Xietongmen

China· Xizhang (Tibet)Unknown
Contained Copper
0.9 Mt
Average Grade
0.43%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Au
Discovery Year
2003

Overview

Gangdese porphyry copper belt. Covered. Cut-off grade 0.15% Cu. The deposit recrystallized thermally by hornfels around Eocene batholith (47.1��0.3 Ma).

Geological Context

Host Rock: breccia, diorite porphyry (170?154)

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS