SALTA, ARGENTINA 28-31 AUGUST 2018 15th Quadrennial International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits Symposium SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS COPPER SPONSORS Co-sponsored by SALTA, ARGENTINA 28-31 AUGUST 2018 15th Quadrennial International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits Symposium SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CHAIR Lira Raúl – (University of Córdoba – CONICET, Argentina) MEMBERS Bineli-Betsi Thierry – (Botswana International University of Science and Technology) Chang Zhaoshan – (Colorado School of Mines, USA) Cherkasov Sergey – (Vernadsky State Geological Museum of Russian Academy of Sciences) Cook Nigel – (University of Adelaide, Australia) Gozalvez Martín – (Geological and Mining Survey of Argentina) Guido Diego – (CONICET/Austral Gold S.A, Argentina) Lentz David – (University of New Brunswick, Economic Geology Chair) López Luis – (National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina) Mao Jingwen – (Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences/Hebei GEO University, China) Meinert Larry – (Consultant) Pons Josefina – (IIPG – University of Río Negro – University of Comahue – CONICET, Argentina) Rubinstein Nora – (IGEBa–University of Buenos Aires – CONICET) Sanematsu Kenzo – (Geological Survey of Japan, AIST) Schutesky Della Giustina Maria Emilia – (University of Brasília, Brasil) Tornos Fernando – (Spanish National Research Council – CSIC) Watanabe Yasushi – (Faculty of International Resource Sciences, Akita University, Japan) EDITED BY Daniel Rastelli, Dolores Álvarez, Noelia Iannizzotto, Ines Korzeniweski, Cintia Marquetti, Feliciano Pagnanini, Javier Peroni, Susana Segal – (Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR) The opinions expressed in the abstracts are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of IAGOD, the symposium Organizing and Scientific Committees. ISSN 0328-2325 BUENOS AIRES - 2018 15TH QUADRENNIAL IAGOD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS SYMPOSIUM, SALTA, ARGENTINA HONORARY COMMITTEE Honorary President Julio Ríos Gómez President of the Geological and Mining Survey of Argentina (SEGEMAR) Members Diana Carolina Sánchez Secretary of Mining, Ministry of Production, Argentina Mario Pereira National Director of the Geology and Mining National Survey, Chile (SERNAGEOMIN) Daniel Ricardo Blasco Secretary of Mining, Salta Province, Argentina Ricardo Salas Former Secretary of Mining, Salta Province, Argentina Miguel Soler Secretary of Mining, Jujuy Province, Argentina Ricardo Alonso University of Salta, Argentina ORGANIZING COMMITTEE President Eduardo O. Zappettini Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR; Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW); President of IAGOD Members Martín Gozalvez Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR Graciela Marin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR; Geological Association of Argentina Eduardo Marquina Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR Susana Segal Former Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR Carlos Herrmann Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, SEGEMAR Nora Rubinstein National and Technical Research Research Council-Argentina (CONICET), IGeBA Department, University of Buenos Aires Diego Guido National Scientific and Technical Research Council-Argentina (CONICET), University of La Plata, Eploration Vicepresident (AUSTRAL GOLD) Pablo Caffe National and Technical Research Research Council-Argentina (CONICET) José Marcelo Arnosio University of Salta Waldo Vivallo Sandoval Geology and Mining National Survey, Chile (SERNAGEOMIN) Raúl Lira National Scientific and Technical Research Council-Argentina (CONICET), Univesity of Córdoba Coordinator of the 15th IAGOD Symposium Scientific Committee IAGOD COUNCIL 2016-2020 President: Eduardo Zappettini - Argentina - [email protected] Secretary General: David Lentz - Canada - [email protected] Chief Treasurer: Reimar Seltmann - UK - [email protected] Publication Manager: Franco Pirajno - Australia - [email protected] Promotion Manager: Xiang Junfeng - China - [email protected] Webmaster: Evgeniy Naumov - Russia - [email protected] Executive Manager: Alla Dolgopolova - UK - [email protected] Councillors Past President: Mao Jingwen - China - [email protected] First Vice President: Nora Rubinstein - Argentina - [email protected] Second VP: Sergei Cherkasov - Russia - [email protected] 1st VP at Large: Alexandra Gomez Escobar - Colombia - [email protected] 2nd VP at Large: Alexey Aleshin - Russia - [email protected] Past Secretary General: Sun Xiaoming - China - [email protected] Regional Councillors Africa: Paul Nex - South Africa - [email protected] Asia: Batkhishig Bayaraa - Mongolia - [email protected] Australasia: Nigel Cook - Australia - [email protected] Europe: David Holwell - UK - [email protected] North America: Ed Ripley - USA - [email protected] South America: Diego Guido - Argentina - [email protected] China: Xie Guiqing - China - [email protected] India: Dipak Pal - India - [email protected] Iran: Seyed Mehran Heidari - Iran - [email protected] SE Asia: Khin Zaw - Australia - [email protected] Ex officio Members Account holder: Andreas Nδgele - Germany - [email protected] President, SGA: Jorge Relvas - Portugal - [email protected] Executive Secretary, SGA: Jan Pasava - Czech Republic - [email protected] 15th IAGOD SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS Geological and Mining Survey of Argentina (SEGEMAR) Geological Association of Argentina (AGA) Contact information [email protected] CONTENT SESSIONS CHAPTER 1: EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSIT .............................................................................................................. 9 Convenor: Diego Guido CHAPTER 2: ORE DEPOSITS IN EXTENSIONAL TECTONIC SETTINGS ........................................................................ 45 Convenor: Silvia Lagorio CHAPTER 3: ORE DEPOSITS RELATED TO GRANITES: FROM ORE FORMING PROCESSES TO METALLOGENY .................................................................................................................................................. 55 Conveners: Jingwen Mao, Shao-Yong Jiang, Xiaoming Sun CHAPTER 4: METALLOGENY OF THE ANDES ............................................................................................................ 93 Convenor: Nora Rubinstein CHAPTER 5: METALLOGENY OF CRATONIC AREAS ................................................................................................... 111 Convenor: Martín Gozalvez CHAPTER 6: GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY: ORE DEPOSIT SETTINGS AND PREDICTIVE MODELLING APPLIED TO MINERAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................... 123 Convenor: Martín Gozalvez CHAPTER 7: GEOCHEMISTRY OF ORE FORMING FLUIDS ........................................................................................ 155 Convenor: Daniel Moncada CHAPTER 8: PRECISION GEOCHRONOLOGY AND ISOTOPE GEOLOGY OF ORE-FORMING PROCESSES: ITS IMPORTANCE IN EXPLORATION AND METALLOGENIC MODELLING .................................................................. 169 Convenor: Carlos Herrmann CHAPTER 9: ORE MINERALOGY .............................................................................................................................. 181 Convenor: Nigel Cook CHAPTER 10: NEW DISCOVERIES AND NEW RESEARCH ON SKARN DEPOSITS........................................................ 205 Conveners: Zhaoshan Chang, Larry Meinert CHAPTER 11: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MAGMATIC SULFIDE AND OXIDE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA AND WORLDWIDE ................................................................................................................................. 223 Conveners: María Emilia Schutesky Della Giustina, David Holwell CHAPTER 12: MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS AND THE FORMATION OF ORE DEPOSITS ........................... 235 Conveners: Fernando Tornos, David Lentz CHAPTER 13: HIGH-TECH CRITICAL METALS: EVALUATION AND DEPOSIT MODELS. MEETING THE RESOURCE DEMANDS OF THE LOW ....................................................................................................................... 263 Conveners: Kenzo Sanematsu, Yasushi Watanabe, Jens C. Andersen, Reimar Seltmann CHAPTER 14: TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN REMOTE SENSING: FROM SATELLITES TO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) .................................................................................... 297 Conveners: Valery Bondur, Sergey Cherkasov CHAPTER 15: URANIUM DEPOSITS AND RESOURCES ............................................................................................. 315 Conveners: Luis López, Michel Cuney, Mostafa Fajek CHAPTER 16: BASE METALS IN SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCES ..................................................................................... 337 Conveners: Thierry Bineli-Betsi, Josefina Pons, Joseph Zulu PLENARY LECTURES METALLOGENIC POTENTIAL OF ARGENTINA ........................................................................................................... 359 Eduardo Zappettini SINGULARITY OF LITHOSPHERE PHASE TRANSITION AND ORIGINATION OF PORPHYRY MINERALIZATION ............ 361 Qiuming Cheng NATIONAL MINERAL EXPLORATION STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN-APPLICATION OF METALLOGENIC THEORY AND EXPLORATION IN CHINA ................................................................................................................... 362 Li Jinfa MINERAL EXPLORATION MODELS