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Geological characteristics and prospecting potential of the Erze Gold Deposit in Muli County, Sichuan Province

  • English Author:
  • Tu Yao¹, ², Zhou Fujian¹, ², ³, Shu Shi1, ², Yang Shen¹, ²

  • Unit:
  • (1. Regional Geological Survey Brigade, Sichuan Bureau of Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development; 2. Sichuan Rongda Mining Group Co., Ltd.; 3. Sichuan Gold Corporation Limited)
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Abstract:

The Erze Gold Deposit is located in the Garze-Litang metallogenic belt within the Tethys metallogenic domain, an important precious metal metallogenic zone with promising prospecting potential. The extensive Gangdagai Formation carbonate rocks in the mining area and its periphery provide a rich material source for the deposit. Multi-phase tectonic activities resulted in the intersection of NW-trending faults and the Erze anticline in the mining area. The core of the Erze anticline, along with secondary structural fracture zones, joint-fissure zones, and karst caves in marble, created favorable geological conditions for mineral migration, enrichment, and precipitation, indicating a highly advantageous metallogenic geological setting.  ' To date,12 orebodies have been delineated  in  the area, and the gold resource has reached a medium-scale deposit size. A comparison of the Erze and Hongtupo gold deposits reveals significant similarities in regional structure, stratigraphie lithology, ore-forming positions, and metallogenic mechanisms. Enhanced research and exploration investment in the blank areas between and in the vicinity of both deposits could lead to major prospecting breakthroughs.


Keywords:

Erze‑type gold deposit; geological characteristics; deposit genesis; prospecting potential; Garze-Litang metallogenic belt; prospecting breakthrough; Sichuan Province