A Progress of Region Geochemical Exploration of Metallogenic Beltfrom West Kunlun to Altun Ranges in Xinjiang

There have been finished about 76 701km² with scale 1∶200,000 and 73 837km²with scale 1∶ 500,000 regionally geochemical exploration in West Kunlun-Altun mineralization belt during the land and resources survey. It covered totally the whole mineralization belt,and provided systematical geochemical data for the mineral resources appraisal and basic geological research. The prospecting information such as lead-zinc ore in Weibao and antimony ore in Huangyangling has been found by anomaly investigation and verification. Evaluation proved that Weibao lead-zinc deposit had a medium size,in a prospective large scale; The large element enrichment regions determined with geochemical methods,such as antimony in east Kunlun and lead in Chalukou of west Kunlun in Xinjiang are significant for the prospects.In subsequent work,14 antimony deposits (spots) had been found successfully in Huangyangling area, which was thefirst antimony mineralization concentration region in Xinjiang;The lead-zinc ore deposits such as Duobaoshan, Tianshuihai and Baotashan, and Kazile copper-silver ore deposit, with a batch of mineral information in addition, were found in Chalukou area, which became an important mineral exploration area in Xinjiang.The geochemical exploration with remarkable effect forcefully promoted the work of mineral resources evaluation in west Kunlun-Altun region in Xinjiang.