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occur in <strong>the</strong>se tabular, altered silicified rocks. The deposit occurs in a weakly-eroded volcano composed <strong>of</strong>basaltic <strong>and</strong>esite,<br />

<strong>and</strong>esite, <strong>and</strong> dacitic pyroclastic rocks <strong>and</strong> lava. The deposit is large <strong>and</strong> contain 0.01-0.1% Te <strong>and</strong> Au in rare high-gde zones,<br />

up to 700 g/t Au. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ore is low-grade, ranging from 2-20 g/t Ail.<br />

Aginskoe Au-Ag Epi<strong>the</strong>rmal Vein Deposit<br />

The Aginskoe Au-Ag epi<strong>the</strong>d vein deposit (Shchepo1'ev,l989f consists dominantly <strong>of</strong> fine-grained, chalcedony-like<br />

quartz, adularia, <strong>and</strong> hydromica with coll<strong>of</strong>orm b<strong>and</strong>ing. The ore minerals comprise 0.3 to 1.0% <strong>of</strong> veins. The major ore minds<br />

are tellurides, including hessite, altaite, calaverire, silvanite, <strong>and</strong> pewe. A total <strong>of</strong> 55 ore minerals are identified. Ooldfineness<br />

ranges from 740 to 990, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> AdAg ratio varies from 2: 1 b 7:i. Six stages <strong>of</strong> me deposition we rewgnk&: (1) quartz-pyrite;<br />

(2) gold-adularia-corrensite-quartz with a gold fineness <strong>of</strong> 924 to 968; (3) gold-adulariaquam with a gold fineaesa, <strong>of</strong> 936 to 952<br />

at upper levels, <strong>and</strong> a gold fineness <strong>of</strong> 740 to 854 at deeper IcveL; (4) gold-calaverite-quartz with a gold fkxms 940 to P60; (5)<br />

gold-hessite-corrensite-quartz with a gdd frneness 8 16 to 880 ~d (6) quartz-~eolite-calcite. End~gen~ zg&g is mared by a<br />

vertical change <strong>of</strong> ore compositian, texture, <strong>and</strong> structure. The concentrarioa <strong>of</strong> tellurides <strong>and</strong> dfidw increwses with depth. The<br />

deposit occurs in a volcanic caldera composed <strong>of</strong> Miocene basaltic <strong>and</strong>esile <strong>and</strong> basaltic <strong>and</strong>tsite luff:. Ore occurs in kchire zones<br />

<strong>and</strong> zones <strong>of</strong> intense jointing. Ore-beanng stnrctlves COW& <strong>of</strong> ~ hbnd r breccia tectonic zones, which include nutmrmu a~degitk<br />

dikes <strong>and</strong> veins, lenses, <strong>and</strong> veimlets <strong>of</strong> &laria-quartz <strong>and</strong> qlum-tzcdnate composition. Tbe main ore-b$&fing mcs tire <strong>the</strong><br />

Aginskaya <strong>and</strong> Surpriz. In <strong>the</strong> main ore-bearing me short we bodies merge at deptb formiag a gently-dipping rnhedkd<br />

b<strong>and</strong>; complicated in <strong>the</strong> upper p t by steeply-wig ore shook Hydro<strong>the</strong>rmal alteration, c o d y<br />

propylitic, is oammon. The<br />

deposit is <strong>of</strong> medium size <strong>and</strong>conlains an estimated rcsourca <strong>of</strong> 30-50 toms Au <strong>and</strong> 70-100 tonnes Ag. The average grade Of <strong>the</strong><br />

Aginskoe deposit is 20 g/t Au. The deposit is currently under development.<br />

Kirganik Porphyry Cu Deposi?<br />

The Kirganik porpbyry Cu dspasir (Vhov, 1977; AV. Iptyev, written commun., 1980) e o n <strong>of</strong> ~ ekeplydipping<br />

zones <strong>of</strong> rocks with biotite-K-feldspar sonret re tic alteration. The deposit is 10-15 m thick, up to 1200 rnl<strong>of</strong>ig? rradoccm in Late<br />

Cretaceous siliceous volcanic rocks. The deposit consirhs <strong>of</strong> zones <strong>of</strong> disoeminatted <strong>and</strong> veinlet capper aod Au minds. The ore<br />

bodies are generally conformablt with Ihe host FQC~. The oxidizad zone extends deepest in heavily h%md rocks, to a depth <strong>of</strong><br />

100 to 120 m, <strong>and</strong> contains up b 0.8 g/t Au. Tbe richest ore is in biotite-K-feldspar--matically altered rocks. Altered rocks<br />

containing both pyroxene aod K-feldspar are pctieally devoid <strong>of</strong> ore. Tbe ore minerds are pyrite, chalcopyrite, magnetite,<br />

bomite, chalcocite, hematite, <strong>and</strong> gold The richest Au values occur in ri& chalcosite-chalcopyrite-bomk ore with more than 1%<br />

Cu. The K-Ar isotopic age <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> biotitebl-f 1dJpar-altered rocks which hoet <strong>the</strong> ore is 65-75 Ma. The deposit is <strong>of</strong> d u m size.<br />

Average grades are 0.1 - 1% Cu <strong>and</strong> 0.2 to 0.4 gh Au in disseminatd <strong>and</strong> veinlet ore, <strong>and</strong> up to 0.8 g/t Au m oxictiztd ore.<br />

Origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> Tectonic Controls for<br />

Central Kamchatka Metallogenlc 664<br />

The Central Kamchatka volcanic <strong>and</strong> sedimentafy basin (Nokleberg <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, 1994c, 1997~) which hosts <strong>the</strong> Central<br />

Kamchatka metallogenic belt consists chiefly <strong>of</strong> late Otigocene to Holecene volcanic <strong>and</strong> sedimenm rocks in saqt&ace~ up to 5<br />

krn thick. The belt ranges from 20 to 70 km wide <strong>and</strong> is about 350 km long. The volcanic <strong>and</strong> s-rttary basin a b contak<br />

mainly shallow-marine sedimentary rocks up to 6,000 m thick, <strong>and</strong> widespread tuff, basalt, <strong>and</strong> basaltic mhite. Thre basid units<br />

overly deformed Late Crekeou to early Tertiary sedimentary rocks. The bssin is intqreted as a fmarc unit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ceutral<br />

Karnchatka volcanic belt; both we interpreted as parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major, post-accretionary, Nor<strong>the</strong>ast Asia mtinmtal-rnar@ arc ira<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> <strong>Far</strong> <strong>East</strong> (Noklebetg <strong>and</strong> othm, 1994c, 1997~).<br />

<strong>Alaska</strong> Peninsula <strong>and</strong> Aleutian Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Metallogenic Belt <strong>of</strong> Igneous Arc Depeab<br />

(Belt AP) Western-Souttmn <strong>Alaska</strong><br />

The major <strong>Alaska</strong> Peninsula <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Aleutian lsl<strong>and</strong>s metallogenic belt <strong>of</strong> igneous arc dqxxits (fig. 126; table8 3,4)<br />

occurs in western-sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Alaska</strong> (Nokleberg <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, 1995a). The metallogenic belt is b d in <strong>the</strong> arc41 uderhh fx<br />

adjacent to <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>and</strong> late Tertiary granitic <strong>and</strong> volcanic rock <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Aleutian arc in <strong>the</strong> t~tetn Ahtim L W <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

southwestern <strong>Alaska</strong> Peninsula (Nokleberg <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, 1994c, 1997~). The arc is composed mainly <strong>of</strong> middle Tcrtisry to Ho1<strong>and</strong>esite<br />

to dacite flows <strong>and</strong> tuff, sshiallow intrusive rocks, small silicic stocks <strong>and</strong> sills, <strong>and</strong> associated setiimerrtary rocks (Buik,<br />

1965; Wilson, 1985). Underlying parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> southwestern <strong>Alaska</strong> Peninsula, almost as far west as Cold by, is <strong>the</strong> mainly<br />

Mesozoic bedrock <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Peninsular isl<strong>and</strong>-arc terrae.<br />

Numerous epi<strong>the</strong>d vein, polyrnetallic vein, add porphyry Cu <strong>and</strong> Cu-Mo deposits occur in <strong>the</strong> metdogenic kit. The<br />

significant deposlts are (tahle 4) (Nokleberg <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs 1997a, b, 19%): epi<strong>the</strong>d vein deposits at ApoH8-SiUra, Aquila, Canoe<br />

Bay, Fog Lake (Pond), Kuy, Shumagin, <strong>and</strong> San Diego Bay; po1ymetallic vein deposits at Braided CR&, M a (Biorka),<br />

Ca<strong>the</strong>dral Creek, <strong>and</strong> Kilokak Creek; <strong>and</strong> porphyry Cu <strong>and</strong> MO deposits at Bee Creek, Mallard Duck Bay, Mike, m d , Rex,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Sedanka (Biorka). The epl<strong>the</strong>rmal <strong>and</strong> polymetallic vein <strong>and</strong> porphyry deposits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Peninsula trad AIP;uh lsladds

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