Metallogenic Regularity and Prospecting Target Delineation of Shaanxi Gold Deposit

Shaanxi Province is rich in gold resources and has various deposit types. It is one of the dominant minerals in Shaanxi Province. Gold deposits are mainly distributed in the Qinling–Bashan Mountains of southern Shaanxi Province under the jurisdiction of Xi’an, Baoji, Weinan, Hanzhong, Ankang and Shangluo. Based on the Evaluation Report of Potential Mineral Resources in Shaanxi Province completed in recent years, this paper systematically collected and sorted out the geological data of existing gold deposits in Shaanxi Province, and summarized the metallogenic geological conditions and spatio–temporal distribution of gold deposits. Based on the theory and method of comprehensive information mineral prediction, the potential of gold resources is forecasted. 11 prediction work areas were divided, 56 gold prospecting potential areas and 45 key prospecting targets were delineated. The shallow potential gold mineral resources of 2 000 meters were estimated to be 4 477 918 kg and available potential mineral resources of 2 248 102 kg. The research results and understanding can be used as reference for the deployment of gold exploration in the new round of strategic action of prospecting breakthrough.