Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5782508 | Ore Geology Reviews | 2017 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
Probabilistic estimates predict a mean of 22 undiscovered porphyry copper deposits within the four permissive tracts delineated in the Urals. Combining estimates with established grade and tonnage models predicts a mean of 82 million metric tons of undiscovered copper. Application of an economic filter suggests that about half of that amount could be economically recoverable based on assumed depth distributions, availability of infrastructure, recovery rates, current metals prices, and investment environment.
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Authors
Jane M. Hammarstrom, Mark J. Mihalasky, Steve Ludington, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Byron R. Berger, Paul D. Denning, Connie L. Dicken, John C. Mars, Michael L. Zientek, Richard J. Herrington, Reimar Seltmann,