The Caosiyao giant porphyry Mo deposit formed during 147–150 Ma.
Host granitoids are silica and alkali rich, highly oxidized and differentiated.
Host granitoids show crustal component as envisaged by high negative εHf(t) values.
Mo mineralization was associated with an extensional tectonic setting.
It was caused by far-field tectonics related to the Paleo-Pacific subduction.