Abstract:
The Ashele Cu−Zn Deposit, as a large-scale Cu−Zn polymetallic deposit in China with resource potential and strategic value, is of great significance for ensuring national resource security through its deep prospecting prediction, efficient recovery, and sustainable development. By taking the relevant literature indexed in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from 1990 to 2025 as the main data source and relying on analytical and visualization tools such as GIS, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer, a knowledge map was drawn from the dimensions of publication volume, institutional cooperation, core authors, and keyword evolution. This paper systematically sorted out the research landscape and dynamic evolution process in this field. The study indicates that the research on the Ashele Cu−Zn Deposit has gone through three stages: initial exploration, rapid fluctuating growth, and adjustment-driven decline. In terms of the distribution of research forces, a stable institutional cluster has formed with Xinjiang Ashele Copper Industry Co., Ltd., Changsha Institute of Mining Research Co., Ltd., and the State Key Laboratory of Safety Technology for Metal Mines as the core. However, the construction of the core author group is still in the cultivation stage, and there is still room for improvement in team cohesion and inter-unit collaboration. Keyword co-occurrence and burst analysis reveal that the research focus has achieved a paradigm shift from "deposit discovery and basic geosciences" to "deep engineering practice and refined management". With the development of the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence technologies, research methods are moving from traditional geological surveys toward data-driven dynamic early warning and intelligent integration. In the future, research on the dynamic disaster mechanism under complex geological conditions should be further strengthened, and a high-precision mineralization and safety monitoring network should be constructed to provide scientific and technological support for achieving sustainable development of the mine.