Alpala Deposit

Copper-Gold-Silver,
Northern Ecuador

Elisabet Keisia Sumarjadi

Mónica García
Cristina Balsells Llort
Ismael Izquierdo Torres

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01 Deposit Introduction

02 Tonnage and Grade

03 Geology

04 Mineralization

05 Exploration Techniques & Alteration

06 Mining Method & Environmental Impacts

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Source: SolGold (2019)

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Annual ore processing (Mt)

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2.4 Gt
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57

Year

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Au and Ag grade (g/t)

92.2 Moz*
Copper grade (%)
0.8
Grade: 1.08 g/t
1.5
0.6
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9.9 Mt 0.4
Grade: 0.38 %
0.5
0.2
21.7 Moz*
0 0 Grade: 0.26 g/t
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55
Year

Cu (%) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)

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Source: Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd (2014)
Source: Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd (2014)

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• B-type: qtz veins (bulk of the Cu and Au)
o B1 qtz-coarse grained magnetite-cpy
o B2 qtz-(magnetite)-cpy-py veins.
• C-type: cpy-rich veins containing bornite
• CD-type: cpy-py veins with thin envelopes.
• D-type: thick qtz-sericite-py selvages, containing cpy,
bornite and molybdenite.
Cross Cutting relationships observed in Alpala Core, 2014.
Source: SolGold (2019)

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Six intrusive bodies:
• D10 diorite to microdiorite: B1- and B2-type
• QD10: dyke-like high grade that intrude D10
• QD15: only B2-type veining
• D15: D and occasional B1- and B2-type
• D20: abundant D-type
• QD20: similar to D20, phyllic and argillic assemblages.

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Six intrusive bodies:
• D10 diorite to microdiorite: B1- and B2-type
• QD10: dyke-like high grade that intrude D10
• QD15: only B2-type veining
• D15: D and occasional B1- and B2-type
• D20: abundant D-type
• QD20: similar to D20, phyllic and argillic assemblages.

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Schematic Evolution of Alpala
Intrusive Stages and Relative
Vein Paragenesis
Source: SolGold (2019)

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 Block Caving

Suitable for Alpala:

• Brittle & semi-ductile veinlets
• Large ore body

Source: Reus et al. (2018)

Source: Rashidi-Nejad & Asi (2014) 16

 cave angle
failure zone (predicted subsidence)
~2.5 km

To Pacific Ocean

~2.75 km

Source: SolGold (2019)

Alpala Deposit

www.amphibiaweb.org
www.fishbase.se

Pristimantis surdus Astroblepus ubidiai Source: SolGold (2019)

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 LICENSE
• Mining Act 2009
• EIPA, EIA, EA
• Mining (environmental) license:
• Exploration (2011)
• Advanced exploration (2013)
• Operation (2021)
Mining Closure Planned
• Sealing openings with cement plugs or barricades.
• Restricting access to the subsidence zone with the
use of berms, road closures, and warning signs
• Demolishing all foundations and covering to pre-
mining landscape topography
No clear detail was provided for remediation plan
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Alpala Deposit
Copper-Gold-Silver,
Northern Ecuador

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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 https://www.championsales.com/marini-mr-portable-drilling-rigs/

https://www.geotech.ca/papers/helicopter-electromagnetic-vtem-ztem-applications-gold-exploration/

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/time-scale.htm

• Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd (PorterGeo) (2018) PorterGeo Database - Ore Deposit Description. Available at:
http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1520 (Accessed: March 17, 2022).

• Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd (PorterGeo). (2018). PorterGeo Database. Available at:
http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1520 [17-03-2022]

• Rashidi-Nejad, F., Suorineni, F. T., & Asi, B. (2014). Open pit or block caving? A numerical ranking method for selection. In 2014 SOMP
Annual Meeting (No. 1, p. 183).

• Reus, L., Belbèze, M., Feddersen, H., & Rubio, E. (2018). Extraction planning under capacity uncertainty at the Chuquicamata
underground mine. Interfaces, 48(6), 543-555.

• Rohrlach, B., Pomo, O., Rosario, B., Silva, J., & Ward, J. (2015). High-grade porphyry copper-gold mineralisation in north-west Ecuador –
the Alpala Cu-Au porphyry discovery. PACRIM 2015 Congress. Publication series No 2/2015, pp. 369-376. Australasian Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy.

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Souce : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVUqy3a6WQ&t=5s 21
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Source: SolGold (2019)