Geostatistical Determination of Ore Shoot Plunge and Structural Control of the Sizhuang World-Class Epizonal Orogenic Gold Deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, China

• Published in: Minerals (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 214
• Main Authors: Wang, Si-Rui, Yang, Li-Qiang, Wang, Jian-Gang, Wang, En-Jing, Xu, Yong-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Architecture; Dependence; Fault lines; Geology; Geostatistics; Gold; Gold mines & mining; Isotopes; Jiaodong Peninsula; Localization; Metallogenesis; Metamorphism; Mineralization; Mining industry; ore shoots; Orogeny; Quartz; Shoots; Sills; Sizhuang gold deposit; structural control; Brazil; China

The Jiaodong Peninsula in eastern China is the third largest gold-mining area and one of the most important orogenic gold provinces in the world. Ore shoots plunging in specific orientations are a ubiquitous feature of the Jiaodong lode deposits. The Sizhuang gold deposit, located in northwestern Ji...