GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 290
Wednesday, 25 September 2019: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 126ABC, North Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T45. Porphyry Copper and Related Mineral Deposits of Arizona, the Basin and Range Province, and Beyond

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; Arizona Geological Society

 

Sarah Elizabeth Baxter and Michael Conway, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
GLOBAL COPPER RESOURCES AND RESERVES; DISCOVERY IS NOT THE ONLY CONTROL ON SUPPLY
JOWITT, Simon M., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and MUDD, Gavin M., Environmental Engineering, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
1:50 PM
THE ROLE OF SULFUR IN THE FORMATION OF PORPHYRY ORE DEPOSITS
FRANK, Mark R. and EHLICH, Joshua J., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall, Room 312, DeKalb, IL 60115
2:05 PM
COPPER SULFIDE DEPOSITION TRIGGERED BY GROUNDWATER INCURSION IN MAGMATICALLY-DOMINATED HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM (TONGCHANG PORPHYRY CU DEPOSIT, CHINA)
LIU, Xuan1, RUSK, Brian2, PIRONON, Jacques1 and RICHARD, Antonin1, (1)GeoRessources Lab, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CREGU, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54506, France, (2)Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St. MS 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225
 
2:20 PM
Discussion
2:25 PM
GRASBERG PORPHYRY CU-AU OREBODY: FLUID-CHARGED CUPOLAS, PERVASIVE ALTERATION, AND STOCKWORK FORMATION
CLOOS, Mark, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
2:40 PM
STOCKWORK VEIN ZONE OF THE GRASBERG PORPHYRY CU-AU DEPOSIT: STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL HISTORY
BOS ORENT, Eytan and CLOOS, Mark, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
2:55 PM
EVALUATING TITANITE AS AN INDICATOR OF METAL FERTILITY AND RELATIVE OXYGEN FUGACITY IN THE WHITE PINE MO-W PORPHYRY DEPOSIT, UTAH
MARTIN, Alec J., KEITH, Jeffrey D., CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H., KOWALLIS, Bart J., JENSEN, Collin G., HENZE, Porter, CHADBURN, Ryan, MARTIN, Samuel G. and WEBB, Haley D.M., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
 
3:10 PM
Discussion
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
POTENTIAL FOR LARAMIDE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND TRANS-PECOS TEXAS
MCLEMORE, Virginia T., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
3:45 PM
SUBDUCTION OF ARIZONA PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS
KEITH, Stanley B. and RASMUSSEN, Jan, MagmaChem Exploration, PO Box 950, Sonoita, AZ 85637
4:00 PM
COARSE MUSCOVITE ALTERATION IN PORPHYRY COPPER SYSTEMS OF ARIZONA: CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPLICATIONS
RUNYON, Simone E.1, SEEDORFF, Eric2, BARTON, Mark D.3, LECUMBERRI-SANCHEZ, Pilar4, STEELE-MACINNIS, Matthew4 and MAZDAB, Frank K.5, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Geosciences and Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources, University of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St., Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721
 
4:15 PM
Discussion
4:20 PM
THE SUNNYSIDE-TAYLOR-HARDSHELL SYSTEM: EXPLORATION IMPLICATIONS OF A REMARKABLY COMPLETE PORPHYRY COPPER-SKARN-CARBONATE REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION SPECTRUM IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
MEGAW, Peter, TEAL, Lewis, TROTMAN, Richard and WHITEHILL, Caroline, Barksdale Capital Corp., 610 - 815 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1B4, Canada
4:35 PM
PLUTONIC AND HYDROTHERMAL MINERAL STAGES IN METALUMINOUS CALC-ALKALIC HYDROUS OXIDIZED PORPHYRY CU-MO-AG, MINERAL SYSTEMS
RASMUSSEN, Jan C. and KEITH, Stanley B., MagmaChem Exploration, PO Box 950, Sonoita, AZ 85637
4:50 PM
CALC-SILICATE ALTERATION AND ORE CHARACTERIZATION, ASARCO MISSION COMPLEX, IMPLICATIONS ON THE OPTIMIZATION OF MO RECOVERY
BAXTER, Sarah Elizabeth, Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Baxter, 2019 AGS President, Arizona Geological Society (AGS), PO Box 40952, Tucson, AZ 85717
 
5:05 PM
Discussion
 
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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