Mineral Deposits of China

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC.Special Publication Number 22

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Edited byZhaoshan Chang and Richard J. Goldfarb

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ISBN 978-1-629493-10-7

Mineral Deposits of China

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC.Special Publication Number 22

Special Publication Num

ber 22M

ineral Deposits of C

hina

Edited byZhaoshan Chang and Richard J. Goldfarb

SponsorSponsor

ISBN 978-1-629493-10-7

Special Publication Number 22

Mineral Deposits of China

Zhaoshan Chang and Richard J. Goldfarb, Editors

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC.

Special Publications of the Society of Economic Geologists

Special Publication Number 22Mineral Deposits of China

Zhaoshan Chang and Richard J. Goldfarb, Editors

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On the cover: The site of the giant 16 Ma Qulong porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in the Gangdese copper belt, Tibet, which is the largest porphyry deposit in China, containing about 11 million tonnes of copper. The deposit was discovered in 2002, but production has not yet commenced. Inset graphic, back cover: Map of China displaying locations of mineral deposits discussed in this publication.

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Contents

Appendices are on a flash drive inside the back cover and are also available to download with electronic purchases

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1 Mineral Deposits of China: An Introduction

2 Exploration and Mining in China

3 Tectonic Framework and Phanerozoic Geologic Evolution of China

4 Temporal-Spatial Distribution of Metallic Ore Deposits in China and Their Geodynamic Settings

5 Porphyry Copper Deposits in China

6 Skarn Deposits of China

7 Epithermal Gold Deposits of China—An Overview

8 Orogenic Gold Deposits of China

9 Sediment-Hosted Zinc-Lead and Copper Deposits in China

10 Geology and Metallogeny of Tungsten and Tin Deposits in China

11 Magmatic Ni-Cu and Pt-Pd Sulfide Deposits in China

12 Rare Earth Element Deposits in China: A Review and New Understandings

13 Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposits in China: A Review and Perspectives on Ore Genesis

14 Heavy Mineral Sands Resources in China

15 Exploration and Mining in China by an International Company: Experience from the Caijiaying Operation

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Zhaoshan Chang and Richard Goldfarb 1

Tao Feng 13

Wenjiao Xiao, Yongfei Zheng, Zengqian Hou, 21 Brian F. Windley, Guochun Zhao, Min Sun, Ji’en Zhang, Dongfang Song, and Hongrui Zhang

Jun Deng, Yusheng Zhai, Xuanxue Mo, 103 and Qingfei Wang

Zhiming Yang and David R. Cooke 133

Zhaoshan Chang, Qihai Shu, 189 and Lawrence D. Meinert

Noel C. White, Dayu Zhang, Haolan Hong, 235 Lijie Liu, Weian Sun, and Mingming Zhang

Richard J. Goldfarb, Kunfeng Qiu, Jun Deng, 263 Yanjing Chen, and Liqiang Yang

David L. Leach and Yucai Song 325

Jingwen Mao, Hegen Ouyang, Shiwei Song, 411 M. Santosh, Shunda Yuan, Zhenhua Zhou, Wei Zheng, Huan Liu, Peng Liu, Yanbo Cheng, and Maohong Chen

Chusi Li, Edward M. Ripley, and Yan Tao 483

Yuling Xie, Philip L. Verplanck, 509 Zengqian Hou, and Richen Zhong

Xinfu Zhao, Wei Terry Chen, 553 Xiaochun Li, and Meifu Zhou

Bradley S. Van Gosen, Baohong Hou, 581 and Tianrui Song

Rupert W.A. Crowe 595

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