Bor

Overview

Tonnage includes production and resource of porphyry (600 Mt) and high-sulfidation (200 Mt) ores (Armstrong and others, 2005). In concentrate: 19 ppb Pt, 40 ppb Pd. In pyrite and chalcopyrite: 0.01 to 0.4% Ti and Ni; 0.01 to 0.44% Zn, Ga, Ge, Sn, Sb, and Pb; 0.02 to 0.22% As, Se, and Te; 0.9% average Mo (Pavicevic et al., 1995). Exposed.

Geological Context

Host Rock: andesite porphyry (84.6��1.2)

Resources & Operations

Operator: Zijin Mining

Production Start: 1961

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS