Paleoproterozoic Sediment- hosted Gold Deposits in Eastern Liaoning, Northeast China: Implications for Gold Exploration

Gold deposits in eastern Liaoning, northeast China are hosted in the middle and upper parts of a Paleoproterozoic volcanic - sedimentary succession, which consists of interlayered carbonates and fine - grained clastics. This paper discusses the geological features of ore - bearing formations, ore- controlling structures and metallogenetic characteristics. Analysis of ore - controlling factors suggested that the schists from the Gaixian formatyion, syngenetic faults and ductile shear zones are principal ore controls over mineralization and thereafter indicators for gold exploration.