile: Exploration drilling and current geological interpretation: Mining Latin America, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 299318.

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Ortiz, F.J., Lowell, J.D., Bratt, J.A., Rojas, N.D. and Burns, P.J., 1995, Escondida porphyry copper deposit, II Region, Chile: history of the discovery: Mining Latin America, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 319331.

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Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183.  

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Esperanza			Chile	CILE		-22.96666667	-69.05833333	41	"41.30.3; 41,80.13"	1435	0.51	0.011	0.16	0	17	0	17	"18b, exotic cu"	291	-22	-58		-69	-3	-30	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, atacamite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, diopside, electrum, epidote, garnet, gold, hedenbergite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite, tourmaline"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, andesite breccia, limestone, granodiorite, tuff, tuffite"	1983	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age 20 Ma. Exposed.	"Antofagasta PLC, 2001, Annual report, Chairmans review, 17 p.:
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Mnchmeyer, C., 1996, Exotic depositsproducts of lateral migration of supergene solutions from porphyry copper deposits, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 4358.

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179."
Gaby		"Gaby Sur, Gabriela Mistral"	Chile	CILE		-23.41083333	-68.81888889	42	4341	3421	0.35	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	293	-23	-24	-39	-68	-49	-8	"atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, Cu-goethite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, siltstone"	1996	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100% of the deposit is covered by piedmont gravel averaging 40 m thick. Oxide ore reserves 618 Mt at 0.41% Cu.	"Camus, F., 2001, Geologa del yacimiento Gaby Sur: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 6 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm 

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Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region  a late 1990s update (Gaby Sur, Chile, p. 810): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. 

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Inca de Oro		Cerro La Campana	Chile	CILE		-26.76611111	-69.87138889	63	6660		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	302	-26	-45	-58	-69	-52	-17	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite"	"carbonate rock, diorite "	andesite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In samples from oxidized zone, 10 to 15 g/t Au; Cu enrichment age (KAr, alunite) 14 Ma."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
La Fortuna		El Morro	Chile	CILE		-28.63333333	-69.88333333	33.5	3532	1245	0.41	0	0.35	0	20c	0	n.d.	"25a, 25e"	306	-28	-38		-69	-53		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	"basalt, dacite, diorite, rhyolite, tuff"	"andesite, conglomerate, dacitic ignimbrite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Total resource at 0.2% Cu cut-off; 0.02 to 0.03% Mo, 1.0 to 12 g/t Ag. 70% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and gravel."	"Anonymous, 2001, Impressive El Morro intersections: Mining Journal, March, p. 181.

Metallica Resources Inc., 2006, Advanced exploration  El Moro, Chile, 7 p.: www.metal-res.com/s/ElMoro.asp

Metallica Resources Inc., 2006, News Release of November 13, 2006, Doubling of El Moro Resources: 
www.metal-res.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=165329&_Type

Noranda News Release, 2001, September 28: www.noranda.com

Perell, J., Urza, F., Cabello, J., and Ortiz, F., 1994, Clustered, gold-bearing Oligocene porphyry copper and associated epithermal mineralization at La Fortuna, Vallenar region, northern Chile: 7th Congresso Geologico Chileno, Actas, v. 2, p. 16071612. 

Perell, J., Urza, F., Cabello, J., and Ortiz, F., 1996, Clustered, gold-bearing Oligocene porphyry copper and associated epithermal mineralization at La Fortuna, Vallenar region, northern Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 8190."
La Planada			Chile	CILE		-20.175	-69.08333333	31	31		0	0	0	0	17	0	22c	"22c, cu-au vein"	279	-20	-10	-30	-69	-5		"alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	quartz porphyry	n.d.	granodiorite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource 30 Mt at 0.3% Cu .	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lilian			Chile	CILE		-22.66666667	-68.75	275	290260		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	629	-22	-40		-68	-45		n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21."
Lomas Bayas	Fortuna de Cobre		Chile	CILE		-23.445	-69.51166667	57.5	57.957.11.8	1230	0.279	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	295	-23	-26	-42	-69	-30	-42	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"limestone, sandstone, shale"	granodiorite	1880	1880s; 1998	1.6	1.3	1.63	0	0	0	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age 21 Ma. 40% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and colluvium.	"Boric, R.P., Diaz, F.F., Maksaev, V.J., 1990, Geologia y yacimientos metaliferos de la region de Antofagasta: Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineneria - Chile, Boletin, no. 40, 246 p., 1 mapa escala 1:500000.

Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1998, Chile (Exploration Review): SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 35, p. 2426.

Chomiak, B.A., and Miller, G.P., 1999, Ore deposits of Northern Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 1920.

Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247.

Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308. 

Shrake, T.C., Ernst, D.R., Thurston, P., and Ashleman, J., 1996, Geology of Chiles Lomas Bayas porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, v. 48, no. 3, p. 3742.

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890."
Los Bronces/Rio Blanco	"La Americana, Sur-Sur"	Andina	Chile	CILE		-33.13333333	-70.26666667	4.7	5.320.277 to 4.370.06	16816	0.601	0.02	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	310	-33	-8		-70	-16		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia,  quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyodacitic pyroclastics, syenite"	1864	1970	5	2.8	11	0	0	0	11	5	43	Au <30 ppb. 15% of the deposit area is covered.	"Ambrust, G.A., Oyarzun, J., and Arias, J., 1977, Rubidium as a guide to ore in Chilean porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 10861100.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Codelco, 2006, Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Annual Reports 19832006.

Davidson, P., and Kamenetsky, V.S., 2001, Immiscibility and continuous felsic melt-fluid evolution within the Rio Blanco porphyry system, Chile: Evidence from inclusions in magmatic quartz: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 19211929.

Deckart, K., Clark, A.H., Aguilar, C.A., Vargas, R.R., Bertens, N.A., Mortensen, J.K., and Fanning M., 2005, Magmatic and hydrothermal chronology of the giant Ro Blanco porphyry copper deposit, Central Chile: implications of an integrated U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar database: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 905934.

Fuller, C.R., 1989, Distribution and characteristics of Chilean copper deposits, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 245-256.

Serrano, L., Vargas, R., Stambuk, V., Aguilar, C., Galeb, M., Holmgren, C., Contreras, A., Goday, S., Vela, I., Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1996, The Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Ro Blanco-Los Bronces copper deposit, central Chilean Andes, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 119130.

Skewes, M.A., Holmgren, C., and Stern, C.R., 2003, The Donoso copper-rich, tourmaline-bearing breccia pipe in central Chile: petrologic, fluid inclusion and stable isotope evidence for an origin from magmatic fluids: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p.221. 

Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R.,1995, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean Magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893909. 

Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1996, Late Miocene mineralized breccias in the  Andes of Central Chile: Sr- and Nd-isotopic evidence for multiple magmatic sources, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 3342. 

Stambuk, V., Blondel, J., and Serrano, L., 1982, Geologia del yacimiento Rio Blanco: Congreso Geologico Chileno, 3rd, Concepcion, Actas, v. 2, p. E419E442.

Vargas R.R., Gustafson, L.B., Vukasovic, M., Enrique, T.F., and Skewes, M.A., 1999, On breccias in the Rio Blanco-Los Bronces porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 7, p. 281-297.

Warnaars, F.W., Holmgren, C.D., and Barassi, S.F., 1985, Porphyry copper and tourmaline breccias at Los BroncesRio Blanco, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 15441565. "
"Los Pelambres - El Pachon, AGTN"		"continuous w/ El Pachon, AGTN"	Chile	CILE		-31.70833333	-70.5	9.5	109	7458	0.617	0.015	0.028	1.26	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	308	-31	-42	-30	-70	-30		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, tonalite, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, granodiorite, gypsum, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic agglomerate, granite, tuff, volcaniclastics"	1914	1992	1.6	0.5	0.6	6.5	4.6	24	6.5	2.5	13	Exposed.	"Antofagasta PLC, 2006, Annual Reports, 1998-2006.

Atkinson, W.W., Jr., Souviron, A., Vehrs, T.I., and Faunes, A., 1996, Geology and mineral zoning of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 131156. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Casaceli, R.J., 1993, The geology and mineral potential of Argentina, in Randol at Acapulco 93, Latin American mining opportunities: Golden, Colorado, Randol International, p. 4966.

Gemuts, I., Little, M.L., and Guidici, J., 1996, Precious and base metal deposits in Argentina: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 25, p. 1, 714.

Little, M.L., 1994, Exploration reviewSouth America: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 32.

Noranda News Release, 2001, Fact Sheet, El Pachon, September 28: www.noranda.com

Pachon S.A. Minera, 1999, El porfiro cuprifero El Pachon, San Juan, in Zappettini, E.O., ed., Recursos minerales de la Republica Argentina: Instituto de Geologia y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35, Buenos Aires, v. 1 and 2, p. 15071512.

Reich, M., Parada, M.A., Palacios, C., Dietrich, A., Schultz, F., Lehman, B., 2003, Adakite-like signature of Late Miocene intrusions at the Los Pelambres giant copper deposit in the Andes of central Chile: metallogenic implications: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 876885. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1973, Geology of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 68, p. 110. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Los Pelambres, Chile, p. 1416): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.

Skewes, M.A., and Atkinson, W., Jr., 1985, Petrology of the early formed hydrothermal veins within the central potassic alteration zone of Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: Revista Geologica de Chile, no. 25-26, p. 3956. 

Skewes, M.A., and Stern, C.R., 1993, Genesis of the giant Late Miocene to Pliocene copper deposits of Central Chile in the context of Andean magmatic and tectonic evolution: International Geology Review, v. 37, p. 893909.  "
Man			Chile	CILE		-22.56416667	-69.24222222	64	~64		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	288	-22	-33	-51	-69	-14	-32	"alunite, Cu oxide, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"	breccia	n.d.	"granodiorite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age 21 Ma.	"Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179."
Mansa Mina	"MM Central, MM North"	MM	Chile	CILE		-22.38055556	-68.9125	33.5	3532	1000	1.3	0	0	0	17	0	17	"17, 21a, 22c, exotic cu"	287	-22	-22	-50	-68	-54	-45	"alunite, atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chenevixite , chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, digenite, enargite, epidote, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite"	" aplite, dacite porphyry"	"amphibolite, metadiorite"	"andesite, andesitic breccia, granite, granodiorite, sandstone"	1967	n.d.							5.5	0.7	3	Grades of 0.1 g/t Au and 120 g/t Ag in some ore containing 2% Cu; supergene alunite KAr age 2021 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by piedmont gravel 50 m thick. 	"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (MM, Chile, p. 910): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and McKee, E.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Sillitoe, R.H., Marquardt, J.C., Ramirez, F., Becerra, H., and Gomez, M., 1996, Geology of the concealed MM porphyry copper deposit, Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, style and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 5970.

Zentilli, M., Aracena, I., and Graves, M.C., 1997, Reconnaissance trace element study of Chuquicamata, Mansa Mina, and Radomiro Tomic porphyry copper deposits, Chile: Congreso Geolgico Chileno, 8th, Antofagasta, 1997, Actas, v. 3, p. 19131917."
Mocha			Chile	CILE		-19.80972222	-69.28055556	58	58		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"cu-au vein, 25a"	276	-19	-48	-35	-69	-16	-50	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite"	"sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	9.4	Resources: 97 Mt at 1% Cu and 0.03% Mo.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Opache			Chile	CILE		-22.46666667	-68.96666667	35.5	3734	341	0.53	0	0	0	17	0	17	17	627	-22	-28		-68	-58		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, molybdenite, pyrite"	tonalite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, tonalite"	1997	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Probably part of the Chuquicamata porphyry copper system. 	"Barra, F., Hidalgo, E., Pardo, R., and Ruiz, J., 2006, Geology and geochronology of the Toki cluster: Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: Geological Society of America Abstracts and Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 372.

Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., 
www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Cabello, J., 2003, Thirty-three years of exploration in the Central Andes: a success history: BHP Billiton Minerals, 22 p., www.proexplo.com.pe/conferencias/2003/JCabello.pdf

Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Vliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003), 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174.

Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308.  "
Polo Sur			Chile	CILE		-23.3	-69.23333333		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	623	-23	-18		-69	-14		"atacamite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite, tenorite"	n.d.	n.d.	"sandstone, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Preliminary resources: 63 Mt at 0.46% Cu of oxide ore (0.25% cut-off grade) and 137 Mt of sulfide ore at 0.56% Cu (0.4% cut-off grade).  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Potrerillos	San Antonio	Andes	Chile	CILE		-26.4875	-69.42388889	36.5	3934	1030	0.976	0.011	0.77	0	20c	0	n.d.	"25e, 18b, Au carbonate-replacement"	300	-26	-29	-15	-69	-25	-26	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone"	1916	1926	1.5	0.76	0.91	0	0	0	6	4	19	Exposed.	"Colley, H., Treloar, P.J., and Diaz, F., 1989, Gold-silver mineralization in the El Salvador region, northern Chile, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988: Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 208217.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Marsh, T.M., Einaudi, M.T., and McWilliams, M., 1997, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of Cu-Au and Au-Ag mineralization in the Potrerillos district, Chile: Economic Geology, v. 92, p. 784806.

Mpodozis, C., Tomlinson, A.J., and Cornejo, P.C., 1994, Acerca del control estructural de intrusivos Eocenosy porfidos cupriferos en la region de PotrerillosEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 15961600.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1981, Regional aspects of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Chile and Argentina: Applied Earth Science, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions, Section B, v. 90. p. B15B36. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205.

Thompson, J.F.H., Gale, V.G., Tosdal, R.M., and Wright, W.A., 2004, Characteristics and formation of the Jernimo carbonate-replacement gold deposit, Potrerillos district, Chile, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., and Vidal, C.E., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, conceps, and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 7595.

Tomlinson, A.J, 1994, Relaciones entre el porfido cupriferoy La Falla inversa de la mina de Potrerillos: un  caso de intrusion syntectonica PotrerillosEl Salvador: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas v. 2, p. 16291633.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Puntillas		Galenosa	Chile	CILE		-21.91666667	-69.83333333	132	132118		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	284	-21	-55		-69	-50		"Cu-oxides, hematite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Quebrada Blanca			Chile	CILE		-21	-68.8	36	3834	1090	0.72	0	0	0	17	1.5	21a	exotic cu	283	-21	0		-68	-48		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, quartz diorite, rhyolite"	1905	1994	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	19	60% of the deposit area is covered by Miocene piedmont gravel.	"Hunt,  J.P., Bratt, J.A., and Marquardt, L.J.C., 1983, Quebrada Blanco: an enriched porphyry copper deposit: Mining Engineering, June, p. 636644.

Hunt, 1985, Applied geology at Quebrada Blanco and Collahausi, Chile, and in the future of U. S. metal mining: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 794800.    

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., and Moore, 2005, Geology and discovery of porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag deposits in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 175188.   

Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 2350. 

Rowland, M.G., and Wilkinson, J.J., 1999, Significance of intermediate stage veins at Quebrada Blanca, Chile, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 99102.  

Sillitoe, R.H., 1991, Gold metallogeny of Chilean introduction: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 11871205.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Quebrada Blanca, Chile, p. 67): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. "
Queen Elizabeth			Chile	CILE		-19.86666667	-68.96666667	36	36		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	277	-19	-52		-68	-58		"atacamite, azurite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	rhyodacite porphyry	n.d.	granodiorite 	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resources: 1 Mt at 0.5% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Regalito			Chile	CILE		-28.21666667	-69.6		n.d.	1005	0.366	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	666	-28	-13		-69	-36		Cu-oxides	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	1980s; 2004	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.15% Cu cut-off grade, oxide ore."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Relincho			Chile	CILE		-28.5	-70.3	64	642	581	0.43	0.018	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	624	-28	-30		-70	-18		"atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, malachite,  molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, rhyolite"	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	8	6	37.7	0	0	0	Exposed. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Rio Frio			Chile	CILE		-25.21666667	-69.23333333	291.5	298285		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	630	-25	-13		-69	-14		n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Camus F., 2002, The Andean porphyry systems, in Cooke, D., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, University of Tasmania, Hobart, p. 5-21."
Sierra Gorda		"Catalina, Santa Catalina"	Chile	CILE		-22.88055556	-69.33888889	63.5	6463	110	0.6	0.1	0	0	21a	0	17	n.d.	290	-22	-52	-50	-69	-20	-20	"antlerite, atacamite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	"granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry "	n.d.	andesite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Spence 			Chile	CILE		-22.83944444	-69.30277778	57.3	"570.69  
56.610.63"	497	0.92	0	0.18	0	17	0	17	n.d.	289	-22	-50	-22	-69	-18	-10	"atacamite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, sandstone, siltstone"	1995	2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	0.8	2	100% of the deposit area covered by 50 to 100 m of piedmont Miocene gravels. Cu enrichment age 14 Ma.	"Anonymous, 1993, Chile: Engineering and Mining Journal, August, p. 20.

Anonymous, 1997, Rio Algom discovers copper in Chilean desert: The Northern Miner, January 20, p. 1.

G.E. McKelvey, written commun. (1998).

Palacios, C., Ramrez, L.E., Townley, B., Solari, M., Guerra, N., 2007, The role of the AntofagastaCalama lineament in ore deposit deformation in the Andes of northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 42, p. 301308.  

Camus, F., 2005, The Andean porphyry systems, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 4563.

Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region  a late 1990s update (Spence, Chile, p. 67): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 61 p. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Ticnmar			Chile	CILE		-18.59333333	-69.45	0	n.d.	500	0.2	0	0	0	17	0	22c	"22c, 27d"	275	-18	-35	-36	-69	-27		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, pyrite, sericite"	quartz porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, tonalite, volcanic-sedimentary rocks "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Toki	"Genoveva, Quetana"		Chile	CILE		-22.41666667	-68.95	38	37.90.3	2550	0.47	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17 (2)	626	-22	-25		-68	-57		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, digenite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"monzodiorite, monzogranite"	n.d.	"diorite, granodiorite, andesite, dacitic tuff"	1999	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Covered by Neogene alluvium. 	"Barra, F., Hidalgo, E., Pardo, R., and Ruiz, J., 2006, Geology and geochronology of the Toki cluster: Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: Geological Society of America Abstracts and Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 372.

Cabello, J., 2003, Thirty-three years of exploration in the Central Andes: a success history: BHP Billiton Minerals, 22 p., www.proexplo.com.pe/conferencias/2003/JCabello.pdf

Camus, F., 2003, Geologa de los sistemas porfriocos en los Andes de Chile: Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Minera, Santiago, Chile, 267 p.

Faunes, A., Hintze, F., Sia, A., Veliz, H., Vivanco, M., and Geological Staff (of 2003) , 2005, Chuquicamata, core of a planetary scale Cu-Mo anomaly, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 151174.

Rivera, S.I., and Pardo, R., 2004, Discovery and geology of the Toki porphyry copper deposit: in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 199211.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Perell, J., 2005, Andean copper province: tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R., Richards, J., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 845890."
Turbio			Chile	CILE		-46.03333333	-72.15		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	312	-46	-2		-72	-9		"biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu-oxides, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, dacitic breccia, ignimbrite,  rhyolitic pyroclastics, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3.5	3.5	9.6	0	0	0		"Candia, W., Suchomel, B., Kakarieka, A., and Oates, C., 1994, Turbio, un sistema tipo porfido cuprifero en la Cordillera Castillo, Aysen: 7th Congreso Geologico Chileno, Actas, v. 2, p. 751755. "
Ujina			Chile	CILE		-20.99277778	-68.63722222	35	35.20.334.70.3	1298	0.71	0	0	0	17	0	"39a, Cu-Au and Cu-Ag veins, exotic Cu "	17 (2)	282	-20	-59	-34	-68	-38	-14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, ignimbrite, rhyolite, tuff"	1978	1998	0	0	1	3.5	3.2	8.8	0	0	0	Cu enrichment age: 15 Ma. 100% of the deposit area is covered by gravel and ignimbrite as much as 100 m thick.	"Bisso, C.B., Duran, M., and Gonzales, A.A., 1998, Geology of the Ujina and Rosario copper porphyry deposits, Collanhuasi district, Chile, in  Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits, a global perspective: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 217232. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

De Beer, L.J., and Dick, L.A., 1997, Development of the Collahuasi copper depositsa world-class copper project in the Andes of northern Chile: Mining Latin America, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 181195. 

Dick, L.A., Chavez, W.X., Jr., Gonzales, A., and Bisso, C., 1994, Geologic setting and mineralogy of the Cu-Ag (As) Rosario vein system, Collahuasi district, Chile: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 19, p. 1, 6-11. 

Masterman,  G.J., Cooke, D.R., Berry, R.F., Clark, A.H., Archibald, D.A., Mathur, R., Walshe, J.L., and DurnM., 2004, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits and related copper-silver veins in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile: Economic Geology, v. 99, p. 673690.

Masterman, G.J., Cooke, D.R., and Moore, 2005, Geology and discovery of porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag deposits in the Collahuasi district, Northern Chile, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 175188. 

Mine of the Month, 2006, Collahuasi on high: Mining Magazine, January 2006.

Moore, R.L., and Masterman, G.J., 2002, The corporate discovery history and geology of the Collahuasi porphyry copper deposits, Chile, in Cooke, D.R., and Pongratz, J., eds., Giant ore deposits: Characteristics, genesis and exploration: CODES Special Publication 4, p. 2350. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1996, Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province: Economic Geology, v. 91, p. 164179.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years (Collahuasi, Chile, p. 79): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Tokyo, 119 p.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.   "
Vizcachitas			Chile	CILE		-32.88333333	-70.23333333	11.2	120.3  10.4	1163	0.38	0.012	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	625	-32	-53		-70	-14		"azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, ferrimolybdite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, tuff"	1996	n.d.	0	0	0	3	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	0.25% cut-off grade; 9 ppb Au.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Anjishan 			China	CINA	Jiangsu	32.06666667	119.1	114.5	123106		0	0	0	0	17	0	19a	18b	472	32	4		119	6		"actinolite, anhydrite, azurite/malachite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, epidote, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite  "	"adakitic granodiorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"chert, dolostone, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Yangtze River metallogenic belt. Intermediate resources grading 0.76% Cu, 10.5 g/t Ag, 0.05 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bainamiao			China	CINA	Inner Mongolia	41.71666667	112.55	450	4592  44040	64	0.8	0.007	0.3	2.84	20c	0	n.d.	au veins	465	41	43		112	33		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite"	granodiorite porphyry 	"granulite, hornblendite, schist"	"basaltic andesite, granodiorite, greenschist, metavolcanic rocks, porphyroid, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite"	1959	1986	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1.5	8.2	"
"	"Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the coppermolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 1930.

Fengjun, N., Sihong, J., Yi, Z., Yan, L., and Peng, H., 2004, Geological features of porphyry copper deposits in China-Mongolia border region and its neighboring areas: Mineral Deposits, v. 23, no. 6, p. 176189 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Li, W.-B., Chen, Y.-J., Lai, Y., 2005, The Bainaimiao Cu deposit in Inner Mongolia, China: a possible orogenic-type Cu deposit, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 13211322.   

Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.

Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973. 

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993, Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic era in China: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565.
"
Beiya			China	CINA	Yunnan	26.15	100.2	37	"38.360.57  
35.981.43"		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 18c, 19a, Au, Cu, Pb, Zn- karst, Au skarn, Fe-Au oxide"	669	26	9		100	12		"albite, apatite, cerussite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, dolomite, electrum, fluorite, galena, garnet, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite  "	"breccia, hornfels, lamprophyre, skarn, quartz syenite porphyry, quartz monzogranite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	n.d.	"granite porphyry, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone"	n.d.	1600s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Reported 27 t Au resources in different type deposits. 0.5% Cu, 0.03 to 3.3 g/t Au in porphyry mineralization. Covered 50% area."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Changan	Jingpingtong- chang	Changanchong	China	CINA	Yunnan	22.8	103	36	36		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	604	22	48		103	0		"bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"granite porphyry, quartz syenite, syenite"	n.d.	"sedimentary breccia, lamprophyre, limestone, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chengmenshan			China	CINA	Jiangxi	29.68333333	115.8333333	142	142.32.3 (Re-Os)	409	0.75	0.047	0.24	9.9	17	0	17	"18b, stratabound Cu replacement (?)"	467	29	41		115	50		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"carbonaceous shale, chert, cherty limestone, conglomerate, dolomitic limestone, dolostone, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	1980s	2002	0.8	0.6	0.38	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yangtze River metallogenic belt. 153142 Ma K-Ar biotite age of granodiorite porphyry; 120118 Ma of main quartz porphyry. 	"Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Huang, E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z., 1990, The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (in Chinese, English abstract).

Mao, J., Wang, Y., Lehman, B., Yu, J., Du, A., Mei, Y., Li, Y., Zang, W., Stein, H.J., Zhou, T., 2006, Molybdenite ReOs and albite 40Ar/39Ar dating of Cu-Au-Mo and magnetite porphyry systems in the Yangtze River valley and metallogenic implications: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 29, p. 307324.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242.

Qui, X., Pei, R., Kejian, J., and Wu, X., 1989,  Geological characteristics of copper mineralization, Jiujiang-Ruichang Area, Jiangxi province, China: Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v. 8, no. 3, p. 228244.

Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992,  Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973.
"
Chihu			China	CINA	Xinjiang	42.2	92.96666667	350	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	588	42	12		92	58		"bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Small deposit grading 0.4% Cu, 0.03% Mo."	"Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798813.

Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291300.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui Z., Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Zhang, L.-C., Xiao, W.-J., Qin, K.-J., Ji, J.-S., Yang. X.-K., 2004, Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: International Journal of Earth Sciences, v 93, no. 2, p. 224240."
Chonjiang	"Bairong, Ruigangmen, Xiaqing, Dubuqu"	Nimu Project; Neymo Area	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.58333333	90	13.7	"13.990.16 (Re-Os);
13.38 (Ar-Ar)"	74.6	0.67	0	0.12	5	17	0	n.d.	17	583	29	35		90	0		"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tetrahedrite"	"monzogranite porphyry, microdiorite, quartz diorite porphyry "	n.d.	"granite, pyroclastic sediments  "	2000	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	1.8	3.5	"Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Porphyries SHRIMP U-Pb age 17.580.74 to 14.850.69 Ma (Rui  and others, 2003). Exposed."	"Central China Goldfields, 2006, Press Release of 10 November 2006: 
www.advfn.com/stocks/central_china_goldfields_13119256.html

Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194203. 

Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 1, p. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.  

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui, Z., Hou, Z., Qu, X., Zhang, L., Wang, L., and Liu, Y., 2003, Metallogenic epoch of Gangdese porphyry copper belt and uplift of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 3, p. 217225.  

Wang, X., Yan, Z., Zhou, W., Jia, X., Li, Z., Wen, J., Xu, D., 2002, Preliminary study on the geological features of porphyry-type copper deposits in northwestern Nimu, central Gangdisi belt, Xizang, China: Geology and Prospecting, v. 38, no. 1, p. 58 (in Chinese with English abstract).  

Zheng, Y, Duo, J., Cheng, S., Gao, S., Dai, F., 2007, Progress in porphyry copper exploration from the Gangdise belt, Tibet, China: Frontiers of Earth Science in China, v. 1, no. 2, p. 226232."
Dexing	"Tongchang, Fujiawu, and Zhushahong"		China	CINA	Jiangxi	29.01888889	117.7297222	173	"1739 (Re-Os),
157112 (K-Ar)"	1825	0.459	0.016	0.12	1.9	17	0	17	"22c, Cu-Au vein"	471	29	1	8	117	43	47	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, gabbro, pyroxenite"	n.d.	"phyllite, slate, tuff"	before 618	618	1.1	0.9	0.74	7.5	2	12	0	0	0	"Dexing adakitic porphyries relate to Middle Jurassic Shi Hang intracontinental rift, according to Wang and others (2004."	"Argall, G.O., Jr., 1981, Huge Chinese porphyry: Dexing operations and plans: World Mining, v.34, no. 1, p. 2428.

Chen, C., and Li, G., 1990, Dexing copper mine: Mining Magazine, v. 162, no. 4, p. 287288.

Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795.  

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

He, W., Bao, Z., and Li, T., 1999, One-dimensional reactive transport models of alteration in the Tongchang porphyry copper deposit, Dexing district, Jiangxi province, China: Economic Geology, v. 94, no. 3, p. 307321.  

Li, X., and Sasake, M., M., 2007, Hydrothermal alteration and mineralization of Middle Jurassic Dexing porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southeast China: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 4, p. 409426.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui, Z., Zhang, L., Wu, C., Wang, L., and Sun, X., 2005, Dexing porphyry copper deposits in Jiangxi, China, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 409421. 

Wang, Q., Xu, J.-F., Jian, P., Bao, Z.-W., Zhao, Z.-H., Li, C.-F., Xiong, X.-L., and Ma, J.-L., 2004, Petrogenesis of adakitic porphyries in an extensional tectonic setting, Dexing, south China: implications for the genesis of porphyry copper mineralization: Journal of Petrology, v. 47, no. 1, p. 119144.

Yan, M.-Z., and Hu, K., 1980, Geological characteristics of the Dexing porphyry copper deposits, Jiangxi, China, in Ishihara, S., and Takenouchi, S., eds., Granitic magmatism and related mineralization: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 197203.

Yu C.-W., 1981,  Mechanisms of ore formation and primary dispersion at the Dexing porphyry copper deposit, Jiangxi, and their implications in geochemical exploration: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 15, p. 115137. 

Zhai, Y., Deng, J., and Peng, R., 1997,  Some major mineral deposits in China: their tectonic setting and deposit model characteristics, in Pei, R., ed., Energy and mineral resources for the 21st centurygeology of mineral deposits, mineral economics: Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Beijing, China, 4-14 August, 1996, Utrecht, Netherlands, VSP, v. 9, p. 367-379.
 
Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565."
Dongga	"Puqinmu, Xiongcun"		China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.38333333	88.38333333	14	14.02.0	420	0.65	0	0.7	0	20c	0	n.d.	"17, 25a"	584	29	23		88	23		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite"	"diorite porphyry, lamprophyre, diabase"	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite breccia, clastic rocks, granite, tuff"	2000	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Resource approximately estimated.	"Beaudoin, G., Hebert, R, Wang, G.S., Tang, J., 2005, Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu, porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) and Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb skarn deposits of the Gangdese arc, Tibet, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12191222.

Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Qin, K., Li, G., Li, J., Ding, K., Xie, Y., 2005, The Xiongcun Cu-Zn-Au deposit in the western segment of the Gangdese, Tibet: a Mesozoic VHMS-type deposit cut by late veins, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12551258.

Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2005, Porphyry copper belts in Tibet,  in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12631265."
Duobaoshan			China	CINA	Heilongiang	50.16666667	125.6922222	260	280240	951	0.46	0.016	0.128	2.043	17	0	"17, 18b"	n.d.	473	50	10		125	41	32	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia,  granite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, granite, limestone, skarn, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone "	n.d.	n.d.	1.5	0.4	0.5	6	1.5	7.1	0	0	0	"Resource: 951 Mt containing 4.4 Mt Cu, 152 Kt Mo, 62.5 Moz (1,943 t) Ag, 3.9 Moz (121.3 t) Au ; 24 t Re and 1,247 kg Os and other PGM."	"Du, Q., and Chen, M., 1984, The genetic model of the Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposit, in Janelidze, T.V., and Tvalchrelidze, A.G., eds., Proceedings of the Sixth Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium: E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, v. 1, p. 305314.

Fan, P.-F., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249257.

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Intierra Resource Intelligence, 2006, Project research report: Duobaoshan Copper/Gold Project:
http://www.intierra.com/html/properties/Duobaoshan%20Copper_Gold%20Project.htm

Mu, Z., and Liu, C., 1996, Geochronology and geochemical genesis of the Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposits, Heilongjiang province, China (abstract): 30th International Geologic Congress, Abstracts, v. 2, Beijing, p. 625.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Xichen, W., Jinying, L., Chengyu, Z., Fengshan, X., Jun, D., and Dongfeng, T., 2000, Duobaoshan porphyry copper deposit and its associated components: Journal of China University of Geosciences, v. 11, no. 2, p. 175178. 

Zhao, Y., Ma, Z., Zhong, C., 2005, Ore-forming geochemistry of the Duobaoshan copper deposit, Heilongjiang province, China, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 11191121."
Duoxiasongduo 			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31.08333333	97.86666667	36	36.00.4	236	0.38	0.04	0.06	0	21a	2.3	n.d.	n.d.	457	31	5		97	52		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	"breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	"mudstone, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0.6	0.5	0.24	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed.	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. 

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120. 

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145.

Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345. 

Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon      Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). 

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565."
Fengshandong			China	CINA	Hubei	29.80916667	115.4480556	144	144.0  2.1 (Re-Os)	105	0.38	0.05	0.37	20	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 19a"	466	29	48	33	115	26	53	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wollastonite "	"breccia, skarn, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"marble, shale"	10th century	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yangtze River metallogenic belt.	"Chen, Y.-J., Chen, H.-Y., Zaw, K., Pirajno, F., Zhang, Z.-J., 2007, Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: an overview: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 139169.

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Huang E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z.,  1990, The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (in Chinese, English abstract).

Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242.

Qui, X., Pei, R., Kejian, J., and Wu, X., 1989,  Geological characteristics of copper mineralization, Jiujiang-Ruichang Area, Jiangxi province, China: Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v. 8, no. 3, p. 228244.

Xie, G.-Q., Mao, J.-W., Li, R.-L., Q, W.-J., Pirajno, F., and Du, A.-D., 2007, ReOs molybdenite and ArAr phlogopite dating of CuFeAuMo (W) deposits in southeastern Hubei, China: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 90, no. 3-4, p. 249270.

Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992, Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973."
Gegongnong			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	30.46666667	98.5	43.5	4938	101	0.5	0	0.37	2.65	20c	0	n.d.	18b	601	30	28		98	30		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzogranite porphyry	n.d.	"limestone, mudstone, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Resource 0.549 Mt of Cu at 0.5% Cu, up to 6 g/t Au (containing 37.32 Kt Au) and 150 g/t Ag (containing 267.5 Kt Ag).  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Habo			China	CINA	Yunnan	22.88333333	102.5833333	37.3	37.3		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	603	22	53		102	35		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"granite, lamprophyre "	n.d.	"aplite, gabbro, granite, phyllite, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandston, slate"	2005	n.d.	1.3	0.8	0.8	4	2	6.3	10	7	55	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. 267.7 m intersection at 0.4% Cu; totally over the deposit  33 g/t Au, 2.4% Cu, 0.1% Mo. Exposed."	"Asia Now Resources Corp., 2007, Presentation and News Releases: www.asianow.ca

Harris, A.C., White, N.C., and Cooke, D.R., 2007, Fluid saturation in the Habo South porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) system, southern China: application of petrology to mineral exploration, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 411414.

Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345.

Kirwin, S., 2007, Asia Now drills Habo copper-gold project: The Northern Miner, January 1521, v. 92, no. 47.

White, N.C., Yang, K., and Li, W., 2007, Discovery of the Habo porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) system in the southern China: its lessons for exploration everywhere, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 489492.

Xiao, Keyan, 2003, Personal communication."
Hengxingcuo			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31.48333333	97.35	42	4341		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	574	31	29		97	21		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzogranite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Jiama			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.69166667	91.75166667	15	15.180.98 (Re-Os)		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"18b, 18c, 19a"	578	29	41	30	91	45	6	"Ag-Bi galena, anglesite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diopside, epidote, gold, garnet, hessite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wollastonite"	"adamellite porphyry, felsic dike, hornfels, skarn"	n.d.	"calcareous slate, reef limestone, sandstone, sandy slate"	2000	n.d.				3.5	2.6	7.1				###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Beaudoin, G., Hebert, R, Wang, G.S., Tang, J., 2005, Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu, porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) and Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb skarn deposits of the Gangdese arc, Tibet, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 12191222.

Li, G.-M., Rui, Z.-Y., Wang, G.-M., Lin, F.C., Liu, B., She, H.-Q., Feng, C.-Y., Qu, W.-J., 2005, Molybdenite Re-Os dating of Jiama and Zhibula polymetallic copper deposits in Gangdese metallogenic belt of Tibet and its significance: Mineral Deposits, v. 24, no. 5, p. 481489 (in Chinese with English abstract).   

Peng, Y., Yao, P., Li, J., 2001, Upper Jurassic-Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy and mineralization in the Jiama copper-polymetallic deposit, Xizang, China: Geological Review, v. 47, no. 6, p. 584588 (in Chinese with English abstract).  

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252."
Jicuo		Gicuo	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.91666667	98.58333333	40.7	40.7		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	577	29	55		98	35		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	"sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.										Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	"Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120. 

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145. 

Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v.52, no. 4, p. 291300.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). "
Jiru			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.68333333	88.93333333				0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	674	29	41		88	56		"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite porphyry dike, granite porphyry"	n.d.	"adamellite, monzogranite porphyry"	2001	n.d.	0	0	0	3.7	2	5.8	0	0	0	"Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Cu, Mo, W, Bi local anomalies. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kalatage 			China	CINA	Xinjiang	42.53333333	91.91666667	348	356340		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	598	42	32		91	55		"alunite, barite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chloroxiphite, covellite, electrum, fluorite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite/illite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks"	1999	n.d.	0.6	0.04	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Intersection 40110 m: 0.81% Cu, 0.7 to 9.0 g/t Au; chip samples average 0.88 g/t Au; approximate reserve estimate 8.6 Mt ore."	"Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291300.

Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W, Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227247.  

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). "
Lakange 		Lakange	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.58333333	91.48333333	14	13.450.26		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	580	29	35		91	29		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	granite porphyry	n.d.	"granite, limestone, sandstone"	2000	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gangdese porphyry copper belt.	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194203. 

Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252."
Linglong			China	CINA	Xinjiang 	42.16666667	92.85	350	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	585	42	10		92	51		"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit	"Han, C., Rui, Z., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., and Yuan, W., 2003, Geologic characteristics of the Tuwu copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 249260.

Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798813.

Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Zhang, L.-C., Xiao, W.-J., Qin, K.-J., Ji, J.-S., Yang. X.-K., 2004, Types, geological features and geodynamic significances of gold-copper deposits in the Kanggurtag metallogenic belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: International Journal of Earth Sciences, v 93, no. 2, p. 224240."
Machangqing			China	CINA	Yunnan	25.66666667	100.5	36	3926; 35.81.6	62	0.5	0.078	0.35	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	463	25	40		100	30		"actinolite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, galena, gold, garnet, kaolinite, magnetite, matildite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, sphene, tremolite"	"granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, lamprophyre, skarn "	n.d.	"gabbrodiabase, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone "	1974	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	2.6	7.1	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Malasongduo			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31	97.95	36.5	35.80.4  37.10.6	228	0.45	0.014	0.06	0	17	2.3	n.d.	n.d.	461	31	0		97	57		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, enargite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tongxinite [Cu2Zn], zeolite"	"monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate"	"mudstone, rhyolite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0.95	0.8	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. The deposit is partially covered. 	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. 

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120. 

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145. 

Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345.

Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon      Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Mindat.org, 2007, Malasongduo CuMo deposit, Xizhang Autonomous Region, China: 
www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=5793&ob=4

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). 

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565. "
Mamupu			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.83333333	98.53333333	38	38		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	575	29	50		98	32		"dolomite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	quartz syenite porphyry	n.d.	"carbonate rock, sandstone, shale, pyroclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mangzhong		Mangzong	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31.2	97.8	37.5	37.50.3	73.5	0.34	0.03	0.02	0	21a	2.3	17	n.d.	460	31	12		97	48		"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite"	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	"limestone, mudstone, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	1.1	0.25	0.22	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed.	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795.

Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120. 

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145. 

Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon      Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). 

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565."
Nanmu			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.46666667	90.81666667	14.7	"14,670.22 (Re-Os)"		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	581	29	28		90	49		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, malachite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"granite, quartz diorite, rhyolite porphyry"	2000	n.d.	1.2	0.3	0.3	2.8	0.9	2	0	0	0	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Resources >1 Mt contained metal at 0.3% Cu.	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194203. 

Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252."
Pulang		Xuejiping	China	CINA	Yunnan	28.03333333	99.83333333	213	2133.8	54.2	0.53	0	0.055	1.5	17	0	n.d.	22c	590	28	2		99	50		"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, slate"	1999	n.d.	0	0	0	4.7	3.8	14	0	0	0	Yidun island arc of Indosinian epoch. 30% of the deposit area is covered by Quaternary moraine.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Qulong			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.6	91.58333333	16	"15.750.42 to 
16.230.90 (Re-Os)"	1517	0.52	0.032	0	3.9	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	579	29	36		91	35		"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"granite (adamellite) porphyry, diabase porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"monzogranite, limestone, sandstone, tuff"	2000	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	1.3	3.4	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Exposed.	"Gao, Y., Hou, Z., Wei, R., and Zhao, R., 2003, Post-collisional adakitic porphyries in Tibet: geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic constraints on partial melting of oceanic lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction : Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 77, no. 2, p. 194203.

Li, G.-M.,  Liu, B.,  Qu, W.-J., Lin, F.-C., She, H.-Q., and Feng, C.-Y., 2005, The porphyry-skarn ore-forming system in Gangdese metallogenic belt, southern Xizang: evidence from molybdenite Re-Os age of porphyry-type copper deposits and skarn-type copper polymetallic deposits: Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 29, no.4, p. 482-490 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Hou, Z., Qu, X., Zhang, L., Wang, L., and Liu, Y., 2003, Metallogenic epoch of Gangdese porphyry copper belt and uplift of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 3, p. 217225.

Zheng, Y, Duo, J., Cheng, S., Gao, S., Dai, F., 2007, Progress in porphyry copper exploration from the Gangdise belt, Tibet, China: Frontiers of Earth Science in China, v. 1, no. 2, p. 226232."
Ridanguo			China	CINA	Quinghai	32.15	96.76666667	41.9	42.341.5		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	600	32	9		96	46		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzogranite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Saishitang			China	CINA	Qinghai	35.29083333	99.81888889		n.d.	50	1.13	0	0.48	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	462	35	17	27	99	49	8	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sanchakou		Sanchalu	China	CINA	Xinjiang 	42.35	94.83333333	350	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	589	42	21		94	50		"biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"plagiogranite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, felsic porphyry, intermediate-basic volcanic rocks, intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastics rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. Medium deposit, 0.38 to 0.83% Cu."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Seli			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	30.03333333	98.51666667	36	Himalayan		0	0	0	0	17	0	17(2)	n.d.	576	30	2		98	31		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzogranite porphyry	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.										Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Large deposit.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Shaxi	Chang Pushang	Saxi	China	CINA	Anhui	31.18333333	117.2666667	148	173123		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	469	31	11		117	16		"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, azurite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, siderite, sphalerite "	"quartz diorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate sandstone, siltstone"	1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1.5	5.9	Yangtze River metallogenic belt. Tonnage and copper grade (49 Mt at 0.4% Cu and ~3.5 g/t Au) estimated on base of data of Yang and others (2002) and Yang and Lee (2005). 	"Fu, B., Ren, Q., Xing, E., Xu, Z., Hu, W., and Zheng, Y., 1997, 40Ar/39Ar dating of copper (gold)-bearing porphyry in Shaxi, Anhui, and its geological significance: Geological Review, v. 43, no 3, p. 310316 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242.

Ren, Q., Qiu, J., Wang, D., Xie, X., and Yang, R., 1993, Metallogenic series associated with volcanic activities in the Mesozoic shoshonite province, Eastern China: Resource Geology Special issue, no. 15, p. 309316.

Sun, L, Yang, X., Wang, K., and Liu, Z., 1994, Tectonomagmatic activation and the prediction of Saxi-Chang Pushang porphyry copper deposit, Central Anhui province, east China (abstract): Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 18, no. 3-4, Changsha Institute of Geotectonics, Academia Sinica, p. 8384.

Yang, X.-Y., Wang, K., Yang, X.-M., and Sun, L., 2002, Characteristics of mineralization and gold occurrence in Shaxi porphyry copper-gold deposit, central Anhui, China: Neues Jahrbuch fr Mineralogie Abhandlungen, v. 177, no. 3, p. 293320.   

Yang, X.-Y., and Lee, I., 2005, Geochemistry and metallogenesis in the lower part of the Yangtze metallogenic valley: a case study of the Shaxi-Changpushan porphyry Cu-Au deposit and a review of the adjacent Cu-Au deposits: Neues Jahrbuch fr Mineralogie Abhandlungen, v. 181, no. 3, p. 223243.  "
Tinggong		Tingguan	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.55	90.05	15.5	"15.40.2 to 
15.50.3 (Re-Os)"		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	582	29	33		90	3		"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, monzogranite, "	n.d.	"granite, quartz monzonite"	2000	n.d.	1.4	0.6	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Intersection 13.9 m grading 0.37% Cu and 0.002% Mo.	"Central China Goldfields, 2007, Press Release 29 may, 2007: 
http://www.ccgoldfields.com/admin/Latest/Docs/Tinggong%20first%20results%2029%20May%202007%20final.pdf

Hou, Z., Mo, X., Gao, Y., Qu, X., and Meng, X., 2003, Adakite, a possible host rock for porphyry copper deposits: Case studies of porphyry copper belts in Tibetan Plateau and in Northern Chile: Mineral Deposits, v.22, no. 1, p. 112 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Li, G.-M.,  Liu, B.,  Qu, W.-J., Lin, F.-C., She, H.-Q., and Feng, C.-Y., 2005, The porphyry-skarn ore-forming system in Gangdese metallogenic belt, southern Xizang: evidence from molybdenite Re-Os age of porphyry-type copper deposits and skarn-type copper polymetallic deposits: Geotectonica et Metallogenia, v. 29, no.4, p. 482-490 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., and Huang, W., 2001, Is Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt the second Yulong copper deposit belt?: Mineral Deposits, v. 20, no. 4, p. 353366 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Qu, X., Hou, Z., Zaw, K., Li, Y., 2007, Characteristics and genesis of  Gangdese porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibetan plateau: preliminary geochemical and geochronological results: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 31, p. 205223.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Yang, Z.-M., Xie, Y.-L, Li, G.-M., Xu, J.-H., and Wang, B.-H., 2005, Study of fluid inclusions from Tuggong porphyry copper deposit in Gangdese belt, Tibet: Mineral Deposits, v. 24, no. 6, p. 584594 (in Chinese with English abstract). "
Tongchankou			China	CINA	Hubei	30.16666667	114.8	136	150122	44.6	0.94	0.04	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	18b	672	30	10		114	48		"bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clinopyroxene, garnet, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite "	adakitic granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"diorite, dolostone, limestone, quartz diorite"	n.d.	1987	0	0	0	1.35	0.8	0.9	0	0	0	Yangtze River metallogenic belt.	"Huang E., Zhang, N., and Luo, Z.,  1990,  The genesis of the Chengmenshan and Wushan copper deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 9, no. 4, p. 291300 (in Chinese, English abstract).

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Pan, Y., and Dong, P., 1999, The Lower Changjiang (Yangzi/Yangtze River) metallogenic belt, east central China: intrusion- and wall rock-hosted CuFeAu, Mo, Zn, Pb, Ag deposits: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 15, p. 177242.

Qui, X., Pei, R., Kejian, J., and Wu, X., 1989,  Geological characteristics of copper mineralization, Jiujiang-Ruichang Area, Jiangxi province, China:  Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v. 8, no. 3, p. 228244.

Wang, Q., Zhao, Z.-H., Bao, Z.-W., Xu, J.-F., Liu, W., Li, C.-F., Bai, Z.-H., and Xiong, X.-L., 2004, Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Tongshankou and Yinzu adakitic intrusive rocks and associated porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in southeast Hubei, east China: Resource Geology, v. 54, no. 2, p. 137152. 

"
Tongkuangyu 		Zhongtiaoshan	China	CINA	Shanxi	35.5	111.7	2150	21002200	440	0.69	0.0032	0	0.22	17	0	30b	18b	464	35	30		111	42		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, diabase dikes, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	"andesite, dolomite, granite, sandstone, siltstone"	"basic metavolcanic rocks, diabase, metagabbro-diabase, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff, schist"	1952	n.d.	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990,  Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Chen, W., Zhang, C., Lu, J., Dang, Z., Li, S., Cui, W., Ning, Y., and Cao, Y., 1998,  Polygenetic mineralization of the Early Proterozoic Tongkuangyu meta-porphyry copper deposit in the Zhongtiao Mountains, Shanxi province: Acta Geologica Cinica (English Edition), v. 72, no. 2, p. 154168. 

Chen, W., Tang, Z., 1993, The relationship between the formation of the coppermolybdenum deposits and the crustal evolution in China: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, p. 1930. 

Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795. 

Ji, S., 1996, Metallogeny of super-large Tongkuangyu copper deposit: 30th International Geological Congress, Abstracts, v. 2, p. 791.  

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565."
Tuwu			China	CINA	Xinjiang	42.11666667	92.61666667	333	34326  322.72.3 (Re-Os)	280	0.75	0	0.16	2.97	17	0	17 (2)	n.d.	587	42	7		92	37		"albite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, hornblende, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, rickardite [Cu7Te5], sericite, sphalerite"	"adakitic diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, plagiogranite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, keratophyre, rhyolite, sandstone, spilite, tuff, volcanic breccia "	1997	2003	2.3	0.2	0.4	3	0.4	0.9	0	0	0	Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 15% of the deposit area is covered. 	"Han, C., Rui, Z., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., and Yuan, W., 2003, Geologic characteristics of the Tuwu copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 249260.

Han, C., Xiao, W., Zhao, G., Mao, J., Yang, J., Wang, Z., Yan, Z., Mao, Q., 2006, Geologic characteristics and genesis of the Tuwu porphyry copper deposit, Hami, Xijiang, Central Asia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 29, p. 7794.

Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798813. 

Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang, Y., Hart, C.J., Wang, Z., and Yang, J., 2005, Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: characteristics and geodynamic setting: Episodes, v. 28, no. 1, p. 23-36.

Qin, K., Sun, S., Li, J., Fang, T., Wang, S., and Liu, W., 2002, Paleozoic epithermal Au and porphyry Cu deposits in northern Xinjiang, China: epochs, features, tectonic linkage and exploration significance: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 291300.

Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227247. 

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Discussion on metallogenic epoch of Tuwu and Yangdong porphyry copper deposits in eastern Tianshan mountains, Xinjiang: Mineral Deposits, v. 21, no. 1, p. 1622 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Qin, K., Zhang, Q., 2006, The adakite connection of the TuwuYangdong copper porphyry belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope geochemistry: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 188200.

Zhu, Y., Wang, F., Long, B., Xue, Y., Xiao, K., Feng, J., Zhuang, D., and Jiang, L., 2003, Polygenic information on prospecting model for Tuwu-Yangdong porphyry Cu-Mo deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 3, p. 287294 (in Chinese with English abstract)."
Wunugetushan 		Wushan	China	CINA	Inner Mongolia	49.39	117.4333333	183	182184	495	0.45	0.085	0	0	21a	1.3	n.d.	n.d.	470	49	23	24	117	26		"biotite, chalcopyrite, galena, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite "	"andesite porphyry, dacite, dacite lava breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, tuff"	n.d.	"andesite, granite, limestone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3.9	2.3	7	3.1	1.3	3.2		"Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Qin, K., Li, H., and Ishihara, S., 1997,  Intrusive and mineralization ages of the Wunugetushan porphyry CuMo deposit, NE-China: evidence from single grain zircon U-Pb, Rb-Sr Isochron and K-Ar ages: Resource Geology, v. 47, no. 5, p. 293298.  

Qin, K., and Wang, Z., 1995,  Magmatism and metallogenic systematics of the southern Ergun Ma, Cu, Pb, Zn and Ag belt, Inner Mongolia, China, in Ishihara, S., and Czamanske, G.K., eds., Proceedings of the Sapporo International Conference on Mineral Resources of the NW Pacific Rim 1994:  Resource Geology  Special Issue, no. 18, p. 159169. 

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Wang, Z., and Qin, K., 1988,  Geologicalgeochemical characteristics and metallogenic material sources of the Wunugetushan lower crust porphyry coppermolybdenum deposit:  Mineral Deposits, v. 7, no. 4, p. 415 (in Chinese with English abstract). "
Xiariduo			China	CINA	Xizhang 	31.68333333	97.13333333	46	46		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	573	31	41		97	8		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	monzogranite porphyry	n.d.	"limestone, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Superlarge deposit, according to Rui and others (2002)."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Xietongmen			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.51666667	88.56666667	162	170154	219.8	0.43	0	0.61	3.87	20c	0	n.d.	"17, 18b"	670	29	31		88	34		"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gold, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, limestone"	2003	n.d.	0.9	0.3	0.2	4	0	0	0	0	0	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Covered. Cut-off grade 0.15% Cu. The deposit recrystallized thermally by hornfels around Eocene batholith (47.10.3 Ma).   	"Stakiw, S., 2007, High on Tibet, Continental Minerals expects Xietongmen feasibility in mid-2007: The Northern Miner, March 511, p. 1, 2324.

Continental Minerals Corporation, 2006, Exploration and development of a new porphyry copper-gold deposit in western China (presentation), 13 p.: http://nrcan.gc.ca/ms/invest/2006/chi/gerald-panneton.pdf

Lang, J., Tafti, R., Rebagliati, M., Oliver, J., 2006, The Xietongmen copper-gold porphyry district: a major new discovery in the Tibet autonomous region, Peoples Republic of China (abstract), 2 p.: 
http://agssymposium.org/media/AbsPdfs/Abstract39.pdf

Lang, J., Tafti, R., Rebagliati, M., Oliver, J., 2007, The Xietongmen copper-gold porphyry district: a major new discovery in the Tibet autonomous region, Peoples Republic of China: in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 170171. 

Mineral World, 2006, Michael Forrest talks to Gerald Panneton, CEO of Continental Minerals Corporation, about its Xietongmen project in Tibet, 3 p.: www.iom3.org/mn/min/"
Xifanping			China	CINA	Sichuan	27.4	101.1333333	32	32.11.6	64.3	0.28	0	0.31	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	602	27	24		101	8		"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hornblende, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zinccopperite [Cu7Zn4] "	quartz monzonite	granite	"sandstone, siltstone, mudstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0.7	0.4	0.2	1.5	0.8	0.9	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt.	"Chen, P., Wang, R., Chen, X., and Xu, S., 1999, Fluid inclusion evidence for high copper content of ore-forming fluid for Xifanping porphyry copper deposit, Sichuan province, China: Ninth Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference Abstract 7285: www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/gold99/pdf/7285.pdf

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145.

Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345.

Li, Z., Wang, J., and Wang, J., 2003, New genetic model for porphyry copper deposit: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, p. A252: www.the-conference.com/2003/Gold2003/abstracts/A252.pdf

Mindat.org, 2007, Xifanping Cu deposit, Sichuan province, China: www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=5798&ob=4

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with expanded English summary)."
Yandong			China	CINA	Xinjiang	42.08333333	92.52361111	333	34326  322.72.3 (Re-Os)	372	0.58	0	0.06	0	17	0	17	n.d.	586	42	5		92	31	25	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"adakitic diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basaltic trachyandesite, dacite, plagiogranite porphyry, rhyolite "	n.d.	n.d.	0.9	0.2	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper-gold belt. 0.2% Cu cut-off. Exposed. 	"Han, C., and Zhao, G., 2003, Major types and characteristics of Late Paleozoic ore deposits, east Tianshan, northwest China: International Geology Review, v. 45, p. 798813.

Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang, Y., Hart, C.J., Wang, Z., and Yang, J., 2005, Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: characteristics and geodynamic setting: Episodes, v. 28, no. 1, p. 23-36.

Qin, K., Zhang, L., Xiao, W, Xu, X., Yan, Z., and Mao, J., 2003, Overview of major Au, Cu, Ni and Fe deposits and metallogenic evolution of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China, in Mao, J., Goldfarb, R.J., Seltmann, R., Wang, D., Xiao, W., and Hart, C., eds., Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan: International Symposium of the IGCP-473 Project, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, published by Natural History Museum, London, p. 227247.  

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Discussion on metallogenic epoch of Tuwu and Yangdong porphyry copper deposits in eastern Tianshan mountains, Xinjiang: Mineral Deposits, v. 21, no. 1, p. 1622 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Rui Z, Liu, Y., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, The Eastern Tianshan porphyry copper deposit belt in Xinjiang and its tectonic framework: Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 76, no. 1, p. 8394 (in Chinese with English abstract). 

Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Qin, K., Zhang, Q., 2006, The adakite connection of the TuwuYangdong copper porphyry belt, eastern Tianshan, NW China: trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope geochemistry: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 188200.

Zhu, Y., Wang, F., Long, B., Xue, Y., Xiao, K., Feng, J., Zhuang, D., and Jiang, L., 2003, Polygenic information on prospecting model for Tuwu-Yangdong porphyry Cu-Mo deposits: Mineral Deposits, v. 22, no. 3, p. 287294 (in Chinese with English abstract)."
Yulong			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31.4	97.73333333	40.7	41.30.3  40.11.8	850	0.84	0.022	0.35	0	17	1.53	n.d.	18b	458	31	24		97	44		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"hornfels, monzogranite, monzogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	slate	"dolomitic mudstone, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone"	1966	n.d.	1	0.8	0.63	2	1.5	2.4	0	0	0	Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Exposed.  	"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, p. 12. 

Fan, P.F., 1984, Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795.  

Fan, P.-F., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits in East and Southeast Asia: Memoir of the Geological Society of China, no. 7, p. 249257.

Ge, C., Sun, H., and Zhou, T., 1990, Copper deposits of China, in Mineral deposits of China, Volume 1: Geological Publishing House, Beijing, p. 1106.

Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C.S., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120.

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145. 

Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y., Du, A., Fu, D., 2006, Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 3345.

Hou, Z., Xie, Y., Xu, W., Li, Y., Zhu, X., Khin, Z., Beaudoin, G., Rui, Z., Wei, H., and Giren, L., 2007, Yulong deposit, eastern Tibet: a high-sulfidation Cu-Au porphyry copper deposit in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: International Geology Review, v. 49, p. 235258.

Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon      Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang, R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). 

Wang, Z., 1996, Source of the Yulong porphyry copper ore zone and its formation mechanism, China (abstract): 30th International Geologic Congress, Abstracts, v.2, Beijing, p. 632.

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565.

Zhang, H., and Rui, Z., 1992,  Geologic setting of the porphyry copper deposits series of China:  Acta Geologica Sinica, v. 5, no. 1, p. 5973.

Zhou, Y., 1985, Alteration and mineralization zoning of ore deposits in the Yulong porphyry copper belt: Mineral Deposits, v. 4, no. 2, p. 2330. (in Chinese with English abstract). "
Zhanaga		"Zhalaga, Zanaga"	China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	31.25	97.73333333	38.5	38.52	83.3	0.36	0.03	0.03	0	21a	2.3	17	n.d.	459	31	15		97	44		"biotite, bismuthinite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, tourmaline, zeolite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, syenogranite porphyry"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, rhyolite"	"limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.2	0.4	0.38	0	0	0	"Yulong-Yunnan porphyry copper (molybdenum) belt. Reported 1.5 to 3.0 km emplacement depth, average assumed in emplacement depth field. 0.329 to 0.36% Cu and 0.021 to 0.04% Mo. Exposed. "	"Fan, P.F., 1984,  Geologic setting of selected copper deposits of China:  Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 17851795.

Gu, X.X., Tang, J.X., Wang, C., Chen, J.P., and He, B.B., 2003, Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 78, p. 120. 

Hou, Z., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G., and Tang, R., 2003, The Himalayan Yulong porphyry copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 125145. 

Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W., Zhang, Y.-Q., 2006, Zircon      Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41, p. 152159

Rui, Z., Wang, L., and Wang, Y., 2002, Porphyry copper deposit models in China: Workshop on Assessing Undiscovered Mineral Resources, June 2428, Beijing, China, China Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, p. 4252.

Tang R., and Luo, H., 1995, The geology of Yulong porphyry (molybdenum) copper ore belt, Xizang (Tibet): No. 1 Party of Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 320 p. (in Chinese with English summary). 

Zhang, H., Pei, R., and Wu, L., 1993,  Evolution of the porphyry copper deposits from Proterozoic to Cenozoic Era in China:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 5565."
Zhunuo			China	CINA	Xizhang (Tibet)	29.43333333	87.53333333		n.d.	120.5	0.83	0	0.3	2.65	20c	0	n.d.	17	671	29	26		87	32		"azurite/malachite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, copper, cuprite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"granite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, monzogranite,rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone"	2003	n.d.							1.8	1.2	1.7	Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Exposed.   	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Zijinshan			China	CINA	Fujian	25.05	116.4	105	105	356	0.49	0	0.14	6	17	0	25a	"25e, 25a"	468	25	3		116	24		"alunite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, dickite, digenite, enargite, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, melnikovite, molybdenite, opal, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zunyite "	"breccia, dacite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry, dacite tuff"	"adamellite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, phyllite, sandstone, siltstone, rhyolite, volcaniclastic rocks"	"granite, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0.83	0.5	0.32	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Anonymous, 1997,  Zijinshan  progress for Zen: Mining Journal, v. 329, July 4th, p. 6. 

Anonymous, 1998, Zen kills Zijinshan joint venture in China: The Northern Miner, v. 84, no. 21, p. 1. 

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p. 

So, C.-S., Zhang, D.-Q., Yun, S.T., and Li, D.-X., 1998, Alteration-mineralization zoning and fluid inclusions of the high-sulfidation epithermal Cu-Au mineralization at Zijinshan, Fujian Province, China: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 961980.

Zhang, D., Li, D., Zhao, Y., Chan, J., Li, Z., and Zhang, K., 1994,  The Zijinshan deposit: the first example of quartz-alunite type epithermal deposit in the continent of China: Resource Geology, v. 44, no. 2, p. 9399.

Zhou, T., 1999, Tectonics and gold mineralization in East China, in Weber, G,, ed., PACRIM 99, Proceedings of International Congress on Earth Science, Exploration and Mining around the Pacific Rim: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 341345."
Acandi			Colombia	CLBA		8.487777778	-77.32138889	48	48		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	216	8	29	16	-77	-19	-17	"albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	tonalite	n.d.	basalt	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Original resources: 625 Mt at 0.77% Cu, 0.024% Mo (Long, 1995); more recent reports suggest  less than 62 Mt (Harris, 2006)."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
California			Colombia	CLBA		7.316666667	-72.86666667	144	144		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25a	217	7	19		-72	-52		"alunite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	"granodiorite, rhyolite porphyry, siltstone, mudstone"	"adamellite, granite, gneiss"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Reported 0.1 to 1.2 g/t Au and 100 ppm Mo in a zone of advanced argillic alteration. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Dolores			Colombia	CLBA		3.516666667	-75.03333333	166	166		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	221	3	31		-75	-2		"albite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite "	monzonite porphyry	"felsic volcanic rocks, sandstone"	"monzodiorite, monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Infierno-Chile			Colombia	CLBA		4.183333333	-75.3	131	131		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	220	4	11		-75	-18		n.d.	dacite porphyry	n.d.	tonalite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mocoa			Colombia	CLBA		1.241666667	-76.66666667	166	166	283	0.37	0.061	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	18c	223	1	14	30	-76	-40		"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, barite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite "	"breccia, dacite porphyry, skarn "	"adamellite, amphibolite, gneiss, granodiorite"	"andesite, dacite, limestone, mudstone, siltstone, tuff"	1977	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	2.1	3.6		"Lobo-Guerrero, A.S., 2003, Gold and copper dissemination in the igneous-volcanic Saldaa Formation of Natagaima, Colombia, and extension of the mineral province in the Andean Cordillera, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 319322.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1982, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107.

Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, Luis, Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, Muhammed, and Escovar, Ricardo, 1982, Setting, characteristics, and age of the Andean porphyry copper belt in Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 18371850.

Sillitoe, R.H., Jaramillo, L., and Castro, H., 1984, Geological exploration of a molybdenum-rich porphyry copper deposit at Mocoa, Colombia: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 106123.
"
Murindo			Colombia	CLBA		7.05	-76.75	55	55		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	218	7	3		-76	-45		"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	tonalite porphyry	n.d.	"granodiorite, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Reported 1.5 to 2.5 g/t Au	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pantanos-Pegadorcito			Colombia	CLBA		6.7	-76.5	43	43		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	219	6	42		-76	-30		"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	"basalt, chert, siltstone"	"granodiorite, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Original resources: 700 Mt at 0.736% Cu, 0.0123% Mo (Long, 1995); late records suggest lower tonnage, 62 Mt at over 1% Cu (Harris, 2006)."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Piedrasentada			Colombia	CLBA		2.1	-76.88333333	17	17		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	222	2	6		-76	-53		"calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite "	dacite porphyry	schist	"basalt, molasse"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nari		Matama II	Costa Rica	CORI		9.697222222	-83.35833333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	17	207	9	41	50	-83	-21	-30	"actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chrysocolla, chalcopyrite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite flow, andesitic tuff, calcareous clastic rocks"	1970s	n.d.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	Resources of 200 Mt at 0.2 to 0.3% Cu and 100 ppm Mo.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sukut			Costa Rica	CORI		9.369444444	-82.97638889	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	22c	208	9	22	10	-82	-58	-35	"alunite, barite, bornite chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks"	1898	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Drilling reported 0.2% Cu, with 10 m interval of 7.7 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Arimao			Cuba	CUBA	Santa Clara	22.11666667	-80.03333333		n.d.	83	0.27	0	1	2	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	199	22	7		-80	-2		"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"diorite, pyroclastics, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Anonymous, 1996, Joutel finances more Cuban work: The Northern Miner, November 25, p. 20

Joutel Resources Ltd., 1998, Santa Clara regionReport on three drill programs: 
http://www.infomine.com/press_releases/jtl/pr111896jtl.html"
El Cobre			Cuba	CUBA		20.14166667	-75.95	52	5846		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	201	20	8	30	-75	-57		"barite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, gypsum, limonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite "	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"diorite, limestone, marl, tonalite"	"agglomerate, andesite, andesitic dacite, andesitic tuff, dacite, diabase, ignimbrite, rhyolite, felsic tuff, tuffite "	1540	1540	1.8	0.7	0.99	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Over more than 400 years, 3 Mt  were mined at 2.53 to 20% Cu.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Eureca			Cuba	CUBA		20.25	-76.86666667		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	200	20	15		-76	-52		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, pyroclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Bogdanov, Y.V., Guryanova, B.N., and Mirayes,M., 1965, Metallogenic characteristics of copper deposits in Cuba: Soviet Geology (Sovetskaya Geologiya), no. 11, p. 91103. (in Russian)"
Majagual			Dominican Republic	DMRP		18.51666667	-70.25		n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	204	18	31		-70	-15		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesitic volcaniclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	0.6	0.4	"Trench sample averages: 0.18% Cu, 0.059 g/t Au."	"http://www.impactmin.com/majagual.html

Energold Mining Ltd., 2001, Majagualcopper/gold property: Internet Property Information, 3 p.:
http://www.energold.com/s/Properties.asp?PropertyInfoID=137&View=All"
Balzapamba-Las Guardias		El Torneado	Ecuador	ECDR		-1.666666667	-79.15	20	3420		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b"	227	-1	-40		-79	-9		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite "	n.d.	n.d.	"pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, granodiorite porphyry, limestone"	1979	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.71 to 1.38% Cu, 0.1% Zn, 1.2 g/t Ag. Molybdenite Re-Os age 19.90.3 Ma. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chaso Juan			Ecuador	ECDR		-1.383333333	-79.11666667	20	2119		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	225	-1	-23		-79	-7		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"pillow andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite"	1979	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"1.46 to 9.0% Cu, 0.1 to 1.5 g/t Au, 7.6 to 161 g/t Ag. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chaucha 			Ecuador	ECDR		-2.933333333	-79.41666667	11	1210	363	0.4	0.03	0	0	17	2.5	n.d.	n.d.	228	-2	-56		-79	-25		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartzite, schist, tonalite"	1968	n.d.	3.3	0.95	2.5	0	0	0	6.8	2.9	16	Exposed.	"Ascendant Copper Corporation, 2007, Chaucha mineral property, 5 p.: www.ascendantcopper.com/Chaucha

Carten, R.B., White, W.H., and Stein, H.J., 1993, High-grade granite-related molybdenum systems: classification and origin, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.J., and Dike, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 521554.

Chiaradia, M., Fontbot, L., Beate, B., 2004, Cenozoic continental arc magmatism and associated mineralization in Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 204222.

Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. 

Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321331. 

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.
"
Cumay		Nambija Norte	Ecuador	ECDR		-4.016666667	-78.88333333	141	1415		0	0	0	0	17	0	"22c, Au skarn"	"18b, Au skarn               "	234	-4	-1		-78	-53		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, aplite, diorite, gabbro diorite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"alaskite, andesite, andesitic dacite, dacite, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, latite, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartzite, trachyte "	n.d.	n.d.	1.5	0.75	0.88	0	0	0	3.5	1.5	4.1		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
El Hito		"Hito, Pachicutza, Santa Barbara"	Ecuador	ECDR		-4.25	-78.95	154	Jurassic		0	0	0	0	17	0	22c	39a	236	-4	-15		-78	-57		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, illite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	rhyodacite porphyry	n.d.	"granite porphyry, quartz diorite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks"	1984	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	"Chip samples reported 1.8% Cu, commonly 0.1 to 0.5% Cu."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Fierro Urcu			Ecuador	ECDR		-3.583333333	-79.33333333	9.6	9.6	53.5	0.2	0	0.45	0	20c	0	25e	"22c, 25e"	230	-3	-35		-79	-20		"alunite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, goethite/limonite, gold,  hematite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite"	"breccia, rhyolite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics, tuff "	1950s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Prospective large high-sulfidation gold target of 2007; intersections: 147 m at 0.54 g/t Au, including 62 m at 0.3% Cu; 46 m at 0.83 g/t Au and 0.6% Cu.  "	"Anonymous, 1992, Armeno: new project in Ecuador: Mining Journal, v. 319, p. 112. 

Goossens, P.J., and Hollister, V.F., 1973, Structural control and hydrothermal alteration pattern of Chaucha porphyry copper, Ecuador: Mineralium Deposita, v. 8, p. 321331. 

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.

Spencer, R.M., Montenegro, J.L., Gaibor, A., Perez, E.P., Mantilla, G., Viera, F., and Spencer, C.E., 2002, The Portovelo-Zaruma Mining Camp, Southwest Ecuador: porphyry and epithermal environments: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no 49, p. 1, 814. 

UK Regulatory, 2007, Mariana Resources Apex Silver to join Mariana's Fierro Urco project: 
www.advfn.com/news_Apex-Silver-to-join-Marianas-Fierro-Urco-project_19651189.html            "
Gaby-Papa Grande	Bella Rica		Ecuador	ECDR		-3.05	-79.68333333	19	19.31	165.9	0.12	0.025	0.73	1.75	17	2	n.d.	cu-au (as) veins	229	-3	-3		-79	-41		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry,  feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry,  tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, granitoid, metamorphic rocks"	1989	n.d.	0.9	0.1	0.07	0	0	0	4.4	1.3	4.5	"Best reported interval: 0.38% Cu, 3.9 g/t Au, 0.04% Mo. Cut-off grade 0.5 g/t Au. Exposed."	"Anonymous, 1994, Ecuadorian pushes ahead at Gaby: The Northern Miner, September 26, p. 13.

Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. 

International Mineral Corporation, 2007, Gaby Project (Ecuador), 7 p.: www.intlminerals.com/gaby.htm

Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 2527, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de las Cordilleras Occidental y Real: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrollo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 4, 316 p.   "
Junin			Ecuador	ECDR		0.333333333	-78.58333333	6.5	85	319	0.71	0.026	0	1.9	17	0	n.d.	18b	224	0	20		-78	-35		"biotite/phlogopite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, hematite, kaolinite/illite, malachite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite "	"granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"alaskite, andesite, diorite, granodiorite, diorite, quartz monzonite, granodiorite, sandstone, sedimentary breccia, skarn"	1985	n.d.	0.4	0.4	0.13	2.5	2	3.9	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Los Linderos			Ecuador	ECDR		-4.333333333	-80		Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	622	-4	-20		-80	0		"chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite"	dacite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mirador	Mirador Norte		Ecuador	ECDR		-4.65	-78.9	154	Jurassic	890	0.56	0	0.16	1.05	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	237	-4	-39		-78	-54		"biotite, chalcocite, clay minerals, chlorite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, quartz monzonite "	1995	2007	0	0	0	4	1	3.1	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Panantza			Ecuador	ECDR		-3.6	-78.5	154	Jurassic	463	0.66	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	231	-3	-36		-78	-30		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, covellite, limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite dike, dacite dike, granite porphyry, monzogranite porphyry"	n.d.	"granite, monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, "	n.d.	n.d.	0.8	0.2	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Rio Playas			Ecuador	ECDR		-4.2	-79.58333333	14	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	621	-4	-12		-79	-35		"chalcopyrite, goethite/limonite, pyrite, sericite"	dacite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
San Carlos 		"Limon, San Juan Bosco Cluster"	Ecuador	ECDR		-3.65	-78.41666667	154	154	850	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	17 (2)	18b	232	-3	-39		-78	-25		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"quartz monzodiorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz monzonite"	1999	n.d.	0.6	0.6	0.28	0	0	0	1.9	1.2	1.8	In the enrichment zone: 0.1 to 0.8% Cu.	"Corriente Resources Inc., 2007, Copper growth story, presentation, 16 p.: 
www.corriente.com/media/PDFs/2007_07.ppt

Gemuts, I., Lopez, G., Jimenez. F., 1992, Gold deposits of Southern Ecuador: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, October, no. 11, p. 1, 1315. 

Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.M., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of Jurassic porphyry belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, October, no. 43, p. 1, 815. 

Lowell, J.D., and Quevedo, L., 2002, Exploring Jurassic porphyry coppers in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador: Preprint 02-116, 2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 2527, Phoenix, Arizona, 11 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Manual de exploracion de depositos metaliferos en el Ecuador: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, 100 p.

PRODIMINCA, 2000, Evaluacion distritos mineros del Ecuador. Depositos porfidicos y epi-mesotermales relacionados con intrusiones de la Cordillera El Condor: Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Subsecretaria de Minas, Direccion Nacional de Geologia, Proyecto de Desarrolo Minero y Control Ambiental, Volumen 5, 223 p.

Quevedo, L., y Lowell, J.D., 2001, Cinturn de prfidos de cobre de Zamora, Ecuador: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 20 p.: www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm "
Telimbela			Ecuador	ECDR		-1.566666667	-79.13333333	15	1614		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	226	-1	-34		-79	-8		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"andesite, pillow andesitic basalt, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	1979	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.8 to 1.65% Cu, 0.2 to 0.4 g/t Au, 5.8 to 9.5 g/t Ag. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tumi		"Cerro Colorado, Nambija-Mina Real"	Ecuador	ECDR		-4.25	-79.25	154	Jurassic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	Au skarn	235	-4	-15		-79	-15		"anhydrite, biotite/phlogopite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, halloysite, kaolinite/illite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, muscovite/sericite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, smectite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn "	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, rhyodacite, phyllite, clastic rocks, volcaniclastics "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	0.45	0.4		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Warintza			Ecuador	ECDR		-3.783333333	-78.6	154	Jurassic	84.5	0.9	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	233	-3	-47		-78	-36		"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, quartz monzonite,  sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Intersection 252 m: 0.85% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au, 0.03% Mo. 
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Namosi 	Wainabama	Waisoi	Fiji	FIJI	Viti Levu	-18.04166667	178.175	5.6	5.95.3	963	0.435	0.014	0.14	0	17	0	25a	"18b, 20c"	560	-18	-2	-30	178	10	30	"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite dike, breccia, feldspar porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"gabbro, granodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite, trachyte, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, basaltic andesite, conglomerate, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, limestone, quartz diorite, quartz porphyry, tonalite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	Early 20th century	n.d.	0	0	0	6	4.8	23	0	0	0	Detailed exploration for porphyry Cu began in 1968; 0.3% Cu cutoff.	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33-38.

Colley, H., and Flint, D.J., 1995,  Metallic mineral deposits of the Fiji: Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources, Energy of Fiji, Mineral Resources Department Memoir no. 4, 197 p.

Colley, H., and Greenbaum, D., 1980, The mineral deposits and metallogenesis of the Fiji platform: Economic Geology, v. 75, no. 6, p. 807829. 

Ellis, P. G., Cemmel, J. B., Crawford, A. J., and Cooke, D. R., 1997, The geology and mineralization of the Waisoi porphyry copper deposits, Namosi, Fiji:  Geological Society of Australia, Third National Conference of the Specialist Group in Economic Geology, Abstracts, no. 14, p. 29.

Imai, A., Ohbuchi, Y., Tanaka, T., Morita, S., and Yasunaga, K., 2007, Characteristics of porphyry Cu mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi district), Viti Levu, Fiji: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 4, p. 374385.

Legge, P.J., 1998, Australia and South Pacific, in Exploration Review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologist) Newsletter, no. 33, p. 4649.

Leggo, M.D., 1977, Contrasting geochemical expressions of copper mineralization at Namosi, Fiji: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 8, p. 431456. 

Lum, J.A., and Calicutt, W.W., 1989, Opportunities for U.S. industry in gold developments of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji: U.S. Trade and Development Program, Minerals Policy Program East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 391 p. 

Spry, P.G., Precious metal telluride occurrences in Fiji: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, no. 6, p. 198. "
Waivaka	Wainabama		Fiji	FIJI		-18.10666667	178.1783333	6	6	23	0.75	0	0.25	0	20c	0	25a	"18b, 20c"	559	-18	-6	-24	178	10	42	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite"	"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, skarn, trachyte, tonalite, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, limestone"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	5	1.5	5.9	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kopsa		Kopsankangas	Finland	FNLD		63.77083333	25.23388889	1850	19001800		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	701	63	46	15	25	14	2	"arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, gold, lllingite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite"	tonalite porphyry	"diorite, quartz diorite
"	"andesite, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite porphyry, metaturbidite"	1980	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Historical resources 25 Mt at 0.18% Cu, 0.57 g/t Au, and 4 g/t Ag, estimated to a depth of 100 m, 0.36% As in ore. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Fakos			Greece	GREC	Limnos island	39.81166667	25.19222222	21	early Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	25a	673	39	48	42	25	11	32	"apatite, arsenopyrite, barite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, galena, hematite, hessite, magnetite, molybdenite, petzite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline"	"shoshonitic monzonite porphyry, lamprophyre"	n.d.	"clastic sediments, calc-alkaline volcanics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Chip samples contai as much as 11 g/t Au, 11.3 g/t Ag, 780 ppm Cu, 3500 ppm Pb, 256 ppm Zn, 4630 ppm As, 83 ppm Mo.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kassiteres			Greece	GREC		41.02333333	25.7875	23.5	Oligocene-Miocene		0	0	0	0	20c	0	 n.d.	"22c,  25a, 25e"	384	41	1	24	25	47	15	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite dike, quartz monzodiorite, rhyolite dike"	"conglomerate, marl, sandstone, mudstone"	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, diorite porphyry, rhyolite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	5.5	4	17	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Maronia			Greece	GREC		40.86666667	25.555	29	292		0	0	0	0	17	0	25a	n.d.	657	40	52		25	33	18	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, granite porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, marble, monzogabbro, monzonite, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1	0.3	0.24	0	0	0	"Chip samples: 7600 ppm Mo, 5460 ppm Cu; drill hole intersection 10 m at 12 g/t Au, 17 g/t Ag, 2.0% Cu. Rhenium in molybdenite 0.12 to 4.12%. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pontokerassia			Greece	GREC		41.055	23.19	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	383	41	3	18	23	11	24	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, gneiss, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	5	4	16	0	0	0	"Reported grades: 0.20.6% Cu, 10 ppb Pt, 60 ppb Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Skouries/Fisoka			Greece	GREC		40.47222222	23.70361111	19	19	568	0.35	0	0.47	0	20c	0	"19a, 20c"	n.d.	385	40	28	20	23	42	13	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, trachyte dike"	"granite, granodiorite, marble"	"amphibolite, diorite porphyry, gneiss, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	"Reported 25 ppm Mo; in concentrate: 0.91 g/t Au, 0.01 g/t Pt, 0.076 ppb Pd."	"Anonymous, 1997, TVX Gold calculates new resource in Greece: The Northern Miner, April 28, p. 3.

Economou-Eliopoulus, M., Eliopoulus, D.G., and  Perantonis, G., 2001, Factors controlling the Pd and Pt potential of the Skouries porphyry-Cu deposit, Chalkidiki, N. Greece, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731734.
 
Economou-Eliopoulus, M., and Eliopoulus, D.G., 2005, Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Skouries porphyry-Cu-Au-Pd-Pt deposit (Greece): evidence for the precious metal, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 935938.

Eliopoulus, D.G., and Economou-Eliopoulus, M., 1991, Platinum-group element and gold content in the Skouries porphyry copper deposit, Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 740749.

Frei R., 1995, Evolution of mineralizing fluid in the porphyry copper system of the Skouries deposit, northeast Chalkidiki (Greece): evidence from combined Pb-Sr and stable isotope data: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 746762.

Gilg, H.A., and Frei, R., 1994, Chronology of magmatism and mineralization in the Kassandra mining area, Greece: the potentials and limitations of dating hydrothermal illites: Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta, v. 58, no. 9. p. 21072122.

Kockel, F., Mollat, H., and Gundlach, H., 1974,  Hydrothermally altered and (copper) mineralized porphyritic intrusions in the Serbo-Macedonian massif (Greece), in Problems of ore deposition, v. 1: Proceedings of Fourth IAGOD Symposium, Sofia, p. 247255.

Koloceropoulus, S.I., Killas, S.P., Bitzios, D.C., Nicolaou, M., and Born, R.A., 1989,  Genesis of the Olympias carbonate-hosted PbZn(Au,Ag) sulfide ore deposit, eastern Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 12101234.

Kroll, T., Mller, D., Seifert,  T., Herzig, P.M., and Schneider, A., 2002, Petrology and geochemistry of the shoshonite-hosted Scouries porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Chalkidiki, Greece: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 1, p. 137144. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Tobey, E., Schneider, A., Alegria, A., Olcay, L., Perantonis, G., and Quiroga, J., 1999, Skouries porphyry copper-gold deposit, Chalkidiki, Greece: setting, mineralization and resources, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 159-168."
Douvray 	Blondin		Haiti	HATI		19.55	-71.78333333	0	n.d.	327.3	0.44	0	0.3	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	203	19	33		-71	-47		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, mafic tuff"	1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Terre-Neuve		Mem	Haiti	HATI		19.51666667	-72.7	66	66		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	202	19	31		-72	-42		"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, digenite, epidote, garnet, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"quartz monzonite, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite flow, andesite tuff, limestone, marble"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Skarn production since 1957: 1.2 Mt at 2 to 3% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Brzsny Mountains			Hungary	HUNG		47.91	19.04833333	14	14		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	353	47	54	36	19	2	54	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, dacite dike, diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, dacite, mudstone, pyroclastics, sandstone, schist, tuffite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	15	5.3	2	8.3	0.1 to 0.2% Cu. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Recsk			Hungary	HUNG		47.93333333	20.1	35.5	35.7  34.94.9	700	0.66	0.005	0.28	0	20c	1.25	n.d.	"18b, 19a, 22c, 25e"	352	47	56		20	6		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry, skarn"	"quartz diorite, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite tuff, dacite, limestone, shale, spilite"	1763	"1850, 1972"	2	1	1.6	0	0	0	3	1.4	3.4	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Baksa, C., CsehNemeth, J., Csillag, J., Foldessy, J., and Zelenka, T., 1980,  The Recsk porphyry and skarn copper deposit, Hungary, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 7376. 

Foldessy, J., 1996, Lahoca epithermal gold deposit, Recsk-Hungary, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 2, p. 6774. 

Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., and Morrissey, C.J., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128-155.

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and   Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Hungarian Geological Survey, 2002, Mineral resource situation of Hungary:
www.mgsz.hu/english/mineral/mineral_3.html

Magyar Mining Plc., 2007, Recsk epithermal system, 7 p.: www.magyarmining.com/hungary_recsk.htm

Molnr, F., 2007, The Cu-Au-Ag-Zn-Pb ore complex at Recsk, Hungary: a uniquely preserved and explored porphyry-skarn-epithermal system in the Palaeogene magmatic belt of the Alp-Carpathian-Dinaride system, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 153156.  

Morvai, G., 1982, Hungary, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2:  Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 13-53.

Seres-Hartai, E., 2000, Forms and genetical aspects of native gold in the Lahca deposit (Recsk, Mtra mountains): Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis, v. 24, p. 530.

Seres-Hartai, E., Fldessy, J., and Kovcs, ., 2001, Mineralogy and genetic aspects of gold in the Lahca (Recsk, Hungary) high sulfidation type epithermal deposit: Acta Montanistica Slovaca, v. 6, no. 1, p. 1926.   "
Malanjkhand			India	INDA	Madhya Pradesh	22.01666667	80.71666667	2490	24908 (Re-Os)	797	0.83	0.0034	0.2	6	20c	0	20c	n.d.	527	22	1		80	43		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	"aplite, diabase dikes, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks"	1886	n.d.	2.6	0.7	0.72	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, 12 p. 

Gilmour, Paul, Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, Merwin, Maxwell, Ian, and Morrissey, C.J., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128-155.

Panigrahi, M.K., and Mookherjee, A., 1997, The Malanjkhand copper (+molybdenum) deposit, India: mineralization from a low-temperature ore-fluid of granitoid affiliation: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, p. 133148.

Rai, K. L., and Venkatesh, A. S., 1993, Geological setting and nature of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the intra-continental acid magmatic regime of Malanjkhand, Central Iran:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 285297. 

Sikka, D.B., and Bhappu, R.B., 1994, Economic potential of the Malanjkhand Proterozoic porphyry copper deposit, M.P., India: Mining Engineering, v. 46, p. 221-229.

Sikka, D.B., Petruk, W., Nehru, C.E., and Zhang, Z., 1991, Geochemistry of secondary copper minerals from Proterozoic porphyry copper deposit, Malanjkhand, India: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 6, p. 257-290.

Stein, H., Hannah J., Zimmerman A., and Markey R., 2006, Age of granitic activity associated with copper-molybdenum mineralization at Malanjkhand, central India : Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 755765."
Baroi			Indonesia	INDS	Central Kalimantan	-0.5	113.1833333		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	658	0	-30		113	11		"arsenopyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, sericite, pyrite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	1982	n.d.	0	0	0	6	5	23.6	0	0	0	"Drill hole intersections 5 to 24 m at 0.12 to 2.16% Cu, 0.02 to 0.11 g/t Au, 2 to 37.4 g/t Ag. Exposed.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Batu Hijau			Indonesia	INDS	Sumbawa Island	-8.965277778	116.8725	3.7	3.760.12  3.670.1	1640	0.44	0	0.35	0.55	20c	0	20c	22c	531	-8	-57	-55	116	52	21	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"dacite porphyry, breccia, tonalite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, conglomerate, dacite, quartz diorite, granodiorite, limestone, pyroclastics, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, tonalite"	1990	1997	1.2	0.6	0.57	6.5	3.5	18	3.5	2.5	6.9	Exposed.	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338.

Arif, J., Baker, T., 2004, Gold paragenesis and chemistry at Batu Hijau, Indonesia: implications for gold-rich porphyry copper deposits: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 523535. 

Clode, C., Proffett, J., Mitchell, P., and Munajat, I., 1999, Relationships of Intrusion, wall-rock alteration and mineralization in the Batu Hijau copper  gold porphyry deposit, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 485498.

Garwin, S., 2002, Ore geology setting of intrusion-related hydrothermal systems near Batu Hijau porphyry copper-gold deposit, Sumbawa, Indonesia, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Nielsen, R.L., eds., Integrated method for discovery: Global exploration in the twenty-first century: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 9, p. 333366.  

Imai, A., and Ohno, S., 2005, Primary ore mineral assemblage and fluid inclusion study of the Batu Hijau porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Sumbawa Indonesia: Resource Geology, v. 55, no. 3, p. 239248. 

Maula, S., and Levet, B., 1996, Porphyry copper gold signatures and the discovery of the Batu Hijau deposit, Sumbawa, Indonesia, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 8.18.13

McInnes, B.I.A., Evans, N.J., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.L., and Fu, F., 2004, Thermal histories of Indonesian porphyry copper-gold deposits determined by U-Th-He, U-Pb, Re-Os, K-Ar and Ar-Ar methods, in Predictive mineral discovery under cover: Society of Economic Geologists 2004 session abstracts, Perth, Western Australia, CDROM, p. 343346.

Meldrum, S.J., Aquino, R.S., Gozales, R.I., Burke, R.J., Suyadi, Artha, Irianto, Bombang, and Clarke, D.S., 1994, The Batu Hijau porphyry copper-gold deposit, Sumbawa island, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 203220.

Mitchell, P.A., Proffett, J.M., and Dilles, J.H., 1998, Tonalite porphyry intrusion and wall-rock alteration, Batu Hijau, Indonesia: Preprint, Northwest Mining Association 104th Annual Meeting, Spokane, Washington, 29 Nov. to 4 Dec., 1998, 4 p.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995,  Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific Region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, 119 p.

Turner, S.J., 1993,  A systematic exploration approach leading to two significant discoveries in Indonesia, in Romberger, S.B., and Fletcher, D.I., eds., Integrated methods in exploration and discovery. Conference program and extended abstracts: Littleton, Colorado, Society of Economic Geologists, p. AB121AB123. "
Bulagidun			Indonesia	INDS	Sulawesi	0.951944444	121.7705556	8.75	8.75		0	0	0	0	20c	0	25a	18b	533	0	57	7	121	46	14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, aplite, breccia, quartz diorite, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics, diorite, trachyandesite"	1987	n.d.										Resource: 14.4 Mt at 0.61% Cu and 0.68 g/t Au; 0.2% Mo reported. Exposed.	"Carlile, J.C., Digdowirogo, S., and Darius, K., 1990, Geological setting, characteristics, and regional exploration for gold in the volcanic arcs of North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 35, p. 105140.

Djaswadi, S., 1993, Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia: Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p. 

Lubis, H., Prihatmoko, S., and James, L.P., 1994, Bulagidun prospect: a copper, gold and tourmaline bearing porphyry and breccia system in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 257278.

Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of Central north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 311326. 

Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95116."
Ciemas			Indonesia	INDS	Java	-7.22	106.56	3.1	3.32.9		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	25a	659	-7	-13	-12	106	33	36	"biotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	andesitic volcanic rocks	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5 x 0.75 km Au-Cu-Mo anomaly. 10 drill holes show ~0.2% Cu and ~0.2 g/t Au.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Grasberg	"Ertsberg, Gunung Bijih, Kusing Liar"		Indonesia	INDS	Irian Jaya	-3.816666667	137.2333333	3	3	4000	0.6	0	0.64	2	20c	2	n.d.	18b	538	-3	-49		137	14		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite breccia, breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, marble, monzodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"black shale, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	1988	1989	1	0.8	0.63	6	3	14	2	1.7	2.7	"Exposed. In ore: 0.0007 Pt, 0.003 Pd; in concentrate: 0.015 g/t Pt, 0.058 g/t Pd. Freeport established in 2003 reserve of Deep MLZ target at the Grasberg cluster: 159 Mt at 0.87% Cu and 0.76 g/t Au.  "	"Anonymous, 2004, Freeport drills more copper and gold at Grasberg: Mining Journal, v. May 7th, p. 9.

Cloos, Mark, 1997, Anatomy of a mine: the discovery and development of Grasberg: Geotimes, v. 42, no. 1, p. 1620.

Economou-Eliopoulus, M., Eliopoulus, D.G., and  Perantonis, G., 2001, Factors controlling the Pd and Pt potential of the Skouries porphyry-Cu deposit, Chalkidiki, N. Greece, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 731734. 

MacDonald, G.D., and Arnold, L.C., 1994, Geological and geochemical zoning of the Grasberg igneous complex, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 143178.

MacDonald, G.D., and  Arnold, L.C., 1995, Factors responsible for extreme concentration of Cu and Au in the Grasberg deposit: a comparative look at the porphyry copper systems of the Ertsberg district, Indonesia, in Clark, A.L., ed., Giant ore depositsII, Queen University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 314333.  

McDowell, F.W., McMahon, T.P., Warren, P.Q., and Cloos, M., 1996, Pliocene Cu-Au bearing igneous intrusions of the Gunnung Bijih (Ertsberg) district, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:  K-Ar geochronology: Journal of Geology, v. 104, p. 327340.

Meinert, L.D., Hefton, K.K., Mayes, D., and Tasiran, I., 1997, Geology, zonation, and fluid evolution of the Big Gossan Cu-Au skarn deposit, Ertsberg district, Irian Jaya: Economic Geology, v. 92, p. 509534.

Mertig, H.J., Rubin, J.N., and Kyle, J.R., 1994, Skarn Cu-Au orebodies of the Gunung Bijih (Ertsberg) district, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 179202.

Paterson, J.T., and Cloos, M., 2005, Grasberg porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua, Indonesia: 1. Magmatic history, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 313329.

Paterson, J.T., and Cloos, M., 2005, Grasberg porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua, Indonesia: 2. Pervasive hydrothermal alteration, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 331355.

Pollard, P.J., Taylor, R.G., 2002, Paragenesis of the Grasberg CuAu deposit, Irian Java, Indonesia: results from logging section 13: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 117136.

Potter, D., 1996, What makes the Grasberg anomalous, implications for future exploration, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 10.110.13.  

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183.

Van Leeuwen, T.M., 1994, 25 years of mineral exploration and discovery in Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 1390."
Hila			Indonesia	INDS	"Ambon Island, Moluccas"	-3.611666667	128.0916667	3.55	Pliocene		0	0	0	0	20c	0	22c	n.d.	537	-3	-36	-42	128	5	30	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	breccia	"conglomerate, granite, limestone, sandstone, shale, siltstone, ultrabasic rocks"	"andesite, dacite, volcanic breccia, tuff"	1994	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Grab samples contain 0.014 g/t Au, 530 ppm Zn, 1550 ppm Cu. Age of mineralization is Pliocene or younger."	"Menzie, W.D., Singer, D.A., Karangan, N., and Tresnadi, I.H., 1997,  The Hila prospect: a recently discovered occurrence on Ambon Island, Republic of Indonesia:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 970086, 17 p.  "
Ibu			Indonesia	INDS	Northwest Kalimantan	0.833333333	109.25	105	Cretaceous?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	530	0	50		109	15		"albite, biotite, bornite, bournonite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite (Pb2Bi2S5), covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, gold, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite"	"aplite, granodiorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	"andesite tuff, granodiorite, diorite, quartz diorite, tonalite"	1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	12	6	57	5.5	2.5	11		"Viaene, W., Sunanda, T., Vandenberghe, N., Sunarya, Y., and Ottenburgs, R., 1981, Geochemical prospecting in Northwest Kalimantan: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 15, p. 453470."
Kaputusan 			Indonesia	INDS	"Bacan Island, Moluccas"	-0.516666667	127.5833333	0	n.d.	77	0.33	0	0.25	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	536	0	-31		127	35		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, covellite, chrysocolla, cuprite/tenorite, chlorite, delafossite, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, smectite"	"breccia, tonalite porphyry"	clastic sediments 	"andesite, rhyodacite, limestone, tuff,  volcanic breccia"	1979	n.d.	1	0.3	0.24	1.8	0.9	1.3	0	0	0	Resource based on exploration data of 19811985; in 2006 intersection 178 m grading 0.19% Cu and 0.29 g/t Au.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mudik			Indonesia	INDS	Sumatera	-1.7	101.25		n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	529	-1	-42		101	15		"chalcopyrite, gold, pyrite"	"breccia, granodiorite "	"andesitic basalt breccia, andesitic basalt, basalt, diorite, granite, ophiolite, tonalite"	"andesite, felsic tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5 g/t Au in pyritic boulders 	"Grunsky, E.C., and Smee, B.W., 1999, The differentiation  of soil types and mineralization from multi-element geochemistry using multivariate methods and digital topography: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, vol. 67, p. 287299."
Sassak 			Indonesia	INDS	Central  Sulawesi	-3.158333333	119.4833333	10.6	10.6		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	22c	532	-3	-9	-30	119	29		"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, clay minerals, electrum, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite"	breccia	"conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite breccia, monzodiorite, monzonite, tuff, syenite"	1969	n.d.	0	0	0	2.5	1.5	2.9	0	0	0	Exploration 19691976; 0.1 to 0.6% Cu reported. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tangse 			Indonesia	INDS	Sumatera	5.033333333	95.95	11	139	600	0.15	0.02	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	528	5	2		95	57		"actinolite, albite, andalusite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphene"	"dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite dike, basalt dike, diorite, granodiorite, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, serpentinite, slate, tuff "	1975	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tapadaa 			Indonesia	INDS	Sulawesi	0.516666667	123.2166667	3.75	52.5	43	0.54	0	0.075	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	534	0	31		123	13		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"diorite, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, dacite, dacite pyroclastics, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite pyroclastics"	1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	2.7	8.9	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tombulilato	"Cabang Kiri, Cabang Kanan, Sungai Mak, Kayubulan Ridge"		Indonesia	INDS	Sulawesi	0.345277778	123.4022222	3	3	287	0.63	0	0.47	0	20c	0	25a (4)	"20c, 25e "	535	0	20	43	123	24	8	"actinolite, alunite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, gibbsite, gold, kaolinite/illite/dickite, magnetite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, "	n.d.	"andesite breccia, andesite flow, andesite lapilli tuff, basalt, chert, conglomerate, dacite, granodiorite, rhyolite, limestone, tonalite, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	1970s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2.4	10% of the deposit area is covered by post-mineralization Pinogu volcanics.	"Carlile, J.C., Kirkegaard, A.G., 1985, Porphyry coppergold deposits of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: an extension of the Philippine porphyry coppergold province: Asian Mining 85, Manila, p. 351363.

Carlile, J.C., Digdowirogo, S., and Darius, K., 1990, Geological setting, characteristics, and regional exploration for gold in the volcanic arcs of North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 35, p. 105140.

Djaswadi, S., 1993, Prospective of base metal minerals in Indonesia: Ministry of Mines and Energy of Republic of Indonesia, Directorate of Mineral Resources Special Publication, Bandung, 229 p.

Lowder, G.G., and Dow, J.A., 1978, Geology and exploration of porphyry deposits in North Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 628644.

Pearson, D.F., and Caira, N.M., 1999, The geology and metallogeny of central-north Sulavesi, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 311326. 

Perello, J. A., 1994,  Geology, porphyry CuAu, and epithermal CuAuAg mineralization of the Tombulilato district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 50, p. 221256."
Ali-Abad			Iran	IRAN	Yazd	31.65916667	53.84972222	16	15.90.2	40	0.73	0.0059	0	19	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b, 22c"	675	31	39	33	53	50	59	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, goethite, gypsum, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, turquoise "	"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry,  quartz monzodiorite"		"andesite, dacite, conglomerate, granite, limestone,  rhyodacite tuff, sandstone, shale "	1972	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Hassanzadeh, J., 1993, Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.  

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Geology of the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad porphyry copper deposits, Central Iran: International Geology Review, v. 47, p. 620646.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P.H., 2007, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of alteration and petrogenesis of porphyry copper-related granitoids in the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad area, Central Iran: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 16, nos. 12, p. 1124."
Dallil			Iran	IRAN		34.55	49.26666667	14.9	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d	677	34	33		49	16		"chalcopyrite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"		andesite	2005	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.75% Cu and 1.2 g/t Au.
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Darreh-Zerreshk			Iran	IRAN	Yazd	31.57638889	53.82333333	16	15.90.2	23	0.9	0.004	0	1	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b, 22c"	676	31	34	35	53	49	24	"bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, magnetite, pyrite "	"granit porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz monzodiorite"	conglomerate. sandstone	"andesite, dacite, granite, limestone, shale, tonalite, tuff"	1972	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8 to 0.97% Cu reported. Exposed. 	"Hassanzadeh, J., 1993, Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum  

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Geology of the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad porphyry copper deposits, Central Iran: International Geology Review, v. 47, p. 620646.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., Zentilli, M., and Reynolds, P.H., 2007, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of alteration and petrogenesis of porphyry copper-related granitoids in the Darreh-Zerreshk and Ali-Abad area, Central Iran: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 16, nos. 12, p. 1124. 

 

"
Darrehzar			Iran	IRAN	Kerman	29.88	55.89944444	14.9	Miocene	31.7	0.722	0.005	0	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	401	29	52	48	55	53	58	"albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline "	"diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, sedimentary rocks, trachyandesite, volcaniclastics"	1969	n.d.	0	0	0	2.8	1.3	2.9	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kale Kafi			Iran	IRAN		33.53583333	54.54444444		n.d.	245	0.26	0.026	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	399	33	32	9	54	32	40	"arsenopyrite, Biminerals, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, copper, covellite, enargite, galena, gold, gypsum, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sphalerite, stromeyerite"	"granite porphyry, granodiorite"	"andesite, dacite, limestone, marble, marl, sandstone, schist, tuff breccia, tuffaceous conglomerate"	"diorite, granite, granosyenite, monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	1.4	0.7	0.77	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Espanhod, M. R., 1992, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191198.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Nezampour, M.H., Rassa, I., 2005, Using remote sensing technology for the determination of mineralization in the Kal-e-Kafi porphyrytic deposit, Anarak, Iran, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 565567. 

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158. "
Meiduk		Miduk	Iran	IRAN	Kerman	30.42055556	55.16722222	11	11.20.5  10.80.4 (Ar-Ar)	180	0.83	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	400	30	25	14	55	10	2	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"basalt dike, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"clastics, volcanics"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, rhyodacite "	1966	2004	0.54	0.37	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reported: 0.2 ppm Au, 0.002% Mo. According to unpublished report of MMAJ (2001), 400 Mt at 0,8% Cu."	"Espanhod, M. R., 1992, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191198. 

Hassanzadeh, J., 1993, Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum 

McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Andrew, R.L., 2003, Timing of mineralization and exhumation processes at the Sar Cheshmeh and Meiduk porphyry Cu deposits, Kerman belt, Iran, in Eliopoulos, 
D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11971200.    

McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Fu, F.Q., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Bertens, A., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Andrew, R., and Deckart, K., 2005, Thermal history analysis of selected Chilean, Indonesian, and Iranian porphyry Cu-M0-Au deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 2742.

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 135-158.

Shahabpour, J., 1996,  Use of drainage trends as a prospecting tool in the central Iranian porphyry copper belt:  Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, v. 89, no. 1003, p. 7075.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452."
Raigan		Regun-e bam	Iran	IRAN	Kerman	28.9	57.23333333	12	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	678	28	54		57	14		"albite, amphibole, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite  "	quartz monzonite		"andesite, diorite, granodiorite, limestone, pyroclastics, rhyolite, volcanic breccia"			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource 10 Mt at 0.63% Cu. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sar Cheshmeh			Iran	IRAN	Kerman	29.945	55.86194444	12.5	13.60.1  10.90.1 	1200	1.2	0.03	0.27	3.9	17	0	17	n.d.	402	29	56	42	55	51	43	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, feldspar porphyry, monzonite"	"gabbro, ignimbrite, trachyandesite, trachybasalt, tuff breccia"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, dacite, granodiorite"	ancient times	1974	2.5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Cut-off grade 0.25% Cu. In concentrate: 8 to 24 ppb Pt, 360 to 840 ppb Pd. Late feldspar porphyry of 1.54 Ma. "	"Atapour, H., Aftabi, A., 2007, The geochemistry of gossans associated with Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran: implications for exploration and the environment: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 93, p. 4765. 

Ellis, R., 1991,  Sar Cheshmeh:  Mining Magazine, v. 165, Oct., no 4, p. 192196. 

Espanhod, M. R., 1993, Metallogenic consequences due to compressional stress of CuMoAu systems regarding to low-grade uranium mineralization in marginal part of ophiolite zone of Central Iran: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 191198.

Hassanzadeh, J., 1993, Metallogenic and tectonomagmatic events in the SE sector of the Cenozoic active continental margin of central Iran (Shahr e Babak area, Kerman Province): Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 204 p.  

McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.T., Andrew, R.L., 2003, Timing of mineralization and exhumation processes at the Sar Cheshmeh and Meiduk porphyry Cu deposits, Kerman belt, Iran, in Eliopoulos, 
D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v. 2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11971200.

McInnes, B.L.A., Evans, N.J., Fu, F.Q., Garwin, S., Belousova, E., Griffin, W.L., Bertens, A., Sukarna, D., Permanadewi, S., Andrew, R., and Deckart, K., 2005, Thermal history analysis of selected Chilean, Indonesian, and Iranian porphyry Cu-M0-Au deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 2742.
 
Shahabpour, J., 1991, Some secondary ore formation features of the Sar-Cheshmeh porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Kerman, Iran: Mineralium Deposita, v. 26, p. 275280. 

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p.135-158.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Waterman, G.C., and Hamilton, R.L., 1975, The Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper deposit: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 568-576.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452."
Sungun		Songun	Iran	IRAN	Azarbaijan	38.8075	46.37111111	14.9	Miocene	740	0.661	0.024	0	0	17	1.5	n.d.	"18b, 22c"	398	38	48	27	46	22	16	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, ilmenite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphalerite, scheelite, sericite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, uraninite "	"andesite dike, diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, skarn"	"basalt, conglomerate, siltstone "	"andesite, dacitic breccia, granite, limestone, marl, sandstone, shale, shoshonite, syenite, trachyandesite "	1969	1998	2.3	1.5	2.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Inferred resource of 1,700 Mt (Mobin Projects, 2006)."	"Calagari, A.A., 2004, Fluid inclusion studies in quartz veinlets in the porphyry copper deposit at Sungun, East-Azerbaidjan, Iran: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 23, p. 179189. 

Ghanbari, E., 2000,  Tectonics of copper deposits of Sungun (Karadagh region) in Azerbaijan-Iran: 31st International Geological Congress Abstracts Volume, CD Issue, Section 11-8, Rio de Janeiro.

Hezarkhani, A., and Williams-Jones, A.E., 1998, Controls of alteration and mineralization in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran: evidence from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 651670.

Hezarkhani, A., 2006, Petrology of the intrusive rocks within the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Azerbaijan, Iran: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 27, p. 326340.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Mobin Projects, 2006, Sungun copper mine, 2 p.: www.mobinco.com/en/projects/sungun/index.php

Samani, B., 1999, Distribution, setting and metallogenesis of copper deposits in Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p.135-158.

Zarasvandi, A., Liaghat, S., and Zentilli, M., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, Iran, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 441452."
Calabona			Italy	ITLY	Sardinia	40.53194444	8.365	30.5	3427	189	0.07	0	0	0.5	17	1	n.d.	19a	345	40	31	55	8	21	54	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, quartz andesite porphyry"	n.d.	"agglomerate, conglomerate, dolostone, ignimbrite, limestone, marl, sandstone, schist, siltstone, trachyandesite, trachyandesite pyroclastics "	pre-Etruscan	1911	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Tonnage/grade includes production during 19111922, >9,000 t at 9.0% Cu, 2.5 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Carbonia 			Italy	ITLY	Sardinia	39.17055556	8.496388889	30	30		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	19a	347	39	10	14	8	29	47	"barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite "	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, monzonite, skarn"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, argillite, conglomerate, metasedimentary rocks, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ogliastra			Italy	ITLY	Sardinia	39.81694444	9.515833333	285	285		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	346	39	49	1	9	30	57	"biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt"	"granite, granodiorite, tonalite, phyllite, rhyolite dike, slate"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Aktogai	Aiderly	"Aktogay, Aqtogai"	Kazakhstan	KAZN		46.93333333	79.96666667	333	354312	2636	0.39	0.01	0.026	1.43	21a	2	n.d.	n.d.	432	46	56		79	58		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	gabbro	"andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dacite tuff, diabase dike, diabase porphyry, diorite, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite, monzonite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	9.2	1	7.2	0	0	0	"Exposed. 50 to 2,700 ppm (average 850 ppm) Re in molybdenite. "	"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005, Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113.

Cooke, D.R., Hollings, P., and Walshe, J.L., 2005, Giant porphyry deposits: characteristics, distribution, and tectonic controls: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 801818.

Kolesnikov, V. V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986,  Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). 

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.

Mutschler, F.E.; Ludington, S.; Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556

Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).

Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512. 

Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 181-190.

Zhukov, N.M., Filimonova, L.E., 1982, Metasomatites and hypogene mineralization in the Aktogai porphyry copper deposit: Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 24, no. 2, p. 102110 (in Russian).

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.

Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549."
Almaly			Kazakhstan	KAZN		48.68333333	73.7	310	MiddleLate Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	632	48	41		73	42		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, granite, granodiorite, hornfels, sandstone, trachydacite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"	start of 20th century	n.d.	0	0	0	2.3	0.3	0.54	0	0	0	"Medium size deposit, small mining operations at the start of 20th century. Grades: 0.30.9% Cu, 0.0010.006% Mo, up to 0.7 g/t Au; 0.15% Pb, 0.03% Bi. Exposed. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Baiskoe			Kazakhstan	KAZN		49.15916667	75.60083333	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	431	49	9	33	75	36	3	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cubanite, cuprite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	n.d.	n.d.	"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, diorite porphyry, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, syenite porphyry, rhyolite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Small deposit with average grades: 0.430.53% Cu and 0.0040.007% Mo; 946 to 980 g/t Re in molybdenite from concentrate.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bataly			Kazakhstan	KAZN		52.88333333	61.41666667	301	310292		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	413	52	53		61	25		"albite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, goethite, gold, hematite, hydrolepidocrockite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	"breccia, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, andesitic basalt, basalt pyroclastics, dacite, diorite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	25	1	2	0	0	0	100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments.  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Benkala			Kazakhstan	KAZN		51.76666667	61.75	312	318306	309	0.42	0.003	0.07	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	414	51	46		61	45		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, andesite porphyry dike, gabbro-diabase dike, granite porphyry, lamprophyre, tonalite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, diorite, granite, granodiorite, mudstone, quartz diorite, rhyodacitic agglomerate, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone "	1960s	n.d.	0	0	0	1.2	0.7	0.66	0	0	0	Ore contains Re <0.01 to 0.06 ppm. 100% of the deposit area is covered by Mezozoic-Cenozoic sediments.	"Grabezhev, A.I., 2007, Rhenium in ores of porphyry copper deposits in the Urals: Doklady Earth Sciences, v. 413, no. 2, p. 265268. 

Grabezhev, A., and Borovikov, Y., 1993, Porphyry-copper deposits of the Urals: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, 1992, Mineral resources Symposia, Volume A: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 275284.    

Kolesnikov, V.V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian).

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). 

Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  

Zhukov,N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."
Besshoky			Kazakhstan	KAZN		48.22666667	76.27222222	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	428	48	13	36	76	16	20	"alunite, andalusite, azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, diaspore, enargite, epidote, famatinite, ferberite, ferrimolybdite, jarosite, limonite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	rhyolite	"andesite, andesitic dacite,  granodiorite, dacite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1.35	2.1	0	0	0	Resource: 138 Mt at 0.52% Cu and 0.002% Mo. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Borly			Kazakhstan	KAZN		47.50194444	74.08333333	329	329	94.4	0.34	0.011	0.3	3.4	17	0	"17, 22c"	n.d.	419	47	30	7	74	5		"anhydrite/gypsum, bismuth, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tennantite, tourmaline"	"breccia, diabase porphyry dike, granite porphyry, monzonite porphyry dike"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz diorite, rhyodacite tuff, rhyolite porphyry, rhyolite tuff, trachydacite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Boshchekul		Bozshakol	Kazakhstan	KAZN		51.81666667	74.18333333	479	481477	1000	0.67	0.0023	0.049	1.61	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	420	51	49		74	11		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, gabbro, quartzite, rhyolite"	"andesite porphyry, andesitic tuff, diabase, limestone, sandstone, siltstone, spilite, trachyandesite porphyry, trachydacite porphyry"	1930	1970	3	0.5	1.2	6.3	1.5	7.4	0	0	0	"Resource above by Mutschler and others (2000); reserve 176.2 mt at 0.72% Cu, 0.014% Mo, 0.28 g/t Au, 9.06 g/t Ag by Kudryavtsev (1996). 0.591.04 g/t Pt, 0.280.37 g/t Pd in concentrate; 230 to 1,500 ppm (average 882 ppm) Re in molybdenite.  Exposed."	"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005, Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113.

Kaufman, M.A., 1992, A look at the mineral endowment and investment possibilities in the Russian, Kazakh and Uzbek Republics, C.I.S.: manuscript paper, Northwest Mining Association 98th Annual Convention, Spokane, Washington, December 2-4, 1992, 9 p.

Kolesnikov, V.V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). 

Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119144. 

Mutschler, F.E.; Ludington, S.; Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556

Pavlova, I.G., 1978,  Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  

Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512.

Shatov, V.V., 1999, Alteration-mineralization model for Cu-Mo porphyry system of the Bozshakol deposit, Central Kazakhstan, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 437440. 

Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 181-190.

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."
Chatyrkul			Kazakhstan	KAZN		43.62027778	74.26111111	400.5	446355	90.7	0.6	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	421	43	37	13	74	15	40	"albite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	n.d.	diorite	"granite, granodiorite, schist, greenschist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Karatas			Kazakhstan	KAZN		46.65	73.63333333	310	MiddleLate Carboniferous	29	0.44	0.024	0	0	17	0	17	18b	418	46	39		73	38		"braunite, chalcopyrite, epidote, galena, hausmannite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, "	skarn	"gabbro, syenite "	"amphibolite, dacite, dolomite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, plagiogranite, rhyolite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reserve (mostly skarn): 29 Mt at 0.44% Cu and 0.024% Mo. Reserves also calculated for Ag, Se, Te, Re, In, and Co. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kazkyrmyskoye	Vostok	Kaskyrmys	Kazakhstan	KAZN		45.48333333	74.28333333	375	Middle-Late Devonian?	375	0.41	0.007	0.059	0.79	17	0	n.d.	22c	422	45	29		74	17		"alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, enargite, galena, gold, molybdenite, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, tennantite"	"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite  "	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diabase, diorite, diorite porphyry, granite, gritstone, sandstone, shale, trachyandesite, trachyrhyodacite, tuff, "	1987	n.d.	0	0	0	2.5	1.5	2.9	0	0	0	100% of the deposit area is covered by thick Tertiary clay. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kenkuduk 	Kaskyrkazgan		Kazakhstan	KAZN		47.38333333	75.23333333	293.5	310277	23.7	0.34	0.017	0	0	17	0	17	"17, 18b"	425	47	23		75	14		"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite  "	"breccia, diabase dike, diorite porphyry dike, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, granite, granodiorite, schist "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8 g/t Ag. Exposed.	"Kolesnikov, V.V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian) 

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian) 

Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996, The CuMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119144. 

Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."
Kepcham			Kazakhstan	KAZN		47.5	75.1	0	n.d.	35.8	0.34	0.018	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	424	47	30		75	6		"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, sphalerite, zeolite  "	"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"diorite, granite, granodiorite, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Koksai 		Koksaiy	Kazakhstan	KAZN		44.45	78.43333333	422	464380	320	0.55	0.049	0.12	1.24	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	430	44	27		78	26		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, gabbro-diabase, plagiogranite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry "	"diorite, gabbro"	"andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, chert, conglomerate, granite, limestone, rhyolite porphyry,  sandstone, siltstone, tuffaceous sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	2.2	0.25	0.43	0	0	0	"Grades reported: 3.5 g/t Se and 1.1 g/t Te that are included in the resource, as well as Re.  100% of the deposit area is covered by boulders, gravel, loam, and clay."	"Kolesnikov, V.V., Zhukov, N.M., Solodilova, V.V., and Filimonova, L.E., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the Balkhash region: Nauka, Alma Ata, 199 p. (in Russian). 

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). 

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.

Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  

Plyushchev, E.V., 1993, Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.

Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 181-190.

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."
Koktasdzhal			Kazakhstan	KAZN		50.16222222	76.16222222	292	320264	57	0.62	0	0.72	3.8	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	427	50	9	44	76	9	44	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite, ilmenite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite/tetrahedrite"	"granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, dacite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, rhyodacite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone, tonalite, tuff"	before 1917	n.d.	0	0	0	2.2	0.7	1.2	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kounrad		"Konyrat, Qonyrat"	Kazakhstan	KAZN		46.98972222	74.98722222	330	335324	637	0.589	0.011	0.19	6.28	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	423	46	59	23	74	59	14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia,  diabase dikes, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, trondhjemite"	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt, dacite, diabase flow, granite,  ignimbrite, rhyolite, rhyolite welded tuff"	1928	1934	1.2	0.8	0.75	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Exposed. Mined out 417 Mt ore at 0.72% Cu, 0.014 Mo, 0.28 g/t Au, 9.26 g/t Ag; remaining reserve of 1996, 220 Mt at 0.34% Cu and 0.005% Mo (Kudryavtsev, 1996; Zhukov and others, 1998)."	"Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian).

Kudryavtsev, Y.K., 1996,  The CuMo deposits of Central Kasakhstan, in Shatov V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St. Petersburg, p. 119144.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p. 

Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian).  

Plyushchev, E.V., 1993, Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.

Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512.

Sokolov, A.L., 1999, Regional and local controls on gold and copper mineralization in central Asia and Kazakhstan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 181-190.

Yudin, I.M., 1969, The Kounrad copper deposit: Moscow University Publishing House, 150 p. (in Russian). 

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, reference book edited by Abdulin, A.A., and others: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p.

Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549."
Kyzylkain			Kazakhstan	KAZN		47.53333333	84.41666667	325	MiddleLate Carboniferous	542	0.3	0.005	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	433	47	32		84	25		"albite, atacamite, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gypsum, hematite, iron oxides, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite "	"hornfels, andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, granite, granodiorite, sandstone, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.6	0.5	0.6	0	0	0	30% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kyzyltu			Kazakhstan	KAZN		51.95	72.33333333	445	445	65.8	0.48	0.015	0.2	6.56	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	416	51	57		72	20		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzodiorite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, chert, conglomerate, granodiorite, diorite, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone, trachybasalt, trachydacite, trachyrhyolite, tuff"	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	1	0.6	0.47	0	0	0	100% of the deposit area is covered by loam. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nurbay			Kazakhstan	KAZN		47.91666667	79.33333333		Late Paleozoic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	634	47	55		79	20		"andalusite, arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cubanite, covellite, diaspore, galena, goethite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, valleriite  "	"diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, monzonite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"	1951	n.d.	0	0	0	1.4	1.2	1.3	0	0	0	"Grades reported: average 0.5% Cu, 0.0010.03% Mo. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nurkazgan 		Samarskoe	Kazakhstan	KAZN		50.02694444	76.72722222	410	410	213	0.81	0.01	0.26	2.5	17	0	n.d.	25e	429	50	1	37	76	43	38	"bismuth, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	"conglomerate, siltstone"	"agglomerate tuff, andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic dacite, basalt, granodiorite, rhyolite, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone, tuffite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Anonymous, 2001, Asia: the waking giant: Mining Journal, March, v. 336, no. 8630, 12 p. 

Plyushchev, E.V., 1993,  Map of hydrothermal-metasomatic formations of Kazakhstan fold area, 1:1,500,000 scale: VSEGEI, St.-Petersburg, 4 sheets.

Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512.

Shatov, V., Seltman, R., Kremenetsky, A., Lehman, B., Popov, V., and Ermolov, P., eds., 1996,  Granite-related ore deposits of Central Kazakhstan and adjacent areas: IAGOD, Working Group on Tin and Tungsten Deposits (WGTT), St, Petersburg, 396 p. 

Zhukov, N.M., Kolesnikov, V.V., Miroshnichenko, L.M., Egembaev, K.M., Pavlova, Z.N., Bakarasov, E.V., 1998, Copper deposits of Kazakhstan, in Abdulin, A.A., and others, eds., Reference Book: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 136 p."
Ozernoe			Kazakhstan	KAZN		49.32638889	75.9825	315	323307	194	0.36	0.005	0.02	2.9	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	426	49	19	35	75	58	57	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bismuthinite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, diabase porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	1964	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified rocks.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Saryshagan			Kazakhstan	KAZN		46.25666667	73.19861111	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous	324	0.27	0.007	0.024	0	17	0	n.d.	17	417	46	15	24	73	11	55	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, galena, hematite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	"breccia, granite porphyry, hornfels, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate, ignimbrite, rhyodacite, rhyolite, rhyolite lava breccia, sandstone, tuff"	1954	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.3	2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sokurkoiy			Kazakhstan	KAZN		46.6	74.41666667	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 21a"	633	46	36		74	25		"alunite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, dickite, enargite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tetrahedrite "	"eruptive breccia, granite porphyry, felsite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, mudstone, granite, granosyenite, syenodiorite, tuff"	1928	n.d.	0	0	0	3	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	Small deposit with the reported average grades 0.66% Cu and 0.005% Mo; and 0.1 10 g/t Au in lump samples. Exposed. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Spiridonovskoe			Kazakhstan	KAZN		52.33333333	62.18333333		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	631	52	20		62	11		"bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, epidote, galena, malachite, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"dacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, serpentinite, tuff"	n.d.                                   	n.d.	0	0	0	5	1	3.9	0	0	0	"Drilling data indicate small resources at 0.3 to 1.5% Cu, 0.01 to 0.05% Mo, and 0.2 g/t Au. 100% of the deposit area is covered by unlithified sediments. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Varvarinskoye			Kazakhstan	KAZN		53.01666667	62.56666667	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous 	117.62	0.66	0	1.01	0.5	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 18c"	415	53	1		62	34		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn "	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"andesite, andesitic basalt, dacite, diorite, gabbro, granite, limestone, serpentinite,   "	1979	2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100% of the deposit area is covered by Mesozoic-Cenozoic sediments 20 m thick. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yubileinoe			Kazakhstan	KAZN		48.93333333	58.68333333	355	Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous 		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	679	48	56		58	41		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"plagiogranite porphyry, skarn"	"chert, clastics, dacite, rhyolite
"	"andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite"												"The main ore zone contains average 4.5 g/t Au, 65 g/t Ag, 0.42% Cu, economic Mo grade. Ore contains Re <0.01 to 0.04 ppm. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Taldy-Bulak			Kyrgyzstan	KYRZ		42.7	75.65	420	4408  400	540	0.27	0.008	0.5	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	412	42	42		75	39		"albite, Biminerals, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite,  gold, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"diorite porphyry, eruptive breccia, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry  "	"limestone, phyllite, rhyolite, trachyandesite, tuff,  "	"andesite, basaltic andesite, granodiorite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	1.2	0.8	0.75	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.

Djenchuraeva, R.D., 2005, Geodynamics and metallogeny of active continental margins of the Kyrgyz Tien Shan, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 2: Springer, p. 13091311.

Jenchuraeva, R.J., 1997, Tectonic settings of porphyry-type mineralization and hydrothermal alteration in Paleozoic island arcs and active continental margins, Kyrghyz Range, (Tien Shan) Kyrghyzstan: Mineralium Deposita, v. 32, no. 5, p. 434440.   

Jenchuraeva, R.J., and Maksumova, R.A., 1993,  Porphyry copper-gold mineralization in the ancient active continental margins of the Tien Shan:  Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress 1992, Mineral Resources Symposia Volume A, Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 241252.

Seltman, R., and Porter, T.M., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of Central Eurasia. 1. Tectonic, geologic and metallogenic setting, and significant deposits, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 467512.

"
Phu Kham			Laos	LAOS		18.91666667	102.9333333	250	Permian-Triassic	277	0.51	0	0.21	0	20c	0	25a	18b	692	18	55		102	56		"chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, Fe-oxide, pyrite
"	"felsic porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"conglomerate, clastic rocks, limestone, tuff, volcanoclastics
"	n.d.	2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Phu Bia mining district. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. According to 2007 high-grade intersections, the resources and open-pit reserve are expected to be completed during March,  2008."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Buchim			Macedonia	MACA		41.51055556	22.60194444	23	23 (K-Ar)	150	0.3	0	0.35	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	382	41	30	38	22	36	7	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite, latite, quartz latite porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite "	"amphibolite, gabbro, gneiss, serpentinite"	1955	1979	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.5	2.4	Host-rock age 27.5 to 24.5 Ma.	"GIS/GEODE, 2003, Bucim, 5 p.: www.gl.rhul.ac.uk/geode/ABCD/Bucim.html

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Jancovic, S., Petkovic, M., Tomson, I.N., and Kravcov, V., 1980, Porphyry copper deposits in the Serbo-Macedonian province, Southeastern Europe, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 96102.

Serafimovski, T., Cifliganec, V., Yankovic, S., Boev, B., 1996, Genetic model of the Buchim porphyry copper deposit, Republic of Macedonia, in Popov, P., ed., Plate tectonic aspects of the Alpine metallogeny in the Carpatho-Balkan region: UNESCO IGCP Project No. 356, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Sofia, v. 1, p. 6374. 

Strashimirov, S., Serafimovski, T., Kovachev, V., 1996, Temperatures of the ore-forming fluides in the Buchim porphyry copper deposit, Macedonia, by fluid inclusion studies: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 38, no. 4, p. 333337. 
"
Ilovitza			Macedonia	MACA		41.36666667	22.81666667		Tertiary		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	680	41	22		22	49		"alunite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, galena, hematite, illite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"andesite, dacite porphyry, dacitic breccia, granodiorite porphyry, tuff"	"gneiss, schist"	granite	early 1900s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	"Contains several hundred million tonnes of low-grade Cu-Au mineralization; pyrite-silica altered rocks contain ~0.3% Pb, 0.3% Cu, and 1 to 2 g/t Au. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kadiica			Macedonia	MACA		41.61666667	22.88333333	34	late Eocene		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	22c	682	41	37		22	53		"alunite, andalusite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, gneiss, metagabbro, schist"	1840	n.d	1	0.6	0.5	0	0	9	0	0	0	Intersections of the supergene blanket: 52.3 m at 0.4% Cu; 21 m at 0.77% Cu; 116 m at 0.27% Cu. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Osogovo			Macedonia	MACA		41.8	22.86666667	23	late Oligocene  early Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"19a, 18b"	681	41	48		22	52		"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"		"amphibolite, andesite, gneiss, quartz latite porphyry, schist "	19141918		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Prominent intersections: 16.4 m at 1.7% Cu, 20 g/t Ag;  31.5 m at 0.32% Cu."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bongkud			Malaysia	MLYA	Sabah	6.033333333	116.75		n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	526	6	2		116	45		Cu-oxides	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone"	1999	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"5 km long WNW porphyry Cu zone, intersects: 331m at 0.31% Cu, 0.7 g/t Au; 169 m at 
0.4% Cu and 0.9 g/t Au; 123 m at 0.43% Cu, 0.95 g/t Au; 74 m at 0.57% Cu, 0.95 g/t Au. Oxidized zone 45 m thick at 3.5% Cu. 

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Mamut 			Malaysia	MLYA	Sabah	6.033333333	116.4666667	7	7	196	0.48	0.001	0.5	2.5	20c	0	n.d.	22c	525	6	2		116	28		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"adamellite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"breccia,  mudstone"	"diorite, peridotite, pyroclastics, sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone, spilite"	1964	1975	0.7	0.5	0.27	0	0	0	2.2	1.3	2.3	"In concentrate: 18.7 g/t Au, 0.57 g/t Pt, 1.7 g/t Pd. "	"Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Imai, A., 2000, Genesis of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, East Malaysia:  Resource Geology, v. 50, no. 1, p. 123.

Kirk, H.J.C., 1967, Porphyry copper deposit in northern Sabah, Malaysia: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, v. 76, no. 732, p. B212B213.

Kosaka, H. and Wakita, K., 1978,  Some geologic features of the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 618627.

Nagano, K., Takenouchi, S., Imai, H., and Shoji, T., 1977, Fluid inclusions study in the Mamut porphyry copper deposit, Sabah, Malaysia: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 201212.  

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183.

Taylor, D.,  and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in Southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 18, p. 95116. 

United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 1, Malaysia, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16 p. "
Mengpur			Malaysia	MLYA	Pahang	3.85	102.8666667	245	Lower Triassic ?	45	1.8	0	0.6	0	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 39a"	523	3	51		102	52		"chalcopyrite, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"hornfels, skarn"	"conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone"	"diorite, granite, granodiorite, marble, quartzite, rhyolitic tuff, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nungkok			Malaysia	MLYA	Sabah	6.1	116.4666667	8	8		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	524	6	6		116	28		"arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, molybdenite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"quartzite, sandstone, serpentinite, siltstone"	before 1967	n.d.	0.4	0.15	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.42 to 0.57% Cu.  In drill core 0.008 to 0.025% Mo.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bahuerachi			Mexico	MXCO	Chihuahua	27.05166667	-108.3411111	66	65.7	604.7	0.397	0.008	0.029	3.91	17	0	n.d	"18b, 18c, 19a, 22c"	685	27	3	6	-108	-20	-28	"anhydrite, azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite "	"andesite dike, dacite porphyry, diorite, rhyolite dike, skarn"	"ignimbrite, pyroclastics"	"andesite, conglomerate, limestone, marble, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resources contain 0.54% Zn. 0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Batopilas	"Tahonas Corralitos, Satevo"		Mexico	MXCO	Chihuahua	27.03333333	-107.7	51.6	 51.61.1		0	0	0	0	20c	0	17	"17, 22c"	188	27	2		-107	-42		"actinolite, chalcanthite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	"breccia, basalt dike, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, carbonate rocks, granite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyolite dike, tuffaceous breccia"	1632	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	1	1.7	Resources: 6 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0.8 g/t Au.	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Goodell, P.C., 1995, Porphyry deposits along the Batopilas lineament, Chihuahua, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 544.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458.

Wilkerson, G., Quingping, D., Llavona, R., and Goodell, P., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 17211736. "
Caballo Blanco		Caballo	Mexico	MXCO	Veracruz	19.68055556	-96.45277778	0	Pliocene		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 25e"	197	19	40	50	-96	-27	-10	"barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"feldspar porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	andesite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	1	1.7	"0.11 to 0.18% Cu; grab samples 25 g/t Au, 267 g/t Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cananea			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	30.95416667	-110.3166667	59	59.30.3 (Re-Os)	5141	0.45	0.002	0.035	2.61	17	0	17	"17, 18a, 19a"	178	30	57	15	-110	-19		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, hornfels, lamprophyre, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn "	"dacite, diorite, granite, granodiorite, latite, syenite, tuff"	"andesite, limestone, quartzite"	1760	1899	3	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	7	4	22	"Exposed. Production 19062004, 649 Mt at 0.66% Cu; reserves 2004, sulfide ore 1,975 Mt at 0.61% Cu, oxide ore 2,517 Mt at 0.27% Cu (Grupo Mexico, 19792004; Briggs, 2006; and others)"	"Anaconda Company, Annual Reports, 1964-1972.

Anderson, T.H., and Silver, L.T., 1977, U-Pb isotope ages of granitic plutons near Cananea, Sonora: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 827836.

Asarco, Inc., Annual Reports, 1990-1996.

Ayala F., Ramon, and Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Contribution on the Cananea district: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 38, p. 35.

Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616. 

Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, Lukas, and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Bushnell, S.E., 1988, Mineralization at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, and the paragenesis and zoning of breccia pipes in quartzofeldspathic rock: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1760-1781.

Casaceli, R.J., 1992, Mexico exploration and mining activity, in Randol at Minexpo 92: Golden, Colorado, Randol International Ltd., p. 11-27.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139-183.

Grupo Mexico S. A. de C. V., Annual Reports, 1994-2004.

Meinert, L.D., 1982, Skarn, manto, and breccia pipe formation in sedimentary rocks of the Cananea Mining District, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 919949. 

Perry, V.D., 1961, The significance of mineralized breccia pipes: Mining Engineering, April, p. 367376.

Salas, G.P., 1991, Cananea copper deposit, Sonora, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 199200.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458.

Wodzicki, W., 2001, Evolution of magmatism and mineralization in the Cananea, in Albinson, T., and Nelson, C.E., eds., New mines and discoveries in Mexico and Central America Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication, no. 8, p. 243263. "
Cerro Colorado			Mexico	MXCO	Chihuahua	26.25222222	-107.3294444	46	46.31		0	0	0	0	17	0	"20c, 22c"	n.d.	190	26	15	8	-107	-19	-46	"actinolite,  chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, zeolite"	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite, ignimbrite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"No drilling resource: 3 Mt, 0.3% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au."	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Goodell, P.C., 1995, Porphyry deposits along the Batopilas lineament, Chihuahua, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 544.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458.

Wilkerson, G., 1988, Batopilas mining district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 17211736. "
Cuatro Hermanos			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	28.38611111	-109.6569444	56	55.70.3 (Re-Os)	233	0.431	0.035	0	4	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	186	28	23	10	-109	-39	-25	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, goethite, hematite, jarosite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"granodiorite, latite "	"andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, rhyolite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"After Howe International revision in 2006, Virgin Metals estimated new resources of 2007 as 11.6 Mt at 0.124% Mo, 0.432% Cu, 0.079% W with the special note The exploration target at Cuatro Hermanos is of the order of hundreds of millions of tonnes.  "	"Anonymous, 1993, Morgain increases copper reserves: The Northern Miner, October 25, p. B6.

Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616.

Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest.

Howe International Ltd., 2006, Technical report on the Cuatro Hermanos copper-molybdenum project, Sonora state, Mexico, Report #894 of February 1, 2006, for Virgin Metals Inc., 48 p.: 
http://virginmetals.com/assets/content/CuatroHermanos_43-101.pdf

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, v. 85, p. B170B189.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. 

Virgin Metals Inc., 2007, Company profiles and data, 6 p.: 
www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page19565?oid=23126&sn=Detail"
Cumobabi	"San Judas, Transvaal, Molybdeno"	Cumpas	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	29.8725	-109.9619444	58.7	58.70.2 (Re-Os)	67	0.266	0.099	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	183	29	52	21	-109	-57	-43	"albite, anhydrite, apatite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline "	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diorite porphyry, granite, granodiorite, pegmatite"	n.d.	1980	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616.

Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Carten, R.B., White, W.H., and Stein, H.J., 1993, High-grade granite-related molybdenum systems: classification and origin, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 521554.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20, p. 10521071. 

Sherkenbach, D.A., Sawkins, F.J., and Seyfried, W.E., Jr., 1985, Geologic, fluid inclusions and geochemical studies of the mineralized breccias at Cumobabi, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 80, p. 15661592. "
El Arco			Mexico	MXCO	Bajo de California	28.03333333	-113.5666667	164	164.10.4 (Re-Os)	1016	0.518	0	0.12	0	17	0	"39a, Cu, Au in schistose andesite"	n.d.	184	28	2		-113	-34		"apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, copper wad, covellite, cuprite, dioptase, epidote, goethite/limonite, galena, gold, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite breccia, andesite porphyry, aplite, diabase dikes, granodiorite porphyry"	"basalt, gabbro, granite, peridotite, rhyodacite, rhyolite, serpentinite, tonalite"	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, sandstone"	n.d.	1935	1.5	1.4	1.7	3.5	3.5	9.6	0	0	0	"According to Southern Copper Corp. (2006, 2007), resources contain 846 Mt of sulfide ore and 170 Mt of leaching ore. Covered by Quaternary sand and gravel. Post-ore Albian metamorphism (~95 Ma, Ar-Ar).  "	"Coolbaugh, D.F., Hernandez, A.O., Perez, A.E., and Muller, R.M., 1995, El Arco porphyry copper deposit, Baja California, Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 525534.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

EDGAR Online, 2006, Southern Copper Corp., 37 p.: 
http://sec.edgar-online.com/2006/03/28/0001104659-06-019938/Section2.asp

Southern Copper Corp., 2007, Rising copper prices, attractive dividend yield, 2 p.: 
http://seekingalpha.com/article/36947

Valencia, V.A., Barra, F., Weber, B., Ruiz, J., Geherls, G., Chesley, J., Lopez-Martinez, M., 2005, Re-Os and U-Pb geochronology of the El Arco porphyry copper deposit, Baja California Mexico: Implications for the Jurassic tectonic setting: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 22, p. 3951.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458.

Weber, B., Lpez Martnez, M., 2006, Pb, Sr, and Nd isotopic and chemical evidence for a primitive island arc emplacement of the El Arco porphyry copper deposit (Baja California, Mexico): Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 707725.  "
El Batamote		Batamote	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	30.48194444	-109.7527778	57	56.82	4.4	0.36	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c"	n.d.	179	30	28	55	-109	-45	-10	"biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"andesite dikes, breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	0.3	0.2		"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwestern Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89158, 350p.

Perez, A.E., 1978, Metallogenetic map of Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 145154.

Ruiz, J., 1986, Distribution of mineral deposits in Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 159169.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Inguaran			Mexico	MXCO	Michoacan	18.88083333	-101.6408333	36	35.60.8	7	1.29	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	196	18	52	51	-101	-38	-27	"actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, tourmaline"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"andesite porphyry, andesite tuff, basalt "	"granite, granodiorite"	n.d.	End of 19th century	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.04% WO3 was mined. 	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Osoria, A.H., Leija, N.V., and Esquivel, R., 1991, Economic geology of the Inguaran mining district, Michoacan, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 365368.

Sawkins, F.J., 1979, Fluid inclusion studies of the Inguaran copper-bearing breccia pipes, Michaocan, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 74, p. 924927.

Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545550.  

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
La Caridad			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	30.31805556	-109.5566667	53.7	53.70.21 (Re-Os)	1800	0.452	0.0247	0	0	17	1	17	n.d.	182	30	19	5	-109	-33	-24	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chlorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"breccia, pegmatite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	rhyolite	"andesite, conglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry"	1896	early1900s; 1970s	2.4	1.7	3.2	4.5	4	14	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Randol International Ltd., 1993, Mexican mining directory 1994: Golden, Colorado, Randol International Ltd., 250 p.

Saegart, W.E., Sell, J.D., and Kilpatrick, B.E., 1974, Geology and mineralization of La Caridad porphyry copper deposit, Sonora, Mexico: Economic Geology, v. 69, p. 10601077.

Salas, G.P., 1991, La Caridad disseminated copper deposits, Sonora, in Salas, G.P., ed., Economic geology, Mexico: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. P-3, p. 201203.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458.

Valencia, V.A., Ruiz, J., Barra, F., Geherls, G., Ducea, M., Titley, S.R., Ochoa-Landn, L., 2005, U-Pb zircon and Re-Os molybdenite geochronology from La Caridad porphyry copper deposit: insights for the duration of magmatism and mineralization in the Nacozary district, Sonora, Mexico: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 175191.   "
La Florida		"La Florida-Barrigon, Mina La Lilly"	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	30.38388889	-109.7305556	52	52	135	0.33	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	180	30	23	2	-109	-43	-50	"apatite, biotite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zeolite "	"dacite porphyry, rhyolite dike, skarn"	"ignimbrite, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Theodore, T.G., and de Witt, M.P., 1976, Porphyry-type metallization and alteration at La Florida de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76760, 28 p. 

Theodore, T.G., and de Wit, M.P., 1978, Porphyry-type metallization and alteration at La Florida de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico: Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey, v. 6, no. 1, p. 5972.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
La Reyna			Mexico	MXCO	Sinaloa	23.33333333	-106.0666667		probably Laramide	33	0.5	0	0.4	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	192	23	20		-106	-4		"chalcopyrite, pyrite, tourmaline"	breccia	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
La Verde			Mexico	MXCO	Michoacan	19.07777778	-102.0313889	33	33.40.7	110	0.7	0	0.088	2.5	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	194	19	4	40	-102	-1	-53	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, pegmatite "	"andesite, tuff  "	"conglomerate, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	1.3	2.6		"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Coochey, D,V., and Eckman, P., 1978, Geology of the La Verde copper deposits, Michoacan, Mexico: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 129137.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545550.  

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Luz del Cobre		San Antonio de La Huerta	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	28.43333333	-109.3833333	0	probably Laramide	14.7	0.738	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	684	28	26		-109	-23		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, Cu-carbonates, Cu oxides, molybdenite, pyrite"	"breccia, diorite"	n.d.	dacite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2007 mining reserve 4.287 Mt of oxide ore at 1.0% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mariquita 		La Mariquita	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	31.05555556	-110.4208333	63	~63	100	0.48	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	177	31	3	20	-110	-25	-15	"alunite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, goethite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, turquoise"	"breccia, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, ignimbrite, monzodiorite, sandstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Milpillas			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	31.11666667	-110.45	63	63.00.4 (Re-Os)	230	0.85	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	175	31	7		-110	-27		"antlerite, azurite/malachite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, cuprite, limonite, melaconite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite, "	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"carbonate rocks, granite, quartzite"	"andesite, andesitic agglomerate, dacite, rhyolite, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, trachybasaltic agglomerate "	1975	2006	1.5	1.2	1.4	3.5	3.2	8.8	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Piedras Verdes			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	27.16805556	-109.0194444	60	~60 (Re-Os)	288	0.37	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	187	27	10	5	-109	-1	-10	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, epidote, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, neotocite, pyrite, tourmaline"	granodiorite porphyry	rhyolite	"andesite, granodiorite, marble, quartzite, schist"	1898	2006	3	0.45	1.1	8	3	19	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pilares		"Los Pilares,Nacozari "	Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	30.33388889	-109.6327778	53	53	147	1.04	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	181	30	20	2	-109	-37	-58	"azurite/malachite, barite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, jarosite, magnetite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, wolframite"	"breccia, diabase dikes"	"dacite tuff, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, latite"	n.d.	1946	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Gilmour, P., 1982, Grades and tonnages of porphyry copper deposits, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 735.

Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 89158, 350 p.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Thoms, J.A., 1978, Textural variations and mineral zoning of the Pilares breccia pipe, Nacozari mining district, Sonora, Mexico, in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., Proceedings of the porphyry copper symposium:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 11, p. 143.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Rodeo			Mexico	MXCO	Michoacan	18.6225	-100.8461111	0	probably Laramide		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 22c"	687	18	37	21	-101	10	-46	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	andesite	2004	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Cox, D.P., 2007, Personal communication. "
San Isidro		Cerro Pelon	Mexico	MXCO	Michoacan	18.94361111	-101.9783333	33	32.50.7	12.5	0.4	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	195	18	56	37	-101	-58	-42	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20, p. 10521071. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Solano-Rico, B., 1995, Some geologic and exploration characteristics of porphyry copper deposits in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, Mexico,  in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 545550.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458. "
Santo Toms			Mexico	MXCO	Sinaloa	26.71666667	-108.2333333	57	57.21.2 	274	0.498	0	0.05	0	17	0	17	n.d.	189	26	43		-108	-14		"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, malachite, pyrite, tourmaline"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"andesite, rhyolite tuff"	"fanglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, shale"	1965	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 
 
Fitch, D.C., 1993, Mexico active metals exploration and mining properties report: Littleton, Colorado, Mining Business Digest.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Suaqui Verde			Mexico	MXCO	Sonora	28.41138889	-109.8030556	57	570.3 (Re-Os)	87.2	0.43	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	185	28	24	41	-109	-48	-11	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1.5	2.4	0	0	0		"Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616.

Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Leonard, K.R., 1989, Preliminary deposittype map of northwester Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89158, 350 p.

Mining Companies in Mexico, 1996, AZCO Mining Inc., Suaqui Verde Cu property, Internet Press Release: 
http://www.imdex.com/c_a.htm

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Tameapa 			Mexico	MXCO	Sinaloa	25.66805556	-107.3511111	54	57.40.3  500.3 (Re-Os)	49	0.26	0.03	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	191	25	40	5	-107	-21	-4	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, goethite, hematite, limonite, malachite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline, zeolite"	"andesite dike, aplite, basalt dike, breccia, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate"	"andesite, dacite, diorite, dolomite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz latite, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	On Sinaloa-Durango border.	"Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V.A., Ochoa-Landn, L., Chesley, J.T., and Zurcher, L., 2005, Laramide porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization in northern Mexico: age constraints from Re-Os geochronology in molybdenite: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 16051616.

Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Tepal		Tepalcuatita	Mexico	MXCO	Michoacan	19.11666667	-102.9166667	0	probably Laramide	78	0.25	0	0.5	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	193	19	7		-102	-55		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, jarosite, pyrite, sericite"	"diabase dike, diorite dike, quartz diorite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, felsite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Timaro			Mexico	MXCO	Michoacn	19.38333333	-100.6833333	135	1405  1311.1		0	0	0	0	17		n.d	n.d	709	19	23		-100	-41		"actinolite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite"	"adamellite, andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite , granite, granodiorite, tonalite"		"agglomerate, andesite, basalt, conglomerate, diorite"	n.d	n.d	0	0	0	1	0.3	0.24	0	0	0	 Resources 2004 estimated on a base of 8 drill holes + workings of El Rey and El Guervo mines: 500 Mt at 0.6% Cu and 0.1 g/t Au. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tolimn			Mexico	MXCO	Chiapas	15.31888889	-92.33055556	5.8	5.8		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	198	15	19	8	-92	-19	-50	"anhydrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, ilmenite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, gneiss, granodiorite, limestone, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8% Cu reported.	"Barton, M.D., Staude, J.-M.G., Zurcher, L., and Megaw, P.K.M., 1995, Porphyry copper and other intrusion-related mineralization in Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 487524.

Damon, P.E., Shafiqullah, M., and Clark, K.F., 1983, Geochronology of the porphyry copper deposits and related mineralization of Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 20 p. 10521071. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1976, A reconnaissance of the Mexican porphyry copper belt: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B, p. B170B189. 

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Tuligtic		Ixtacamaxtitln	Mexico	MXCO	Puebla	19.7	-97.85	17.8	17.830.06		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25a	686	19	42		-97	-51		"chalcopyrite, illite, muscovite, pyrite "	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"limestone, mudstone, siltstone, tuffaceous volcanics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Grab samples of mineralized porphyry rocks contain 0.1 to 0.8% Cu; quartz vein fragments contain 6.1 g/t Au and 600 g/t Ag. Exposed. 	"Almaden Minerals Ltd., 2006, The Tuligtic copper-gold project, Puebla state, Mexico:Executive summary of February 27, 2006, 2 p.: www.almadenminerals.com

Almaden Minerals Ltd., 2007, Tuligtic, Puebla state, 3 p.: 
http://www.almadenminerals.com/Resources/pr-sheets/TULIGTIC.pdf

Ludington, S.D., 2008, Personal communication. 

Tritlla, J., Camprub, A., Morales-Ramrez, J.M., Iriondo, A., Corona-Esquivel, A., Gonzlez-Partida, E., Levresse, G., and Carrillo-Chvez, A., 2004, The Ixtacamaxtitln kaolinite deposit and sinter (Puebla State, Mexico): a magmatic-hydrothermal system telescoped by a shallow paleaquifer: Geofluids, v. 4, p. 329340.

Valencia-Moreno, M., Ochoa-Landn, L., Noguez-Alcntara, B., Ruiz, J., Prez-Segura, E., M., 2007,  Geological and metallogenetic characteristics of the porphyry copper deposits of Mxico and their situation in the world context: in Alaniz-lvarez, S.A., and Nieto-Samaniego, .F., eds., Geology of Mxico, celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Mxico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 422, p. 433458."
Avdartolgoi			Mongolia	MNGL		49.67083333	114.8444444	154	Middle to Late Jurassic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	608	49	40	15	114	50	40	"adularia, albite, arsenic, bismuthinite, boulangerite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	explosive breccia	n.d.	"terrigenous rocks, granite, granodiorite porphyry, syenite porphyry, andesitic basalt"	n.d.	n.d.	0.75	0.45	0.27	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Rock chip samples contain up to: 1% Cu, 0.05% Mo, 140 g/t Ag, and 1 g/t Au. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bayan-Uul			Mongolia	MNGL		46.68333333	104.8833333	222	222		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	454	46	41		104	53		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite dike, andesitic trachybasalt, granite, granodiorite, trachyandesite, tuff-breccia, tuff-conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	5	3	11.8	0	0	0	"Abundant quartz-tourmaline-chalcopyrite veins and quartz-tourmaline breccias (Lamb and Cox, 1998). At area 0.6 x 2.3 km, %: 0.1 Cu, 0.002 Mo, 0.1 g/t Au. Exposed."	"Koval, P.V., Ariunbileg, S., Lubatorov, Y.I., and Maksimyuk, I.Y, 1988,  The Bayanula molybdenum-copper porphyry prospect, Central Mongolia, and its relation to magmatism: International Geological Review, v. 30, p. 900911. 

Koval, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989,  On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloOkhotsk belt, Mongolian Peoples Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369380.

Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524-529.

Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM. 

Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.-E., 1996, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215. "
Erdenet 		Erdenetiin - Ovoo	Mongolia	MNGL		49	104.1333333	230	240220 (Ar-Ar)	2370	0.38	0.013	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	452	49	0		104	8		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, andesite porphyry, andesitic dacite, aplite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, felsite, felsite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, tonalite porphyry, trachyte porphyry"	gneiss 	"amphibolite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite, schist, syenite porphyry"	1964	1978	2.8	0.8	1.8	0	0	0	4.5	1.5	5.3	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2001,  Precious metal contents of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of Russia and Mongolia, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 699702.

Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2005,  Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and Mo-Cu deposits of Russia (Siberia) and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 26, p. 91113. 

Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Polomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324.

Gavrilova, S.P., and Maksimyuk, I.E., 1990,  Phases of formation of the Eredentuin-Obo copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit (Mongolia): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 32, no. 6, p. 317 (in Russian).

Gerel, O., and Munkhtsengel, B., 2005, Erdenetiin Ovoo porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in northern Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field  Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 85103. 

Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.

Khacin, R.A., Marinov, N.A., Khurts, Ch., and Yakimov, L.I., 1977,  The Eredentuin-Obo copper-molybdenum deposit in northern Mongolia: Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 19, no. 6, p. 315 (in Russian). 

Koval, P.V., Gotovsuren, A., Ariunbileg, S., and Lubatorov, Y.I., 1989,  On prospecting for porphyry copper mineralization in intracontinental mobile zones (MongoloOkhotsk belt, Mongolian Peoples Republic): Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 32, p. 369380.

Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524-529.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.

Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.-E., 1996, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215.    

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D., 2001, Palladium, platinum and gold distribution in porphyry CuMo deposits of Russia and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 95111.   

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. 

Watanabe, Y., and Stein, H.J., 2000, Re-Os ages for the Erdenet and Tsagaan Suvarga porphyry Cu-Mo deposits, Mongolia, and tectonic implications: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 15371542."
Kharmagtai			Mongolia	MNGL		44	106.1666667	330	3301.0 (Re-Os)	229	0.35	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	453	44	0		106	10		"azurite/malachite, bornite, calaverite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, epidote, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, monzonite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry"	"argillite, marl, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite tuff, chert, rhyolite tuff, shale, siltstone"	"n.d.
"	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3 to 2.48 g/t Au in core samples. Exposed.	"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Polomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324.

Kirwin, D.J., Wilson, C.C., Turmagnai, D., Wolfe, R., 2005, Exploration history, geology, and mineralisation of the Kharmagtai gold-copper porphyry district, South Gobi region, Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field  Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 85103. 

Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.

Sillitoe, R.H., Gerel, O., Dejidma, G., Gotovsuren, A., Sanjaadorj, D., Baasandorj, S., and Dashiin, B.E., 1996, Mongolias gold potential: Mining Magazine, July, p. 1215. "
Khongoot			Mongolia	MNGL		49.13333333	103.65	300	Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	609	49	8		103	39		"azurite/malachite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite porphyry, lamprophyre"	n.d.	"diorite, granite, granodiorite, hornfels, quartz diorite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource in one of four mineralized zones is 12.6 Mt at 0.31% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Khongor			Mongolia	MNGL		43.16666667	102.8	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	688	43	10		102	48		"chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, hornfels"		"monzodiorite,  monzonite, sandstone, siltstone"	2005	n.d.	1.7	0.33	0.44							"Chip samples: 1.84% Au, 0.43 g/t Au, >300 ppm Mo. Intersections: 70.3 m at 0.67% Cu, 0.16 g/t Au; 91.7 m at 0.3% Cu, 0.08g/t Au; 50 m at 1% Cu, 0.3 g/t Au.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Naran Bulag			Mongolia	MNGL		48.58333333	97.78333333	260	Late Permian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	606	48	35		97	47		"chalcopyrite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite  "	"granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, diorite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, granodiorite, kersantite, rhyolite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nariin Khudag			Mongolia	MNGL		44.23333333	108.0333333	300	Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	610	44	14		108	2		"bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, tourmaline"	"granodiorite, granosyenite, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.										0.1 to 0.3% Cu in 0.2 x 0.9 km bedrock area.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Oyu Tolgoi 		Turquoise Hill	Mongolia	MNGL		43	106.8666667	367	372362	3107.1	0.676	0	0.24	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	455	43	0		106	52		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, breccia, diorite, monzodiorite porphyry, syenite dike, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"	"argillite, granite, granodiorite, shale"	"andesite, andesite flow breccia, andesite porphyry, basalt, basaltic andesite, carbonaceous claystone, conglomerate, dacite, lapilli tuff, pillow basalt, rhyolite, sandstone, syenite, tuffaceous siltstone, tuffite"	1996	n.d.	6.5	0.6	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Discovered by D. P. Cox. Grade and tonnage as of February 2, 2004 based on 0.3% copper-equivalent cut-off. Supergene enrichment age 11793 Ma. Exposed."	"Gerel, O., 2004, Metallogeny of Mongolia: PowerPoint presentation on Mongolia-Japan Global Mineral Resource Assessment Workshop, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, July 1827, 2004.

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2003, News Releases, February 26, 2003: http://www.ivanhoemines.com

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Independent scoping study confirms Oyu Tolgoi project's potential to become a world-class copper-gold mine, February 2, 2004, 15 p.: http://www.ivanhoemines.com

Kirwin, D.J., 2006, The giant Oyu Tolgoi porphyry copper-gold deposit discovery history and exploration implications, south Gobi: Extended Abstracts, 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Moscow, 2124 August, 2006, CD. 

Kirwin, D.J., Forster, C.N., Kavalleris, I., Crane, D., Orssich, C., Panther, C., Garmjav, D., Munkhbat, T.O., Niislelkhuu, G., 2005, The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposits, south Gobi, Mongolia, in Seltman, R., Gerel, O., Kirwin, D.J., eds., Geodynamics and metallogeny of Mongolia with special emphasis on copper and gold deposits: SEG-IAGOD Field  Trip, CERCAMS, Natural History Museum, London, p. 155168. 

Perello, J., Cox D.,  Garamjav, D., Sanjdorj, S., Diakov S., Schissel, D., Munhbat, T.-O., and Oyun, G., 2001, Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia: Silurian-Devonian porphyry Cu-Au-(Mo) and high-sulfidation Cu mineralization with a Cretaceous chalcocite blanket: Economic Geology, v. 96, no. 6, p. 14071428."
Oyuut Ulaar Ovoo			Mongolia	MNGL		44.57416667	109.4358333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	611	44	34	27	109	26	9	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	n.d.	"granite, granosyenite, sandstone, tuffaceous argillite"	n.d.	n.d.	0.7	0.25	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3 to 5.1% Cu and 0.0035 to 0.006% Mo in 0.25 x 0.7 km bedrock area.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Saran Uul			Mongolia	MNGL		45.78333333	100.6	327	Late Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	451	45	47		100	36		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite"	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, syenite porphyry"	"limestone, metamorphic rocks"	"dacitic tuff, sandstone, siltstone, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	"101 Mt resources at 0.06% Cu. Rock-chip sampling: 0.1 to 5% Cu, 0.5 to 4.9 g/t Au, and 100 to 2000 ppm Mo. Drilling: 150 m at 0.37% Cu and 0.08 g/t Au; 64 m at 0.44% Cu and 0.06 g/t Au; 80 m at 0.35% Cu and 0.07 g/t Au."	"Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, News Releases, October 2001: www.ivanhoemines.com

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, The Saran Uul Project information: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Saran_Uul.asp, 2 p. 

Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.

Nokleberg, W.J., Bounaeva, T.V., Miller, R.J., Seminskiy, Z.V., and Diggles, M.F., eds., 2003, Significant metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous lode deposits, and selected placer districts for Northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-220, Version 1.0, CD-ROM.

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. 

Watanabe, Y., Turmagnai, D., Baymbasuren, D., Oyunchimeg, G., Tsedenbaljir, Y., and Sato, Y., 1999, Geology and K-Ar ages of the South, Huh Bilgiin Hundii, Saran Uul, Taats Gol, and Han Uul deposits in the Bayankhongor Region, Mongolia: Resource Geology, v. 49, no. 3, p. 123-130."
Shand			Mongolia	MNGL		48.775	104.2166667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	612	48	46	30	104	13		"chalcopyrite, fahlore, galena, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"explosive breccia, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, conglomerate, diorite, granite, granosyenite  "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.1	0.2	1.7	0	0	0	"Core samples grade 0.10.5% Cu, 0.00010.1% Mo; grab samples also contain up to 0.001% Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Shuteen			Mongolia	MNGL		44.16666667	107.5	295	Late CarboniferousEarly Permian 		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	613	44	10		107	30		"alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, clay, diaspore, kaolinite/dickite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tourmaline"	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone, sandstone"	"andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite, tuff, tuff breccia, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone "	1950s  	n.d.	0	0	0	8	2	12.6	0	0	0	Magmatic ring structure with diameter about 15 km. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tsagaan-Suvarga		Tsagan-Suburga	Mongolia	MNGL		43.86666667	108.3333333	370	370.40.8 (Re-Os)	240	0.53	0.018	0.084	2.6	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	456	43	52		108	20		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, diorite porphyry, explosive breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro porphyry, granite porphyry, quartz syenite porphyry, syenite porphyry, syenodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite porphyry, limestone, marl, sandstone, siltstone, syenodiorite, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone"	1964	n.d.	0.9	0.2	0.14	0	0	0	10	2	16		"Berzina, A.N., Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.P., and Kiseleva, V.Y. 1999, Temporal periods of formation of Cu-Mo porphyry deposits, Siberia and Mongolia, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 1: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 321324.

Jargalsaihan, D., Kazmer, M., Baras, Z., and Sanjaadorj, D., 1996, Guide to the geology and mineral resources of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Geological Exploration, Consulting and Services (GCS) Co., Ltd., 221 p.

Lamb, M.A., and Cox, D.P., 1998, New 40Ar/39Ar age data and implications for porphyry copper deposits in Mongolia: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 524529.  

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.P., Zhamsran, M., and Myagmar, L., 1980, The Tsagan-Suburga molybdenum-copper deposit (MNR): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 22, no. 3, p. 3446. (in Russian).

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Zhamsran, M., Garamzhav, D., Bold, D., 1985, Copper deposits of Mongolia: Transactions of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Scientific-Research Expedition, Novosibirsk, Nauka, v. 43, 223 p. 

Watanabe, Y., and Stein, H.J., 2000, Re-Os ages for the Erdenet and Tsagaan Suvarga porphyry Cu-Mo deposits, Mongolia, and tectonic implications: Economic Geology, v. 95, p. 15371542."
Zos Uul		Zost uul	Mongolia	MNGL		48.70833333	98.34166667	250	Late PermianEarly Triassic		0	0	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	605	48	42	30	98	20	30	"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry "	n.d.	"gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite, volcanic rocks "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	2.2	2	3.5	0	0	0	Resource of 10 Mt at 0.2% Cu and 0.01% Mo.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Zost Tolgoi			Mongolia	MNGL		48.71666667	98.34166667	260	Permian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	607	48	43		98	20	30	"epidote, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"breccia, granite, syenite porphyry, tuff, volcanic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Anomaly: 0.03% Cu, 0.002% Mo; channel samples: 0.010.02% Cu, 0.0010.005% Sn."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Monywa	"Letpadaung, Kyisintaung, Sabetaung
Sabetaung South"		Myanmar	BRMA		22.25	95.08333333	16	1913	1700	0.37	0	0	0	17	0	20c	25e	475	22	15		95	5		"alunite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, kaolinite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry"	"basalt, conglomerate, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite pyroclastics, mudstone, quartz feldspar porphyry, sandstone, siltstone"	centuries ago	prior to 1900	0	0	0	2.5	2	3.9	0	0	0	0.1% Cu (Letpadaung deposit) and 0.15% Cu (three other deposits) cut-off grades. 0.43 g/t Au and 6 g/t Ag reported in early estimations.	"Goossens, P.J., 1977,  The metallogenic provinces of Burma: their definitions, geologic relationships and extension into China, India and Thailand, in Nutalaya, P., ed., Geology and mineral resources of Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Third Regional Conference GEOSEA, Bangkok, p. 431536.

Goossens, P.J., and Myint, H., 1977,  Metallogenic map of Burma, 1:1,000,000, explanatory brochure: Geology Department, Rangoon, 139 p.

Goossens, P.J., 1978,  Comments on the publication by S. Jankovic: The copper deposits and geotectonic setting of the Thethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt and additional information on Monywa copper deposit (Burma), Mineralium Deposita 12, 3747 (1977): Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 275277. 

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 1999, The Letpadaung project, executive summary, 16 p.: 
www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2001, Background to Ivanhoe Mines' investment in the Monywa copper project in Myanmar, 9 p.: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2004, Production from Monyva copper joint-venture projected to rise to 50,000 tonnes of copper per year, News Release, June 16, 2004, 3 p.: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Monywa Copper.asp

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., 2007, Press Release of October 13, 2007. Drilling program intersects 194 m of 1.5% Cu in Monywas Sabetaung deposit: www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/ NewsReleases.asp?numCols=1&page=0 

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Taylor, D., and Van Leeuwen, T., 1980, Porphyry-type deposits in southeast Asia: Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 95-116.

Win, U.K., and Kirwin, D.J., 1999, Exploration, geology and mineralization of the Monywa Copper Deposits, central Myanmar, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 6174."
Shangalon			Myanmar	BRMA		23.70833333	95.51666667		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	474	23	42	30	95	31	0	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"subvolcanic rocks, andesite porphyry"	"andesite volcaniclastic rocks, rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff"	granite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Haib			Namibia	NAMB		-28.68333333	17.85	1800	~1800	400	0.33	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	342	-28	-41		17	51		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, gabbro, lamprophyre, leucogranite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry "	n.d.	"adamellite, andesite, dacite, granodiorite, mafic volcanic rocks, rhyolite, tuff"	1948	n.d.	3.1	1.3	3.2	13	3	31	13	3	31	"Traces of Mo, Au, and Ag. 244 Mt grading 0.37% Cu at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lorelei			Namibia	NAMB		-28.06666667	16.9	1930	19601900		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	341	-28	-4		16	54		"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"aplite, leucogranite, quartz-feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks (andesite, basalt, felsic volcanic rocks), schist "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Thames			New Zealand	NZLD		-37.09583333	175.5572222	10.5	1110		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	561	-37	-5	-45	175	33	26	"alunite, andalusite, anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, diaspore, gold, hematite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite flow, andesite breccia, dacite flow, dacite pyroclastics"	19781981	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Drillholes, >600 m interval at 0.12 to 0.2% Cu and 0.23 to 0.4 g/t Au; and 0.01% Mo within 300m of only one drillhole. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Dasht-e-Kain			Pakistan	PKTN	"Buluchistan, Chagai district"	29.55444444	64.50416667	21	21	350	0.3	0.001	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	403	29	33	16	64	30	15	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, tonalite porphyry"	granite	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate"	1975	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	0.7	0.93		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Koh-i-Dalil		Chagai district	Pakistan	PKTN	Baluchistan	29.1225	62.19416667	14.9	14.9		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	405	29	7	21	62	11	39	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, goethite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite,"	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry "	"granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone"	"andesite flow, agglomerate, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0.94	No drilling was performed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Reko Diq	"Western Porphyries (H14/15), Tanjeel Project, H8, H13, H35   "		Pakistan	PKTN		29.12277778	62.07888889	11.5	12.111	2420	0.51	0	0.27	0	20c	0	17	17	404	29	7	22	62	4	44	"alunite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, gypsum, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, molybdite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	"granodiorite, granite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone"	"andesite flow, agglomerate, volcaniclastics"	1994	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Alunite age 3.8 Ma.	"Fu, F.Q., Mcinnes, B.I.A., Evans, N.J., Davies, P.J., Schloderer, J., Griffin, W.L., and Saeed, A., 2005, Thermal and exhumation history of the Parra Koh porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Pakistan: Inverse numerical modeling of U-Pb-He data: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 347.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Mincor/Tethyan, 2002, Press Release: http://www.mincor.com.au/tethyan/ 

Razique, A., Lo Grasso, G., Livesey, T., 2007, Porphyry copper gold deposit at Reko Diq complex, Chgai Hills, Pakistan, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 125128.  

Robertson, R., 2007, Barrick eyes Pakistan for super-giant potential: Northern Miner, v. 93, no. 5, p. 1,12.

Tethyan Copper Co. Ltd., 2006, Tethyan doubles Reko Diq resource to 2.4 billion tonnes, Media Release of 11 January, 2006, 6 p.: www.tethyan.com.au/images/tethyan-107-1-pheex.pdf"
Saindak 	"Saindak (S.), East, North, and South S."		Pakistan	PKTN	Baluchistan	29.27083333	61.58472222	21	2319	440	0.41	0.002	0	0.5	17	0	n.d.	22c	406	29	16	15	61	35	5	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, aplite, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, skarn, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, agglomerate, limestone, mudstone, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	1.9	0.4	0.6	6.8	2	11	3.5	1.7	4.7		"Ahmed, W., Khan, S.N., and Schmidt, R.G., 1972, Geology and copper mineralization of the Saindak Quadrangle, Chagai district, West Pakistan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 716A, 21 p.

Ahmad, M. U., 1992,  Porphyry copper in Pakistan:  Geological Survey of Pakistan, no. 9, 21 p.

Breitzman, L. L., Birnie, R. W., and Johnson, G. D., 1983,  Fission-track ages of the Chagai intrusives, Baluchistan, Pakistan:  Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 253258.

Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. 

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Sillitoe, R. H., and Khan, S. N., 1977,  Geology of Saindak porphyry copper deposit, Pakistan: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Transaction Section B, v. 86, p. B27B42.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1978,  Metallogenic evolution of a collisional mountain belt in Pakistan: a preliminary analysis: Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 135, p. 377387."
Ziarat Pir Sultan			Pakistan	PKTN	Baluchistan	29.4	64.14166667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	599	29	24		64	8	30	"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Prospective resources 200 Mt.	"Kazmi, A.H., and Qasim Jan, M., 1997, Geology and tectonics of Pakistan: Graphic Publishers, Karachi, 554 p. "
Cerro Azul			Panama	PANA		9.283333333	-79.38333333	56.5	56.5		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	214	9	17		-79	-23		n.d.	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	limestone	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Chorcha		Chorcha	Panama	PANA	1970	8.633333333	-82.2	3.4	Pliocene	134.9	0.48	0	0.059	0.095	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	209	8	38		-82	-12		"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"quartz diorite, quartz feldspar porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, granodiorite, monzonite, volcaniclastics rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	2.5	0	0	0	0.9	0.6	0.42	0.2% Cu cut-off grade. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Colorado			Panama	PANA		8.5	-81.78333333	5	64	3730	0.39	0.015	0.075	5.2	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	210	8	30		-81	-47		"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"feldspar porphyry, felsite, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz porphyry, rhyodacite"	diorite	"andesite, granodiorite, latite, trachyandesite tuff"	1970	n.d.	1.8	1.1	1.6	2.5	1.9	3.7	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Quema		Azuero	Panama	PANA		7.633333333	-80.6	59	6553		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	25e	213	7	38		-80	-36		"carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite, zeolite"	"breccia, quartz diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, dacite flow, dacite breccia, dacite porphyry, limestone, marl, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	10	0.5	3.9	0	0	0	Oxidized ore contains: 10 Mt at 1.26 g/t Au.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cobre Panama			Panama	PANA		8.433333333	-81.5	34	34	272	0.65	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	211	8	26		-81	-30		n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"V.F. Hollister, unpub. rept. (1990)"
Petaquilla-Botija	Valle Grande		Panama	PANA		8.833333333	-80.66666667	32.5	3629	1218	0.5	0.0067	0.08	0	17	0	25a	"17, 18d"	212	8	50		-80	-40		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry   "	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, gabbrodiorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite"	1967	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	2	10.2		"Anonymous, 1994, Adrian  drilling boosts Petaquilla project: The Northern Miner, April 25, p. 1, 6.

Anonymous, 1996, Adrian Res. drills Panamian project: The Northern Miner, May 20, p. 3.

Ferencic, A., 1970, Porphyry copper mineralization in Panama: Mineralium Deposita, v. 5, p. 383389.
 
Hunta, J.V., 1991, Discovery of porphyry copper mineralization at Cerro Petaqilla, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries: Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfides), and deposits in layered rock: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, v. 3, p. 3940. 

Kesler, S.E., Sutter, J.F., Issigonis, M.J., Jones, L.M., and Walker, R.L., 1977, Evolution of porphyry copper mineralization in an oceanic island arc, Panama: Economic Geology, v. 72, p. 11421153.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Nelson, C.E., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of southern Central America, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 553565.

Petaquilla Copper Ltd., 2007, Petaquilla, Botija and Valle Grande copper deposits, Colon province, Panama, 87 p.:www.petaquillacopper.com/ images/tech_reports/SedarPetaq_Cop07.pdf 

Speidel, F., Faure, S., Smith, M.T., and McArthur, G.F., 2001, Exploration and discovery at the  Petaquilla copper -gold concession, Panama, in Albison, T., and Nelson, C.E., eds., New mines and discoveries in Mexico and Central America: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication, no. 8, p. 349362.  "
Rio Pito			Panama	PANA		8.633333333	-77.56666667	49	49		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	215	8	38		-77	-34		"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite "	"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6	1.8	3.7		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Arie			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Manus Island	-2.016666667	146.8833333	15	15	165	0.32	0	0	0	17	1.5	n.d.	n.d.	547	-2	-1		146	53		"alunite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry"	"andesite agglomerate, basalt, basaltic pyroclastics, conglomerate, limestone, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesitic pyroclastics, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Minor Au, Ag, and Mo reported. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Esis			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	New Britain Island	-5.166666667	151.7166667	25	25		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	552	-5	-10		151	43		"actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gypsum, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene, tourmaline, zeolite "	"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz porphyry, gabbro, tonalite"	n.d.	"andesite, agglomerate, basalt,  hornfels, limestone"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	1.8	0.3	0.4	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Frieda River	"Nena, Horse-Ivaal, Koki, Ekwai, 
U.P., Ok Nerenere, Trukai"		Papua New Guinea	PPNG	West Sepic	-4.7	141.7833333	13	1412	1060	0.521	0.004	0.31	1.2	20c	2	"20c, 25e "	"18b, 25e"	542	-4	-42		141	47		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite, diorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn, trachyandesite"	"gabbro, phyllite, peridotite-pyroxenite sill, schist "	"andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite pyroclastics, conglomerate, diorite, limestone, sandstone, shale"	19661967	n.d.	0	0	0	10	4	47	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338.

Asami, N., and Britten, R.M., 1980, The porphyry copper deposits at the Frieda River prospect, Papua New Guinea: Mining Geology Special Issue no. 8, p. 117139.

Bainbridge, A.L., Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1994, The Nena high sulfidation system, Frieda River Copper, Papua New Guinea, in Rogerson, R., ed., Proceedings of the PNG Geology, Exploration and Mining Conference, 1994: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Parkville, p. 130137. 

Bainbridge, A.L., Hitchman, S.P., and De Ross, G.J., 1998, Nena copper-gold deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 855861.

Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1998, Southwest Pacific Rim gold-copper systems: structure, alteration, and mineralization: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 6, 237 p.

Elliot, P.J., 1994,  Geophysical studies of the Nena massive sulphide and Frieda porphyry copper deposits, Papua New Guinea, in Rogerson, R., ed., Proceedings of the PNG Geology, Exploration and Mining Conference 1994: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, p. 138146.

Espi, J.O., 1999, Nena high sulphidation-type deposit, Frieda River, PNG: host-rock types, hydrothermal alteration and copper-gold mineralization, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 473481.

Espi, J.O., Kajiwara, Y., Hawkins, M.A., and Bainbridge T., 2002, Hydrothermal alteration and Cu-Au mineralization at the Nena high sulfidation-type deposit, Frieda River, Papua New Guinea: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 301313.

Hall, R.J., Britten, R.M., and Henry, D.D., 1990,  Frieda River copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 17091715.

Holzberger, I., Bainbridge, T., Hitchman, S., and Wilkes, M., 1996, The Frieda River  Nena copper and gold deposits, discovery and assessment, a case example, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 11.111.12.

Leach, T.M., Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 211225.

Legge, P.J., 1999, Papua New Guinea, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 34.
 
Lole, H., 2005, The Exploration of Potential Mineral Resources in Papua New Guinea, Third PECC Mineral Network Meeting (mining economy and development and environmental protection), 26 p.: 
www.pecc.org/community/minerals-shanxi-2005/papers/howard-lole(paper).pdf  

Morrison, G., Kary, G., Handfield, R., and Frieda Project Staff,1999, Intrusion-alteration-mineralization relationships in the Frieda River igneous complex. PNG, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 527537.

Page, R.W., and McDougal, I., 1972, Ages of mineralization of gold and porphyry copper deposits in the New Guinea Highlands: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10341048.   

Whalen, J.B., and Britten, R.M., 1982, Geochronology and geochemistry of the Frieda River prospect area, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 592616. "
Legusulum			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	New Ireland Island	-3.2	151.65	24	OligoceneMiocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	551	-3	-12		151	39		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	diorite porphyry	"agglomerate, limestone, pyroclastics"	"diorite, gabbro, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Oligocene-Miocene Lemau dioritic intrusive complex.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mount Bini		Ofi Creek	Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Central Province	-9.3	147.5833333	4.4	4.420.04	85	0.4	0	0.6	0	20c	0	n.d.	"22c, 25a"	549	-9	-18		147	35		"actinolite, anhydrite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite, tourmaline"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"agglomerate, gabbro, limestone, clastic sediments"	"andesite, basalt, diorite, monzonite, phyllite, pyroclastics, slate"	1992	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1.2	1.9	0	0	0	"Surface Au anomaly  >0.2 g/t;  float, 2 km downstream Ofi Creek, with 20.7 g/t Au, 463 g/t Ag, 0.14% Cu, 0.6% Pb. Drill indicated 0.31% Cu and 0.47 g/t Au at depth from 104 to 339.2 m."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mount Kren			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Manus Island	-2.116666667	146.95	13.5	1512		0	0	0	0	17	1.5	n.d.	17	548	-2	-7		146	57		"alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sulfur, zeolite"	breccia	"basalt, tuffaceous sediments, limestone"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Trench samples:120 m at 0.12% Cu including 25 m at 0.3%; rock chip assay 0.6 g/t Au and 2.5% Cu.  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mt. Nakru			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	New Britain	-5.983333333	150.4666667	24	Oligocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	690	-5	-59		150	28		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, gold, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, rhyodacite, rhyodacite porphyry, tuff"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, siltstone"	1984	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	"Intersections: 94 m at 0.43% Cu, 0.46 g/t Au; 205 m at 0.4% Cu; 54 m at 0.18 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ok Tedi		Mount Fubilan	Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Western Province	-5.2	141.1333333	1.15	1.21.1	854	0.64	0.011	0.78	0	20c	0	39a	18b	539	-5	-12		141	8		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"basalt dikes, breccia, feldspar porphyry, monzonite porphyry, skarn"	conglomerate	"diorite, diorite porphyry, limestone, monzodiorite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, syenodiorite                                                       "	1968	1984	1.8	0.77	1.1	3.6	1.8	5.1	0	0	0	"Production 19842004, 478 Mt at 0.83% Cu, 7.2 g/t Au; reserve of 2004, 249.6 Mt at 0.84% Cu, 1.06 g/t Au. In concentrate: 17.0 g/t Au, 0.02 g/t Pt, 0.62 g/t Pd. Exposed."	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 33-38.

Bamford, R.WE., 1972,  The Mount Fubilan (Ok Tedi) porphyry copper deposit, territory of Papua and New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10191033.

Davies, H.L., Howell, W.J.S., Fardon, R.S.H., Carter, R.J., and Bumstead, E.D., 1978,  History of the Ok Tedi porphyry copper prospect, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 796809.

Page, R.W., 1975, Geochronology of late Tertiary and Quaternary mineralized intrusive porphyries in the Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 928936.

Rush, P.M., and Seegers, H.J., 1990, Ok Tedi copper-gold deposits, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 17471754.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 119 p.

Stapleton, K. E., 1993, Copper Ore Mining at Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea: in  Woodcock, 
J.T. and J. K. Hamilton, eds., Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph Series, n. 19, v. 1, p. 631634

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183.

Van Dongen, M., Tomkins, A.G., Weinberg, R.F., 2007, Trace element remobilization in the ok Tedi porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Papua New Guinea, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 427430. "
Panguna		Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Bougainville Island	-6.316666667	155.5	3.4	3.4	1420	0.465	0.005	0.57	1.1	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	553	-6	-19		155	30		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, granodiorite"	"basalt, dacite, limestone"	"andesite, quartz diorite"	1964	1972	3	2	4.7	6	5.3	25	0	0	0	"In concentrate: up to 8 ppb Pt, 40 to 52 ppb Pd. "	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338.

Baldwin, J.T., Swain, H.D., and Clark, G.H., 1978, Geology and grade distribution of the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 690702.

Clark, G.H., 1987, Geology and resource estimation at the Panguna porphyry copper/gold mine, Papua New Guinea: Proceedings of Pacific Rim Congress 87, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, p. 549556.  

Clark, G.H., 1990, Panguna copper-gold deposit, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 1807-1816.

Eastoe, C.J., 1978,  A fluid inclusions study at the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 721748. 

Ford, J.H., 1978, A chemical study of alteration at the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 703720. 

Fountain, R.J., 1972, Geological relationships in the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville Island, New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10491064. 

Page, R.W., and McDougal, I., 1972, Geochronology of the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville Island, New Guinea: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 10651074. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183."
Plesyumi			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	New Britain	-5.966666667	150.3833333	24	24		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	18b	550	-5	-58		150	23		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"rhyolite tuff, limestone"	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, quartz diorite, sandstone, syenodiorite, volcanic breccia"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	7.9	Intersections 44 m at 0.85% Cu; 110 m at 0.31% Cu; and 101 m at 0.2% Cu.	"Christopher, P.A., 2002, Technical report on the Mt.Nakru, Simuku, Sinivit, Normanby, and Feni properties, Papua New Guinea, 47 p.: www.newguineagold.ca/projects/ nakru/reports/MtNakruTechnical0805.pdf 

Hine, R., and Mason, D.R., 1978,  Intrusive rocks associated with porphyry copper mineralization, New Britain, Papua New Guinea:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 749760.

Mason, D.R., and McDonald, J.A., 1978,  Intrusive rocks and porphyry copper occurrences of the Papua-New GuineaSolomon Islands region: a reconnaissance study: Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 857877.

Titley, S.R., 1975,  Geological characteristics and environment of some porphyry copper occurrences in the southwestern Pacific: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 499514. 

Titley, S.R., 1978,  Geologic history, hypogene features, and processes of secondary sulfide enrichment at the Plesyumi copper prospect, New Britain, Papua New Guinea:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 768784.

Vangold Resources Ltd., 2006, News Release,Update Summary  Mt. Nakru Copper/Gold/Molybdenum Project, 9 p.: http://media.integratir.com/v.van/PressReleases/Mt%20Nakru%20Update%20Summary%202.pdf"
Simuku			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	New Britain	-5.716666667	150.0166667	24	Oligocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	691	-5	-43		150	1		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	dacite porphyry		"andesite, andesite porphyry, conglomerate, diorite, limestone, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"12 drill holes, prospective resource >1000 Mt at 0.35% Cu. Intersections: 100 m at 0.45% Cu (sulfide ore); 40 m at 0.64% Cu (chalcocite blanket); 277 m at 0.33% Cu; 73 m at 0.17% Mo. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Star Mt. Futik	Mt. Olgal		Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Western Province	-5.066666667	141.3333333	3.65	3.93.4	65	0.54	0	0.1	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	541	-5	-4		141	20		"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, cuprite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, malachite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sulfur"	"andesite dike, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	"arkose, conglomerate"	"limestone, mudstone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	3.3	0.9	2.3	2.3	0.7	1.3		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Star Mt. Nong River			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Western Province	-5.016666667	141.2166667	3.55	Pliocene	60	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	540	-5	-1		141	13		"actinolite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, epidote, galena, garnet, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, zeolite "	"breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, monzonite, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, agglomerate, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	0.6	0.42		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Wafi River	Golpu		Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Morobe Province	-6.883333333	146.45	9	9	272.7	0.646	0.008	1.084	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	546	-6	-53		146	27		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate, sandstone, shale"	"1979, 1990"	n.d.	0	0	0	2.8	1.7	3.7	2	1.5	2.4	"Resources as of June 30, 2007. Exposed."	"Andrew, R.L., 1995, Porphyry copper-gold deposits of the southwest Pacific: Mining Engineering, v. 47, no. 1, p. 3338.

Corbett, G.J., and Leach, T.M., 1998, Southwest Pacific rim gold-copper systems: structure, alteration, and mineralization: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 6, 237 p.  

Funnel, F.R., 1990,  Wafi River gold prospect, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 17311733.

Freebrey, C.A., 1998, Asia, exploration reviews: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 33, p. 4049.

Gillman A., 2004, Wafi gold deposit, Golpu porphyry CuAu deposit, Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd presentation, 31 p.:
www.harmony.co.za/webdata/presentations/2005/PNG/Wafi_Golpu_GeologyPNG.pdf

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., 2007 Annual Report, mineral resources and reserves: http://www.har.co.za/

Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 211225.

Lole, H., 2005, The Exploration of Potential Mineral Resources in Papua New Guinea, Third PECC Mineral Network Meeting (mining economy and development and environmental protection), 26 p.: 
www.pecc.org/community/minerals-shanxi-2005/papers/howard-lole(paper).pdf 

Ryan, S.J., and Vigar, A., 1999, Discovery of the high-grade gold link zone at Wafi, PNG, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 6572.
 
Tau-Loi, D., and Andrew, R.L., 1998, Wafi copper-gold deposit, in Berkman, D.A., and Mackenzie, D.H., eds., Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea mineral deposits: Melbourne,  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 22, p. 827831."
Wamum			Papua New Guinea	PPNG	Morobe Province	-6.75	146.2833333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	22c	545	-6	-45		146	17		"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite,  carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cuprite, epidote, galena, limonite, magnetite, marcasite, Mn-oxide, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"clastic sediments (turbidite), conglomerate"	andesite	1977	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.1	0.75	0.65	"Average for 5 drillholes: 0.37% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au and 1.1 g/t Ag. "	"Shedden, S.H., 1990, Wamum copper-gold prospect, in Hughes, F.E., ed., Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea: Melbourne, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Monograph 14, p. 17591761."
Yandera			Papua New Guinea	PPNG		-5.75	145.1666667	7	86	338	0.42	0.018	0.1	2.2	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	544	-5	-45		145	10		"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite"	1950s	n.d.	1.6	0.25	0.3	8	3	19	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Acos			Peru	PERU		-14.2	-74.45	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	261	-14	-12		-74	-27		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	hornfels	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite, quartzite, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Average of 82 samples: 0.35% Cu, 0.4% Zn, 0.5% Pb."	"INGEMMET database, 2001 (Huanqui, F., 1987, Prospecto Acos: ENERO, COD: C9567)."
Aguila			Peru	PERU		-8.559722222	-77.89666667	5	Miocene-Pliocene	34	0.85	0.031	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	22c	250	-8	-33	-35	-77	-53	-48	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, pegmatite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite, monzonite, mudstone, quartzite, sandstone"	1967	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Almacen			Peru	PERU		-13.23472222	-75.91666667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	18b	256	-13	-14	-5	-75	-55	0	"biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cubanite, epidote, galena, iron oxide, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite "	"aplite, breccia, dacite, microgranodiorite dike, quartz porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite, "	"monzonite, quartzite, sandstone, tonalite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3.4	1.5	4	0	0	0	"Exposed. Resource 150 Mt at 0.3% Cu, 0.025% Mo, 8 g/t Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Alondra			Peru	PERU		-15.81666667	-73.58333333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	266	-15	-49		-73	-35		"Cu-oxides, limonite"	andesite dikes	n.d.	"andesite flow, dacite, quartz diorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Average 0.7% Cu. 	"INGEMMET database, 2001 (Waller, H., 1963, Alondra prospect, ABRIL, COD: C8088, C8112)."
Alto Dorado			Peru	PERU		-8.166666667	-78.18333333		n.d.		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	635	-8	-10		-78	-11		"alunite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite/dickite, epidote, jarosite, magnetite, malachite, phlogopite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, tenorite   "	breccia	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	9.3	4	29.2	0	0	0	Drill core samples from stockwork at 46 to 201 m depth grade 0.1 to 1.2 g/t Au and 0.1 to 0.69% Cu. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Anita de Tibilos			Peru	PERU		-14.18333333	-75.14833333		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	260	-14	-11	0	-75	-8	-54	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"diorite, granodiorite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Last production 1990: 0.275 Mt at 3.5% Cu.	"INGEMMET database, 2001, Declaracion Jurada de Reserva y Production, 1990, Denuncio Anita de Tibillos: Expediente No. 720899, Jefatura de ICA, No. de Orden 1566, CAJA - 5."
Antapaccay			Peru	PERU		-14.96	-71.34666667	36	38.434	472	0.74	0.006	0.15	0	17	0	17	18b	263	-14	-57	-36	-71	-20	-48	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay, copper, cuprite, epidote, garnet, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, siltstone"	"1930s, skarn; 1999, porphyry copper "	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resource as of March 2, 2007, at 0.4% Cu cut-off grade. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Large post-mineral diatreme. Exposed."	"Jones, B., Kamenetsky, V., Davidson, P., Allen, C., 2007, Antapaccay Cu-Au deposit: a product of Andean tectonism and evolving magmatism, late Eoceneearly Oligocene Abancay batholith, Altiplano, Southern Peru: in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 132133.

Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Exploration and discovery of base-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region  a late 1990s update (Antapaccay, Peru, p. 1113): Resource Geology Special Issue no. 21, Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, 51 p. 

Stryas, B., 2000, Antapaccay porphyry copper-gold project, Peru: Data Metallogenica, 
www.datametallogenica.com/ files/AntapaccayCu_depscrip.pdf

XStrata Copper, 2007, News Release, 6 p.: 
www.xstrata.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/NDP_Peru_resources_english.pdf

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000.  "
Caariaco 			Peru	PERU		-6.083333333	-79.28333333	15	15	820	0.45	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	241	-6	-5		-79	-17		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, mudstone, phyllite, quartzite, sandstone"	"andesite, dacite, diabase, pyroclastics"	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	3.6	2.5	7.1	3.5	2	5.5	"Resource as of March, 2007, at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade. Exposed."	"Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., 
www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Candente Resource Corp., 2007, Third drill mobilized to test southern extension to Canariaco Norte copper deposit, News Release of October 25, 2007, 3 p.:www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=784756

Flores, G., Zelaya, A., and Mamani, F., 1975, Geologia de Caariaco: Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica del Peru, v. 46, p. 87102.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p..

Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publications No. 7, p.155193.  

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Stakiw, S., 2007, Candente moves Caariaco to feasibility: The Northern Miner, June 1824, p. B8. "
Cerro Colorado			Peru	PERU		-17.68166667	-69.90083333	59	Paleocene	220	1.01	0.015	0	0	17	0	22c	22c	273	-17	-40	-54	-69	-54	-3	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, pyrite, sericite"	dacite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5% Cu cutoff; supegene enrichment as much as 200 m thick.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Corona		"Hualgayoc Corona Mining District, Cerro Jesus, Mina Mansita, Mina Los Negros, Mina Cuna, San Augustine, El Dorado, Mario, Sequna Rebelde, Tres Mosqueteros"	Peru	PERU		-6.761666667	-78.60583333	10.5	138	300	0.3	0	0.5	0	20c	0	n.d.	"19a, 25a"	244	-6	-45	-42	-78	-36	-21	"andalusite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, diaspore, enargite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tennantite "	"andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"granodiorite porphyry, limestone, siltstone, rhyodacite"	1992	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., 
www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Gold Fields, 2003, Cerro Corona , Peru. Exploration, South America, 2 p.:
www.goldfields.co.za/content/ operations/pdf/samerica_corona.pdf

Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. 

Little, M.L., 1995, Exploration review: South America, Peru: SEG (Society of Economic geologists) Newsletter, no. 22, p.3435.

Macfarlane, A.W., Prol-Ledesma, R.-M., and Conrad, M.E., 1994, Isotope and fluid inclusion studies of geological and hydrothermal processes, Northern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 86, p. 645677.

Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no 7, p. 155193.

Northern Peru Copper Corp., 2007, News Release of January 4, 2007, 2 p.: 
www.northernperu.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=164907

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. "
Cerro Negro 			Peru	PERU		-16.54583333	-71.55277778	57	57	70	0.53	0	0	0	17	0	22c	17	268	-16	-32	-45	-71	-33	-10	"antlerite, azurite/malachite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, covellite, cuprite, galena, hematite/specularite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite, tourmaline"	"breccia, rhyolite porphyry, dacitic tuff"	"gneiss, sandstone, siltstone, shale "	"diorite, granodiorite"	1995	n.d.	0	0	0	1.8	1.2	1.7	1.6	0.6	0.75	Oxide ore. Post-mineral rhyolite porphyry 52.6 Ma. 30% of the deposit area (mainly southeastern part) is covered by talus and alluvium. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cerro Verde/Santa Rosa			Peru	PERU		-16.53527778	-71.59166667	62	61.80.7	2528	0.495	0.01	0	0	17	0	22c	17	267	-16	-32	-7	-71	-35	-30	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, quartz monzodiorite porphyry"	"gneiss, sandstone, siltstone, shale "	"aplite, diorite, gneiss, granodiorite, pegmatite "	1868	1977	0	0	0	5	1.5	5.9	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Anonymous, 1994, Cyprus acquires Cerro Verde mine: The Northern Miner, v. 80, no. 6, April 11, p. 3.

Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p. 112. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1993-1998.

Le Bel, L.M., 1985, Mineralization in the Arequipa segment: the porphyry-Cu deposit of Cerro Verde/Santa Rosa, in Pitcher, W.S., Atherton, M.P., Cobbing, E.J., and Beckinsale, R.D., eds., Magmatism at a plate edge, the Peruvian Andes: Blackie, London, p. 250260.

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1999-2004.

Quang, C.X., Clark, A.H., Lee, J.K.W., 2003, 40Ar-39Ar ages of hypogene and supergene mineralization in the CerroVerde-Santa Rosa porphyry Cu-Mo cluster, Arequipa, Peru: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 16831696.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v.1, no. 1, p.89107. "
Chalcobamba			Peru	PERU		-14.02666667	-72.33333333	36	35.60.9		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	617	-14	-1	-36	-72	-20		"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clay, chlorite, cubanite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite, limestone, shale, skarn"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Las Bambas district. 28 Mt at 2% Cu resource is mostly in skarn. "	"Nobble, D.C., McKee, E.H., Eyzaguirre, V.P., and Marocco, R., 1984, Age and regional tectonic and metallogenetic implications of igneous activity and mineralization in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt of southern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 172176.

Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Copper deposits and Andean evolution, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 285-311.

XStrata Copper, 2006, Las Bambas, an exploration project. Fact Sheet, 5 p.: 
www.lasbambas.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/Las%20Bambas%20fact%20sheet.pdf

XStrata Copper, 2007, News Release, 6 p.: 
www.xstrata.com.pe/images/upload/publicacion/archivo/NDP_Peru_resources_english.pdf"
Chapi			Peru	PERU		-16.77361111	-71.35777778		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	269	-16	-46	-25	-71	-21	-28	"atacamite, azurite/malachite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, cuprite, digenite, epidote, gold, hematite, limonite, pyrite, rhodonite, sericite, tenorite"	"andesite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, quartzite, limestone, sandstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	11.8	Manto ore body contains 2 Mt at 3% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
"Chavez N2, Concesion"			Peru	PERU		-14.23333333	-75.41666667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	22c	n.d.	262	-14	-14		-75	-25		"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, enargite, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	"quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, limestone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3	3	7.1	0	0	0	Cu-production in 1970 and 1987.	"Unpublished Database, Gov. Peru"
Constancia	San Jose		Peru	PERU		-14.46166667	-71.76666667	33	33.21.9	320.2	0.514	0.013	0	4.39	17	0	n.d.	18b	618	-14	-27	-42	-71	-46		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, illite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, sphalerite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, limestone, monzonite porphyry, shale, skarn "	1980s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2% Cu cut-off grade. Partial enrichment to 316 m below surface. Exposed. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt.  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Coroccohuayco			Peru	PERU		-14.95222222	-71.2625	31	31	155	1.57	0	0.33	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	620	-14	-57	-8	-71	-15	-45	"anhydrite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, digenite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tennantite"	"hornfels,  quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn "	n.d.	"diorite, gabbro, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, shale "	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Andahuaylas-Yauri belt.	"Aizawa, N., and Tomizawa, N., 1986, Prospecting of Coroccohuayco copper deposit, Peruwith special reference to southern skarn zone: Mining Geology, v. 36, no. 2, p. 83100 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., 
www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Maher, , K.C., and Larson, P.B., 2007, Variation in copper isotope ratios and controls on fractionation in hypogene skarn mineralization at Coroccohuayco and Tintaya, Per: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 225237. 

Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. 

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper   deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 1-18.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Copper deposits and Andean evolution, in Ericksen, G.E., Caas Pinochet, M.T., and Reinemund, J.A., eds., Geology of the Andes and its relation to hydrocarbon and mineral resources: Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, v. 11, Houston, p. 285-311."
Cotabambas	"Azulccacca,Ccalla, Huaclle"		Peru	PERU		-14.18111111	-72.34805556	35.7	35.70.9	114	0.68	0	0.37	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	614	-14	-10	-52	-72	-20	-53	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, Cu oxide, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, illite/smectite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene "	"andesite dike, breccia, dacite dike, diorite, granodiorite,  quartz monzodiorite porphyry, "	n.d.	"diorite, granodiorite, skarn"	beginning of 20th century	n.d.	0	0	0	5	3	11.8	0	0	0	"Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Exposed. Resource as of July, 2007, at 0.3% Cu cut-off grade, continuing <100 ppm Mo. Alunite K-Ar age of 3.30.2 Ma. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cuajone			Peru	PERU		-17.04555556	-70.70722222	51	51	1630	0.69	0.0214	0	3.1	17	0	17	n.d.	270	-17	-2	-44	-70	-42	-26	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"basalt, granodiorite, limestone, shale, siltstone, sandstone"	"agglomerate, andesite, andesitic basalt, conglomerate, diorite, ignimbrite, rhyolite porphyry, trachyte, tuff"	1939	1976	2	1	1.6	0	0	0	5	4	16	50% of the deposit area is covered by alluvium and talus. 	"Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p. 112. 

Asarco, Inc. Annual Reports, 19811996.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Concha, O., and Valle, J., 2000, Prospeccion, exploration y desarrollo del yacimiento de Cuajone: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 117143.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p.

Lacy, W.C., 1991, Discovery and development of the Toquepala and Cuajone deposits, Peru, SA, in  Hollister, V.F., ed., Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfide), and deposits in layered rock. Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 5359.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. "
El Galeno		Galeno	Peru	PERU		-7.016666667	-78.31666667	17	17.516.5	863	0.474	0.01	0.11	2.3	17	0	"17, 20c"	n.d.	246	-7	-1		-78	-19		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"andesite, basalt, dacite"	"limestone, marl, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	1993	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resource as of September 26, 2006, at 0.4% Cu eq. cut-off grade. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Eliana		Quebrada Rio Seco district	Peru	PERU		-13.76666667	-75.71666667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	258	-13	-46		-75	-43		"actinolite, albite, apatite, azurite/malachite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, gypsum, hematite, hornblende, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, scapolite, sericite, sphalerite

 "	"breccia, gabbro-diorite, skarn"	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite, monzogranite, tuff, calcareous sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<0.2% Cu in disseminated ore and 8% Cu in veins.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
La Granja			Peru	PERU		-6.358333333	-79.11944444	12	1410	3000	0.56	0.01	0.04	4.2	17	0	n.d.	18b	242	-6	-21	-30	-79	-7	-10	"actinolite, alunite, anhydrite, andalusite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, tennantite, tourmaline, wollastonite"	"breccia, marble, quartz porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone"	1969	n.d.	0	0	0	5	4	15.7	0	0	0	0.41% Cu cutoff. 10% of the deposit area covered by talus and alluvium.	"Anonymous, 1995, Reserves triple at Cambiors Granja deposit: Northern Miner, v. 81, no. 31, p. 3.

Anonymous, 2000, Billiton wins La Granja lottery: The Northern Miner, v. 86 no. 41, December 4-10, p. 1.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Schwartz, M.O., 1982, The porphyry copper deposit at La Granja, Peru: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 482488.

Schwartz, M.O., 1982, Geochemistry of the porphyry copper deposit at La Granja, Peru: Geologisches Yahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 57, p. 335. 

Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed. Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 7, p.155193.  "
La Vega	La Huaca		Peru	PERU		-5.704722222	-79.28083333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	239	-5	-42	-17	-79	-16	-51	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	breccia	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, diorite, limestone, quartzite, siltstone, tonalite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.36 to 3.0% Cu.	"INGEMMET database, 2001 (Flores, .G., Zelaya, A., and  Mamai, M.A., 1974, Geologia del depositodiseminado de La Huaca (Jaen), A0665, S.G.M.; Flores, G., 1974, Informe preliminar de la geologia del prospecto La Huaca, A0657, S.G.M.). "
Laguna Chamis			Peru	PERU		-7.118055556	-78.57555556	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	247	-7	-7	-5	-78	-34	-32	"biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite,  sericite"	"dacite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"calcareous rocks, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.25% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au."	"INGEMMET database, 2001 (Marquez, E., 1997, Porphyry host Cu-Au mineralization Laguna Chamis: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologia, Agosto)."
Lahuani			Peru	PERU		-14.46166667	-72.99333333	36	35.90.9		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	616	-14	-27	-42	-72	-59	-36	"biotite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxide, chlorite, epidote, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	"diorite, granodiorite, volcanic rocks"	"andesite, quartzite, shale, skarn "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Andahuaylas-Yauri belt.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Los Chancas			Peru	PERU		-14.15805556	-73.13333333	32	32.00.8	200	1	0.08	0.12	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	615	-14	-9	-29	-73	-8		"antlerite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, goethite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, tenorite"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite porphyry, quartzite"	1999	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Los Pinos			Peru	PERU		-12.97583333	-76.13944444		n.d.	37.8	0.4	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	255	-12	-58	-33	-76	-8	-22	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, cuprite, galena, garnet, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite "	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	"granodiorite, limestone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Magistral			Peru	PERU		-8.215555556	-77.77166667	15	15.30.7	270	0.51	0.062	0	4.11	21a	0	n.d.	"18b, 22c, 25a"	249	-8	-12	-56	-77	-46	-18	"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	granodiorite	"andesite, limestone"	1999	n.d.	1.2	0.13	0.12	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Anonymous, 2001, Magistral drilling pulls high-grade copper: The Northern Miner, August 27September 2, p. 11.

Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p., www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247.

Heintze, L., 1985, Geologie und Geochemie der Porphyryshen Stockwerk-Molybdn-Lagersttte Tamboras, Zone la Negra (Peru): Geologisches Yahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 72, 94 p. 

Inca Pacifica Resources Inc., 2007, Magistral copper-molibdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, Preliminary Feasibility Study Summary, 4 p.: www.incapacific.com/s/Magistral.asp

Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318.  

Perell, J., , Garca, A., Ramos, P., Glover, K., Neyra, C., Muhr, R., Fuster, N., and Caballero, A., 2001, The Magistral porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposit, Ancash, Peru: II Congress of Prospectors and Explorers, ProExplo 2001, Lima, Peru, 3 p., http://www.proexplo.com.pe/encont/opcion/e2001.htm 


"
Michiquillay			Peru	PERU		-7.3	-78.32222222	20	20.020.15 (Ar-Ar)	700	0.65	0.022	0.14	0.6	17	0	"17, 22c"	18b	248	-7	-18	0	-78	-19	-20	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, hornfels, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	granodiorite porphyry	"limestone, quartzite"	1960	n.d.	0.81	0.75	0.48	2.3	2	3.6	2	2	3.1	5% of the deposit area covered by glacial debris.  	"Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Davies, C.R., Williams, P.J., 2005, The El Galeno and Michiquillay porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits: geological descriptions and comparison of Miocene porphyry systems in the Cajamarca district, northern Peru: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 598616. 

Hart, L.H., 1991, Who is the true discoverer of the Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit, in  Hollister, V.F., ed., Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfide), and deposits in layered rock. Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, 3334.

Hollister, V.F., and Sirvas, E.B., 1974, The Michiquillay porphyry copper deposit: Mineralium Deposita, v. 9, p. 261269.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107."
Minas Conga	"Perol, Chailhuagon"		Peru	PERU		-6.915	-78.35944444	15.7	"15.800.09  
15.580.12 (Ar-Ar)"	641	0.3	0	0.79	0	20c	0	"17, 22c"	"20c, 18b, 18c"	245	-6	-54	-54	-78	-21	-34	"alunite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, covellite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, skarn"	"quartzite, sandstone"	"andesite pyroclastics, dacite pyroclastics, granite porphyry, limestone, siltstone"	1991	n.d.	1.3	0.6	0.59	0	0	0	0	0	0	10% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and morena.	"Davies, C.R., Williams, P.J., 2005, The El Galeno and Michiquillay porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits: geological descriptions and comparison of Miocene porphyry systems in the Cajamarca district, northern Peru: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 598616. 

Gendall, I.R., Quevedo, L.A., Sillitoe, R.H., Spencer, R.M., Puente, C.O., Leon, J.P., and Povedo, R.R., 2000, Discovery of a Jurassic porphyry copper belt, Pangui Area, Southern Ecuador: SEG Newsletter, no. 3, p. 115.

Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. 

Llosa, F.T., and Veliz, J.M., 2000, Los porfidos Au-Cu de Minas Conga: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 177195.

Llosa, F., Lescuver, J.-L., et Milesi, J.-P., 1996, Crise tectonique Quechua et concentration de lor dans le porphyries de Minas Conga (Cajamarca, Peru): Reunion Annuelle des Sciences de la Terre, vol. 16, p. 156.

Noble, D.C., and McKee, E.H., 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and Northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed., Geology and ore deposits of the central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no 7, p. 155193.

Noble, D.C., Vidal, C.E., Perell, J., and Rodrguez, O.P., 2004, Space-time relationships of some porphyry Cu-Au, epitherma Au, and other magmatic-related mineral deposits in northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 313318.

Sillitoe, R.H., 2000, Gold-rich porphyry deposits: descriptive and genetic models and their role in exploration and discovery, in Hagemann, S.G., and Brown, P.E., eds., Gold in 2000: Reviews in Economic Geology, v. 13, p. 315345."
Paramo		El Paramo	Peru	PERU		-5.715	-79.20694444	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	240	-5	-42	-54	-79	-12	-25	"bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, Cu-oxides, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite "	"quartz porphyry, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"dacite, diorite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, sandstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pashpap			Peru	PERU		-8.788611111	-77.99583333	14.7	14.7	141.6	0.45	0.04	0	0	21a	0	14a 	"18b, 18c, 22c"	251	-8	-47	-19	-77	-59	-45	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline  "	"andesite, aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite, granite porphyry,  granodiorite, hornfels, lamprophyre, monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, tonalite "	n.d.	"conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, marble, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	1914	n.d.	1.2	0.3	0.3	1.5	1.5	1.8	0	0	0	Resource above at 0.09% Cu cutoff grade. Resource at 0.4% Cu cutoff grade: 101.4 Mt grading 0.64% Cu and 0.049 Mo. 30% of the deposit area covered by alluvium and talus.	"Escarrachi, R.A., 1985, Alteration hydrothermal y mineralization del yacimiento porfidico de cobre y molibdeno de Pashpap, departamento de Ancash, Peru: Transactions of the Fourth Latin American Geological Conference, July 715, 1979, v.1,  Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, p. 474495.  

Cinits, R., 2003, Technical report on Pashpap property, Lumina Copper Corporation, Project no. 141356, 142 p.:
www.luminacopper.com/s/PashpapProperty.asp 

Noble, D.C., and McKee, 1999, The Miocene metallogenic belt of Central and northern Peru, in Skinner, B.J., ed. Geology and ore deposits of the Central Andes: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 7, p.155193.  

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Torres, A., Enriquez, J.A., 1997, Geologia del porfido de Cu-Mo de Pashpap: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 195198."
Puquio		El Puquio	Peru	PERU		-13.92916667	-75.35	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	22c	259	-13	-55	-45	-75	-21	0	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, digenite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tourmaline "	"andesite porphyry, breccia "	"granodiorite, tonalite"	"dacitic tuff, diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	1982	n.d.	0	0	0	6	3.8	18	0	0	0	"Preliminary resource estimated by surface samples: 190 Mt at 0.24% Cu, maximum 0.5% Cu.   "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Puy-Puy			Peru	PERU		-11.47972222	-76.08444444	7	7		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	22c	253	-11	-28	-47	-76	-5	-4	"calcite, galena, limonite, pyrite, sericite "	"diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	limestone	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In 1972 R. Sillitoe identified this prospect as Cu-Au porphyry (INGEMMET, 2001)."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Quechua			Peru	PERU		-14.98	-71.30666667	38	38	300	0.68	0	0	0	17	0	20c	"17, 18b "	264	-14	-58	-48	-71	-18	-24	"bornite, brochantite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite, jarosite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"andesite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz monzonite, limestone, quartzite, shale"	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	1.7	0.6	0.8	0	0	0	Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. 100% covered with alluvial gravel 10 to 30 m thick.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Quellaveco			Peru	PERU		-17.10805556	-70.61583333	54	5553	974	0.65	0.021	0	2	17	0	17	n.d.	271	-17	-6	-29	-70	-36	-57	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, granodiorite porphyry, rhyolite"	1955	n.d.	2	1.1	1.7	0	0	0	3	1.5	3.5	Tonnage includes 213 Mt of enriched material at 0.94% Cu. 100% of the deposit area is covered. 	"Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, V.320, no. 8208, p.112.

Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Peru: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 37, p. 30.

Helberg, J.E.A., 2000, La exploracion geophisica del Yacimiento Quellaveco entre 1972-1979: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p.145154.

Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western Hemisphere: The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 219 p.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related copper mineralization in the Andes: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 1, no. 1, p. 89107.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. "
Rio Blanco			Peru	PERU		-4.944444444	-79.30833333	16	2012	1257	0.57	0.023	0	0	17	0	22c	n.d.	238	-4	-56	-40	-79	-18	-30	"alunite, andalusite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, covellite, diaspore, digenite, enargite, goethite, hematite, jarosite, kaolinite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"gneiss, migmatite, phyllite, quartzite"	"andesite, granodiorite,  phyllite, tonalite"	1994	n.d.	0	0	0	2.8	2.6	3.6	0	0	23	"0.4% Cu cut-off grade. In primary sulfide ore: 0.54% Cu, 0.03% Mo, 2.5 g/t Ag. 18 holes indicate narrow resource of enriched copper along Henry Ridge, averaging 1.2% Cu over 1.3 km strike. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
San Salvador de Patillani			Peru	PERU		-15.625	-70.99166667		Late Tertiary		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	265	-15	-37	-30	-70	-59	-30	"azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, limonite, pyrite"	porphyry intrusion	n.d.	"andesite, quartzite, siltstone, tuff"	1902	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. Explored by 292 m tunnel by ASARCO: 1 to 2% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tantahuatay			Peru	PERU		-6.725277778	-78.66944444	13.4	14.3  12.4	375	0.79	0	0.375	8.4	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 25e"	243	-6	-43	-31	-78	-40	-10	"alunite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, enargite, gold, illite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite "	"breccia, skarn"	n.d.	"clastic sedimentary rocks, diorite, felsic volcanic rocks, granodiorite, limestone"	1995	n.d.	0	0	0	3	3	7.1	0	0	0	"High-sulfidation epithermal  gold is accompanied by stockwork copper mineralization (Bottomer, 1999). "	"Bottomer, L.R., 1999, Evaluation of the Sinchao Property, Hualgayoc district, Northern Peru and recommendations for further work: http://www.andeanamerican.com/evaluation.html  

Cabello, J., 2002, Copper exploration in the Central Andes: a review: BHP Billiton, Chile, 7 p.: 
www.metabulletin.com/speakerpaper/copper/presentations/bhpbilliton.pdf 

Cardozo, M., 2004, Peruvian Andes: geology and mineral potential, Presentation of Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, 29 p., www.minem.gob.pe/archivos/dgm/inversiones/exposici

Chadwick, J., 2001, Andean action: Mining Magazine, v, 184, no. 5, p. 234247.

Gustafson, L.B., Vidal, C.E., Pinto R., and Noble, D.C., 2004, Porphyry-epithermal transition, Cajamarca region, northern Peru, in Sillitoe, R.H., Perell, J., Vidal, C., eds., Andean metallogeny: new discoveries, concepts and updates: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 11, p. 279299. 

Turner, S.J., 1999, Settings and styles of high-sulphidation gold deposits in the Cajamarca region, Northern Peru, in Weber, G,, ed., PACRIM 99, Proceedings of International Congress on Earth Science, Exploration and Mining around the Pacific Rim: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 461468."
Tingo			Peru	PERU		-13.68611111	-75.09305556	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	257	-13	-41	-10	-75	-5	-35	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gypsum, goethite, hematite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite
"	porphyry intrusion	n.d.	granitoids	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3.5	1.5	2.7	0	0	0	"82 channel samples return  0.9% Cu (Tinka Resources, 2007)"	"INGEMMET database, 2001 ( Plenge, R., Tejada, R., Huamani, F., 2000, Descubrimiento y geologia del porfido de cobreTingo: 10th Congreso de Geologia, Lima).

Tinka Resources Ltd., 2007, Tingo Este property: www.tinkaresources.com/FAQ.shtml "
Tintaya			Peru	PERU		-14.90833333	-71.31333333	33	33		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	18b	619	-14	-54	-30	-71	-18	-48	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, latite porphyry, mafic dike, skarn "	n.d.	"diorite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, shale "	1917	1985	0	0	0	1.5	1	1.2	0	0	0	"+200 Mt resources at 1.5% Cu, 0.23 g/t Au, 6.8 g/t Ag relate to mineralized skarn probably accompanied by porphyry mineralization. Andahuaylas-Yauri belt. 70% of the deposit covered by alluvium."	"Anonymous, 1984, Tintaya, Peru's newest copper mine slated for 1985 start-up: Engineering and Mining, November, p. 9092.

Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, v. 22, no. 8208, p. 112.

Cardozo, M., 2004, Peruvian Andes: geology and mineral potential, Presentation of Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, 29 p.: www.minem.gob.pe/archivos/dgm/inversiones/exposici

Fierro, J.R., Zweng, P.L., Gamarra, H.R., & Garate, G.L., 1997, Chabuca Este Cu-(Au,Ag) skarn deposit at Tintaya, Peru: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 3739. 

Nobble, D.C., McKee, E.H., Eyzaguirre, V.P., and Marocco, R., 1984, Age and regional tectonic and metallogenetic implications of igneous activity and mineralization in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt of southern Peru: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 172176.

Perell, J., Carlotto, V., Zrate, A., Ramos, P. Rosso, H., Neyra, C., Caballero, A., Fuster, N., and Muhr, R., 2003, Porphyry-style alteration and mineralization of the middle Eocene to early Oligocene Andahuaylas-Yauri belt, Cuzco region, Peru: Economic Geology, v 98, p. 15751605. 

Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 1-18. 

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. 

Zweng, P.L., Yagua, J.P., Fierro, J.R., Gamarra, H.R., Jordan, L.G, Brooks, J., Yurko, E., Mulhollen, R., 1997, The Cu-(Au,Ag) skarn deposits at Tintaya, Peru: IX Congreso Peruano de Geologa. Resmenos Extendidos. Sociedad Geolgica del Per, v. 1, p. 237242. "
Toquepala			Peru	PERU		-17.245	-70.61388889	57	5856	2320	0.55	0.04	0	2.3	21a	0	17	22c	272	-17	-14	-42	-70	-36	-50	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite agglomerate, dacite porphyry, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite"	"conglomerate, granodiorite, monzonite, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, andesite flow, dacite flow, diorite, dolerite, pyroclastics, quartz porphyry, rhyolite flow"	18 century	1959	2.1	1.8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Tonnage and grades according to Briggs (2006): production 19602004,  608.8 Mt at 0.99% Cu; 2004 resources, sulfide ore 597.7 Mt at 0.734% Cu, oxide ore 1,732 Mt at 0.182% Cu. Exposed."	"Anonymous, 1993, Peru: Advertisement Supplement to Mining Journal, January 22, v. 320, no. 8208, p.112. 

Asarco, Inc., Annual Reports, 1981-1998. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Chavez, W.X., Jr., 1999, Peru, exploration review: SEG Newsletter, no. 37, p. 29.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Grupo Mexico S.A. de C. V., Annual Reports, 1999-2004.

Petersen, Ulrich, and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits:  new discoveries, mineralization, styles and metallogeny:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication no. 5, p. 118. 

Mattos, R., and Valle, J., 2000, Exploracion, geologia y desarrollo del yacimiento Toquepala,: Primer volumen de monografias de yacimientos minerales Peruanos. Historia, exploration y geologia: Lima, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Peru, p. 101116.

Richard, K., and Courtright, J.H., 1958, Geology of Toquepala, Peru: Mining Engineering, v. 10, p. 262266.

Zappettini, E., Miranda-Angles, V., Rodrigez, C., Palacios, O., Cocking, R., Godeas, M., Uribe-Zeballos, H., Vivallo, A.S., Paz, M.M., Seggiaro, R., Heuschmidt, B., Gardeweg, M., Boulangger, E., Korzeniewski, L., Mpodozis, C., Carpio, M., Rubiolo, D., 2001, Mapa metallgenico de la regin fronteriza entre Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Per (14oS y 28oS) Servicio Nacional de Geologa y Mnera  Chile, Publicatin Geologica Multinacional, no. 2, 222 p., 1 mapa escala 1,000,000. 

Zweng, P.L., and Clark, A.H., 1995, Hypogene evolution of the Toquepala porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Moquegua, southeastern Peru, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 566612."
Toromocho 		"Toro Mocho, Morococha"	Peru	PERU		-11.6	-76.13333333	7.5	87	2152	0.461	0.017	0	7	17	0	17	"18b, 22c"	254	-11	-36		-76	-8		"actinolite, biotite, bismuthinite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, diopside, enargite, galena, garnet, magnetite, pyrite, serpentine, sphalerite, talc, tennantite/tetrahedrite, tremolite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	"basalt, phyllite, shale, sandstone "	"andesite, dacite, diorite, granodiorite,  dolomitic conglomerate, limestone, marble"	1928	n.d.	1.4	1	1.1	0	0	0	5	3	12	"Exposed. 2006 pre-feasibility study. Some additional reported contents: 0.246 oz/t Ag, 0.00007 oz/t Au, 0.031% Pb, 0.145% Zn, 0.0129 % Mo, 0.0047% Bi, 0.0238% W, 0.0447% As, 0.0082% Sb. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Amacan			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.333333333	126.15	10	M-L Miocene	110	0.3	0	0.43	2.5	20c	0	20c	"18b, 25a"	519	7	20		126	9		"bornite, chalcopyrite, carbonate, chlorite, kaolinite/illite/dickite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesite pyroclastics, limestone, sandstone, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	1982	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Atlas 	"Biga, Carmen, Lupopan"	Toledo	Philippines	PLPN	Cebu Island	10.36666667	123.8333333	108	108	1420	0.448	0.018	0.24	1.8	17	0	22c	"18b (2), 22c"	506	10	22		123	50		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	"basalt porphyry, basalt volcaniclastic rocks, coal, conglomerate, dacite, dacite porphyry, diabase, diabase dikes, hornfels, limestone, marble, sandstone, shale, siltstone, skarn, tuff"	"andesite flow, basalt flow, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry, volcaniclastics, graywacke, metavolcanic rocks"	1930s	1955	3.1	0.75	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	60	"In Biga concentrate: 8 ppb Pt, 56 ppb Pd. "	"Arcilla, C.A., Harris, G.W., and Reyes, A.N., 1990, Goldbornite occurrence in an island arc porphyry copper deposit: the Carmen ore body, Cebu Philippines: submitted to 8th IAGOD Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, 27 p.  

Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996,  The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alkaline porphyry copper deposits, in Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits  II: Proceedings of the Second Giant Ore Deposits Workshop, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 583640. 

Divis, A.F., 1983,  The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216.

Hutchinson, C.S., 1996, South-East Asian oil, gas, coal and mineral deposits: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 265 p. 

Kinkel, A.R., Santos-Yigon, L.M., Sanmaniego, S., and Crispin, O., eds., 1956, Copper deposits of the Philippines: Special Project Series Publication no. 16Copper, Bureau of Mines of the Philippines, Manila, 305 p.

Madamba, F.A., 1972, Geology and mineralization of the Atlas copper deposits in Cebu island, Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 25, no. 2, p. 1319.

Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development:  Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230.

Philippines Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p.

Reyes, A.N., Cinco, J.C., Jr., Guardiario, J.D.A., Jr., 1985,  Geology of the Atlas porphyry copper district, Cebu, Philippines,: Asian Mining 85, Manila, p. 7990.
 
Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p.

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. 

Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981,  Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods: Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135."
Aya Aya			Philippines	PLPN	Negros Island	9.433333333	122.7	19.5	early Miocene	40	0.3	0.022	0.08	1.5	17	0	20c	n.d.	510	9	26		122	42		"actinolite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	"diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry"	"andesite, basalt"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Balak-5		"Balisong, Jetafe"	Philippines	PLPN	Bohol Island	10.13333333	124.25		n.d.	5	0.8	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	507	10	8		124	15		"alunite, chalcopyrite, hematite, pyrite, malachite, cuprite, copper, neotocite, limonite, sericite, tourmaline "	"gabbro, intermediate intrusive rocks "	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, metasedimentary rocks"	1947	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	"Reserves of supergene ore 5 Mt at 0.8 % Cu. Exploration 19701976: 0.43 % Cu, 0.035 % Mo (both over 90m), 0.6 g/t Au.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Basay	Nabuangan-Bunkville	Muhong	Philippines	PLPN	Negros Island	9.491666667	122.6791667	30	Oligocene 	262	0.44	0.008	0.29	1.5	20c	0	20c (2)	n.d.	511	9	29	30	122	40	45	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite, basalt, metavolcanic rocks, diorite"	1972	1979	1.8	0.25	0.34	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	Exposed.	"Jacinto, R.P., and Hofilena, W.C., 1981, Geological and structural setting of the Muhong ore bodies in Basay, Negros Oriental: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 3, p. 113. 

Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p.  

Saegart, W.E., and Lewis, D.E., 1976, Characteristics of Philippine porphyry copper deposits and summary of current production and resources: AIME Annual Meeting, February 2226, 1976, Las Vegas, Preprint No. 76179, 46 p.
 
Sevillano, A.C., and Fernando, C.J., 1981,  Secondary dispersion pattern in the Basay porphyry copper deposits: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 3, p. 1425. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984,  Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP),  CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p."
Batong Buhay		"Cubuagan, Mountain Mines"	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.34444444	121.0583333	7	Late Miocene	86.9	0.599	0.002	0.31	2	20c	0	20c	25e	484	17	20	40	121	3	30	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"diorite, tonalite"	"andesite, basalt"	1971	1983	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Boneng Lobo			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.46666667	120.8166667	10.5	10.5	225	0.283	0.005	0.26	4	20c	0	25c	n.d.	482	17	28		120	49		"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry"	"andesite flow, basalt, limestone"	"quartz diorite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	1974	0.4	0.3	0.09	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Botilao			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.3	121.01		n.d.	82	0.52	0	0.19	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	485	17	18	0	121	0	36	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite,  pyrite, sericite, silver, sphalerite"	"dacite porphyry, andesite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt"	1973	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	Exploration 19731975.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Boyongan	Byugo	Buyongan	Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	9.55	125.4883333	3.5	Pliocene	300	0.6	0	1	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	512	9	33	0	125	29	18	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, cuprite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, carbonate rock, diorite, sandstone, siltstone "	2000	n.d.	1.2	0.5	0.47	0	0	0	0	0	0	Covered by 50 to 300 m intercalated Quaternary lake sediments and lava flows.  	"Anonymous, 2001, Philippines eyes exploration revival: The Northern Miner, March 12, Exploration, p. C1, C4.

Anonymous 2001, Exploration success in the Philippines: Mining Journal, v. 336, March 9, p. 173, 175.

Anonymous, 2002, More drilling slated for Boyongan: The Northern Miner, Dec.31, 2001Jan. 6, 2002, Exploration, p. 1.

Braxton, D.P., Cooke, D.R., 2005, The Boyongan porphyry Cu-Au deposit: repeated hydrothermal cycles tied to discrete intrusive events, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 357360.
    
Feebrey, G.A., 2001, Exploration reviews, Asia, Philippines: SEG Newsletter, April, no. 45, p. 35.

Josef, L.P., 2002, The Boyongan porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Philippines: Cordillera Roundup January, 2002, British Columbia and Yukon Chambers of Mines, Asia Exploration Forum, Vancouver, Preprint, 4 p.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf "
Cadan			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.55	126.1666667	10	middlelate Miocene		0	0	0	0	20c		n.d.	n.d.	693	7	33	0	126	10		"actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite "	"porphyry intrusion, altered rocks"	n.d.		2003	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Potential conceptual resources from 450 to 900 Mt; trench sampling return 0,73 g/t Au and 0.12% Cu."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Dinkidi		Didipio	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.32083333	121.2916667	23.2	23.2	121	0.39	0	0.97	0	20c	0	n.d.	18b	497	16	19	15	121	17	30	"actinolite, biotite, Bi-sulfide, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, diopside, electrum, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, smectite, sphene, tellurides, zeolite 

"	"andesite porphyry, monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry"	"gabbro, dacite, monzodiorite, andesite"	"breccia, dacite, diorite, gabbro, trachyandesite, volcaniclastics"	early 1970s	n.d.	0.45	0.15	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Mining reserves 23.7 Mt at 0.65% Cu, 1.8 g/t Au. Exposed."	"Climax Mining Ltd., 2007, Government approved Dinkidi project, 5 p.: www.climaxmining.com.au/dinkidi_project.html

Feebrey, G.A., 2001, Exploration reviews, Asia, Philippines: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, April, no. 45, p. 35.

Garrett, S., 1996, The geology and mineralization of the Dinkidi porphyry related Au-Cu deposit, in Porphyry related copper and gold deposits of the Asia Pacific region: Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside, South Australia, p. 6.06.15.

Haggman, J. A., 1997,  Philippines exploration: discovery of the Dinkidi gold-copper porphyry:  Mining Engineering, p. 3439.

Kamenetsky, V.S., Wolfe, R.C., Eggins, S.M., Mernagh, T.P., and Bastrakov, E., 1999, Volatile exsolution at the Dinkidi Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Philippines: a melt-inclusion record of the initial ore-forming process: Geology, v. 27, p. 691-694.

Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 211225.  

Wolfe, R.C., Cooke, D.R., and Jyce, P., 1999, Geology, mineralization and genesis of the alkaline Dinkidi Cu-Au porphyry, North Luzon, Philippines, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 509516."
Dizon			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	14.97388889	120.2044444	2.7	2.7	187	0.36	0.003	0.93	2	20c	0	n.d.	22c	499	14	58	26	120	12	16	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"basalt, dacite"	"andesite, diorite"	1933	1979	0.55	0.4	0.17	0	0	0	0	0	8	Exposed.	"Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116.

Anonymous, 1997,  The Dizon copper-gold project, Philippines: Mining Magazine (London), v. 146, no. 4, p. 268279.  

Hutchinson, C.S., 1996, South-East Asian oil, gas, coal and mineral deposits: Clarendon Press, Oxford, 265 p.

Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161. 

Imai, A., 2005, Evolution of hydrothermal system at the Dizon porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Zambales, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 55, no. 2, p.7390.

Imai, A., Muyco J.D., Domingo, E.G., Almeda, R.L., Villones, R.I., Yumul, G.P., Jr., Damasco, F.V., Baluda, R.I., Malihan, T.D., Datuin, R.T., Punongbayan, R.S., Listanco, E.L., and Santos, R.A., 1992,  Porphyry copper and gold mineralization in the Philippines: 29th IGC Field Trip Guide Book, Volume 6, Mineral deposits of Japan and Philippines: The Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, p. C36-1  C36-30.

Malihan, T.D., 1982, The gold-rich Dizon porphyry copper mine in the Western Central Luzon Island: Proceedings of Pacific Rim Congress 87, Australia, p. 303307.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Gold deposits in western Pacific island arcs: the magmatic connection, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988: Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 274291.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP),  CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p."
Far Southeast-Bato Tabio 		Mankayan mineral district	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.85833333	120.7833333	1.35	1.61.1	650	0.65	0	1.3	0.93	20c	0.8	n.d.	"20c (2), 25e (2), 25b, 25c"	487	16	51	30	120	47	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"andesite, basalt, limestone, schist, tonalite "	"dacite, dacite porphyry, dacite pyroclastics, diorite, quartz diorite, metavolcanic rocks"	"13th century, porCu in 1978"	n.d.	0	0	0	4.5	2	7.1	1	0.7	0.55	Near Lepanto (Naukayan). 90% covered.	"Arribas, A., Jr., Hedenquist, J.W., Itaya, T., Okada, T., Concepcin, R.A., and Garcia, J.S., Jr., 1995, Contemporaneous formation of adjacent porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au deposits over 300 ka in northern Luzon, Philippines: Geology, v. 23, p. 337340.

Claveria, R.J., 2001, Mineral paragenesis of  the Lepanto copper and gold and Victoria gold deposits, Mankayan mineral district, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 51, no. 2, p. 97106.

Claveria, R.J., Cuison, A.G., and Andam, B.V., 1999, The Victoria gold deposit in the Mankayan mineral district, Luzon, Philippines,  in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 7380.  

Disini, A.F., Robertson, B.M., and Claveria, R.J.R., 1998, The Mankayan Mineral District, Luzon Philippines, in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper & gold depositsa global perspective, Conference Proceedings: Australian Mineral Foundation, Glenside South Australia, p. 7588.

Garcia, J.S., Jr., 1991, Geology and mineralization characteristics of the Mankayan mineral district, Benguet, Philippines: Geological Survey of Japan Report, no. 277, p. 2130.

Hedenquist, J.W., Arribas, A., Jr., and Reynolds, T.J., 1998, Evolution of an intrusion-centered hydrothermal system: Far Southeast-Lepanto porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au deposits, Philippines: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 373404.

Hedenquist, J.W., 1999, Far Southeast-Lepanto porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au deposits, Philippines: Coupled hydrothermal processes between the porphyry and high-sulfidation environments, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 6163.  

Malicdem, D. G., 1975,  Notes on the geology and exploration of Colossal-Lepanto copper project, Gen. Nakar, Quezon:  Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 29, no.1, p. 1319.

Sajona, F., Izawa, E., Motomura, Y., Imai, A., Sakakibara, H., and Watanabe, K., 2002, Victoria carbonate-base metal gold deposit and its significance in the Mankayan mineral district, Luzon, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 4, p. 315328. 

Shinohara, H., and Hedenquist, J.W., 1997, Constraints on magma degassing beneath the Far Southeast porphyry CuAu deposit, Philippines Journal of Petrology, v. 38, no. 12, p. 17411752. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1995, Exploration and discovery of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Circum-Pacific region during the last 25 years: Resource Geology Special Issue no. 19, 119 p."
Guinaoang-Tirad 		Mankayan mineral district	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.79166667	120.8	3.5	3.5	326	0.43	0	0.44	0	20c	0	n.d.	"20c (2), 25e (2), 25b, 25c"	488	16	47	30	120	48	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry "	"basalt, limestone, pyroclastics, shale, siltstone, trondhjemite"	"andesite, andesite tuff, dacite porphyry, dacite pyroclastics, schist"	1970s	n.d.	1.1	0.5	0.43	2.3	2.1	3.8	0	0	0	0.3% Cu cut-off. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Hale-Mayabo			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.16666667	120.7333333	0	n.d.	35	0.5	0.005	0.35	2.5	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	486	17	10		120	44		"bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Hinobaan		Hinoba-an	Philippines	PLPN	Negros Island	9.75	122.5666667	17.5	2015	432	0.367	0	0.14	0.34	17	0	n.d.	22b	509	9	45		122	34		"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcanthite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, gold, hematite/specularite, jarosite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"limestone, metavolcanic rocks"	"andesite porphyry, basalt flow, diorite, quartz diorite, pyroclastics "	before 1972	n.d.	1.5	0.45	0.53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2% Cu cut-off grade; pre-feasibility stage in 2005. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ino-Capayang			Philippines	PLPN	Marinduque Island	13.5	121.8833333	0	n.d.	50	0.5	0.005	0.03	1.3	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	503	13	30		121	53		"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite/tenorite, goethite/limonite, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"dacite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kalamatan			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.591666667	126.0666667	0	n.d.	26	0.34	0	0.37	0	20c	0.3	"25a, 20c"	25a	516	7	35	30	126	4	0	"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, magnetite, pyrite"	"andesite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone, shale"	"andesite, dacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kennon South East/Black Mountain	"South-East, Black Mountain"	Baguio district	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.36666667	120.6	2.1	2.1	62	0.378	0.013	0.33	4	17	0	"20c, 25c"	"18b, 25b, 25e"	495	16	22		120	36		"anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonates, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	n.d.	"breccia,  conglomerate, diabase dikes, quartz diorite, gabbro, granodiorite,  schist, siltstone "	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	"0.44 g/t Au average grade, according to Clark and Arancibia (1996). Exposed."	"Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116.

Clark, A.H., and Arancibia, O.N., 1996, The occurrence, paragenesis and implications of magnetite-rich alteration-mineralization in calc-alkaline porphyry copper deposits, in Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits  II: Proceedings of the Second Giant Ore Deposits Workshop, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, p. 583640. 

Divis, A.F., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216.

Fernandez, J.C., 1986, Geology and mineral resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, Manila, 446 p.

Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161.

Mitchell, A.H.G, and Leach, T.M., 1991, Epithermal gold in the Philippines, island arc metallogenesis, geothermal systems and geology: Academic Press, London, 457 p.

MMAJJICA, 1977, Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III: Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p.

Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources:  Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p."
Kilongolao			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.4	120.8666667	0	n.d.	50	0.35	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	483	17	24		120	52		"bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	quartz diorite	1972	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	Exploration 19721975.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kingking 			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.166666667	125.9916667	10	middlelate Miocene	749	0.387	0	0.432	5	20c	0.4	n.d.	n.d.	520	7	10	0	125	59	30	"anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, goethite, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	"Resources as of 2000 based on 0.2 % Cu cut-off grade. Feasibility study, mineable reserves 353 Mt at 0.385% Cu and 0.439 g/t Au. Exposed."	"Almogela, D.H., 1974, Geologic environment and economic possibilities of porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 3, p. 116.

Fernandez, J.C., 1986, Geology and mineral resources of the Philippines, v. 2, Mineral Resources: Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, Ministry of Natural Resources, Manila, 446 p.

Fortuna, J., 1998, Late porphyry-related gold mineralization at the Kingking porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Mindanao, Philippines: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 35, p. 5.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf 

Mitchell, A.H.G, and Leach, T.M., 1991, Epithermal gold in the Philippines, island arc metallogenesis, geothermal systems and geology: Academic Press, London, 457 p.

Philippine Society of Mining Engineers, 2007, Copper, 8 p.: www.psem.ph/readarticle.php?article_id=29

Sillitoe, R.H., 1989, Gold deposits in western Pacific island arcs: the magmatic connection, in Keays, R.R., Ramsay, W.R.H., and Groves, D.I., eds., The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988: Economic Geology Monograph 6, p. 274291.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p.

Suerte L., Nishihara, S., Imai, A., Watanabe, K., Yumul, G.P., Jr., and Maglambayan, V.B., 2006, Adakitic intrusive rocks and mineralization in the Kingking porphyry copper deposit, eastern Mindanao, Philippines: Extended Abstracts, 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium, Moscow, 2124 August, 2006, 4 p., CD.

Suerte L., Nishihara, S., Imai, A., Watanabe, K., Yumul, G.P., Jr., and Maglambayan, V.B., 2007, Occurrences of ore minerals and fluid inclusion study on the Kingking porphyry copper-gold deposit, eastern Mindanao, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 57, no. 2, p. 219229."
Labangan			Philippines	PLPN	"Mindanao Island, Zamboanga Peninsula"	7.933333333	123.3	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	515	7	56		123	18		"actinolite,  alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, kaolinite/dickite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	n.d.	"quartz diorite, andesite, dacite, pyroclastics, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lingig			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	8.045555556	126.3816667	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0.2	n.d.	n.d.	694	8	2	44	126	22	54	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite, quartz diorite "	n.d.	"basalt, dolerite"	1974	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"1974 historical intersection of 150 m contains 0.4% Cu, with the last 2 m at a pre-set depth of 250 m containing 4.93% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au, and 10 g/t Ag. The drill program is scheduled for early 2008.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lumbay 		"Kalawang, Colossal"	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	14.76666667	121.3166667		n.d.	78	0.4	0.0008	0.03	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	500	14	46		121	19		"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chromite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "	"andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry"	gneiss	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite flow, basalt breccia, basalt flow, dacite tuff, siltstone"	1973	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	Exploration 19731977.  Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Luna-Asiga			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	9.258333333	125.5233333	3.5	Pliocene	26	0.36	0.01	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	514	9	15	30	125	31	24	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	quartz diorite	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	"Exploration 1968-1969, 1972. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Manag			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	17.76666667	121.2333333	0	n.d.	20	0.5	0	1.1	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	481	17	46		121	14		"bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, limonite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz diorite porphyry	quartz diorite	"andesite, basalt, graywacke, shale"	1979	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	Exploration 19791980. 1.12 g/t Au (67 m) and 0.01% Mo (128 m). 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mapula			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.35	126.0166667	10	middle-late Miocene 	78	0.4	0	0.37	3.6	20c	0.4	20c	25a	518	7	21		126	1		"actinolite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite pyroclastics, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Marcopper 	"Tapian, San Antonio"		Philippines	PLPN	Marinduque Island	13.45	122.0833333	20.5	2120	372	0.55	0.0035	0.11	0.7	20c	0	n.d.	22c	504	13	27		122	5		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, diorite dike, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	"conglomerate, shale"	"andesite, basalt, andesite porphyry, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, chert, claystone, diorite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, marble, quartz diorite, sandstone, siltstone "	1930s	1969	1.7	0.64	0.85	3.4	2.5	6.7	2.7	2	4.2	Tumbagahan (Pauli) prospect  2 km WNW of the main pit. Exposed.	"Clark, A.H., 1993,  Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Loudon, A.G., 1976,  Marcopper porphyry copper deposit, Philippines: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 721732.

Loudon, A.G., 1981,  Marcopper porphyry copper deposit, Philippines: Journal of Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 35, no. 2, p. 123.

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1998, List of the metallic mineral deposits in Asia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 43 p.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p.

Takenouchi, S., 1980,  Preliminary studies on fluid inclusions of the SantoTomas II (Philex) and Tapian (Marcroper) porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 141150.

Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981,  Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods:  Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135."
Marian		Cordon	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.75	121.35	25	25	55	0.427	0	0.24	0	20c	0	n.d.	22b	489	16	45		121	21		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, monzonite porphyry, trachyandesite porphyry"	 n.d.	"andesite agglomerate, sandstone, shoshonite, siltstone, syenite, syenite porphyry "	1969	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25	Exploration 19691975.  Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Matanlang		 Larap 	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	14.23333333	122.7333333	20.5	Early Miocene	65	0.35	0.005	0.4	0	20c	0	25b	"18a, 8d, 22c, 25b"	501	14	14		122	44		"actinolite, alunite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diaspore, epidote, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, uraninite/pitchblende"	"dacite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, peridotite, quartzite, schist, skarn, trondhjemite"	"andesite, andesite clastics, shale"	12th century	n.d.	0.8	0.6	0.48	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Camarines Norte district, SE Luzon. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pisumpan			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	15.00833333	120.3666667	2.1	4.10.19	20	0.41	0	0.6	3	20c	0	20c	n.d.	498	15	0	30	120	22		"alunite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, dickite, kaolinite, malachite, diaspore, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite porphyry, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite flow, andesite tuff, dacite flow, dacite tuff"	1972	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Salatan			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	6.566666667	124.4	19.5	PreM. Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	521	6	34		124	24		"alunite, chlorite, enargite, hematite, kaolinite, malachite, pyrophyllite, sericite, pyrite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"basalt, andesite, graywacke, shale"	1982	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
San AntonioPhilex		Tabbac	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.75	120.7		n.d.	170	0.44	0.001	0.07	1.2	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	490	16	45		120	42		"anhydrite/gypsum, actinolite, azurite, bornite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, clay minerals, copper, cuprite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	andesite	1962	n.d.	0.26	0.2	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	Exploration 19681981; 17 t oxidized ore at 0.52% Cu. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
San Fabian			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.38333333	120.9833333	20.6	20.6	314	0.27	0	0.21	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	494	16	23		120	59		"bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, copper, epidote, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, malachite/azurite, montmorillonite/smectite, pyrite, sericite"	"monzonite porphyry, andesite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, dacite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, limestone, sandstone, syenite porphyry"	1966	n.d.	1.3	0.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	1	Exploration 19661980. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Santo Nio	"Southwest, Ullman,Suluakan"		Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.49027778	120.6555556	9.5	9.5	286	0.345	0.008	0.2	1.7	17	0	25c	n.d.	492	16	29	25	120	39	20	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite "	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry"	conglomerate	"andesite, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz gabbro, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	1972	0	0	0	2.5	1	2	0	0	0	Mined by open-pit 19721981. Exposed.	"Apostol, E.L., 1974,  Porphyry copper deposits in Baguio district, Luzon, Philippines: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 2, p. 3243. 

Bryner, L., 1969, Ore deposits of the Philippinesan introduction to their geology: Economic Geology, v. 64, p. 644666.

Divis, A.F., 1983,  The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216.

Govett, G.J.S., and Hale, W.E., 1967, Geochemical orientation and exploration near a disseminated copper deposit, Luzon, Philippines: Transactions of the Institution of mining and Metallurgy, London, Series B, v. 76, p. B190B191. 

Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161.
 
MMAJJICA, 1977, Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III: Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p.

Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in the Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230. 

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP),  CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p."
Santo Tomas II		Philex	Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.26305556	120.6225	1.5	1.5	449	0.375	0.0005	0.7	1.5	20c	0	"18b, 25e"	n.d.	496	16	15	47	120	37	21	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite"	"basalt flow, limestone, clastic sediments"	"andesite, metavolcanic rocks, conglomerate, dacite, diorite, gabbro,  siltstone"	n.d.	1957	0.57	0.46	0.21	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	"Mined by open-pit until 2004. In ore: 0.045 g/t Pt, 0.032 g/t Pd. Exposed."	"Apostol, E.L., 1974, Porphyry copper deposits in Baguio district, Luzon, Philippines:  Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 28, no. 2, p. 3243.

Bryner, L., 1969, Ore deposits of the Philippinesan introduction to their geology: Economic Geology, v. 64, p. 644666.

Imai, A., Muyco J.D., Domingo, E.G., Almeda, R.L., Villones, R.I., Yumul, G.P., Jr., Damasco, F.V., Baluda, R.I., Malihan, T.D., Datuin, R.T., Punongbayan, R.S., Listanco, E.L., and Santos, R.A., 1992, Porphyry copper and gold mineralization in the Philippines: 29th IGC Field Trip Guide Book, Volume 6, Mineral deposits of Japan and Philippines: The Society of Resource Geology, Tokyo, p. C36-1C36-30. 

Imai, A., 2001, Generation and evolution of ore fluids for porphyry Cu-Au mineralization of the Santo Tomas II (Philex) deposit, Philippines: Resource Geology, v. 51, no. 2, p. 7196.

MMAJJICA, 1977,  Report on geological survey of northeastern Luzon, Phase III:  Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, 280 p.

Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development:  Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230.

Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources:  Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p.

Sillitoe, R.H., 1997, Characteristics and controls of the largest porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum-Pacific region: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 44, p. 373-388.
 
Takenouchi, S., 1980,  Preliminary studies on fluid inclusions of the Santo Tomas II (Philex) and Tapian (Marcroper) porphyry copper deposits in the Philippines:  Mining Geology Special Issue, no. 8, p. 141150.

Tarkian, M., and Koopmann, G., 1995, Platinum-group minerals in the Santo Tomas II (Philex) porphyry copper-gold deposit, Luzon Island, Philippines: Mineralium Deposita, v. 30, p. 3947.

Togashi, Y., Domingo, E.G., Sta. Cruz, J.R., Nakagawa, M., and Murao, S., 1989,  KAr ages of igneous rocks from the Philex (Santo Tomas II) auriferous porphyry copper deposit, Philippines (Abstract):  Mining Geology, v. 39, p. 59. "
Sinipsip			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.73333333	120.7666667		n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	20c	n.d.	491	16	44		120	46		"bornite, chalcopyrite, gold, hematite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"basalt flow, spilite, graywacke, limestone, shale"	quartz diorite	1974	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	"Exploration 19741977, 0.08 Mt at 0.02 to 0.51% Cu, 0.035% Mo (73 m), <0.02 g/t Au.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sipalay 	"Baclao, Cansibit- Bunulig"	Colet	Philippines	PLPN	Negros Island	9.816666667	122.45	30	30	807	0.473	0.0139	0.05	1.5	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	508	9	49		122	27		"azurite/malachite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"aplite, breccia, granodiorite, dacite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone"	"andesite tuff, sandstone, basalt flow, pyroclastics, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, limestone "	n.d.	1957	1.5	0.6	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Mined by open-pit until 2004. Remained reserve 326 Mt at 0.415% Cu, 0.006% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, 2.5 g/t Ag (Mines..., 2007). Exposed."	"Divis, A.E., 1983, The geology and geochemistry of Philippine porphyry copper deposits, in Hayes, D.E., ed., The tectonic and geologic evolution of southeast Asian seas and islands: American Geophysical Union, Washington, Part 2, p. 173216.

Domingo, B.B., 1980,  Contribution to the geology of the Cansibit-Binuling orebody Sipalay mine, Negros Occidental: Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines, v. 34, no. 2, p. 2432. 

Kinkel, A.R., Santos-Yigon, L.M., Sanmaniego, S., and Crispin, O., eds., Copper deposits of the Philippines: Special Project Series Publication no. 16Copper, Bureau of Mines of the Philippines, Manila, 305 p.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Philippines, 2007, Priority Mineral development projects of the Philippines, 27 p.: www.mgb.gov.ph/revitalization_files/revitalization_23projectsprofile.pdf

Motegi, M., 1977, Porphyry copper deposits in Philippinestheir tectonic setting and present status of development: Mining Geology, v. 27, p. 221230.

Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 1986, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Philippines, v. 2: Mineral Resources: Manila, Philippines, Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, 446 p.

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p.

Walther, H.W., Frster, H., Harre, W., Kreuzer, H., Lenz, H., Mller, P., and Raschka, H., 1981,  Early Cretaceous porphyry copper mineralization on Cebu Island, Philippines, dated with KAr and RbSr methods: Geologische Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Hf. 48, p. 2135."
Suguibon			Philippines	PLPN	Negros Island	9.566666667	122.6333333		n.d.	26	0.35	0.015	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	513	9	34		122	38		"bornite, chalcopyrite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, dacite porphyry"	1973	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sulat			Philippines	PLPN	Samar Island	11.81666667	125.25	10	middle-late Miocene	32.5	0.61	0	0.62	21	20c	0	20c	25b	505	11	49		125	15		"chalcopyrite, galena, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	n.d.	n.d.	"dacite flow, dacite tuff, basalt flow, basalt breccia, sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tagpura-Maangob 			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	7.543333333	126.1	0	n.d.	75.6	0.44	0.008	0.5	4	20c	0.2	25a	"20c, 18a"	517	7	32	36	126	6	0	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	"conglomerate, limestone, shale "	"andesite, dacite "	n.d.	1978	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	Mined by open-pit 19781981. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tampakan			Philippines	PLPN	Mindanao Island	6.475	125.05	3.5	Pliocene	2500	0.48	0	0.2	0	17	0	n.d.	25e	522	6	28	30	125	3		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	 limestone	"andesite porphyry, andesite, andesite pyroclastics, dacite, sandstone, volcaniclastics"	1992	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2% Cu cut-off. Pre-feasibility stage. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tawi-Tawi			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	16.45	120.8666667	4.55	5.63.5	159	0.39	0.008	0.16	1.7	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	493	16	27		120	52		"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, galena, gold, gypsum, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	"andesite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry"	"shale, sandstone"	"andesite, andesite tuff, andesite tuff breccia, basalt, basalt tuff, dacite, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.		0	0	7	2.5	14	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Taysan			Philippines	PLPN	Luzon Island	13.8	121.1333333	7.3	7.3	600	0.31	0.003	0.3	1.2	20c	0	20c	25b	502	13	48		121	8		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry"	"limestone, quartz diorite, trondhjemite"	"andesite, conglomerate, gabbro, graywacke,  metavolcanic rocks, pillow basalt, quartz diorite porphyry, sandstone, tuff"	1968	n.d.	1	0.5	0.39	2.5	1.5	3	0	0	0	70% of the deposit area covered.	"Anonymous, 2006, Mindoro stays the course in the Philippines: The Northern Miner, August 1824, 2006, p. B7B8. 

Delos Santos, M.S., Jr., and Kajiwara, Y., 1995, The geology, mineralization and hydrothermal alteration of the Taysan porphyry copper deposit, Batangas, Philippines (abstract): Resource Geology, v. 45, no. 4, p. 279.

Imai, A., 2002, Metallogenesis of porphyry Cu deposits of the Western Luzon Arc, Philippines: K-Ar ages, SO3 contents of microphenocrystic apatite and significance of intrusive rocks: Resource Geology, v. 52, no. 2, p.147161.

Leach, T.M., 1999, Evolution of selected porphyry copper-gold systems in the Northwest Pacific Region and its relevance to exploration, in Weber, G., ed., Pacrim 99 Congress Proceedings, International Congress on earth science, exploration and mining around Pacific rim: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series no. 4/99, p. 211225.  

McPHAR Geophysical Services, 2006, Tayson project, 1 p.: www.mcphar.com.ph/case-taysan.asp

Sillitoe, R.H., and Gappe, I.M., Jr., 1984, Philippine porphyry copper deposits: geologic setting and characteristics: Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), CCOP Technical Publication 14, 89 p.

Wolfe, J.A., Manuzon, M.S., and Divis, A.F., 1978, The Taysan porphyry copper deposit, Southern Luzon Island, Philippines:  Economic Geology, v. 73, p. 608617."
Dolina Bedkowska			Poland	PLND		50.11666667	19.95	343	Middle or Late Paleozoic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	350	50	7		19	57		"bismuth, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tellurobismuthite, wolframite"	"pegmatite, rhyodacite porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyolite porphyry"	limestone 	"conglomerate, rhyolite, sandstone, slate"	n.d.	n.d.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Myszkow			Poland	PLND		50.61666667	19.36666667	297.5	305-290	460	0.152	0.048	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	18b	348	50	37		19	22		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"granodiorite, hornfels, lamprophyre, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn "	n.d.	"conglomerate, carbonate rocks, quartzite, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.041% W in ore.	"Badera, J., 2001, Stockwork system in the Myszkow porphyry ore deposit, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 363366. 

Chaffee, M.A., Eppinger, R.G., Lason, K., Slosarz, J., and Podemski, M., 1994, The Myszkow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Poland: International Geology Review, v. 36, p. 947960.

Chaffee, M.A., Eppinger, R.G., Krzysztof, L., Slosarz, J., and Podemski, M., 1997, A geological alteration, and geochemical model of the Myszkow porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southern Poland, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration, where they meet?: Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 851854. 

Haranczyk, C., 1980,  Paleozoic porphyry copper deposits in Poland, in  Jancovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of  an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September 1979, Belgrade, p. 8996.

Markowiak, M., Slosarz, J., Lason, K., Podemski, M., Karwowski, L., and Chaffee, M.A., 2001, Palaeozoic porphyry molybdenum-tungsten mineralization in the Myszkow area, southern Poland, in Piestrzynski, A., et al., eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 445448.

Podemski, M., ed., 2001, Paleozoic porphyry molybdenum-tungsten deposit in the Myszkow area, southern Poland: Polish Geological Institute Special Papers, v. 6, p. 1-88.

Rusinov, V.L., 2002, MyshkowMo-W-Porphyry deposit in Poland: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 44, no. 5, p. 403-404.  "
Pilica			Poland	PLND		50.46666667	19.61666667	343	Middle or Upper Paleozoic		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	349	50	28		19	37		"albite, bornite, Bi-minerals, carbonate, carrollite, cassiterite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tellurides, tourmaline, wolframite "	"breccia, granodiorite, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"gabbro, gabbro-diabase, sandstone, slate"	n.d.	n.d.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Rio Vivi	"Cala Abajo, Piedra Hueca, and Sapo Alegre"		Puerto Rico	PTRC		18.25	-66.41666667	41	41	218	0.73	0.002	0.3	1	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	206	18	15		-66	-25		"albite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, zeolite"	"breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone"	"basalt, basalt tuff, felsic tuff, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tuffaceous sandstone"	1957	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tanama	Helecho		Puerto Rico	PTRC		18.25	-66.81666667	42	42	126	0.64	0.005	0.38	1.7	20c	1.5	17	17	205	18	15		-66	-49		"actinolite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	"breccia, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone"	"basalt, basaltic tuff, felsic tuff, quartz diorite, granodiorite, tuffaceous sandstone"	1956	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	19	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bolcana		Bolcana Troita	Romania	RMNA	Metaliferi Mountains	45.98333333	23.03333333	10	10 (Re-Os)	90	0.3	0	0.03	0	17	0	"17, 25a, 25e"	"17, 22c, 25a"	361	45	59		23	2		"actinolite, albite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, illite/smectite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, silver "	"andesite porphyry, breccia "	ophiolite	"andesite, dacitic tuff, diorite, rhyodacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0.54	0.4	0.17	3	1.3	3.1	0	0	0		"Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and gold-bearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670.

Cardon, O., Reisberg, L., Andre-Mayer, A.S., Leroy, J., and Milu, V., 2006, Re-Os isotope systematics: sources and age of epithermal and porphyry copper deposits (abstract): Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 70, no. 18, Supplement 1, p. A82. 

Drew, L.J., and Berger, B.R., 2001, Model of the porphyry copper/polymetallic vein kin-deposit system: Application in the Metalifieri Mountains, Romania, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 519522. 

Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317.

Milu, V., Leroy, J.L., and Piantone, P., 2003, The Bolcana Cu-Au ore deposit (Metalliferi Mountains, Romania): first data on the alteration and related mineralisation: Comptes Rendus Geosciences, v. 335, no. 8, p. 671680. "
Bozovici			Romania	RMNA		44.75	22	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	368	44	45		22	0		"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz monzodiorite porphyry	n.d.	schist	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bucium Tarnita			Romania	RMNA		46.23333333	23.2	14.9	Miocene	335	0.5	0	0.36	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	356	46	14		23	12		"albite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, hematite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, andesite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, sandstone, conglomerate"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ciclova		Banat Mountains	Romania	RMNA		44.98333333	21.78333333	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b"	366	44	59		21	47		"actinolite, arsenopyrite, bismuthinite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cobaltite, cubanite, epidote, galena, glaucodot, lllingite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"hornfels, marble, migmatite, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"clastic sedimentary rocks, limestone, marl, quartz monzodiorite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cofu			Romania	RMNA		45.55	22.35	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	364	45	33		22	21		"chalcopyrite, kaolinite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz diorite porphyry	flysch	marl	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Deva			Romania	RMNA		45.87666667	22.88777778	13.3	Neogene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	362	45	52	36	22	53	16	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clausthalite, digenite, galena, gold, hematitemagnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, tourmaline"	"andesite porphyry, breccia, diorite porphyry"	schist	"andesite, basaltic andesite, metasedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Moldova Noua		Banat	Romania	RMNA		44.73777778	21.7025	65	Laramian	500	0.35	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	370	44	44	16	21	42	9	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite, granodiorite, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"dolomite, limestone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Berza, T., Constantinescu, E., and Vlad, S.-N., 1998, Upper Cretaceous magmatic series and associated mineralization in the Carpathian-Balcan orogen: Resources Geology, v. 48, no. 4, p. 291306.

Bestinescu, S., 1984,  Porphyry copper systems in the southern Apuseni Mountains  Romania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 4950.

Borcos, M., Justin, A., and Berbeleac, I., 1984, Neogene porphyry copper ore deposits in the Metalifery Mountains in Transylvania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 207.

Cioflica, G., and Vlad, S., 1980, Copper sulphide deposits related to Laramian magmatism in Romania, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 6772.  

Folea, I.V.S., and Berbeliac, I., 1987, Copper-base metallogenesis in Romania, in S. Jankovic, ed., Mineral deposits of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt between Alps and the Pamirs (selected examples): UNESCO/IGCP Project no. 169, Belgrade, p. 4052.

Ianovici, V, and Borcos, M., 1982, Romania, in Dunning, F. W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2: Southeastern Europe: Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, p. 55142.

Ianovici, V., Neacsu, G., and Neascu, V., 1990, Libearing stevensite from Moldova Noua, Romania:  Clays and Clay Minerals, v. 38, no. 2, p. 171-178.

Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317."
Musariu			Romania	RMNA		46.15	22.8	13.3	Neogene	12	0.2	0	0.3	0	20c	0	n.d.	"17, 22c"	359	46	9		22	48		"altaite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, empressite, frohbergite, nagyagite, pyrite, rucklidgeite 
[(Bi,Pb)3Te4], rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sttzite, sylvanite, tellurantimony [Sb2Te3], tellurium, tellurobismuthite"	andesite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, dacite tuff, rhyodacite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Blind porphyry mineralization at 300800 m depth.	"Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. 

Ciobanu, C.L., Cook, N.J., Mavrogenes, J., Damian, G., and Damian, F., 2007, (Au)-pb-Te melts: annealing-quenching experiments on samples from the Misariu deposit, Brad district, Romania, in Kojonen, K.K., Cook, N.J., and Ojala, V.J., eds., Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits: Field Workshop of IGCP-486, Geological Survey of Finland, Guide 53, p. 513. 

Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317.

Vlad, S., 2007, Blind porphyry CuAu (Mo) mineralization of Romania and its variable peripheral expressions as veins and skarns, in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 197200."
Oravita			Romania	RMNA	Banat Mountains	45.1	21.81666667	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b"	365	45	6		21	49		"actinolite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite"	"hornfels, marble, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	carbonate rocks	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2005 drilling 105 m at 0.3% Cu including 30 m at 0.54% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Rosia Poieni			Romania	RMNA		46.33333333	23.16666667	9.2	9.42 9.16 (Ar-Ar)	431	0.55	0	0.25	0	20c	0	"17, 19a"	"17, 25b"	354	46	20		23	10		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite"	n.d.	"andesite, claystone, gypsum, marl, sandstone"	1970s	1986	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. 

Berza, T., Constantinescu, E., and Vlad, S.-N., 1998, Upper Cretaceous Magmatic series and associated mineralization in the Carpathian-Balcan orogen: Resources Geology, v. 48, no. 4, p. 291306.

Bestinescu, S., 1984,  Porphyry copper systems in the southern Apuseni Mountains  Romania: International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 4950.

Borcos, M., Justin, A., and Berbeleac, I., 1984, Neogene porphyry copper ore deposits in the Metalifery Mountains in Transylvania:  International Geological Congress 27th, Abstracts, v. 6, Section 12, p. 207.

Damman, A. H., Kars, S. M., Touret, J. L. R., Rieffe, E. C., Kramer, J. A. L. M., Vis, R. D., and Pintea, I., 1996, PIXE and SEM analyses of fluid inclusions in quartz crystals from the Kalteration zone of the Rosia Poieni porphyry-Cu deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Rumania:  European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 8, p. 10811096.

Folea, I.S., and Berbeliac, I., 1987, Copper-base metallogenesis in Romania, in S. Jankovic, ed., Mineral deposits of the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt between Alps and the Pamirs (selected examples): UNESCO/IGCP Project no. 169, Belgrade, p. 4052.

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Ianovici, V, and Borcos, 1982, Romania, in Dunning, F. W., Mykura, W, and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2, p. 55142.

Ianovici, V., Vlad, S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317.

Kouzmanov, K., Ivascanu, P., Connor, G., 2005, Porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au-Ag deposits in the southern Apuseni Mountains, Romania (abstract): Ore Geology Reviews, v. 27, nos. 14, p. 4647. 

Kouzmanov, K.,von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Harris, C.R., and Heinrich, C.A., 2007, Miocene magmatism and ore formation in the South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: new genetic and timing constraints,  in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 865868.

Kouzmanov, K., Wallier, S., Rey, R., Pettke, T., Ivascanu, P., and Heinrich, C., 2004, Fluid processes at the porphyry-to-epithermal transition: Rosi Poeni copper-gold deposit, Romania, in Predictive mineral discovery under cover: Society of Economic Geologists 2004 session abstracts, Perth, Western Australia, CDROM, p. 383386.

Marcoux, E., Grancea, L., Lupulescu, M., and Milsi, J.P., 2002, Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from Romanian Carpathian mountains: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, n0. 2, p. 173184.  

Milu V., Milesi, J.-P., Leroy, J.L., 2004, Rosia Poeni copper deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania: advanced argillic overprint of a porphyry system: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 173188."
Rovina	Colnic		Romania	RMNA		46.16666667	22.9	14.9	Miocene	228.3	0.204	0	0.42	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	357	46	10		22	54		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, pyrite"	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacitic tuff, rhyodacite, sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25% Cu cut-off. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sasca			Romania	RMNA		44.86666667	21.71666667	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	367	44	52		21	43		"argentite, arsenopyrite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, garnet, gold, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pekoite [PbCuBi11(S,Se)18], pyrite, pyroxene, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite, wollastonite "	"quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"carbonate rocks, clastic sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sopot			Romania	RMNA		44.75	21.95	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	369	44	45		21	57		"chalcopyrite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"carbonate, clastic sedimentary rocks, monzodiorite, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Talagiu			Romania	RMNA	Zarand Mountains	46.26666667	22.15	8.2	Late Miocene	150	0.35	0	0.6	0	20c	0	n.d.	25e	355	46	16		22	9		"adularia, albite, alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite "	"andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, hornfels"	n.d.	"andesite, pyroclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	2.1	0.8	1.3	5.5	2.8	12	0	0	0	Blind porphyry mineralization at 400 m depth.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tincova			Romania	RMNA		45.56666667	22.23333333	65	Laramian		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	363	45	34		22	14		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	schist	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Valea Morii			Romania	RMNA	Metaliferi Mountains	46.15	22.85	11.4	11.41  11.3 (Ar-Ar)	100	0.25	0	0.31	0	20c	0	n.d.	"22c, 25b"	358	46	9		22	51		"anatase, anhydrite, apatite, barite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, galena, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, "	andesite porphyry	clastic rocks	"andesite, dacitic tuff, rhyodacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Berbeleac, I., Popa, T., Marian, I., Iliescu, D., and Costea, C., 1995, Neogene porphyry copper-gold and goldbearing epithermal deposits in South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 665670. 

Drew, L.J., and Berger, B.R., 2001, Model of the porphyry copper/polymetallic vein kin-deposit system: Application in the Metalifieri Mountains, Romania, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 519522. 

Ianovici, V., Vlad S., Borcos, M., and Bostinescu, S., 1977, Alpine porphyry copper mineralization of West Romania: Mineralium Deposita, v. 12, p. 307317.

Kouzmanov, K., Pettke, T., Heinrich, C.A, Riemer,S., Ivascanu, P.M., and Rosu, E., 2003, The porphyry to epithermal transition in a magmatic-hydrothermal system: Valea Morii copper-gold deposit, Apuseni Mts, Romania, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 303306.   

Kouzmanov, K., von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Harris, C.R., and Heinrich, C.A., 2007, Miocene magmatism and ore formation in the South Apuseni Mountains, Romania: new genetic and timing constraints,  in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 2, p. 865868.

Marcoux, E., Grancea, L., Lupulescu, M., and Milsi, J.P., 2002, Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from Romanian Carpathian mountains: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, no. 2, p. 173184.  "
Voia			Romania	RMNA	Metaliferi Mountains	46.06111111	22.96666667	11	12.4 10.27		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"17, 18b, 22c"	360	46	3	40	22	58		"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry "	"conglomerate, gravelstone, limestone, mudstone, Sandstone "	"andesite, dacite tuff, rhyodacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Aksug			Russia	RUSA	Tuva	53.43333333	96.66666667	515	"5182  5112 
(Re-Os); 3681  3628 (Ar-Ar)"	370.5	0.67	0.015	0.12	1.09	17	0	17	17	443	53	26		96	40		"biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, enargite, galena, hematite, magnetite, merenskyite [(Pd,Pt)Te2], molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite/tetrahedrite "	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	"andesite, black shale, diabase, spilite"	"conglomerate, diorite, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, granosyenite, monzonite, quartz diorite, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, tonalite, trondhjemite"	1952	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Reported: 5 to 96 ppb Pt, 16 to 924 ppb Pd; 14 to 50 ppb  Re."	"Berzina, A.I., Korobeinikov, A.F., 2007, Rhenium concentrations in the host rocks and ores at the Aksug and Sora porphyry Cu-Mo deposits (Russia), in Andrew, C.J., and others, eds., Digging Dipper: Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, v. 1, p. 459462. 

Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2001, Precious metal contents of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of Russia and Mongolia, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 699702.

Berzina, A.I., Sotnikov, V.I., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D.G., 2007, First finding of merenskyite 
(Pd,Pt)Te2 in porphyry Cu-Mo ores in Russia: Russian Geology and Geophysics, v. 48, p. 656658. 

Berzina, A.N., Stein, H.J., Zimmerman, A., Sotnikov, V.I., 2003, Re-Os ages for molybdenite from porphyry Cu-Mo and greizen Mo-W deposits of southern Siberia (Russia) preserve metallogenic record, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 231234. 

Chetvertakov, I.V., 1991, Distribution of copper-molybdenum mineralization in the northeastern part of Tuva: Geology and Geophysics, no. 4, p. 3639 (in Russian). 

Chetvertakov, I.V., and Yarovoi, S.A., 1989, Porphyry copper mineralization related to gabbro-plagiogranite intrusions of Mainsk complex at northeastern Tuva, in Sotnikov, V.I., and Obolenski, A.A., eds., Magmatism of copper molybdenum ore districts: Transactions of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, no. 747, Novosibirsk, p. 7579 (in Russian).  

Khomichev, V.L., 1986, Copper porphyry mineralization in Tuva: Soviet Geology, no 2, p. 5054 (in Russian). 

Popov, V.S., Kudryavtsev, Y.K., Altukhov, E.N., Zabelin, V.I., and Dobryanski, G.I., 1988, The geological setting of porphyry-copper and porphyry-molybdenum mineralization of the AltaiSayan fold region: International Geological Review, v. 30, p. 453458.

Sotnikov, V.I., Berzina, A.N., Economou-Eliopoulos, M., and Eliopoulos, D., 2001, Palladium, platinum and gold distribution in porphyry CuMo deposits of Russia and Mongolia: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 95111.

Sotnikov, V.I., Ponomarchuk, V.A., Berzina, A.N., and Gimon,V.O., 2003, The Aksug porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Tuva, Russia, 40Ar/39Ar dating and magma constraints,  in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.1: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 391394."
Birgildinskoe			Russia	RUSA	South Urals	54.99638889	61.08805556	347	347		0	0	0	0	17	1.52	22c	17	438	54	59	47	61	5	17	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, plagiogranite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite"	"andesitic basalt, dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist, tuff"	"andesite porphyry, diabase, spilite"	n.d.	n.d.	0.6	0.1	0.05	0	0	0	1.2	0.3	0.28		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Borgulikan			Russia	RUSA	Amur region	53.75	126.6166667	123	"122.91.7  
122.60.7 (Ar-Ar)"		0	0	0	0	17		n.d.	n.d.	695	53	45		126	37		"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fahlore, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline, zeolite "	"breccia, quartz monzodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, monzodiorite porphyry, pyroclastics"	1950s.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.160.31% Cu, 0.005% Mo, 0.430.47 g/t Au, "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kiyalykh-uzen			Russia	RUSA	Khakass	54.05	89.56666667	347	Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous	30	1	0.05	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	18b	442	54	3		89	34		"chalcopyrite, enargite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite"	"quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, granodiorite, pyroclastics, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, rhyolite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Krasnogorskoe			Russia	RUSA	Kamchatka	53.91666667	157.3833333	14.9	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	448	53	55		157	23		"albite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, molybdenite, pyrite"	"diorite porphyry, quartz diorite"	"granite, gneiss, phyllite, schist "	"andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kyzyk-Chadr			Russia	RUSA	Tuva	52.93333333	96.78333333	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	444	52	56		96	47		"bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	granodiorite porphyry	"amphibolite, andesite, dacite, diabase, gneiss, greenstone, rhyolite, sandstone, spilite"	"diorite, gabbro-diorite, plagiogranite, granodiorite "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lekyntelbei			Russia	RUSA	Polar Urals	67.86666667	66.33333333	315	370260		0	0	0	0	17	0	28a	n.d.	441	67	52		66	20		"albite, barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"andesite, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry, gabbro-diabase, gabbro-diorite, plagiogranite, quartz porphyry"	"sandstone, shale, siltstone"	"andesite porphyry, andesitic basalt porphyry, andesitic dacite, basalt porphyry, dacite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Ore grades: 0.5% Cu, 0.002% Mo; medium-size deposit. 370260 Ma K-Ar sericite.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lora		 Nakhtandjin	Russia	RUSA	Magadan region	59.25	153.7666667	94.5	9792	178	0.5	0.025	0	2.1	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	447	59	15		153	46		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, goethite, ilmenite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	"explosive breccia, plagiogranite porphyry"	"gabbro, granite"	"basalt, granodiorite, rhyolite, tonalite, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Miheevskoye			Russia	RUSA	South Urals	53.22611111	60.82361111	345	Early Carboniferous	426.6	0.37	0	0.1	0	17	0	17	22c	697	53	13	34	60	49	25	"actinolite, albite, arsenopyrite, biotite, bornite, chalcosite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, sphene"	quartz diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, andesitic basalt, basalt, conglomerate, diorite, granite porphyry, granodiorite, mudstone, serpentinite, siltstone, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Ore contains 0.01 to 2.7 ppm Re. Covered by Quaternary sediments. 	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Nakhodka	Vesenny		Russia	RUSA	Magadan region	66.48333333	164.7333333	142	141.82		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	25a	696	66	29		164	44		"adularia, apatite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, cubanite, electrum, freibergite, hematite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite "	"breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, porphyry, syenite porphyry"	"granodiorite porphyry, gravelstone, sandstone, siltstone"	"basalt, rhyodacite, rhyodacitic tuff"	1971	n.d.	2.8	1.1	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Average grades: 0.4% Cu, 0.015% Mo, and 0.15 g/t Au; 68.2 g/t Au (average 3.6 g/t Au) and 277.4 g/t Ag (average 35 g/t Ag) in the Vesenny main ore zone. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Novonikolaevsk			Russia	RUSA	Urals	53.23333333	60.56666667	340	340		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	436	53	14		60	34		"actinolite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, pyrite, paragonite, sericite, talc"	adamellite porphyry	"basalt, andesite, dacite"	"quartz diorite, tuff, tuffaceous gravelstone, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.		0	0	3.2	0.3	0.75	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Osennee	"Oksa, Usinskoe"		Russia	RUSA	Magadan region	59.71666667	150.3166667	94.5	9792		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	445	59	43		150	19		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"granite porphyry, lamprophyre"	"tonalite, diorite"	"gabbro, granite, granodiorite, syenite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.1% Cu, 0.1 to 0.33 Mo, 5 g/t Ag; Au- bearing ore."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Peschanka		Baimka	Russia	RUSA	Magadan region	66.6	164.5666667	142	141.82	940	0.51	0.03	0.42	1.4	17	0	17	n.d.	450	66	36		164	34		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite porphyry, monzodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, syenite porphyry "	 n.d.	"andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzonite, monzonite porphyry, sandstone, siltstone, syenodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	4.4	0.7	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3% Cu cut-off grade.	"Kaminski, V.G., 1989, A geologic exploration model for porphyry copper deposits of the Baimka zone: International Geological Review, v. 31, p. 12401250.

Migachev, I.F., Girfanov, M.M., Shishakov, V.B., 1995, Copper porphyry Peschanka deposit: Rudy i Metally, no. 3, p. 4858 (in Russian).

Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Grybek, D., et al., 1993, Metallogenesis of mainland Alaska and the Russian Northeast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93339, 230 p.

Rozhdestvenski, Y.P., Edovin, Y.I., Igoshina, I.I., and Kalabashkin, S.N., 1976, Copper porphyry mineralization in the Oloi zone (western  Chukotka): Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 18, no. 4, p. 8993. (in Russian). 

Volchkov, A.G., Sokirkin, G.I., and Shishakov, V.B., 1982, Geological structure and composition of ores from Anyui porphyry copper deposit (northeast of the USSR): Geology of Ore Deposits (Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeni), v. 24, no. 6, p. 8692. (in Russian). 

Volkov, A.V., Savva, N.E., Sidorov, A.A., Egorov, V.N., Shapovalov, V.S., Prokofev, V.Y., and Kolova, E.E., 2006, Spatial distribution and formation conditions of Au-bearing porphyry Cu-Mo deposits in the Northeast of Russia: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 48, no. 6, p. 448472. 

Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549."
Salavat			Russia	RUSA	Urals	53.0875	57.46833333	347	Late DevonianEarly Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	434	53	5	15	57	28	6	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite tuff, basalt, basalt porphyry, basalt tuff, gabbrodiorite, quartz gabbro, serpentinite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuffaceous siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	1.3	0.4	0.41	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Medium-size deposit with rates 0.5% Cu, 0.003% Mo; Au in pyrite 0.01 to 0.05 ppm. Ore contains <0.01 to 0.47 ppm Re."	"Grabezhev, A.I., 2007, Rhenium in ores of porphyry copper deposits in the Urals: Doklady Earth Sciences, v. 413, no. 2, p. 265268.

Grabezhev, A., and Borovikov, Y., 1993, Porphyry-copper deposits of the Urals: Proceedings of the 29th International Geological Congress, 1992, Mineral resources Symposia, Volume A: Resource Geology Special Issue, no. 15, Tokyo, p. 275284.    

Grabezhev, A., Korobeynikov, A.F., and Moloshag, V.P., 1996, Gold in Ural porphyry copper-gold deposits: Geochemistry International, v. 33, no. 9, p. 128134.  

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). 

Magadeev, B.D., and Timergazina, A.K., 1970, The Salavat veined-disseminated copper deposit, in Features of geology and magmatism of Ural: Academia of Sciences of the USSR, Ural Division, Sverdlovsk, p. 220223. (in Russian). 

Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian). 

Vorobev, V.I., Kontar, E.S., Prokin, V.A., and Yakovlev, G.F., 1977, Copper deposits of the veined-disseminated type in Ural: Geology of Ore Deposits, v. 18, no. 1, p. 3039. (in Russian). 

Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549."
Tominskoe			Russia	RUSA	South Urals	54.93305556	61.26722222	347	Late DevonianCarboniferous ?	241	0.58	0	0.12	0	17	0	17	22c	440	54	55	59	61	16	2	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	"dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist"	"andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tumannoe			Russia	RUSA	Kamchatka	54.28333333	157.6666667	14.9	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	449	54	17		157	40		"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite"	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, basalt dike"	"granite, gneiss, phyllite, schist "	"andesite, diorite, granodiorite, monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	1.5	0.3	0.35	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Viking		Skalistoe	Russia	RUSA	Magadan region	58.96666667	152.6833333	94.5	9792		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	446	58	58		152	41		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"plagiogranite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"basalt, tonalite, plagiogranite"	1959	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Voznesenskoe			Russia	RUSA	Urals	54.63333333	59.8	367	Late Devonian		0	0	0	0	17	2	n.d.	n.d.	435	54	38		59	48		"albite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, sphalerite"	"diorite, diorite porphyry, plagiogranite"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, gabbro, limestone, serpentinite, tuff, tuffite, clastic rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Au in pyrite 0.02 to 0.07 ppm.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yaguzak			Russia	RUSA	South Urals	54.96111111	61.12555556	347	Late DevonianCarboniferous ?		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"17, 22c"	439	54	57	40	61	7	32	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, paragonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	quartz diorite porphyry	"dacite, granite, granodiorite, rhyodacite, schist"	"andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite, quartz diorite, tuff, tuffite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Zelenodolskoe			Russia	RUSA	Urals	54.71666667	61.06666667	340	Early Carboniferous		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	437	54	43		61	4		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"diorite, diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, basalt porphyry, plagiogranite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Au in pyrite 0.02 to 3.9 ppm.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bor			Serbia	SERB		44.095	22.09416667	84.6	84.61.2	800	0.84	0	0.39	0	20c	0	"20c (2), 25a, 25e, 22c"	"18b, 20c"	373	44	5	42	22	5	39	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	andesite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, andesite tuff, argillite, conglomerate, dacite, quartz diorite porphyry, siltstone"	1953	1961	2	1.5	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek  Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262.

Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998,  The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia,  Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178.

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2, Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and the Mineralogical Society, p. 143202.

Jankovic, S., 1990,  Types of copper deposits related to volcanic environment in the Bor district, Yugoslavia:  Geologishe Rundschau 79/2, p. 467478.

Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980,  Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. 

Kachalovskaya, V.M., Osipov, B.S., Kukoev, V.A., Kozlova, E.A., and Basova, G.V., 1975, Colusite, arsensulvanite and sulvanite from copper ores of the Bor deposit, Yugoslavia, in Tamarinov, P.M., ed., Minerals and parageneses of endogene deposits (Mineraly i paragenezisy mineralov endogennykh mestorozhdeni): Leningrad, Nauka, p. 98104 (in Russian). 

Kozelj, D.I., Jelenkovic, R.J., 2001, Ore forming environment of epithermal gold mineralization in the Bor metallogenic zone, Serbia, Yugoslavia, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 535538. 

Lerouge, C., Bailly, L., Bechu, E., Flehoc, C., Genna, A., Lescuyer, J.L., Stein, G., Gillot, P.Y., Kozelj, D., 2005, Age and origin of advanced argillic alteration at the Bor Cu-Au deposit, Serbia, in Mao, J., Bierlein, F.P., eds., Mineral deposits research: meeting the global challenge, v. 1: Springer, p. 541544. 

J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of  Serbia - 
Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm

Pavicevic, M.K., Krajnovic, D., Cvetcovic, L., and Grzetic, I., 1995,  The trace elements in chalcopyrite and pyrite in the Bor copper deposits: Proceedings, XV Congress of the Carpatho-Balcan Geological Association, Athens, p. 804807. 

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. "
Majdanpek			Serbia	SERB		44.38333333	21.95	84	840.6	1000	0.6	0.005	0.35	0.99	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 19a"	372	44	23		21	57		"arsenopyrite, biotite, bismuth, bornite, carbonates, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, selenides, sericite, sphalerite, stannite, tellurides, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"andesite, monzodiorite porphyry, skarn"	"conglomerate, marl, monzodiorite"	"amphibolite, gneiss, limestone, phyllite"	pre-Roman 	1961	4	0.3	0.94	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In concentrate: 7,8 g/t Au,0.03 g/t Pt, 0.27 g/t Pd.  Exposed."	"Anonymous, 1973, Majdanpek copper mine: Mining Magazine, September, p. 182187. 

Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek  Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc 
massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262.

Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998,  The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia, Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178.

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2, Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and the Mineralogical Society, p. 143202.

Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980,  Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. 

J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of  Serbia - 
Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. "
Rudnitsa			Serbia	SERB		43.23333333	20.71666667	14	Miocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	683	43	14		20	43		"chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	diorite porphyry	"dolomite, gabbro, limestone, schist, serpentinite"	"andesite, andesitic dacite pyroclastics, basalt, diorite"	"Middle Ages, 2004"	Middle Ages	0.4	0.3	0.09	1.2	0.8	0.75	0	0	0	"Porphyry Cu intersections: 144 m of sulfide ore at 0.4% Cu and 0.38 g/t Au; 88 m at 0.26% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au. Pb-Zn-Ag intersections:  8 m at 7.11% Pb, 3.37% Zn, 108.0 g/t Ag; 4 m at 9.21% Pb, 11.19% Zn, 229 g/t Ag. Exposed."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Veliki Krivelj			Serbia	SERB		44.13111111	22.09694444	83.5	8483	750	0.44	0.004	0.068	0	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 20c, cu vein"	371	44	7	52	22	5	49	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, dacite, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite agglomerate, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, argillite, limestone, shale"	n.d.	1982	1.5	0.7	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	"In concentrate: 16 ppb Pt, 70 ppb Pd.  Exposed."	"Anonymous, 1973,  Yugoslavias Krivelj Project: Mining Magazine, May, p. 342353.

Armstrong, R., Kozelj, D., and Herrington, R., 2005, The Majdanpek  Cu-Au deposit of eastern Serbia, a review, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 453466.

Clark, A.H., 1993, Are outsize porphyry copper deposits either anatomically or environmentally distinctive?, in Whiting, B.H., Hodgson, C.J., and Mason, R., eds., Giant ore deposits:  Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 2, p. 213283.

Clark, A.H., Ulrich, T.D., 2004, 40Ar-39Ar age data for andesitic magmatism and hydrothermal activity in the Timoc massif, eastern Serbia: implications for metallogenic relationships in the Bor copper-gold province: Mineralium Deposita, v. 39, p. 256262.

Herrington, R.J., Jankovic, S., and Kozelj, D., 1998,  The Bor and Majdanpek copper-gold deposits in the context of the Bor metallogenic zone (Serbia, Yugoslavia), in Porter, T.M., ed., Porphyry and hydrothermal copper and gold deposits a global perspective, Perth, Western Australia, Conference Proceedings, Australian Mineral Foundation, p. 169178.

Herrington, R.J., First, D.M., and Kozelj, D., 2003, Copper porphyry deposits in Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria, in Kelly, J.G., and others, eds., Europes major base metal deposits: Irish Association for Economic Geology, p. 303321.

Jankovic, S., 1982, Yugoslavia, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, Volume 2, Southeast Europe:  London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and the Mineralogical Society, p. 143202.

Jancovic, S., Terzic, M., Aleksic, D., Karamata, S., Spasov, T., Jovanovic, M., Milicic, M., Miscovic, V., Grubic, A., and Antonijevich, I., 1980,  Metallogenic features of copper deposits in the volcanointrusive complexes of the Bor district, Yugoslavia, in Jankovic, S., and Sillitoe, R.H., eds., European copper deposits: Proceedings of an international Symposium held at Bor, Yugoslavia, 1822 September, 1979, Belgrade, p. 4249. 

J. Monthel, P. Vadala, J.M. Leistel, F. Cottard, 2002, Mineral deposits and mining districts of  Serbia - 
Compilation map and GIS databases, BRGM/RC-51448-FR: www.mineralinfo.org/Cartes/Serbie/serbie.htm

Tarkian, M., and Stribrny, B., 1999, Platinum-group elements in porphyry copper deposits: a reconnaissance study: Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 161183. "
Zlatno		Pukanec	Slovakia	SLOV	West Carpathians	48.4375	18.86194444	14.5	15-14	66	0.34	0	0	0	17	0	"25b, 22c"	18b	351	48	26	15	18	51	43	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, diorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, dolomite, sandstone, carboniferous sedimentary rocks"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Hidden Valley			Solomon Islands	SLMN	Guadalcanal Island	-9.366666667	159.7333333	2.6	Plio-Pleistocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	555	-9	-22		159	44		"barite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, epidote, hematite, limonite, magnetite, psilomelane, pyrite, sphalerite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	andesite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, Explanatory Brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p."
Koloula		Chikora	Solomon Islands	SLMN	Guadalcanal Island	-9.783333333	160.0333333	2	2.41.5	50	0.17	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	558	-9	-47		160	2		"actinolite, apatite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	"breccia, andesite dike, aplite dike, dolerite dike, trondhjemite dike "	"andesite, gabbro"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, tonalite, tonalite porphyry"	1968	n.d.	0	0	0	8	3	19	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mase			Solomon Islands	SLMN	New Georgia	-8.083333333	157.5166667	3.55	Pliocene?		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	25a	554	-8	-5		157	31		"bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, gold, pyrite, sphalerite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Ross Mining WEB Site, May 2000.

United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p.


"
Mbetilonga			Solomon Islands	SLMN	Guadalcanal Island	-9.533333333	159.9083333	31.3	Oligocene		0	0	0	0	20c	0	n.d.	n.d.	557	-9	-32		159	54	30	"alunite, apatite, barite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, diaspore, gold, goethite, gypsum, hematite, limonite, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, silver minerals, sphalerite, tenorite"	"andesite porphyry, tonalite"	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, pyroclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"United Nations, 1985, Atlas of mineral resources of the ESCAP region, v. 2, Solomon Islands, explanatory brochure: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 35 p."
Poha			Solomon Islands	SLMN	Guadalcanal Island	-9.433333333	159.8333333	24.4	24.4		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	556	-9	-26		159	50		"bornite, chalcopyrite, galena, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, sphalerite "	andesite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, diorite, tonalite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Diorite-tonalite 24.4 Ma age.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Aitik			Sweden	SWDN	Norrbotten	67.0725	20.9575	1890	18878	1340	0.4	0	0.2	3.2	17	0	n.d	n.d.	698	67	4	21	20	57	27	"amphibole, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scapolite, tourmaline, zeolite"	"diorite, quartz monzodiorite porohyry"		"biotite schist, gneiss, pegmatite, muscovite schist"	1932	1968	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Tonnage-grades include production 1968-2002, proven reserves, and resources (Wanhainen and others, 2003). The deposit was affected by four subsequent magmatic-hydrothermal and metamorphic events."	"Aitik MineSite, 2005, Aitik, overview, location, property, operation, process, 4 p.: 
www.infomine.com/minesite/minesite.asp?site=aitik

Boliden, 2006, Annual Report, 2006, 106 p.: 
http://vp031.alertir com/files/press/boliden/Boliden_arsred_06_eng_lowres.pdf

Martinsson, O., Wanhainen, C., 2000, The Gllivare area: Excursion Guide, GEODE Workshop, August 28 to September 1, 2000, p. 6376 

Martinsson, O., and Weihed, P., 1999, Metallogeny of juvenile Palaeoproterozoic volcanic arcs and greenstone belts in rifted Archaean crust in the northern part of Sweden, Fennoscandian schield, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 13291332.

Wanhainen, C., Billstrm, K., Martinsson, O., 2003, Copper and gold distribution at the Aitik deposit, Gllivare area, northern Sweden: Applied Earth Science, v. 112, no. 3, p. 260267.

Wanhainen, C., Broman, C., and Martinsson, O., 2003, The Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit in northern Sweden: a product of high salinity fluids: Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 715726.

Wanhainen, C., Billstrm, K., Martinsson, O., Stein, H., Nordin, R., 2005, 160 Ma of magmatic/hydrothermal and metamorphyc activity in the  Gllivare area: Re-Os dating of molybdenite and U-Pb dating of titanite from the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit, northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 435447.

Wanhainen, C., Kontturi, M., and Martinsson, O., 2006, Age, geology and geochemistry of the porphyritic Aitik intrusion, and its relation to the disseminated Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit, northern Sweden: GFF, v. 128, no. 4, p. 273286.

Weihed, P., Williams, P.J., 2005, Metallogeny of the Fennoscandian schield: a set of papers on Cu-Au and VMS deposits of northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 347350. "
Tallberg			Sweden	SWDN	Vsterbotten	64.98722222	19.77166667	1886	188615	44	0.27	0	0	0	17	0	28a	36a	699	64	59	14	19	46	18	"chalcopyrite, chlorite, coloradoite, electrum, epidote, hematite, hessite, magnetite, molybdenite, petzite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, sylvanite"	"andesite dike, granite porphyry "	"gabbro, granite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanics "	"tonalite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3	3	7	0	0	0	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"Martinsson, O., and Weihed, P., 1999, Metallogeny of juvenile Palaeoproterozoic volcanic arcs and greenstone belts in rifted Archaean crust in the northern part of Sweden, Fennoscandian schield, in Stanley, C.J., and others, eds., Mineral deposits: processes to processing, v. 2: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial SGA Meeting, Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 13291332.

Mindat.org, 2007, Tallberg prospect, Mal, Vsterbotten, Sweden, 1 p.: www.mindat.org/loc-33241.html

Weihed, P., 1992, Litogeochemistry, metal and alteration zoning in the Proterozoic Tallberg porphyry-type deposit, northern Sweden: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 42, p. 301325.

Weihed, P., 2001, A review of Palaeoproterozoic intrusive hosted Cu-Au-Fe-oxide deposits in northern Sweden, in Weihed, P., ed., Economic Geology Research, v. 1, 19992000, Uppsala, p. 432.

Weihed, P., and Fallick, A.E., 1994, A stable isotope study of the Palaeoproterozoic Tallberg porphyry-type deposit, northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 29, p. 128138.

Weihed, P., Williams, P.J., 2005, Metallogeny of the Fennoscandian schield: a set of papers on Cu-Au and VMS deposits of northern Sweden: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 347350."
Vaikijaur			Sweden	SWDN	Norrbotten	66.525	19.81361111	1880	188910 18686 (Re-Os)		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	700	66	31	30	19	48	49	"albite, amphibole, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, muscovite/sericite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite  "	mafic porphyry dike 	"amphibolite, gabbro, gneiss"	"felsic metavolcanics, granite, pegmatite"	1980	n.d.	0	0	0	3	2	4.7	0	0	0	Intersections: 2 m at 1.84% Cu and 1.9 g/t Au; 1 m at 5% Cu and 7 g/t Au (drilling 19811983). Exposed. The deposit was affected by subsequent magmatic-hydrothermal and metamorphic events.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chimei		Quimei	Taiwan	TIWN		23.43333333	121.45	21.5	2518		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	480	23	26		121	27		"bornite, brochantite, calcite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, gold, gypsum, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	diorite porphyry	"gabbro, tuffaceous conglomerate, sandstone, shale"	"andesite flow, agglomerate, basalt flow, diorite"	before 1965	n.d.	0.6	0.1	0.05	0	0	0	2.5	2	3.9	Resource: 10 Mt at 0.3 to 0.9% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Phu Hin Lek Fai			Thailand	THLD	Loei	17.5	101.6666667	230	230		0	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 18c, 18d, 39a"	n.d.	477	17	30		101	40		"chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, diorite"	"andesite, andesite tuff, rhyolite"	"granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale, skarn, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resources: 65 Mt at 1% Cu. 0.15-0.25% Cu in drill core.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Phu Lon			Thailand	THLD	Loei	18.11666667	102.0833333	231	Triassic?	58	1.76	0	0.45	0	20c	0	n.d.	"18b, 39a"	476	18	7		102	5		"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, electrum, epidote, garnet, goethite, gold, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry, marble, monzodiorite, rhyodacite, rhyolite tuff"	"at least 2,000 years ago"	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Phu Thong Daeng			Thailand	THLD	Loei	17.33333333	101.5	230	230		0	0	0	0	17	0	"18c, 18d"	"17, 18d, 39a"	478	17	20		101	30		"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	dacite porphyry	"andesite, andesite tuff, rhyolite"	"diorite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale, tuff, tuffaceous sandstone, skarn"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Resource:13 Mt at 1% Cu. 1980 record: 0.10.2% Cu in primary ore, 0.50.7% Cu in oxidized ore."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bakircay			Turkey	TRKY	Amasya	40.92611111	35.44	38	37.91.21	200	0.2	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	388	40	55	34	35	26	24	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite "	"andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry dike, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, skarn "	n.d.	"andesite flow, dacite flow, hornfels, marble, quartzite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	4.5	0.5	1.8	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Berta			Turkey	TRKY	Artvin	41.2	41.9	40	Eocene		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	702	41	12		41	54		malachite	basic dike	"metavolcanics, tuffaceous sedimentary rocks"	"andesite, conglomerate, dacite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"15 sq. km Cu anomaly. Cu, Au, Ag, Zn values occur over the entire 771.5 m of hole which ended in mineralization. 710 m intersection at 0.28% Cu and 0.07 g/t Au, including 6.8 m at 3.79% Cu, 0.22 g/t Au, 11.6 g/t Ag, and 1.03% Zn."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Cevizlidere		Kizilviran	Turkey	TRKY	Tunceli	39.26666667	39.6				0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	704	39	16		39	36		chalcocite	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"1,500 x (250450) m area of chalcocite enrichment. Intersections: 580 m at 0.4% Cu, 0.14 g/t Au, 0.0005% Mo; 118 m at 0.63% Cu, 0.2% Au; 57 m mostly enriched blanket at 1.03% Cu, 0.17 g/t Au.   "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Derekoy			Turkey	TRKY	"Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area"	41.91138889	27.31666667	71	76.73.8 70.93.5	221	0.24	0.003	0	0	17	0	17	18b	391	41	54	41	27	19		"actinolite, albite, apatite, biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, hematite,  magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite"	"monzonite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, tonalite porphyry, skarn"	"gneiss, granite, spilite "	"dolomite, gabbro, granodiorite, limestone, marble, phyllite, schist "	1976	n.d.	2.9	0.7	1.6	5	0.75	2.9	0	0	0	"2007 intersection 173.3 m at 0.33% Cu, 0.0054% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au "	"Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd., 2005, Key projects: Ikiztepe/Demirkoy copper-molybdenum: 
www.anatoliaminerals.com/projects.cfm?pid=20&id=48

Cloudbreak Resources Ltd., 2007, News Release of November 19, 2007, 2 p.: 
www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=794653

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran, MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Ohta, E., Dogan, R., Batic, H., and Abe, M., 1988,   Geology and mineralization of Derekoy porphyry copper deposit, northern Thrace, Turkey:  Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan, v. 39, no. 2, p. 115134. 

Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104.  

Yigit, O., 2006, Gold in Turkeya missing link in Tethyan metallogeny: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 28, p.147179. "
Gm_hane			Turkey	TRKY	Artvin	41.175	41.85277778	52.5	5451	80	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	17	"19a, 25a"	705	41	10	30	41	51	10	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	granodiorite porphyry	"andesite, granite, Metabasalt, greenschist, phyllite, quartzite, volcanoclastics"	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, diorite, limestone, marl "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Other resource estimation 30 Mt at 0.3% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au (Yigit, 2006). No skarn development."	"Akay, M., Gndz, ., 2004, Porphyry Cu-Au mineralisation associated with a multi-phase intrusion, and related replacement fronts in limestones in an island arc setting near the Gm_hane village (Artvin) in the eastern Black Sea province (Turkey): Chemie der Erde, v. 64, p. 359383.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Moon, C.J., Gotsiridze, G., Gugushvili, V., Kekelia, M., Kekelia, S., Migineishvili, R., Otkhmezuri, Z., Ozgur, N., 2001, Comparison of mineral deposits between Georgian and Turkish sectors of the Tethyan metallogenic belt, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 309312.  

Soylu, M., 2003, Base and precious -metal deposits of Turkey in relation to the Tethyan Eurasian metallogenic belt, in Eliopoulos, D.G., and others, eds., Mineral exploration and sustainable development, v.2: Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 11371140.

Yigit, O., 2006, Gold in Turkeya missing link in Tethyan metallogeny: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 28, p.147179. "
Gzelyayla			Turkey	TRKY	Trabzon	40.85666667	39.65305556	59	Paleocene	186	0.3	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	387	40	51	24	39	39	11	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, covellite, cubanite, cuprite, digenite, epidote, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	"dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basaltic andesite, dacite, granodiorite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104.

Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., and Morrissey, C.J., 1995,  Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics,  in  Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128155.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, 24 p.: www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum

Yavuz, F., 1997,  Igneous and hydrothermal alteration biotites from the Gzelyayla porphyry copper mineralization area, Northeastern Turkey, in Papunen, H., ed., Mineral deposits: research and exploration. Where do they meet?: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 691694."
Ikiztepe			Turkey	TRKY	"Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area"	41.83333333	27.67833333	75	8565	13	0.39	0.005	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	389	41	50		27	40	42	"bornite, chalcopyrite, enargite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite"	"granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	"gneiss, granite, spilite "	"dacite, granodiorite, limestone, rhyolite tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sukrupasa		 	Turkey	TRKY	"Northern Thrace, Demirkoy area"	41.93333333	27.45	82	81.71.6		0	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 18c"	18b	390	41	56		27	27		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, monzodiorite, skarn, tonalite "	"gneiss, granite, spilite "	"dolomite, limestone, schist "	1976	n.d.	0	0	0	1.3	0.75	0.94	0	0	0	"Average 0.41% Cu, 0.08 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tereoba			Turkey	TRKY	Balikesir	39.6	27.15	25	"25.620.09  
25.030.14 (Re-Os)"		0	0	0	0	17	7.5	n.d.	18b	703	39	36		27	9		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, electrum, gold, molybdenite, muscovite, phlogopite, pyrite, sphalerite, tourmaline "	"breccia, skarn"	n.d.	"aplite, diorite, granite, granodiorite, mudstone, sandstone "	2002	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Intersection 100 m at 0.5% Cu and ~1 g/t Au. Exposed.  	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Uluta_			Turkey	TRKY	Erserum	40.45	40.88333333	59	Paleocene	140	0.27	0.018	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	386	40	27		40	53		"albite, barite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, hematite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite  "	"breccia, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"dacite flow, granodiorite, mudstone, rhyolite flow, pyroclastics, shale"	"agglomerate, amphibolite, andesite flow, basalt flow, conglomerate, gneiss, limestone, marble, marl, schist, skarn, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	3	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	"The deposit has been K-Ar dated by Giles as 1325 Ma (Taylor and Fryer, 1980)  "	"Engin, T., 2002, Mineral deposits in Turkey, in Tvalchrelidze, A.G., and Morizot, G., eds., Mineral resource base of the Southern Caucasus and systems for its management in the XXI century: NATO Science Series, IV. Earth and Environment Sciences, v. 17: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 81104.

Gilmour, P., Andrew, R.L., Bernstein, M., Maxwell, I., and Morrissey, C.J., 1995,  Porphyry copper deposits: history, recent developments, exploration, economics, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 128155.

Leaman, P., and Staude, J.-M., 2003, Metallogenic evolution of the western Tethys of Turkey and Iran: MMAJ Forum Presentation, www.mmaj.go.jp/mric_web/MMAJ_Forum, 24 p.

Taylor, R.P., and Fryer, B.J., 1980,  Multiple-stage hydrothermal alteration in porphyry copper systems in northern Turkey: the temporal interplay of potassic, propylitic, and phyllic fluids: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 17, p. 901926."
Baultoff			United States	USAK	Alaska	62.11055556	-141.2119444	111	111	140	0.2	0.01	0.01	0	21a	0	n.d.	"17, 22c"	11	62	6	38	-141	-12	-43	"actinolite, albite, anhydrite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, pyrite, sericite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"andesite, basalt"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite"	1960s	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1	1.6	0.9	0.9	0.6		"Hollister, V.F., 1978, Geology of the porphyry copper deposits of the Western hemisphere: Society of Mining Engineers, New York, 219 p. 

Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.

Nokleberg, W.I., Bundtzen, T.K., Brew, D.A., and Plafker, G., 1995, Metallogenesis and tectonics of porphyry copper and molybdenum (gold, silver) and granitoid-hosted gold deposits of Alaska, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 103141.

Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655K, scale 1:250,000.

Young, L.E., St. George, P., and Bouley, B.A., 1997, Porphyry copper deposits in relation to the magmatic history and palinspastic restoration of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska:  Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 306333.
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Bee Creek			United States	USAK	Alaska	56.51666667	-158.4	3.6	3.6		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	6	56	31		-158	-24		"actinolite, biotite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite"	"tonalite porphyry, dacite "	n.d.	"sandstone, siltstone"	1975	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	"Resource: 9 Mt at 0.25% Cu, 0.01% Mo, and 0.06 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bond Creek			United States	USAK	Alaska	62.21666667	-142.7333333		n.d.	500	0.3	0.02	0	0	17	0	17	18b	9	62	13		-142	-44		"anhydrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, gold, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"andesite, rhyodacite"	"basalt,  granodiorite, marble, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, siltstone, skarn, volcaniclastics"	1960s	n.d.	0	0	0	4.9	2.7	7.9	4.9	2.7	7.9		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Carl Creek			United States	USAK	Alaska	62.03333333	-141.5833333	0	n.d.	16	0.15	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	10	62	2		-141	-35		"chalcopyrite, pyrite, sericite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Horsfield 			United States	USAK	Alaska	62.05111111	-141.2180556	0	n.d.	60	0.15	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 22c"	12	62	3	4	-141	-13	-5	"actinolite, chalcopyrite, kaolinite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, monzonite porphyry "	"andesite, basalt"	"diorite, granodiorite, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kijik River			United States	USAK	Alaska	60.35305556	-154.315	59.5	6356		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	3	60	21	11	-154	-18	-54	"arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, tetrahedrite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, granite porphyry"	early 1900s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	"Undrilled estimate of 91Mt at 0.25%Cu, 0.17% Mo, 470 ppm  Ag."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Margerie Glacier		Porcupine	United States	USAK	Alaska	59.01944444	-137.0833333	34	Tertiary	145	0.2	0	0.24	4.5	20c	0	n.d.	22c	13	59	1	10	-137	-5		"arsenopyrite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite"	"quartz monzonite porphyry, hornfels"	n.d.	"andesite, marble, shale, metavolcanic rocks"	1960	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75	0.3	0.18		"Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p."
Nunatak		Muir Inlet	United States	USAK	Alaska	58.9875	-136.1027778		n.d.	120	0.18	0.03	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	14	58	59	15	-136	-6	-10	"actinolite, albite, alunite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, enargite, epidote, malachite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tetrahedrite"	"andesite dike, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"limestone, calcareous shale"	1941	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Grab sample: 1.2 g/t Au and 212 g/t Ag.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Orange Hill			United States	USAK	Alaska	62.20583333	-142.8419444	105	105	320	0.35	0.02	0	0	17	0	n.d.	17	8	62	12	21	-142	-50	-31	"anhydrite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	quartz feldspar porphyry	trondhjemite	"basalt, granodiorite, limestone, mudstone, quartz diorite, siltstone, volcaniclastics"	1899	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	1.7	4.4		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Pebble Copper		Pebble Beach	United States	USAK	Alaska	59.89833333	-155.2955556	89.5	"89.50.3 (Re-Os),
88.50.3  86.50.2
(Ar-Ar)"	7510	0.416	0.024	0.33	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	4	59	53	54	-155	-17	-44	"anhydrite, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite"	"breccia, diorite, diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, latite, pyroxenite, rhyolite"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, graywacke, mudstone, siltstone, tonalite"	1988	n.d.	1.6	0.8	1	0	0	0	0	0	89	IP anomaly of 89 sq. km. coincides with Cu and Au anomalies.	"Anglo American Plc., 2007, Anglo American establishes 50:50 partnership in Pebble project with Northern Dynasty, Press Release, 2 p.: www.angloamerican.co.uk/article/?afwsource_key=1E55D23-79  

Bouley, B.A., St. George, P., and Wetherbee, P.K., 1995, Geology and discovery at Pebble Copper, a copper-gold porphyry system in southwest Alaska, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 422435.

Bundtzen, T.K., Swainbank, R.C., Clough, A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen, E.W., 1993, Alaskas mineral industry 1993: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 48, 84 p.

Lang, J., Payne, J., Rebagliati, M., Roberts, K., Oliver, J., McLaughlin, J., 2007, The super-giant Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit, southwest Alaska:  in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 120121.

Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., 2007, Welcome to Northern Dynasty, News Release of 12/12/2007, 2 p.: 
www.northerndynastyminerals.com/ndm/Home.asp

Schrader, C.M., Crowe, D., Turner, K., Stein, H., 2001, 40Ar/39Ar and Re-Os geochronology of the Pebble Copper Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit, southwest Alaska: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p.418. 

Young, L.E., St. George, P., and Bouley, B.A., 1997, Porphyry copper deposits in relation to the magmatic history and palinspastic restoration of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska:  Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 306-333.


"
Pyramid			United States	USAK	Alaska	55.625	-160.6669444	6.4	6.4	159	0.372	0.018	0.05	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	7	55	37	30	-160	-40	-1	"apatite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, fluorite, goethite/limonite, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, rutile, sericite"	"dacite porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, carbonaceous shale, sandstone, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	1	0.35	0.28	0	0	0	3.7	3	8.7		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Round Top			United States	USAK	Alaska	64.13333333	-157.05	75	75	55	0.2	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	2	64	8		-157	-3		"actinolite, biotite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, montmorillonite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"amphibolite, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Taurus			United States	USAK	Alaska	63.52083333	-141.3236111	68.5	68-69	450	0.5	0.039	0	0	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	5	63	31	15	-141	-19	-25	"azurite/malachite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, goethite, jarosite, limonite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"basalt, felsic volcanic, granite"	"gneiss, granodiorite, quartzite, schist"	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	1.2	2.3		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Venus		"Victor, Eva"	United States	USAK	Alaska	67.63333333	-149.3333333	390	390		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	1	67	38		-149	-20		"bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"granite, granodiorite, marble, schist "	1911	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Incomplete drilling has 20 Mt at 0.15% Cu	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ajo 		New Cornelia	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.35694444	-112.8652778	63	63	742	0.576	0.0089	0.16	1.7	17	0	n.d.	39a	74	32	21	25	-112	-51	-55	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite dike, andesite porphyry dike, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, pegmatite, rhyolite"	gneiss	"andesite flow, andesite breccia, fanglomerate, tuff"	1702	1917	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	Exposed.	"Cox, D.P., Force, E.R., Wilkinson, W.H., More, S.W., Rivera, J.S., and Wooden, J.L., 2006, The Ajo mining district, Pima County, Arizonaevidence for middle Cenozoic detachment faulting, plutonism, volcanism, and hydrothermal alteration: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1733, 51 p.  

Dixon, D.W., 1966, Geology of the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 123132.

Gilluly, James, 1946, The Ajo mining district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 209, 112 p.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

McDowell, F.W., 1971, K-Ar ages of igneous rocks from the Western United States: Isochron/West, no. 11,  41 p. 

Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p.

Trischka, C., 1938, Bisbee district: Arizona Bureau of Mines, Geological Series, Bulletin no. 145, p. 3241.

Wilkinson, W.H., More, S.W., Rivera, J.S., and Mortensen, J.K., 1999, Geological and structural evolution of the Ajo copper deposit, Pima Co., AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) 1999 Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, Technical Program with Abstracts, p. 31."
Bagdad			United States	USAZ	Arizona	34.58583333	-113.2119444	72	71.80.2 (Re-Os)	1600	0.4	0.01	0.0011	0.97	21a	0	n.d.	"22c, 28a"	55	34	35	9	-113	-12	-43	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"alaskite porphyry, basalt "	"conglomerate, granite, rhyolite tuff, schist"	1882	1929	1.5	0.66	0.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Anderson, C.A., Scholz, E.A., and Strobell, J.D., Jr., 1955, Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 278, 103 p. 

Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Mathur, R., Titley, S., 2003, A Re-Os study of sulfide minerals from the Bagdad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, northern Arizona, USA: Mineralium Deposiota, v. 38, p. 585596.

Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. 

Lang, J.R., and Titley, S.R., 1998, Isotopic and geochemical characteristics of Laramide magmatic systems in Arizona and implications for the genesis of porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 93, p. 138170. 

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 433464."
Bisbee		Cochise-Lavender	United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.43194444	-109.9013889	180	180	346.6	0.656	0	0.016	0.45	17	0	n.d.	19a	98	31	25	55	-109	-54	-5	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz porphyry"	"granite, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, shale"	"conglomerate, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist"	1877	1885	0.61	0.61	0.29	2.7	2.7	5.9	0	0	3.9	"19561975 open pit and underground production 96.3 Mt at 1.14% Cu, 0.057 g/t Au, and 1.63 g/t Ag; 2004 heap leach resource 250.3 Mt at 0.47% Cu."	"Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Bryant, D.G., and Metz, H.E., 1966, Geology and ore deposits of the Warren mining district, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 189203.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Graeme, R.W., 1981, Famous mineral localitiesBisbee, Arizona: Mineralogical Record, v.12, no. 5, p. 258319.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR-20, 58 p.

Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1954-2004. "
Casa Grande West		Santa Cruz	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.86666667	-111.95	68	7165	1450	0.588	0.008	0.011	0.33	21a	0	17	n.d.	69	32	52		-111	-57		"atacamite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, pyrite, sericite  "	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100% covered.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Castle Dome	Carlota-Cactus	Pinto Valley	United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.4	-110.95	59	59	1438	0.33	0.0055	0.034	2.2	17	0	17 (2)	 22c	60	33	24		-110	-57		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, granite, quartz monzonite, diabase, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, schist"	1881	1906	0.91	0.46	0.33	2.7	1.5	3.3	0	0	2.6	Exposed.	"Anonymous, 1975, Pinto Valley another major porphyry copper open pit for Arizona: Mining Magazine, v. 133, no. 5, p. 344351. 

Breitrick, R.A., and Lenzi, G.W., 1987, Pinto Valley copper deposit: Arizona Geological Survey Special Paper 5, p. 260265.

Creasey, S.C., 1980, Chronology of intrusion and deposition of porphyry copper ores, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 830844.

Keith, S.B., and Swann, M.M., 1996, The great Laramide porphyry copper cluster of Arizona, Sonora, and New Mexico: The tectonic setting, petrology, and genesis of a world class porphyry metal cluster, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera:  Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, April 1995, p. 16671747. 

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Parkinson, G.A., 1991, Geology and mineralization of the Carlota-Cactus copper deposits, Globe-Miami mining district, Gila county, Arizona: Society of Mining Engineers Annual Meeting, Abstract and Program, Denver, Colorado, p. 58.

Peterson, N.P., Gilbert, C.M., and Quick, G.L., 1951, Geology and ore deposits of the Castle Dome area, Gila County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 971, 134 p.

Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p."
Chilito			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.06527778	-110.7961111		n.d.	199	0.3	0	0	1.5	17	0	17	"18b, 22c"	71	33	3	55	-110	-47	-46	"actinolite, anhydrite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, diopside, epidote, garnet, goethite/limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite "	rhyodacite porphyry	"conglomerate, granite"	"diabase, limestone, quartz latite porphyry, quartzite, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Christmas			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.06	-110.7452778	63.5	6463	48.1	1.1	0	0.01	1	17	0	17	"18b, 22c"	72	33	3	36	-110	-44	-43	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, skarn"	"conglomerate, granite, schist"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, basalt, basalt breccia, basalt porphyry, basalt tuff, diabase, dolomite, limestone, marble, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry"	1880	1900	1.5	0.9	1.1	2	1.7	2.7	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper Basin			United States	USAZ	Arizona	34.49888889	-112.58	64	64	228	0.4	0.0145	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"22c, 27a, 39a, exotic Cu"	56	34	29	56	-112	-34	-48	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, ferrimolybdite, hematite, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, serpentine"	"breccia, diorite, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"amphibolite, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, metasedimentary rocks, quartz diorite, rhyolite, rhyolite tuff"	1890	early 1900s	1.4	1.4	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper Creek			United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.75	-110.48	58	5957	75.3	0.75	0.0046	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	76	32	45		-110	-28	-48	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, diorite porphyry"	"conglomerate, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	"andesite, andesite breccia, andesite tuff, granodiorite"	1863	1933	1.7	0.58	0.77	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Esperanza-Sierrita			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.86944444	-111.12	55	5753	2262	0.294	0.0292	0.003	1.2	21a	0	n.d.	"22c, 18c"	89	31	52	10	-111	-7	-12	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"conglomerate, granite"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartzite, rhyolite, rhyolitic welded tuff"	1895	1907; 1959	2.2	0.89	1.6	0	0	0	0	0	10	Combined production 1262.4 Mt of Esperanza (19591984) and Sierrita (19702004); 2004 combined resource  999.6 Mt. Exposed.	"Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Cook, A., and Robinson, R.F., 1991, Sierrita porphyry copper deposit, Pima county, Arizona, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 4143.

Cyprus Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1986-1992.

Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Annual Reports, 1993-1998.

Linch, D.W., 1966, The economic geology of the Esperanza mine and vicinity, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 267279.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1993, Rhenium-osmium evidence for regional mineralization in southwestern North America: Science, v. 261, p. 12821286.

Phelps Dodge Corporation, Annual Reports, 1999-2004.

Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406.

West, R.J., and Aiken, D.M., 1982, Geology of the Sierrita-Esperanza deposit, Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 433465."
Gibson		Summit	United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.33277778	-110.9441667	61	61	9.9	0.78	0	0	1	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	63	33	19	58	-110	-56	-39	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, granite porphyry, granodiorite"	n.d.	1903	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n.d.	"Keith, S.B., Schnabel, L., DeWitt, E., Gest, D.E., and Wilt, J., 1984, Map, description and bibliography of the mineralized areas of the Basin and range Province in Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 840086, 129 p. and map."
Helvetia 	"Broadtop Butte, Copper World, Peach-Elgin,
Rosemont"		United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.83	-110.76	59	56-62	952	0.552	0.0055	0.019	8.8	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 22c "	93	31	49	48	-110	-45	-36	"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite/tenorite, diopside, epidote, galena, garnet, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, sericite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, wollastonite"	"quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn"	"andesite, chert"	"arkose, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	1880	1903	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	"Anzalone, S.A., 1995, The Helvetia area porphyry systems, Pima County, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 436441.

Augusta Resource Corp., 2007, Mineral resource update for the Rosemont Project, Pima County, Arizona, USA, 91 p.: www.augustaresource.com/upload/News_R/Tech%20Reports

Long, K.R., De Young, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; Part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98206, 35 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.

Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p.

Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 433464.

Titley, S.R., and Anthony, E.Y., 1989, Laramide mineral deposits in Arizona, in Jenney, J.P., and Reynolds, S.J., eds., Geologic evolution of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 17, p. 485514."
Ithaca Peak 		Mineral Park	United States	USAZ	Arizona	35.36666667	-114.15	73	73	876.5	0.143	0.035	0.027	2.5	21a	0	25a	22c	54	35	22		-114	-9		"anhydrite/gypsum, arsenopyrite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, goethite, hematite, jarosite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, siderite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	"aplite, breccia, quartz latite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, rhyolite"	n.d.	"amphibolite, diorite, gneiss, granite, pegmatite, quartzite, schist"	1952	1964	1	0.67	0.55	4.1	3.7	12	0	0	0	"Production 19641981 92.5 Mt at 0.3% Cu, 0.027% Mo, 1.68 g/t Ag; 2006 resource (0.2% Cu equiv. cut-off) 784 Mt at 0.125% Cu, 0.036% Mo, 2.6 g/t Ag. 10% covered."	"Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. 

Cook, A., and Martin, K., 1991, Mineral Park porphyry copper deposit, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 3537.

Eidel, J.J., Frost, J.E., and Clippinger, D.M., 1968, Copper-molybdenum at Mineral Park, Mohave County, Arizona, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 12581281.

Lang, J.R., and Eastoe, C.J., 1988, Relationships between a porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, base and precious metal veins, and Laramide intrusions, Mineral Park, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 551567.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Mercator Minerals Ltd., 2006, Mercator announces excellent returns in Mineral park copper-moly mine mill expansion pre-feasibility study, 11 p.: www.mercatorminerals.com/ files/Sept%205-06%20Prefeas%20NR.pdf

Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 433464.

Wilkinson, W.H., Jr., Vega, L.A., and Titley, S.R., 1982, Geology and ore deposits at Mineral Park, Mohave County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 523541."
Johnson Camp	I-10		United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.09861111	-110.065	53	53	250	0.489	0.011	0	1.6	17	0	n.d.	18b	92	32	5	55	-110	-3	-54	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"hornfels, quartz monzonite, skarn"	n.d.	"conglomerate, diabase, dolomite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale"	1870s	1975	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lakeshore		Cyprus Casa Grande	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.52388889	-111.9047222	66	66	716.7	0.657	0	0.17	1.2	17	0	n.d.	18b	75	32	31	26	-111	-54	-17	"brochantite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, cuprite, diopside, garnet, goethite/limonite, magnetite, pyrite, tenorite, tremolite"	"quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, conglomerate, diabase, fanglomerate, limestone, quartzite, schist, volcaniclastics"	1880s	1976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%  covered.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lonesome Pine		Summit district	United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.34222222	-110.9030556	61	61	18	0.41	0	0	0	17	0	"21a, 22c"	22c	64	33	20	32	-110	-54	-11	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	"granite, monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Keith, S.B., Schnabel, L., DeWitt, E., Gest, D.E., and Wilt, J., 1984, Map, description and bibliography of the mineralized areas of the Basin and range Province in Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 840086, 129 p. and map."
Miami-Inspiration 	"Bluebird, Copper Cities, Globe, Van Dyke"		United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.42	-110.74	63.5	66463	1591	0.63	0.01	0.009	0.7	21a	0	"17 (2), cu vein"	n.d.	62	33	25	12	-110	-44	-24	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"conglomerate, dacite, diabase, limestone, quartz monzonite, schist"	1872	1915	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7	4.8	27	20% covered.	"Creasey, S.C., 1980, Chronology of intrusion and deposition of porphyry copper ores, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 830844.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Olmstead, H.W., and Johnson, D.W., 1966, Inspiration geology, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 143150.

Peterson, N.P., 1954, Copper Cities copper deposit, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 49, p. 362377.

Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p.

Seedorf, E., Barton, M.D., Gehrels, G.E., Johnson, D.A., Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Flesh, E., 2005, Implications of new U-Pb dates from porphyry copper-related plutons in the Superior-Globe-Ray-Christmas area, Arizona: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164.

Simmons, W.W., and Fowells, J.E., 1966, Geology of the Copper Cities mine, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 151156."
Mineral Butte			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.11	-111.58	70	70	13	0.4	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	65	33	6	36	-111	-34	-48	"chalcopyrite, limonite, pyrite"	quartz monzonite	basalt	"diabase, granite, schist"	1920s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25% covered.	"Chaffee, M.A., 1976, Geochemical exploration techniques based on distribution of selected elements in rocks, soils, and plants, Mineral Butte copper deposit, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1278-D, 55 p. "
Mission-Pima			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.98333333	-111.0666667	58	58	900	0.52	0.015	0	2	17	0	21a	"17, 18b"	83	31	59		-111	-4		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	"basalt, rhyolite"	"argillite, conglomerate, dolomite, gypsum, limestone, marble, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone"	"late 1700s, 1950s"	1961	2.4	1.6	3	5.5	3.2	14	5.5	3.2	14	"The Dynamite deposit (31.926 N, 110.769 E; 91 Mt at 0.53% Cu ) is considered as a part of the Mission-Pima deposit. Exposed."	"Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Jansen, L.J., 1982, Stratigraphy and structure of the Mission copper deposit, Puma mining district, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 467474.

Kennison, J.E., 1966, The Mission copper deposit, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson,  University of Arizona Press, p. 281287.

Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406.

Williamson, R.L., and Poulton, M.M., 1995, The geology of the Mineral Hill area, Mission mine, Pima County, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 442454."
Morenci-Metcalf			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.10361111	-109.3611111	56	56	6470	0.524	0.0095	0.028	1.6	21a	0	n.d.	"18b, 39a"	77	33	6	13	-109	-21	-40	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, diabase dikes, granite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, schist, shale, tuff"	"diorite porphyry, dolomite, limestone, monzonite porphyry"	19th century	1872	4	1.8	5.7	0	0	0	0	0	49	15% covered.	"Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Langton, J.M., 1973, Ore genesis in the Morenci-Metcalf district: Society of Mining Engineers Society Transactions, v. 254, p. 247257. 

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1993, Rhenium-osmium evidence for regional mineralization in southwestern North America: Science, v. 261, p. 12821286.

Melchiorre, E.B., and Enders, M.S., 2003, Stable isotope geochemistry of copper carbonates at the northwest expension deposit, Morenci district, Arizona: indications of conditions of supergene oxidation and related mineralization: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 607621. 

Moolick, R.T., and Durek, J.J., 1966, The Morenci district, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 221231.

Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR-20, 58 p."
Pine Flat			United States	USAZ	Arizona	34.36888889	-112.3519444		n.d.	25	0.36	0.008	0.17	4	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	57	34	22	8	-112	-21	-7	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"alaskite, andesite, aplite, breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	"gneiss, schist"	early 1900s	n.d.	0	0	0	1.3	0.5	0.51	0	0	0	Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Poston Butte 		Florence	United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.11666667	-111.4166667	62	62	726	0.38	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	66	33	7		-111	-25		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, diabase dike, granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"conglomerate, gypsum, sandstone, schist, siltstone"	"andesite, basalt, granite, latite, quartz monzonite"	1969	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100% covered.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ray			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.16361111	-110.9830556	69	69	1583	0.68	0.001	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	68	33	9	49	-110	-58	-59	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"andesite, basalt, dacite, dacite welded tuff, diorite, limestone, quartz diorite porphyry, quartzite, rhyolite tuff "	"conglomerate, diabase, diorite porphyry, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist, shale, tuff"	1846	1911	3	0.9	2.1	12	8.5	82	0	0	9.2	Exposed.	"Banks, N.G., Cornwall, H.R., Silberman, M.L., Creasey, S.C., and Marvin, R.F., 1972, Chronology of intrusion and ore deposition at Ray, Arizona. Part I, K-Ar ages: Economic Geology, v. 67, p. 864878.

Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 211244. 

Briggs, D.F., 2006, Mining operations report, version 2005. Unpublished.

Cornwall, H.R., 1982, Petrology and chemistry of igneous rocks, Ray porphyry copper district, Pinal County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 259273.

Gambell, N.A., 1978, Geology and mineralization of the Ray silicate ore body, Pinal county, Arizona: Arizona geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 35.

McKee, E.H., and Koski, R.A., 1981, K-Ar ages for igneous rocks and vein minerals from the Christmas mine area, Arizona: Isochron/West, no. 32, p. 7.

Metz, R.A., and Rose, A.W., 1966, Geology of the Ray copper deposit, Ray Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 177188.

Mutschler, F.E., Ludington, S., Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556

Niemuth, N.J., 1994, The primary copper industry of Arizona, 1992: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources SR20, 58 p.

Seedorf, E., Barton, M.D., Gehrels, G.E., Johnson, D.A., Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Flesh, E., 2005, Implications of new U-Pb dates from porphyry copper-related plutons in the Superior-Globe-Ray-Christmas area, Arizona: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164."
Red Hills			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.03611111	-111.2161111	65	7060	453.5	0.1	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c, 25a"	n.d.	70	33	2	10	-111	-12	-58	"chalcopyrite, hematite, pyrite, sericite"	rhyodacite porphyry	n.d.	"diabase, granite, schist"	n.d.	1919	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Red Mountain			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.49	-110.72	60	6258	570	0.63	0	0	0.6	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	96	31	29	24	-110	-43	-12	"alunite, anhydrite/gypsum, apatite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, enargite, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"breccia, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"conglomerate, dacite tuff, rhyolite tuff"	"andesite, andesite tuff, felsite, latite, siltstone, trachyandesite  "	1966	n.d.	1.7	0.3	0.4	3.5	3	8.2	0	0	0	Chalcocite blanket: 1.7 x 0.3 km. 	"Bodnar, R.J., and Bean, R.E., 1980, Temporal and spatial variations in hydrothermal characteristics during vein filling in preore cover overlying deeply buried porphyry copper-type mineralization at Red Mountain, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 75, p. 876893.

Corn, R.M., 1975, Alteration-mineralization zoning, Red Mountain, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 70, p. 14371447.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Quinlan, J.L., 1986, Geology and silicate-alteration zoning at the Red Mountain porphyry copper deposit, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in Beatty, B., and Wilkinson, P.A.K., eds., Frontiers in geology and ore deposits of Arizona and the Southwest: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 16, p. 294305. 

Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 433464."
Resolution			United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.3	-111.0833333	63.5	6463		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"18b, Cu(Au,Ag,Zn,Pb) vein "	706	33	18		-111	-5		"bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, fluorite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, topaz"	"breccia, felsic porphyry, skarn"		"carbonate rocks, schist, volcanics"	1995	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Preliminary reported ~1,500 Mt at 1.5% Cu underlying the Magma vein-type Cu deposit at depth of 1500 to 2000 m below surface. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sacaton 			United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.95472222	-111.8161111	63	6561	48.6	0.72	0.014	0	2	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	67	32	57	17	-111	-48	-58	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"limestone, quartzite, schist"	"conglomerate, diabase dike, diorite, granite"	1962	1974	0	0	0	6.5	2.5	12.8	0	0	0	100% covered.	"Cummings, R.B., 1982, Geology of Sacaton porphyry copper deposit, Pinal county, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 507521."
Safford 	"Dos Pobres, San Juan"	Lone Star	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.93333333	-109.6	52.5	5748	7260	0.441	0.004	0.17	0	20c	0	20c	20c	80	32	56		-109	-36		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite  porphyry"	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, granodiorite, latite, quartz diorite, rhyolite, tuff"	1886	1959	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.5	12	90% covered.	"Annual Review, 1996,  Exploration overview, copper: Mining Engineering, May, p. 50. 

Langton, J.M., and Williams, S.A., 1982, Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 335352.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Lowell, J.D., 1989, Gold mineralization in porphyry copper deposits discussed: Mining Engineering, v. 41, no. 4, p. 227231.

Mutschler, F.E., Ludington, S., Bookstrom, A.A., 2000, Giant porhyry-related metal camps of the world; a database: USGS Open-File Report 99-556, Online version 1.0: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr99556

Robinson, R.F., and Cook, A., 1966, The Safford copper deposit, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 250266.

Russin, DP., 2007, The Dos Pobres porphyry Cu(-Au-Mo) deposit: a petrographic and geochemical study of hypogene veins and alteration assemblages, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 180181. 

Williams, S.A., and Forrester, J.D., 1995, Characteristics of porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm,      J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 2134."
San Manuel-Kalamazoo			United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.69972222	-110.6777778	68	6967	1390	0.6	0.011	0.017	1.8	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	78	32	41	59	-110	-40	-40	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, monzonite porphyry, rhyolite "	n.d.	"andesite, andesite porphyry, aplite, conglomerate, diabase dike, latite, quartz monzonite, tuff, volcaniclastics"	1870	1956	4.6	0.95	3.4	0	0	0	0	0	6.6	80% covered.	"Chaffee, M.A., 1982, A geochemical study of the Kalamazoo porphyry copper deposit, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 211225.

Creasy, S.C., 1965, Geology of the San Manuel area, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 471, 64 p.

Force, E.R., Dickinson, W.R., and Hagstrum, J.T., 1995, Tilting history of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo porphyry system, Southeastern Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 90, p.6780.

Lowell, J.D., 1968, Geology of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 63, p. 645-654.

Lowell, J.D., 1991, How the Kalamazoo was found, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 2932.
 
McCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1992, Dating sulfide mineralization by molybdenite Re-Os geochronometry: the San Manuel-Kalamazoo base metal porphyry, southwestern Arizona: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 7, p. 12821286.

Sandbak, L.A., and Alexander, G.H., 1995, Geology and rock mechanics of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p.396423.

Schwartz, G.M., 1953, Geology of the San Manuel copper deposit, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 256, 65 p.

Thomas, L.A., 1966, Geology of the San Manuel ore body, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 133142."
San Xavier North 			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.96666667	-111.0166667	56	56	208	0.54	0	0	0	17	0	21a	"17, 18b"	84	31	58		-111	-1		"altaite, alunite, azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, hematite/specularite, kaolinite, molybdenite, neotocite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tenorite"	quartz monzonite porphyry	"dolomite, granite, granodiorite, limestone, quartzite, rhyodacite tuff"	"andesite, conglomerate, fanglomerate, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone"	1955	1968	0.9	0.6	0.42	0	0	0	3.5	1.6	4.4	100% covered.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sanchez		Carpenter	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.88333333	-109.5333333		n.d.	173	0.317	0	0.34	0	20c	0	20c	n.d.	81	32	53		-109	-32		"biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, limonite, pyrite, sericite "	"monzonite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, tonalite porphyry"	" granodiorite, quartz diorite"	"agglomerate, andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, dacite, dacite tuff, rhyolite, tuff"	1949	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	95% covered.	"Langton, J.M., and Williams, S.A., 1982, Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 335352.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Robinson, R.F., and Cook, A., 1966, The Safford copper deposit, Lone Star mining district, Graham County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 250266.

Titley, S.R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest, in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I., and Duke, J.M., eds., Mineral deposit modeling: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 40, p. 433464."
Sheep Mountain			United States	USAZ	Arizona	34.08	-112.46		n.d.	318	0.99	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	59	34	4	48	-112	-27	-36	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 35-68."
Silver Bell	North Silver Bell		United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.4	-111.5	67.5	69-66	268	0.66	0.013	0.026	0.96	21a	0	n.d.	"18b, 22c"	79	32	24		-111	-30		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"andesite porphyry, intrusive breccia, monzonite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"alaskite, arkose,  conglomerate, dacite porphyry, limestone, quartzite, siltstone"	1865	1874	2.5	1.3	2.6	10	3.5	28	4.8	2.4	9.1	10% covered.	"Bell Resources Corp., 2007, Bell continues to expand presence in Arizona with new copper project, 3 p.: 
www.bellresources.com/s/News.asp?ReportID=202761

Browne, Q., 2007, Characteristics of phyllic alteration and mineralization in late-stage dikes in the North Silver Bell deposit, Pima County, AZ, in Ores and Orogenesis, a symposium honoring the career of William R. Dickinson. Program with Abstracts: GSA, Tucson, Arizona, p. 158. 

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Graybeal, F.T., 1982, Geology of the El Tiro area, Silver Bell mining district, Pima County, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 487505.

Graybeal, F.T., 1991, History of exploration at Silver Bell, Arizona, in Hollister, V.F., ed., Case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 4547.

Kenyon, R., and Courtright, J.H., 1966, Structure and mineralization at Silver Bell, Arizona, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 157163.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Lopez, J.A., and Titley, S.R., 1995, Outcrop and capping characteristics of the supergene sulfide enrichment at North Silver Bell, in  Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 424435. 

Sawyer, D.A., 1994, Geologic map of a Late Cretaceous caldera and related porphyry copper-molybdenum ore deposits in the Silver Bell mining district, Arizona, and their subsequent Tertiary structural history: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1103-A, p. 9192.

Titley, S.R., 1994, Silver Bell porphyry copper deposit, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1103-B, p. 7788."
Squaw Peak			United States	USAZ	Arizona	34.48027778	-111.8652778		n.d.	18	0.4	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	58	34	28	49	-111	-51	-55	"chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"basalt, granite, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone "	before 1915	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Production 19341946.	"Roe, R.R., 1976, Geology of the Squaw Peak porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona: Masters Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, 110 p.

Thacker, E., 1949, Squaw Peak mine: Rocks and Minerals, v. 24, p. 376377."
Sunnyside			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.45111111	-110.7461111		n.d.	180	0.61	0.02	0	0.5	17	0	"19a (3), 22c"	"18b, 22c"	97	31	27	4	-110	-44	-46	"alunite, andalusite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, diaspore, enargite, hematite, kaolinite/illite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite, smectite, tennantite, tourmaline, zunyite"	"breccia, latite porphyry, quartz- feldspar porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz monzonite, carbonate rocks, volcanic rocks "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	6	61	Deep resources at a depth of >4000 ft. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Superior East		Pinal Ranch	United States	USAZ	Arizona	33.37805556	-110.9988889	60	6258	996	0.498	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	61	33	22	41	-110	-59	-56	"adularia, anhydrite, ankerite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, copper, epidote, galena, hematite/specularite, kaolinite/dickite, magnetite, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, rhodochrosite, sericite, sphalerite, talc, tremolite"	"aplite, breccia, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn"	rhyolite	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granite, limestone, marble, quartz latite tuff, schist"	1973	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Hypogene ore grades 1 to 2% Cu. 100% covered by Oligocene-Miocene conglomerate and Miocene dacite tuff, 600 to 1,200 m thick."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Twin Buttes			United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.89277778	-111.0352778	58	58	940	0.502	0.023	0.019	5.8	21a	0	17 (2)	18b	90	31	53	34	-111	-2	-7	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, anhydrite, conglomerate, dolomite, fanglomerate, granite, limestone, quartzite, rhyodacite porphyry, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff"	1870	1965	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100% covered.	"Barter, C. F., 1978, Stratigraphy, alteration, and ore controls in the main ore zone, Twin Buttes mine, Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 115116.

Barter, C.F., and Kelly, J.L., 1982, Geology of the Twin Buttes mineral deposit, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 407432.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Kelley, J.L., 1976, Geology of the Twin Buttes copper deposit, Pima county, Arizona: AIME Annual Meeting, February 2226, 1976, Las Vegas, Preprint No. 7613, 23 p.

Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387406."
Two Peaks		Mine Canyon	United States	USAZ	Arizona	31.76805556	-110.4619444	74	74	29	0.3	0	0	0	17	0	15a	n.d.	94	31	46	5	-110	-27	-43	n.d.	granodiorite porphyry	"alaskite, quartz monzonite"	"conglomerate, granodiorite, limestone, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Vekol Hills		Reward	United States	USAZ	Arizona	32.58	-112.09		n.d.	95	0.56	0.014	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	73	32	34	48	-112	-5	-24	"acanthite, anglesite, aurichalcite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, dickite, dolomite, galena, jarosite, kaolinite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrargyrite, pyrite, pyrolusite, pyrrhotite, siderite, silver, smithsonite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, wulfenite"	quartz feldspar porphyry	n.d.	"conglomerate, diabase, granite, limestone, quartzite, schist, shale, siltstone"	1879	1882	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Small underground Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo mine, closed 1965."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Lights Creek		Moonlight Valley	United States	USCA	California	40.195	-120.8538889	100	100	318	0.34	0	0.05	3.2	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	39	40	11	42	-120	-51	-14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	aplite	"granite porphyry, quartz porphyry, serpentinite "	"andesite, agglomerate, alaskite, basalt, gabbro, granite, granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist "	1970	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Allard 			United States	USCO	Colorado	37.40694444	-108.0880556	67.5	7065	200	0.4	0	0	5	17	0	n.d.	"25b, 39a"	53	37	24	25	-108	-5	-17	"arsenopyrite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, domeykite, enargite, fluorite, galena, hematite, kaolinite, magnetite, marcasite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tennantite "	"breccia, pegmatite, syenite, trachyte dike"	"limestone, monzonite"	"conglomerate, monzonite porphyry, diorite porphyry, sandstone, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"10200 ppb Au, 100170 ppb Pt."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bobcat Gulch			United States	USID	Idaho	45.35638889	-113.9938889		n.d.	54.4	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	25	45	21	23	-113	-59	-38	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz latite, rhyolite porphyry"	n.d.	"argillite, quartzite, siltstone"	1977	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Caribou Mountain			United States	USID	Idaho	43.09305556	-111.3230556	50	50		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	29	43	5	35	-111	-19	-23	"biotite, bornite, chalcocite/digenite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, covellite, clay minerals, cuprite, epidote, gold, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"andesite porphyry, diorite, diorite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, clastic rocks, limestone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Huntsman, J.R., 1984, Caribou Mountain: a porphyry copper deposit in southeastern Idaho: Economic Geology, v.79, p. 748754."
Catheart Mt.			United States	USME	Maine	45.53611111	-70.21694444	443	443	18	0.556	0.06	0	0	21a	0	17	22c	100	45	32	10	-70	-13	-1	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, stannite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	"conglomerate, diabase, diamictite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	"granite, quartz monzonite"	1965	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	1	1.2		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sally Mountain			United States	USME	Maine	45.6	-70.33333333	443	443		0	0	0	0	17	0	"17, 22c"	n.d.	99	45	36		-70	-20		"chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	"conglomerate, diabase, diamictite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	"granite, quartz monzonite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Beavertown			United States	USMT	Montana	46.34166667	-112.0791667		Cretaceous	50	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	707	46	20	30	-112	-4	-45	"chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite"			monzogranite	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Boulder batholith.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Continental/Butte			United States	USMT	Montana	46.01722222	-112.5111111	60.5	6457	5220	0.673	0.028	0.042	8.6	21a	0	n.d.	"22c, 39a"	24	46	1	2	-112	-30	-40	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, jasper, quartz porphyry"	"granodiorite, gneiss, schist"	"aplite, pegmatite, quartz monzonite, rhyolite"	n.d.	1864	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Bartos, P.J., 1989, Prograde and retrograde base metal lode deposits and their relationship to underlying porphyry copper deposits: Economic Geology, v. 84, p. 16711683.

Long, K.R., 1992, Reserves and production data for selected ore deposits in the United States found in the files of the Anaconda Copper Company: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-002, 21 p.

Meyer, Charles, Shea, E.P., Goddard, C.C., Jr., Zeihen, L.G., Guilbert, J.M., Miller, R.N., McAleer, J.F., Brox, G.B., Ingersoll, R.G., Jr., Burns, G.J., and Wigal, T., 1968, Ore deposits at Butte, Montana, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 1373-1427.

Miller, R.N., ed., 1978, Guidebook for the Butte field meetings of the Society of Economic Geologists: Butte, The Anaconda Company, 1973 (second revised printing, 1978).

Tooker, E.W., 1990, Gold in the Butte district, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857-E, p. E17E27."
Heddleston			United States	USMT	Montana	47.02583333	-112.36	46	46	302	0.36	0.005	0.053	5.2	17	0	n.d.	22c	22	47	1	33	-112	-21	-36	"bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, clay minerals, covellitegalena, marcasite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rhodochrosite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite/tennantite"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartz porphyry"	n.d.	"argillite, diorite, gabbro, quartzite                                        "	1989	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper Flat 		Hillsboro	United States	USNM	New Mexico	32.80666667	-108.1186111	75	75	61.7	0.36	0.0128	0.18	1.7	17	0	18d	"17, 19a, 18c, 22c, 39a"	87	32	48	24	-108	-7	-7	"apatite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, cuprite, epidote, fluorite, galena, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, zeolite"	"breccia, jasperoid, latite, latite porphyry, quartz monzonite, skarn"	"basalt, conglomerate, dolomite, limestone, mudstone, quartz monzonite porphyry, quartzite, rhyolite pyroclastics, sandstone, schist, shale"	"andesite flow, andesite pyroclastics"	1877/1975	1982	0.8	0.5	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	60% covered.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Hannover Mountains 	Continental 	Fierro-Hannover	United States	USNM	New Mexico	32.84638889	-108.0905556	63.5	7057	1406	0.34	0	0.01	9.5	17	0	"17, 18b, 19a"	"18b, 18c, 18d, 19a, 22c"	85	32	50	47	-108	-5	-26	"biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cupriferous pyrite, epidote, galena, hematite, limonite, magnetite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	"andesite dike, basalt dike, breccia, gabbro, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenodiorite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite breccia, conglomerate, dolomite, felsic volcanic rocks, granodiorite, hornfels, limestone, marble, quartz monzonite, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, skarn"	1855	1858	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resources probably include adjoining replacement and skarn mineralization. Exposed.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Santa Rita	Groundhog- Pewabic- Empire (skarns)	Chino	United States	USNM	New Mexico	32.79027778	-108.0727778	55.5	5655	3030	0.468	0.008	0.056	1.4	17	0	"17, 18d"	"17, 18c, 19a, 22c"	88	32	47	25	-108	-4	-22	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, jasper, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	"andesite, andesite breccia, basalt, conglomerate, diorite porphyry, dolomite, gneiss, quartz latite, quartz latite porphyry, rhyolite, rhyolite tuff, sandstone, schist"	"latite, limestone, marble, quartzite, shale"	1801	1911	2	1.3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20% covered.	"Audtat, A., Pettke, T., Dolej, D., 2004, Magmatic anhydrite and calcite in the ore-forming quartz-monzonite magma at Santa Rita, New Mexico (USA): genetic constraints on porphyry-Cu mineralization: Lithos, v. 72, p. 147161.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Hernon, R. M., and Jones, W.R., 1968, Ore deposits of the Central mining district, Grant County, New Mexico, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967, The Graton-Sales Volume: New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, v. 2, p. 12111237.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Rose, A.W., and Baltosser, W.W., 1966, The porphyry copper deposit at Santa Rita, New Mexico, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 205220."
Tyrone			United States	USNM	New Mexico	32.63305556	-108.3669444	55.5	56-55	1050	0.49	0.013	0.0015	1.3	21a	0	n.d.	n.d.	91	32	37	59	-108	-22	-1	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry "	"andesite agglomerate, conglomerate, dacite, granodiorite, quartzite, shale"	"andesite, diabase dike, granite"	1871	1904/1966	2.8	2	4.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	30% covered. Two stages of supergene enrichment 19.216.2 Ma and 8.74.6 Ma.	"Duhamel, J.E., Cook, S.S., and Kolessar, J., 1995, Geology of the Tyrone porphyry copper deposit, New Mexico, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 464-472.

Kolessar, J., 1982, The Tyrone copper deposit, Grant County, New Mexico, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 327333.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Mach, C.J., 2004, Tectonic controls, timing and geochemistry of supergene enrichment of the Tyrone porphyry copper deposit, Grant County, New Mexico: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 4, P. 4.  

North, R.M., and McLemore, V.T., 1988, A classification of the precious metal deposits of New Mexico, in Schafer, R.W., Cooper, J.J., and Vikre, P.G., eds., Bulk mineable precious metal deposits of the western United States: Reno, Nevada Geological Society, p. 625659."
Ann Mason			United States	USNV	Nevada	38.96	-119.27	169	169	495	0.4	0.01	0	0	17	3	"17 (2), 18b, 19a"	"17, 18b, 19a"	46	38	57	36	-119	-16	-12	"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline "	"andesite dike, granite porphyry, rhyolite dike"	"andesite, argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks"	"breccia, dolomite, granite, limestone, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, skarn"	1966	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Exposed. 2006 intersection 481.6 m at 0.51% Cu, 0.01% Mo, 1 g/t Ag. "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bear-Lagomarsino			United States	USNV	Nevada	39.03	-119.18	0	n.d.	454	0.4	0	0	0	17	0	"18b, 19a"	"17 (3), Au-Cu veins"	44	39	1	48	-119	-10	-48	"actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite"	quartz monzonite	"granite, limestone, rhyolite, sandstone, skarn, volcaniclastic rocks "	"andesite, quartz monzodiorite"	1961	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Butte Valley			United States	USNV	Nevada	39.8	-115.15	0	n.d.		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	18b	41	39	48		-115	-9		"alunite, chalcopyrite, goethite, hematite, magnetite, jarosite, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite"	"hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn "	basalt 	"fanglomerate, limestone, rhyolite porphyry, sandstone, shale"	1962	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Covered. Reported up to: 0.09% Cu, 0.18% Mo, 2% Pb, and 2.4 g/t Au.  "	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Contact		Banner	United States	USNV	Nevada	41.76694444	-114.7669444	150	150	55.8	0.77	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"14a, 18b, 22c, 25a"	30	41	46	1	-114	-46	-1	"actinolite, axinite, azurite/malachite, bornite, cerargyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, cuprite, garnet, hematite, pyrite"	"aplite, breccia, hornfels, monzonite porphyry, skarn, syenite porphyry"	"rhyolite flow, rhyolite tuff"	"chert, granodiorite, limestone, quartz monzonite, quartzite, shale, siltstone"	1870	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Total production of the district: 3,751,050 lbs Cu, 1,222 oz Au, 126,901 oz Ag"	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper Basin			United States	USNV	Nevada	40.61194444	-117.0361111	86	86	54.7	0.28	0	0	0	17	0	20c	"18b, 19c"	34	40	36	43	-117	-2	-10	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"aplite, breccia, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry, skarn"	"diorite porphyry, granite porphyry, monzogranite "	"calcareous shale, diabase, gabbro, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296.

Doebrich, J.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Geologic history of the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, and regional controls on the distribution of mineral systems, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera:  Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 453483.

Ivosevich, S.W., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Weakly developed porphyry system at Upper Paiute Canyon, Battle Mountain mining district,  Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera:  Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 15731594. 

Theodore, T.G., Silberman, M.L., and Blake, D.W., 1973, Geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798A, 24 p.

Theodore, T.G., Blake, D.W., Loucks, T.A., and Johnson G.A., 1992,  Geology of the Buckingham stockwork molybdenum deposit and surrounding area, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798D, 24 p."
Copper Canyon			United States	USNV	Nevada	40.54694444	-117.1266667	38	38	56.8	0.48	0	0.77	14	20c	0	"21b, 27d"	"18b, 22c, 39a"	35	40	32	49	-117	-7	-36	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, clay minerals, covellite, molybdenite, galena, sericite, sphalerite, tremolite  "	granodiorite	n.d.	"chert, conglomerate, greenstone, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale"	1916	1967	0	0	0	1.3	0.8	0.8	1.5	0	0		"Blake, D.W., Kretschmer, E.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1978, Geology and mineralization of the Copper Canyon deposits, Lander County, Nevada, in Shave, D.R., ed., Guidebook to mineral deposits of the Central Great Basin: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 32, p. 4548. 

Doebrich, J.L., and Theodore, T.G., 1996, Geologic history of the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, and regional controls on the distribution of mineral systems, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera:  Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 453483.

Kotlyar, B.B., Theodore, T.G., Singer, D.A., Moss, K., Campo, A.M., and Johnson, S.D., 1998, Geochemistry of the Au-skarn environment at Copper Canyon, Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada, in Lentz, D.R., ed., Mineralized intrusion-related skarn systems,: Mineralogical Association of Canada, Short Course Series, v. 26, p. 415443. 

Theodore, T.G., Blake, D.W., and Kretschmer, E.L., 1982, Geology and mineralization of the Copper Canyon deposits, Lander County, Nevada, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 543550.

Theodore, T.G., Silberman, M.L., and Blake, D.W., 1973, Geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 798A, 24 p."
Crescent Peak			United States	USNV	Nevada	35.48333333	-115.1333333	72.5	7570		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"22c, 25a"	52	35	29		-115	-8		"azurite/malachite, bornite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, turquoise"	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"gneiss, schist, granite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Elder Creek			United States	USNV	Nevada	40.6875	-117.0833333	38	38		0	0	0	0	17	0	"20c, 19c, distal disseminated Au"	22c	32	40	41	15	-117	-5		"biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite"	"granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, monzogranite porphyry"	n.d.	"quartzite, sandstone, shale, siltstone"	middle 1960s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Ely		"Robinson, Ruth"	United States	USNV	Nevada	39.26	-114.9994444	110	111109	754	0.613	0.01	0.27	0.8	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 20c, 22c, 25a"	42	39	15	36	-114	-59	-58	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, hornfels,  jasperoid, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"dolomite, granodiorite porphyry, limestone, marble, monzonite porphyry, quartz latite, rhyolite, sandstone, shale, siltstone, tuff "	18671904	1908	7.3	0.91	5.2	12	1.2	11	0	0	0		"Bauer, H.L., Jr., Breitrick, R.A., Cooper, J.J., and Anderson, J.A., 1966, Porphyry copper deposits in the Robinson mining district, Nevada, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 233244.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

James, L.P., 1976, Zoned alteration in limestone at porphyry copper deposits, Ely, Nevada: Economic Geology, v. 71, p. 488512.

James, L.P., 1990, Gold in the Ely (Robinson) copper district, White Pine County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857E, p. E28E42.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

McDowell, F.W., and Kulp, J.L., 1967, Age of intrusion and ore deposition in the Robinson mining district of Nevada: Economic Geology, v. 62, p. 905909.

Maher, D., 1996, Stratigraphy, structure, and alteration of igneous and carbonate wall rocks at Veteran Extension in the Robinson (Ely) porphyry copper district, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 15951621.

Quadra Mining, 2007, Quadra surprises with boost in production: The Northern Miner, January 2228, 2007, p. 1112.

Seedorff, E., 1993, Robinson mining district geology and mineralization, summer field trip: Geological Society of Nevada Special Publication 17, 69 p. 

Shaver, S.A., and Jeanne, R.A., 1996, The geology and evolution of the weakly Au-(Cu)-mineralized far eastern side of the Robinson mining district, Ely, Nevada, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada, v. 3, p. 16231637.

Westra, G., 1979, Porphyry copper genesis at Ely, Nevada,  in Ridge, J.D., ed., Papers on mineral deposits of Western North America, The International association on the genesis of ore Deposits, Fifth Quadrennial Symposium Proceedings, v.2: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 33, p. 127140.

Westra, G., 1979, Alteration and mineralization in the Ruth porphyry copper deposit near Ely: Economic geology, v.77, p. 950970.

Wilson, W.R., 1978, Geology of the Robinson mining district: Guidebook to mineral deposits of the Central Great Basin: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 32, p. 5561."
Fish Creek			United States	USNV	Nevada	40.41666667	-117.2166667	89	89		0	0	0	0	17	0	Au skarn	n.d.	37	40	25		-117	-13		"actinolite, biotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"breccia, hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"chert, limestone, sandstone, welded tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1% Cu.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kennedy			United States	USNV	Nevada	40.26666667	-117.75	29	29		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"22c, 25a"	38	40	16		-117	-45		"arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite"	granodiorite porphyry	n.d.	"chert, granite, granodiorite, greenstone, limestone, quartzite, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
MacArthur			United States	USNV	Nevada	39.05	-119.24	161	161	88	0.21	0	0	0	17	0	"17 (2), 19a"	"17, Au-Cu veins"	43	39	3		-119	-14	-24	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, goethite/limonite, pyrite, tenorite "	"granite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks"	"andesite, granite, hornfels, quartz monzonite, skarn "	1930s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296.

Anonymous, 1993, Arimetco boosts MacArthur interest: The Northern Miner, May 31, p. 6.

Dilles, J.H., and Proffett, J.M., 1995, Metallogenesis of the Yerington batholith, Nevada, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 306315.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Heatwole, D.A., 1978, Controls of oxide copper mineralization, MacArthur property, Lyon County, Nevada: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, Tucson, p. 5966. 

Manex Resource Group, 2007, McArthur Mine, Nevada, 2 p.: www.manexresourcegroup.com/quaterra.htm

Steininger, R.C., 1995, Great Basin, exploration review: SEG (Society of Economic Geologists) Newsletter, no. 22, July, p. 26."
Red Hills			United States	USNV	Nevada	38.61666667	-118.4333333	105	Cretaceous?		0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	48	38	37		-118	-26		"chalcopyrite, pyrite"	diorite porphyry	n.d.	"limestone, rhyolite, tuffaceous sandstone, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Royston		Crow Springs	United States	USNV	Nevada	38.33333333	-117.5	207	207		0	0	0	0	17	0	17	"22c, 25a"	51	38	20		-117	-30		"actinolite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, goethite, hematite/specularite, leucoxene, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sericite, tenorite, tourmaline, turquoise"	quartz monzonite porphyry	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, chert, granite, greenstone, rhyodacite, rhyolite"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
SFS	Copper Queen	"Longshot Ridge, Luning"	United States	USNV	Nevada	38.49194444	-118.075	105	Cretaceous?	159	0.46	0	0	0	17	0	"18b, 14a"	"14a, 18b, 22c"	49	38	29	31	-118	-4	-30	"azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, Cu-oxides, pyrite"	"hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	"conglomerate, volcanic rocks"	"dolomite, limestone, quartz monzonite, shale"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sullivan		Cuervo	United States	USNV	Nevada	38.78	-117.95	81	Late Cretaceous	23.1	0.33	0	0.58	0	20c	0	25a	n.d.	47	38	46	48	-117	-57		"azurite/malachite, chalcopyrite, epidote, pyrite"	n.d.	n.d.	"agglomerate, andesite, conglomerate, granite, quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Yerington	Pumpkin Hollow		United States	USNV	Nevada	38.98	-119.2	167	169-165	928	0.514	0	0.046	1.85	17	1.5	"17(2), 18b (2)"	"17, 18b (2)"	45	38	58	48	-119	-12		"actinolite, albite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, rutile, sericite, tourmaline  "	"andesite dike, granite porphyry, rhyolite dike"	"andesite, argillite, gypsum, ignimbrite, limestone, rhyolite, sandstone, volcaniclastic rocks"	"breccia, granite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite, skarn"	1941	1953	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296.

Dilles, J.H., 1987, Petrology of the Yerington Batholith, Nevada: evidence for evolution of porphyry copper ore fluids: Economic Geology, v. 82, p. 17501789.

Dilles, J.H., Einaudi, M.T., Proffett, J.M., and Barton, M., 2000, Overview of the Yerington porphyry copper district: magmatic to nonmagmatic sources of hydrothermal fluids: their flow path and alteration effects on rocks and Cu-Mo-Fe-Au ores, in Dilles, J.H., Barton, M.D., Johnson, D.A., Proffett, J.M.,  and Einaudi, M.T., eds., Contrasting styles of intrusion-associated hydrothermal systems: Society of Economic Geologists, Guidebook Series, v. 32, p. 5566. 

Dilles, J.H., and Proffett, J.M., 1995, Metallogenesis of the Yerington batholith, Nevada, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 306315.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Proffett, J.M., Jr., 1977, Cenozoic geology of the Yerington district, Nevada, and implications for the nature and origin of Basin and Range faulting: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 88, p. 247266.

Whyte, J., 2007, Nevada Copper puts together large resource at Pumpkin Hollow: The Northern Miner, November 26December 2, 2007, p. 1, 1011."
Red Hills			United States	USTX	Texas	29.805	-104.4027778	60	60.20.3 		0	0	0	0	17	2.5	n.d.	n.d.	660	29	48	18	-104	-24	-10	"chalcocite, chalcopyrite, garnet, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite "	"hornfels, quartz monzonite porphyry, skarn"	n.d.	"limestone, sandstone, siltstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resource: >18 Mt at 0.35% Cu and 0.07% Mo.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Bingham			United States	USUT	Utah	40.52916667	-112.1538889	37	37.00.27 (Re-Os)	3230	0.882	0.053	0.38	3.3	17	2.5	26a (2)	"19a, 18b, 22c, 39a"	36	40	31	45	-112	-9	-14	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"latite porphyry, minette, monzonite, quartz latite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry, breccia, skarn"	andesite	"conglomerate, dolomite, latite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	1863	1906	2.4	1.3	2.4	0	0	0	6.5	4.8	25		"Albino, G.V., 1995, Porphyry copper deposits of the Great BasinNevada, Utah, and adjacent California, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds, Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 267296.

Babcock, R.C., Jr., Ballantyne, G.H., and Phillips, C.H., 1995, Summary of the geology of the Bingham District, Utah, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 316335.

Ballantyne, G.C., Maughan, J., and Smith, T., 1996, The Bingham copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, Utah: Why Bingham is a super-giant, in  Clark, A.H., ed., Giant ore deposits  II, Department of Geological Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, p. 335349.  

Borrok, D., Kesler, S.E., and Vogel, T.A., 1999, Sulfide minerals in intrusive and volcanic rocks of the Bingham-Park City Belt, Utah: Economic Geology, v. 94, p. 12131230.

Core, D.P., Kesler, S.E., Essene, E.J., 2006, Unusually Cu-rich magmas associated with giant porphyry copper deposits: evidence from Bingham, Utah: Geology, v. 34, no. 1, p. 4144.

Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139183.

Maughan, D.T., Keith, J.D., Christiansen, E.H., Pulsipher, T., Hattori, K., and Evans, N.J., 2002, Contributions from mafic alkaline magmas to the Bingham porphyry CuAuMo deposit, Utah, USA: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 1437. 

Peters, W.C., James, A.H., and Field, C.W., 1966, Geology of the Bingham Canyon porphyry copper deposit, Utah, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, Southwestern North America:  Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 165175.

Phillipss, C.H., Harrison, E.D., and Smith T.W., 2005, Geology of the Bungham mining district, Salt Lake County, Utah, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 1, p. 243257. 

Redmond, P.B., Landtwing, M.R., and Einaudi, M.T., 2001, Cycles of porphyry dike emplacement, veining, alteration and mineralization in the Bingham porphyry Cu-Au-M0 deposit, Utah, in Piestrzynski, A., and others, eds., Mineral deposits at the beginning of the 21st century: A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, p. 473476. 

Tooker, E.W., 1990, Gold in the Bingham district, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857E, p. E1E16.

Waite, K.A., Keith, J.D., Christiansen, E.H., Whitney, J.A., Hatori, K., Tingey, D.G., and Hook, C.J., 1998, Petrogenesis of the volcanic and intrusive rocks associated with the Bingham Canyon porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Utah, in John, D.A., and Ballantyne, G.H., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountains, Utah, 2nd edition:  Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, v. 29, p. 69-90."
OK			United States	USUT	Utah	38.48055556	-113.2997222	28	28	10	0.5	0.023	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	50	38	28	50	-113	-17	-59	"actinolite, azurite/malachite, biotite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, covellite, cuprite, epidote, kaolinite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, powellite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"aplite, breccia"	n.d.	"andesite, dacite, dolomite, limestone, quartz latite, quartz monzonite"	1870s	1900	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Production: ~ 7,000 t Cu."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Park Premier			United States	USUT	Utah	40.625	-111.3797222	33	3531		0	0	0	0	17	1	22c	"18b, 25e"	33	40	37	30	-111	-22	-47	"actinolite, albite, alunite, augite, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, kaolinite/illite/dickite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrophyllite, sericite"	"breccia, andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, hornfels, skarn"	n.d.	"andesite, calcareous siltstone, limestone, sandstone, rhyodacite, shale, volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"0.2% Cu, 0.01% Mo, 0.1 to 0.6 g/t Au."	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Southwest Tintic			United States	USUT	Utah	39.85805556	-112.125	35.5	3734	559	0.28	0.01	0	0	17	0	19a	22c	40	39	51	29	-112	-7	-30	"actinolite, anhydrite/gypsum, biotite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"breccia, quartz monzonite porphyry"	"quartzite, limestone"	"andesite agglomerate, andesite flow, andesite porphyry, monzonite, quartz latite tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Glacier Peak			United States	USWA	Washington	48.19777778	-120.9791667	21	21	1710	0.334	0.015	0	0	17	0	n.d.	Cu vein	18	48	11	52	-120	-58	-45	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia, dacite, dacite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	n.d.	"gneiss, granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, schist"	1900	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Gold Mountain			United States	USWA	Washington	48.21583333	-121.3341667		n.d.	40	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	17	48	12	57	-121	-20	-3	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	"clastic rocks, quartz diorite, volcanic rocks"	before 1951	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Hollister, V.F., 1979, Porphyry copper-type deposits of the Cascade volcanic arc, Washington: Minerals Science and Engineering, v. 11, no. 1, p. 2335.   "
Kelsey		"Central, Northwest"	United States	USWA	Washington	48.995	-119.4780556	179	Jurassic	285	0.281	0.0147	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"18b, 24a"	15	48	59	42	-119	-28	-41	"albite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, garnet, hematite/specularite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite"	"aplite, breccia, diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry, skarn"	gabbro	"chert, dacite porphyry, greenstone, quartz diorite"	1890s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Margaret		Earl	United States	USWA	Washington	46.35638889	-122.0808333	16.5	1716	523	0.36	0.011	0.24	1.6	17	0	n.d.	Cu vein	23	46	21	23	-122	-4	-51	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, Sb-mineral, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	"andesite dike, breccia,  dacite dike, quartz porphyry dike"	"volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks"	"granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite"	1971	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Mazama			United States	USWA	Washington	48.61472222	-120.3819444	88.5	9087	135	0.36	0.006	0.03	0	17	0	n.d.	25c (3)	16	48	36	53	-120	-22	-55	"actinolite, anhydrite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, copper, covellite, epidote, galena, goethite/limonite, kaolinite, magnetite, molybdenite, montmorillonite, pyrite, sericite, tourmaline"	"breccia, diorite, feldspar porphyry, hornfels, quartz diorite, quartz diorite porphyry, quartz feldspar porphyry"	"granite, granodiorite"	"andesite, dacite, graywacke, sandstone, siltstone, tuff, volcanic breccia"	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	1.5	1.8	"1991 potential resources estimate 454 Mt at 0.4% Cu and 0,34 g/t Au"	"InterAmerican Resourcess Inc., 2001, InterAmerican Resourcess, Inc. announces significant land position in the Mazama porphyry copper deposit: Business Wire, November 9, 2001, 3 p.: 
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Nov_9/ai_79895264

Lasmanis, R., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in Washington State, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 77102.

Jones, B.K., and Riedell, K.B., 1995, Geology and geochemical zoning of the Mazama porphyry copper system, Okanogan County, Washington, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 237242.

Riedell, K.B., Jones, B.K., and Cheney, E.S., 1996, Geology, geochemistry, and evolution of the Mazama porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold deposit, Okanogan County, Washington, in Coyner, A.R., and Fahey, P.L., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the American Cordillera: Reno, Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, April 1995, p. 15011520."
Middle Fork		"Three Brothers, Clipper, Condor, Hemlock/Porter"	United States	USWA	Washington	47.5	-121.3666667	25	25	93	0.41	0.02	0	0	17	0	17	n.d.	21	47	30		-121	-22		"ankerite, arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, barite, biotite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cosalite, covellite, epidote, galena, gold, molybdenite, prehnite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sericite, siderite, sphalerite"	"breccia, quartz diorite porphyry"	n.d.	"granodiorite, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, tonalite"	1907	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
North Fork Snoqualmie River		Condor Hemlock	United States	USWA	Washington	47.6775	-121.6363889	18	18	128	0.68	0.0082	0.1	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	20	47	40	39	-121	-38	-11	"azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, brochantite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, digenite, epidote, goethite/limonite, gold, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite"	"breccia, lamprophyre, quartz feldspar porphyry, quartz latite porphyry "	"granodiorite, metasedimentary rocks"	"andesite, andesite volcaniclastics, quartz diorite"	1967	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		"Lasmanis, R., 1995, Regional geological and tectonic setting of porphyry deposits in Washington State, in Schroeter, T.G., ed., Porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Special Volume 46, p. 77102.

Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; Part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 35 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.

Herdrick, M.A., Newport, G.R., and Heinemeyer, G.R., 1995, Geology of the North Fork Snoqualmie porphyry copper deposit, King County, Washington, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 243250.

Hollister, V.F., and Bauman, F.W., 1978, The North Fork porphyry copper deposit of the Washington Cascades: Mineralium Deposita, v. 13, p. 191199. "
Sunrise 		Brenmac 	United States	USWA	Washington	48.00861111	-121.5036111	28	28	63.9	0.35	0.026	0.023	0	21a	0	21a	n.d.	19	48	0	31	-121	-30	-13	"arsenopyrite, barite, biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, kaolinite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite, tourmaline"	breccia	conglomerate	"argillite, chert, conglomerate, graywacke, hornfels, mafic volcanic rocks, marble, quartz diorite, skarn, tonalite "	1897	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.062% WO3.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Copper King			United States	USWY	Wyoming	41.145	-105.1861111	0	n.d.	35	0.21	0	0.75	0	20c	0	n.d.	cu-au-ag veins	31	41	8	42	-105	-11	-10	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, cuprite, malachite, epidote, pyrite, sericite"	quartz monzonite	"amphibolite, granite, pegmatite, sedimentary rocks"	"granodiorite, quartzite, schist"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Kirwin		Kerwin/Bald Mtn.	United States	USWY	Wyoming	43.8825	-109.3111111	40	40	118	0.76	0.02	0.03	1.5	21a	0	n.d.	22c	28	43	52	57	-109	-18	-40	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"diorite, diorite porphyry, quartz monzonite, rhyolite tuff"	"granodiorite, limestone"	"andesite, andesite porphyry, andesite breccia, granodiorite, tuff"	1963	n.d.	0	0	0	2.2	1.4	2.3	0	0	0	"0.25 oz/ton Au, 11.8 oz/ton Ag."	"Hausel, D.W., 1989, Geology of Wyomings precious metal lode and placer deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.

Hausel, D.W., 1993, Metal and gemstone deposits of Wyoming, in Snoke, A.W., Steidtmann, J.R., and Roberts, S.M., eds., Geology of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Memoir 5, p. 816835.

Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera:  Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 3568.

Rostad. O., 1991, Discovery of the Kirwin porphyry copper deposit, Park County, Wyoming, in Hollister, V.F., ed., case histories of mineral discoveries, v. 3. Porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits, volcanogenic deposits (massive sulfides), and deposits in layered rock: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p.7980.

Schassberger, H.T., 1972, A K-Ar age of a quartz monzonite dike in the Kerwin mining district, Park County, Wyoming: Isochron/West, no. 4, p. 31."
Silver Creek			United States	USWY	Wyoming	44.02888889	-109.6830556	40	40	54	0.31	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d.	27	44	1	44	-109	-40	-59	"biotite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite"	"dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, trachyandesite, tuff"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Stinkingwater		Crater Mtn.	United States	USWY	Wyoming	44.03	-109.6013889	28.5	3126	59	0.35	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	22c	26	44	1	48	-109	-37	55	"arsenopyrite, azurite/malachite, biotite, bornite, carbonate, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, clay minerals, epidote, ferrimolybdite, galena, gold, jarosite, limonite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite "	"andesite porphyry, dacite, dacite porphyry, rhyodacite porphyry"	n.d.	"andesite, basalt, conglomerate, granodiorite, sandstone, trachyandesite, volcanic breccia, volcaniclastics"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	2	1.2	1.9	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Almalyk	"Kal'makyr, Dalnee, NW Balykty "	 	Uzbekistan	UZBN		40.81388889	69.64638889	289.5	309270	6080	0.39	0.0023	0.37	2.2	20c	0	17	"17, 18b, 19a, 22c"	411	40	48	50	69	38	47	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################	"breccia,  granodiorite  porphyry, hornfels, lamprophyre, monzonite, skarn, syenite"	n.d.	"andesitic dacite porphyry, diabase dike, diorite, dolomitic marble, gabbro, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, syenodiorite"	1925	1958	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	1	3.3	"Total reserves include: Kalmakyr, 2700 Mt at 0.4% Cu, 0.005% Mo, 0.509 g/t Au, 2.08 Ag; Dalnee, 2500 Mt at 0.4% Cu, 0.35g/t Au, 3.2g/t Ag; NW Balykty, 880 Mt at 0.34% Cu. In concentrate: Pt n.d., 20 ppb Pd."	"Golovanov, I.M., 1978,  Types of copper deposits of Tien-Shan: Tashkent, Fan, 262 p. (in Russian).

Golovanov, I.M., Seltman, R., and Kremenetsky, A.A., 2005, The porphyry Cu-Au/Mo deposits of central Eurasia. 2. The Almalyk (Kalmakyr-Dalnee) and Saukbulak Cu-Au porphyry systems, Usbekistan, in Porter, T.M., ed., Superporphyry copper and gold deposits: a global perspective: PGC Publishing, Adelaide, v. 2, p. 513523. 

Krivtsov, A.I., Migachev, I.F., and Popov, V.S., 1986, Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Moscow, Nedra, 236 p. (in Russian). 

Meshchaninov, Y.Z., and Azin, V.N., 1973, Distribution of gold in a copper porphyry deposit, Almalyk region: International Geology Review, v. 15, no. 6, p. 660663. 

Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 1997, Non-ferrous metal deposits of C.I.S. countries and Mongolia: Metal Mining Agency of Japan, 20 p.

Pavlova, I.G., 1978, Porphyry copper deposits: Leningrad, Nedra, 275 p. (in Russian). 

Zvezdov, V.S., Migachev, I.F., and Girfanov, M.M., 1993, Porphyry copper deposits of the CIS and the models of their formation: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 7, p. 511-549.  "
Kyzata			Uzbekistan	UZBN		40.79861111	69.70611111	289.5	309270	700	0.85	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	"17, 18b"	410	40	47	55	69	42	22	"actinolite, anhydrite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite"	"diorite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, granosyenite porphyry, quartz porphyry, skarn "	n.d.	"alaskite, andesite, andesitic basalt, andesitic dacite, conglomerate, dolomite, granodiorite, limestone, siltstone "	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Saukbulak district.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Sarycheku			Uzbekistan	UZBN		40.77694444	69.77916667	289.5	309270	200	0.5	0	0.1	0	17	0	n.d.	" 17, 18b"	409	40	46	37	69	46	45	"anhydrite, barite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, galena, hematite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite, sericite, sphalerite, zeolite"	"breccia, syenodiorite "	"dolomite, limestone, sandstone, skarn"	"andesite porphyry flow, andesite porphyry tuff, dacite porphyry, granodiorite porphyry, quartz porphyry "	1927	1974	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Saukbulak district. Deposit is deeply eroded.	###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Tekeli			Uzbekistan	UZBN		41.09777778	70.12583333	295	Late CarboniferousPermian	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	n.d.	n.d..	408	41	5	52	70	7	33	"albite, amphibole, biotite, bismuthinite, carbonate, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, hematite, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, tourmaline  "	"breccia, diorite, gabbro, monzonite, quartz syenite, skarn, syenite "	n.d.	"andesite porphyry, dacite porphyry, granite porphyry, limestone, quartz porphyry, sandstone, tuff, tuffaceous conglomerate, tuffaceous sandstone"	n.d.	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	"Ore-bearing stock, 6 sq.km., exposed from 1700 m to 2450 m elevation; 0.002 to 8% Cu, 0.001 to 0.3% Mo."	"Golovanov, N.M., 1978, Types of copper deposits of Tien-Shan: Fan, Tashkent, 262 p. (in Russian). "
Samba			Zambia	ZMBA		-12.60722222	27.88194444	1964	196412	50	0.5	0	0	0	17	0	30b	n.d.	343	-12	-37	34	27	52	55	"biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, chrysocolla, epidote, malachite, pyrite, sericite"	"granodiorite porphyry, quartz monzonite porphyry"	n.d.	schist	mid-1960s	n.d.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################