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GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF PORPHYRY COPPER OBJECTS OF THE MURGALSKAYAMINERAGENOUS ZONE (CHUKOTKA AUTONOMOUS OKRUG)

Сабельников И.С.
Porphyry copper deposits are specific of the genetic type and an important industrial type of fields, concluding the bulk of copper reserves of the developed capitalist and developing countries. However, there are no large deposits of this type in Russia.Though, the prospects for increasing reserves of copper are quite high due to the opening of objects of copper-porphyry in the country.Investigations were carried out on the results of works executedwithin the area of Murgalskayametallogenic zone, where the exploration for porphyry copper and associated ore was carried out. There were recorded high average values of main ore components within prospecting blocks on the basis ofstatistical and graphical information processing.The presence of an upper-oreerosional truncation and the presence of vertical zoning in all the above areas were found.It suggests that the content of the main components may increase with depth. Taking into consideration the complex nature of the objects, studies have shown a high potential of porphyry copper areas and areas allocated to them in the rank of potential ore fields.Proposed areas may be implemented in the fields with different reserves.