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PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper Mining
  • Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten Mining
OBS

porphyry Cu and Mo deposit: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cuivre
  • Mines de chrome, de molybdène et de tungstène
OBS

gisement porphyrique de Cu-Mo; gisement porphyrique de Cu et de Mo : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

Gold is a commodity that occurs in a wide variety of geological settings and ore deposit types. Byproduct gold from volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, nickel-copper deposits, porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits and vein copper deposits accounts for approximately one third of Canadian resources. The remainder occurs in gold-only deposits which comprise placers(5%) and bedrock sources(60%) which are termed lode gold deposits...

CONT

... the economics of PGE [platinum group element] deposits are broadly analogous to those of gold-only deposits, with ore grades from 8 to 20 g/t combined PGE + Au ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
DEF

Gîte dans lequel l'or n'est pas obtenu comme sous-produit d'autres associations minérales, mais est exploité comme produit essentiel.

CONT

[...] les aspects économiques des gisements d'ÉGP [éléments du groupe du platine] sont en gros comparables à ceux des gisements exploités exclusivement pour l'or; les teneurs varient de 8 à 20 g/t de ÉGP + Au combinés [...]

Spanish

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