Some researchers believe that copper and gold are derived from sulfides in the mantle, which are decomposed for interaction with Fe3+-rich fluids or melts derived from the subducted oceanic slab.

• 斑岩铜矿伴生金属组分的含量受许多因素控制，其中包括岩浆源区地幔演化、火成岩岩石类型、岩浆侵位深度和成矿温度等多个方面。