Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the siruyidie’er prospect, Taxkorgan: A possible Miocene porphyry Mo ± Cu deposit in the Central Pamir

The Pamir and Tibetan plateaus, which have a similar terrane structure and evolutionary history since the Phanerozoic, are both host abundant Eocene to Miocene intrusions, however, unlike the Tibetan plateau, coeval porphyry deposits appear to be devoid in the Pamir plateau. In this study, we first report a potentially economic Cu-bearing sulfide mineralization at Siruyidie’er prospect in the Central Pamir. The Siruyidie’er prospect is...