Abstract Yanshanian (ca. 200–100 Ma) metallogeny of eastern Asia was dominantly
controlled by oblique subduction and rollback of the Izanagi plate, and also, more locally in …

Biomining is an increasingly applied biotechnological procedure for processing of ores in
the mining industry (biohydrometallurgy). Nowadays the production of copper from low …

Porphyry Cu systems host some of the most widely distributed mineralization types at
convergent plate boundaries, including porphyry deposits centered on intrusions; skarn …

To aid conceptual targeting, the past two decades have seen the emergence of the mineral
systems concept, whereby ore deposits are viewed as small-scale expressions of a range of …

Many diverse ore systems are classified together as iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits
based on an empirical definition arising primarily from geochemical features that do not …

Abstract Porphyry Cu deposits in China contain a total resource of~ 47 million tonnes (Mt)
Cu at average grades ranging mostly from 0.2 to 0.7% Cu (most< 0.5% Cu), accounting for …

Abstract The Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley Metallogenic Belt (MLYB) is one of the
most important metallogenic belts in eastern China, and contains many important porphyry …

The magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the El Teniente porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in the
Central Andes in Chile is reconstructed based on field relationships, scanning electron …

A series of porphyry-type Cu-(Mo)-(Au) deposits including some giant world-class deposits
such as Kounrad, Aktogai, Kal'makyr, Oyu Tolgoi and Chalukou occur in the Central Asian …

Although most economic geology research is concentrated at the deposit or mineral-system
scale for a single well-defined deposit group with a consistent metal association, there are …