Epithermal gold deposits in China and potential assessment

摘要

The epithermal gold deposit (epi-gold) is one of the most important types in various gold deposits all over the world. The discovery of several superlarge deposits of this type around the circum-Pacific Rim during the 1980s, greatly stimulated the interest in searching for epi-golds in the world as well as in China. The epi-gold has become a major target in gold exploration in China during last two-decade "Golden Rush". The discovery of the Zijinshan Cu (Au) deposit in SE China and the Axi and other Au deposits in NW China is the significant success in gold prospecting in this field. The author suggested that it is the time to do an overview and the potential assessment of epi-golds in China.