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Porphyry Au 2.4%
Toms Gully Global resources of gold by age
Volcanic associated massive sulphide 2.8%
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Intrusion-related Au (Cu) 4.7% 1.1%
Pine Creek region Paleozoic
Porphyry Cu-Au 6.7% Bonaparte Mount Todd Gulf of 25.2%
Archean lode (greenstone) Au

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Super Pit "Other types" includes deposit types with less
databases. Ozmin data for each deposit, including resources, can be accessed
than 1% of global resources: at: http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au
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