.. _mt_milligan_setup:

Setup
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The image here identifies the geographic location. The geological setting is
important because there are several known deposits throughout British Columbia
in similar geological settings.

 .. image:: images/mtmill-map.gif
   :width: 70%
   :align: center

The mineralization system associated with a typical Cu-Au porphyry system is
shown below, extracted from [McMillan1991]_. Diagram (a)
indicates the metallic mineral distribution. The solid line in the middle
represents the initial stock. The areas of potassic and propylitic alteration
are shown in (b).

 .. image:: images/mineralmodel.gif
   :width: 70%
   :align: center

.. [McMillan1991] McMillan, W. J., 1991, *Porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera, in Ore Deposits, Tectonics, and Metallogeny in the Canadian Cordillera,* W. J. McMillan et al., Eds., Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Province of British Columbia, 253–276.