A review of the copper prospectivity of the Tethyan metallogenic belt / Обзор медных перспектив Тетианского металлогенического пояса

SRK Exploration Services (SRK ES) has been requested by Metals and Minerals Group (MMG), to undertake a prospectivity review of the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt with the aim of identifying regions with the potential to host ‗Tier 1‘ copper deposits (containing the equivalent of >500 Mt at 1% Cu). MMG have expressed a primary interest in identifying large porphyry copper deposits at any stage of development, but area also interested in the potential of high sulphidation epithermal, sedimentary and IOCG (iron-oxide-copper-gold), polymetallic VHMS (volcanic hosted massive sulphide) and sediment-hosted Pb-Zn prospects. This review has examined the potential for these types of deposit across 20 individual countries from Poland through to Pakistan. <...>