Petrography, mineralogy and trace element chemistry of Cu-Au-Mo mineralisation from Central Diorite, Boddington, W.A.

This item is only available electronically.The world-class Boddington Cu-Au-Mo deposit has a complex genetic history. The relative importance of different ore-forming processes during the period 3.0 – 2.6 Ga is debated, particularly with respect to the role played by the 2611±3 Ma Wourahming granite. LA-ICP- MS analysis of trace element concentration in molybdenite represents a valuable new metallogenetic tool to track mineralising events in deposits with protracted geologic histories. The Re content and trace-element signatures in molybdenite from diorite and granite show three distinct populations, attributed to porphyry-style (hundreds of ppm) orogenic- and granite-related systems (