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Porphyry Cu-(Mo) Alteration with SWIR Spectroscopy

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Porphyry Cu-(Mo) Alteration with SWIR Spectroscopy

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Copper is a critical resource used in technology ranging from electronics to infrastructure. The largest, most valuable and profitable copper mines are historically large-scale porphyry deposits. Due to their geologic setting, it is critical to have an efficient and accurate way of identifying alteration zones of porphyry Cu-(Mo). SWIR spectroscopy is an ideal technique for studying these alteration zones. It has proven to be very useful for mapping alterations, particularly white micas, clays, chlorites, sulfates, and iron oxides. SWIR data can also be used to track the replacement of feldspar by clays (kaolinite, smectites, and illites).

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