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Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (01): 258-269.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2021.01.26

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Geochemical Characteristics of Primary Halos and Deep Prospecting Prediction of the Shijia Gold Deposit in Penglai, Shandong Province

ZHANG Yingshuai1,2(), GU Xuexiang1,3(), ZHANG Yongmei1,2,3, WANG Jialin3, FENG Liqiang1, GE Zhanlin4, HE Yu5   

  1. 1. School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210046, China
    3. Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    4. Xi’an Mineral Resources Investigation Center (No.5 Gold Geological Party of PAP), China Geological Survey, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710100, China
    5. Natural Resources Bureau of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Liangshan, Sichuan 615000, China
  • Received:2020-03-25 Revised:2020-05-13 Online:2021-02-12 Published:2021-03-12
  • Contact: GU Xuexiang

Abstract:

In order to predict and evaluate the deep prospecting potential of the Shijia gold deposit in Penglai of Shandong Province and to prolong the service life of the mine, this paper aims to describe the geochemical cha-racteristics of primary halos in the deposit and to discuss the deep prospecting potential of the deposit. Analysis of the characteristics of element association indicates that the combined elements of the orebodies and near-ore halos include Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn, S, and Te, those of the front halos are Hg, As, Sb, Ba, and those of the tail halos consist of Mo, W, and Sn. The characteristics of element anomalies for the ore vein 326 show that the front and near-ore halos are dominant in the south, and the front and tail halos are dominant in the north while the near-ore halos is weak. The orebody is overall characterized by plunging southward at depth. The reverse zoning and coexistence of front halos and tail halos appear in the axial zoning sequence of primary halos along the prospecting lines 36 and 84. Combined with the characteristics of vertical oscillation and fluctuation of geochemical parameters, it is suggested that the ore bodies formed during multiple mineralization stages and may extend to the depth with blind ore bodies. Comprehensive analyses show that the southern section of the ore vein 326 is favorable for mineralization with a good potential for prospecting space in its deep sites. Although the deep mineralization in the northern section is weakened, the coexistence of front and tail halo elements indicates that there still may exist blind orebodies in its deep space.

Key words: geochemical characteristic, primary halo, deep prospecting prediction, Shijia gold deposit, Penglai in Shandong Province

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