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Chalcocite from
Mamut Mine, Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mamut Mine, Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:628895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:628895:2
GUID (UUID V4):a4ec0bc7-454d-4133-a451-b38fe3e44f2a
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SomeGeologic Featuresof theMmnutPorphyry CopperDeposit,Sabah,Malaysia H. K6SAK^ ^ND K. WAKITA Abstract The Ma...northwest-southeast-trending tectoniczone in the stateof Sabah,Malaysia. Coppermineralizationis associated with a potash-rich...bedsof tuff within the preoreelasticrock sequence. Mamut is a copper-golddepositwith a total ore reserve...age (Collenette,19.58;Liechti et al., 1960; ThE Mamut porphyrycopperdepositis locatedin Hutchison, 1968;...1968; Halle, 1969) which cover the the stateof Sabah,Malaysia,on the northernend of northern part of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Columbia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea, Sabah and Puerto Rico. Gold is normally present in potassium...examinations of deposits in the Philippines and Sabah, suggests that local factors related to the internal...GALORECREEK,B.C. 12. AMACAN, " FISH LAKE, B.C. 13. MAMUT, Sabah SANTOTOMASIf, Philippines t4. PANGUNA,Bou(Jo(nvillels...At Bajo de La Alumbrera in the Faral16n Negro district, Catamarca province, northwest Argentina, an oval...quartz-bearing, volcanic rocks in the Farall6n Negro district have been assigned to the shoshonitic suite (Dostal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
identifizierbares Pd-Sb- Tellurid (in der Lagerst/itte Mamut) als Einschltisse in Chalkopyrit festgestellt. Pd...Russia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Location...(Kasakhstan); 29 Grasberg (Indonesia); 30 Mamut (Malaysia); 31 Ok Tedi; 32 Panguna (Papua New Guinea);...magnetite, hematite and occasionally supergene chalcocite and covellite also occur. Molybdenite and other...(ppb) (%) Bozshakol + INDONESIA Grasberg* MALAYSIA Mamut/l* Mamut/2* PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ok Tedi/l* Ok Tedi/2*
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Porphyry Cu Mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi District), Viti Levu, Fiji Akira Imai1, Yukiko Ohbuchi1...Abstract The porphyry Cu deposits at Waisoi in Namosi district, Viti Levu are separated into two deposits: the...deposits at Waivaka Corridor and Waisoi in Namosi district, Viti Levu, are representative porphyrytype deposits...al., 2003, 2004, 2006). The Cu deposits in the district have been explored since the early 20th century;...porphyry-type Cu deposits at Waisoi in Namosi district, on the basis of ore mineral assemblage and fluid
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
‘A’ veinlets associated with bornite, digenite, chalcocite and chalcopyrite, ‘B’ veinlets having chalcopyrite±...for the chalcopyrite-bearing assemblage, and chalcocite-digenite solid solution and bnss for the chalcopyrite-free...in Figures 3 and 4, respectively (courtesy of the mine). Since the old tonalite is too small with respect...surface is original topography (courtesy of the mine). Since the old tonalite is too small with respect...surface is original topography (courtesy of the mine). Since the old tonalite is too small with respect
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London, Geological Society of Malaysia, Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia, Oxford University Press and... The first reliable geological observations on Sabah were by Hatton (1885), a young mineral explorer...Borneo. Although, he never set foot in Sarawak or Sabah, but had journeyed through Kalimantan. He collected...journeys of some mineral prospectors in his account of Sabah, but he did not mention the real geological explorers...already well advanced before that of Sarawak and Sabah (then North Borneo). The international border between
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mainly bornite, often associated with digenite and chalcocite. In addition, magnetite occurs in A veins. However...3% copper (Clode et al., 1999). Production in the mine started in 1999 by open pit extraction. Several...reported that the A veins have bornite, digenite and chalcocite, and the majority of gold was deposited during...veins which are rich in bornite, digenite and chalcocite are abundant. In addition, there are blebs of...based on the coexistence of magnetite-bornite ⫾ chalcocite (cf. Simon et al., 2000). The fluid inclusion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Elacite deposit in Bulgaria, the Mamut deposit in Malaysia and the Grasberg deposit in Indonesia...pyrite with subordinate molybdenite, bornite, chalcocite, and trace tetrahedrite, sphalerite, and native...ab—albite, bi—biotite, bo—bornite, carb—carbonate, cc—chalcocite, chl—chlorite, cp—chalcopyrite, Cu—native copper...from copper– gold, like Grasberg ŽIndonesia. and Mamut ŽMalaysia. to copper–molybdenum deposits such as...7 c Malaysiac Mamut British Columbia. Cordillerad Allard, La plana Copper King Mine highly alkaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and sphalerite, as well as supergene covellite, chalcocite, marcasite, and native copper. Arsenopyrite geothermometry...and sphalerite, as well as supergene covellite, chalcocite, marcasite, and native copper. Throughout the...porphyry and hornfels at depths reaching 300 m. Chalcocite and covelite are present as thin rims on chalcopyrite...scheelite; spl sphalerite; sup-Cu supergene (covelite, chalcocite, digenite). TmCO2 and TmCl are the melting temperatures...rarely contain hypogene pyrrhotite, such as Mamut, Malaysia (Kosaka and Wakita 1978), and 17 Mile Hill
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Tarkian et al. 2003); Skouries in Greece; Mamut in Malaysia; Ok Tedi and Panguna in Papua New Guinea;...4% Cu, 0.2–0.5% Mo, 0.5–0.6 g/t Au (V. A. Gornov, mine chief geologist, pers. com.) in the Kalmakyr open...field and is a part of the Chatkal–Kurama ore district in eastern Uzbekistan (Fig. 2). The Cu mineralization...samples are not part of the zones dominated by chalcocite and covellite, as they may exhibit high Au contents...epithermal deposits in the Chatkal–Kurama ore district in Uzbekistan also show a strong Ir and Pd depletion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Elatsite (Bulgaria), Biga (Philippines) and Mamut (Malaysia) porphyry deposits (Tarkian and Stribrny 1999)...Elatsite deposit is the largest, active porphyry copper mine in Bulgaria. Since 1981 over 165 Mt of ore at 0... Supergene minerals (traces of covellite and chalcocite) are rare. The ore mineral assemblages are of...flotation concentrates from Majdanpek/Serbia, Mamut/Malaysia and Biga/Philippines (Tarkian and Stribrny...or calc-alkaline (Majdanpek, Medet, Bozshakol, Mamut, Ok Tedi: Tarkian and Stribrny 1999). Geotectonic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Genesis of the Giant Pulang Porphyry Cu-Au District, Yunnan, Southwest China Kang Cao,1,2 Zhi-Ming...States Abstract The giant Pulang porphyry Cu-Au district (446.8 million tonnes at 0.52% Cu and 0.18 g/tonne...Tethyan orogenic belt in southwest China. The district consists of three deposits: South Pulang (~96%...alteration, the most widespread alteration in the district, extends from the deposit core outward and has...Re-Os dating shows that mineralization in the district occurred at 216.54 ± 0.87 to 216.13 ± 0.86 Ma
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in magmatic arc settings. At the regional and district scales, the occurrence of many deposits in belts...Los Pelambres Los BroncesRío Blanco El Teniente Mamut Grasberg-Ertsberg Ok Tedi Cerro de Pasco & Colquijirca...the geology of porphyry Cu systems at regional, district, and deposit scales. The resultant geologic model...El Abra 22° A AL C M E ALT O Regional- and District-Scale Characteristics 0361-0128/98/000/000-00...$6.00 Deposit clusters and alignments At the district scale, porphyry Cu systems and their contained
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Ohya Mine, Miyagi Prefecture ... . ... . . . .. . .................(H. Imai). . .. 3. Takatori Mine, Ibaragi...Kim, Y. Fujiki and S. Takenouchi).... 5. Komori Mine, Kyoto Prefecture . . . ..... .. . .....(H. Imai...Structure and Fluid Inclusion Studies at the Taishu Mine, Nagasaki Prefecture ..... .... ...(H. fmai, S....7. Sado Mine, Niigata Prefecture .... ............ (H. Imai and M. Buono).... 8. Mikawa Mine, Niigata...Osarizawa Mine, Akita Prefecture .... .... ........... ....... (H. Imai).... 10. Ani Mine, Akita Prefecture
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Aksug, Zhireken and Mikheevskoe, Russia; Mamut, Malaysia and Fengshan, China (Table 1, Augé et al.,...stage in the Elatsite, Santo Tomas II, Kalmakyr, Mamut and Majdanpek deposits. The Elatsite and Santo Tomas...sulphide concentrates from Aksug, Majdanpek and Mamut (where sperrylite [PtAs2] was also identified; Tarkian...(Figure 1). It is part of the Kassandra mining district (Kroll et al., 2002), in the Serbomacedonian metallogenic...2007; Harris et al. 2013). The Kassandra mining district consists of several magmatic-hydrothermal ore
Report (issue)
of copper may occur as bornite, enargite, and chalcocite. By-product minerals frequently include molybdenite...assemblage is pyrite + enargite + marcasite + chalcocite (Milu and others, 2004). In supergene enriched...enriched ores, a typical assemblage might be chalcocite + covellite ± bornite (Schwartz, 1966). In oxide ores...and chalcocite wherein digenite occurs as exsolution lamellae 8   in the bornite and chalcocite rims...replaced some early-stage bornite + digenite ± chalcocite. Cubanite has been reported from some porphyry
Report (issue)
mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .........mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .........of the Lucky Boy mining district 2. Geologic map of the Pamlico mining district ABSTRACT Mineral deposit...magmatic arc include W skarns (Gardnerville mining district), W veins, a low-F porphyry Mo deposit (Pine Nut...Gardnerville mining district), and Au-Cu quartz-tourmaline veins (Peavine mining district). Tertiary deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Coipa, near the site of a long-abandonedvein silver mine, was discoveredin 1981 by Amaxde Chile (R. H. Sillitoeand]...averaging 1.2 g/metric ton Miocenevolcano ß Au-Ag-(Cu)mine Au and133 g/metrictonAg, cameon streamin 1989 with...RE•RSEFAULT (t• S•+• c•R• onup•rownside) NORMAL FAULT MINE ORPROSPECT I VOLCANIC CENTER FIG. 3. Schematicmapof...strikingquartz veins,which are 2 to 10 m wide and and/or chalcocite(sensulato) beneaththe leached up to 700 m long...devoid of metals,and belt andthe Faral16nNegro district,alongwith poroverlainby acid-leachedzones.The
Book (edition)
............. 946 IV.3. North Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei) .........................................Proc. AAPG-GSM Int. Conf. 1994, Bull. Geol. Soc. Malaysia 37, p. 363-394. (online at: https://gsmpubl.files...mineralisation in Southeast Asia. Bull. Geol. Soc. Malaysia 40, p. 77-111. (online at: https://gsmpubl.files...of SE Asia, Kuala Lumpur 1972, Bull. Geol. Soc. Malaysia 6, p. 11-16. (online at: www.gsm.org.my/produ...subduction leading to emergence of land in C Borneo, Sabah and Palawan. Microplate or terrane concept of slicing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
located in the western part of the Jiurui Cu–Au–Mo district in the Late Mesozoic Middle–Lower Yangtze River...Allard Stock, La Plana Mountains and Copper King Mine in the USA, Skouries porphyry deposit in Greece...of these deposits, such as Elatsite, Majdanpek, Mamut, Biga and Skouries. Since then, PGMs have been reported...Cu–Mo deposit is located in the Jiurui mineralized district of the YRMB, consisting mainly of porphyry and...thickness (Chang et al., 1991). In the Jiurui district porphyry, skarn and strata-bound Cu–Au–Mo orebodies
Book
sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...Batholith near Arequipa, Toquepala-Cerro Verde district; in the centre, Morococha and in the north, Michiquillay)...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...numerous high-grade Cu-Ag veins, metal zoning, chalcocite supergene blankets and the overall richness....assemblage also rich in silver has mainly hypogene chalcocite and enargite, lesser tetrahedrite in quartz-pyrite
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sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...Batholith near Arequipa, Toquepala-Cerro Verde district; in the centre, Morococha and in the north, Michiquillay)...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...numerous high-grade Cu-Ag veins, metal zoning, chalcocite supergene blankets and the overall richness....assemblage also rich in silver has mainly hypogene chalcocite and enargite, lesser tetrahedrite in quartz-pyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
al., 2008). Lithological sequences exposed in the mine include mainly those of Carboniferous, Permian and...anticline in the eastern part of the mine. Many faults are recognized in the mine. Among these are, the largely...Dong, 1999). Lithological sequences exposed in the mine, from south to north, are Silurian- and Devonian...(Luo and Yang, 2007). The major structure in the mine is the Changshan–Chengmenghu anticline, with secondary...(brachy- anticlines and synclines). Major faults in the mine are ENE- (63–89° and SEdipping)-, NW-WNW- or NNE
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Refining the Classification Using McCreedy West Mine and Podolsky Project Case Studies 163-180 C.E.G...Dyke, Zimbabwe - Case Study of the Hartley Platinum Mine A.H. Wilson, R.T. Brown 409-429 20. The Platinova...REFINING THE CLASSIFICATION: USING McCREEDY WEST MINE, AND PODOLSKY PROJECT CASE STUDIES C.E.G. Farrow...DYKE, ZIMBABWE – CASE STUDY OF THE HARTLEY PLATINUM MINE A.H. Wilson, R.T. Brown INTRODUCTION EXPLORATION...of the MSZ Nature of the MSZ at Hartley Platinum Mine PGE Distribution in the Ore Zone Stratigraphic PGE
Report (issue)
complex mineralogy (such as the California-Vetas district) would be useful, not only for exploration in...the Eastern Cordillera at the California-Vetas District (Domain 23) (Sillitoe and others, 1982). Undiscovered...successful in exploration of the Viburnum Zn-Pb district of southeast Missouri, U.S.A. (Pratt, 1981). Electromagnetic...to nearby alkaline dikes that occur in the Muzo district. High salinity fluid inclusions suggest temperatures...preliminary ground magnetic survey at a known district should indicate feasibility of using the magnetic
 
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