Characteristic of copper ore resources and new train of thought for prospecting in Gansu, China

There are rich copper ore resources and complete types of copper ore deposits in Gansu, China, but reserves explored is not concordant with quantity of explored mineral occurrences and zone as well as in ten sity of mineralization, so it is quite large in potential capacity of prospecting copper ore deposits.In this paper a concluding analysis had been tried to make about the mineral characteristic of Gansu' copper ore deposits, and a program of six types for Gansu' copper ore deposits divided by host rocks on the basis of referring to fo reign and domestic experience of successful exploration in copper deposits.Besides, a new train of thought for prospecting had been suggested on main metallogenic provinces zones.