On the gold content in the antimony and mercury mineralization in Priamurye

DOI: 10.47765/0869-5997-2023-10004

Abstract

The data on the geological and structural position, composition of metasomatites, ores, and gold content of antimony and mercury deposits and occurrences of the Priamursky gold-bearing area are presented. It was established that the ores of many of them contain native gold, whose concentration reaches commercial values. Some of the gold-bearing antimony and mercury deposits serve as sources of the formation of gold placers. By the composition of ores, near-ore metasomatites and samples of native gold, the analogues of these deposits and occurrences are the famous gold deposits of Yakutia – Sarylakh of the gold-antimony formation and Kyuchus of the gold-mercury formation. It is recommended to audit a number of mercury and antimony deposits and occurrences in the Priamursky province for gold. As a result, it is expected to identify deposits of gold-antimony and gold-and-mercury formation. In addition, occurrences of antimony and mercury may be indicative of the presence of gold-sulfide formation deposits in the bedrock, similar to a large deposit Mayskoye (Chukotka).