Day 1 Quiz Flashcards
There are three streams, stream 1 leads into a
block of peridotite, stream 2 leads into a diorite
intrusion, stream 3 leads into a limestone, you are
looking for Au-Ag-Fe deposit, where will you
conduct the exploration?
Stream 2 and 3
Hot springs are part of what alteration zone
Argillic alteration
This alteration zone is composed of
Epidote-Chlorite-Pyrite-Magnetite
Propylitic alteration
This is a metal-rich oxidized zone, contains
oxides, carbonates, and native elements
Supergene zone
In a Porphyry-Cu deposit which of these is
the main commodity? (Cu, Au, Mo, Fe, Cu&Au)
Cu only
This term represents a sudden change to high
grade Au, often times associated with veins
Bonanza
What are you looking for during mineral
resource exploration?
(Deposit, Alteration, Structures, Geochemical Anomalies, All of the above)
The deposit
This is a hydrothermally altered deposit model,
gold is microscopic-encapsulated within
arsenosulfides
Carlin-type deposit
This is the birthplace of Philippine Largescale mining
Antamok mine
Which of these is not a product of supergene alteration? (Native Copper, Sphalerite, Malachite, Silica, Clay)
Sphalerite