Multi-million-year magmatic and hydrothermal activity is key to the formation of supergiant to behemothian porphyry copper deposits
(2024)
Journal Article
Virmond, A. L., Wotzlaw, J.-F., Rojas-Arancibia, R., Selby, D., & Chelle-Michou, C. (2024). Multi-million-year magmatic and hydrothermal activity is key to the formation of supergiant to behemothian porphyry copper deposits. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 179(10), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-024-02167-4
Understanding the primary controls on mineral deposit formation and size is essential for sourcing the metals required by our ever-growing economy. The tonnage of porphyry copper deposits ranges five orders of magnitude but the key mechanisms and pro... Read More about Multi-million-year magmatic and hydrothermal activity is key to the formation of supergiant to behemothian porphyry copper deposits.