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Identifying Minerals Associated with Copper Exploration

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Identifying Minerals Associated with Copper Exploration

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Exploring for porphyry copper deposits can involve the identification of pathfinder carbonate minerals. Minerals like azurite and malachite are secondary copper minerals found in oxidized zones of copper bearing ore deposits. With an oreXpress, oreXplorer or oreXpert and EZ-ID software with the USGS and optional SPECMin and GeoSPEC libraries, rock samples at outcrops were scanned and illite, azurite and malachite identified. A mineral map was subsequently created and a drilling plan set up for the project.

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