Model category | Regional reference model | This study area model |
Name of typical deposit (point) | Chaganchulu gold mine [7] [8] . | Wulanchongji gold mine. |
Metallogenic belt | Grade III metallogenic belt: Wuliji-Xilinhaote proterozoic era, variscan, Yanshanian of Cu, Fe, Gr, Au, Fluorite metallogenic belt. | Grade III metallogenic belt: Wuliji-Xilinhaote proterozoic era, variscan, Yanshanian of Cu, Fe, Gr, Au, Fluorite metallogenic belt. |
Strata | The strata are metamorphic limestone, pebbled limestone, conglomerate, breccia, argillaceous SLATE, sericite-quartz SLATE, quartz sandstone and calcareous sandstone of Amushan formation of Upper Carboniferous. The ore-bearing geological body is the subvolcanic rock intruding into the stratum. | The host lithology is metamorphic feldspar sandstone, crystalline limestone and phyllite of the Upper Carboniferous Benbatu Formation. |
Fracture structure | The intersection of two groups of secondary faults near SN direction and NEE direction is the most intense mineralization site. | Controlled by NEE trending fracture. |
Magmatic rocks | The ore-bearing geological bodies occur in the subvolcanic rocks, and the lithology is cataclastic subdacite. The subvolcanic rock mass is situated in the upper Carboniferous Amushan Formation in EW direction. | In the surrounding rock far away from the orebody (the surface is 460 m south of the orebody), there are volcanic clastic rocks of the Benbatu Formation, whose lithology is rhyolitic lithic and dacitic lithic clastic tuff. |
Ore source | Stratigraphy of Amushan Formation and volcanic hydrothermal fluid. | It is mainly from Benbatu Formation, and partly from volcanic hydrothermal fluid. |
Main ore-controlling factors | Structural and intrusive subvolcanic rocks (cataclastic subdacite) in the amushan formation. | Structure and stratigraphy of Benbatu Formation. |
The mineralization of surrounding rock | The surrounding rock of the top and floor of the gold mineralized bed is limestone of Amushan Formation and pebbled calcareous sandstone. | The surrounding rocks are metamorphic feldspar sandstone, crystalline limestone and phyllite of the Bemba Tu Formation, while the surrounding rocks in the distance (the surface is 460 m south of the orebody) are rhyolitic lithic crystal tuff and dacitic lithic crystal tuff. |
The orebody shape | Like layers, veined. | Lamellar, lamellar, veined, lenticular |
Wall rock alteration | Silicification, limonitization, potassification, mylonitization. | Limonitization, silicification, kaolinization, potassification, hematitization, mylonitization. |
Metallogenic indicator element | Au and As were the main components, followed by Sb, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, W, Sn and Mo. | Au and As were the main components, followed by Sb, Cu, Ag, Pb and Zn. |
Ore mineral association | Limonite, natural gold. | Limonite, natural gold. |
Gangue mineral assemblage | Plagioclase, potassium feldspar, quartz. | Plagioclase, quartz, potassium feldspar. |
Ore grade | 0.5 - 17.32 g/t | 0.1 - 4.68 g/t |
Natural type | Tectonic altered rock - quartz veinlet type | Tectonic altered rock type, gold-bearing quartz veinlet type. |
Genetic type | Volcanic hydrothermal type | Volcanic hydrothermal type |
scale | Small gold | Gold spot |