Tectonics and Gold Mineralisation in East China

摘要

China has been producing gold for more than 4000 years with gold production increasing substantially since the 1980s, from about 25 tonnes in 1980 to some 16- tonnes in 1998. More than 80 per cent of the gold production if form East China. However, complete information on eastern China gold has been rarely reported internationally. This is a general overview on the tectonics and metallogeny of gold deposits in East China. The geology of these gold deposits is compiled mainly from data and information reported in China, and is also based on the author's work is China from 1974 to 1986 and a recent visit to China.