1_README.TXT

Comparative Geology and Geochemistry of Sedimentary-Rock-
Hosted (Carlin-Type) Gold Deposits in the People's 
Republic of China and in Nevada, USA

By Zhiping Li(1) and Stephen G. Peters(2)

Open-File Report 98-466
Version 1.3

2001


This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for 
conformity with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) editorial 
standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. 
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive 
purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. 
Government.

(1) Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic 
     Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 98557, 
     U.S.A.

(2) U.S. Geological Survey, Reno Field Office, University 
     of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 98557, U.S.A.

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Welcome to use the Database of Chinese Carlin-type Gold 
Deposits (version 1.3).

This small database is to help Western companies get more 
information about these gold deposits in China, and to 
help geologists who are interested in world Carlin-type 
deposits conduct research on them.  Because of their 
economic significance and geological distinctiveness, 
these deposits have caught the interest of economic 
geologists all over the world since the early 1960's.  
Similar deposits have been discovered in China, 
Australia, Dominican Republic, Spain, and Russia besides 
Nevada.  Perhaps most significant are the 165 Carlin-type 
gold deposits that were found in southwest China during 
the past 15 years.  Of these, at least 19 deposits have 
proven to be of substantial tonnage, making China the 
second leading country to exploit such deposits.  

With the increasing interest in Chinese Carlin-type gold 
deposits, some western companies and geologists desire to 
get more information about these Chinese deposits.  This 
seems to have been very difficult because the literature 
was in Chinese.  It is estimated that several hundred 
scientific publications (including papers, books, and 
technical reports) have been published.  This database of 
Chinese Carlin-type Gold deposits is built on the 
documentation published during the most recent 10 years 
and includes six subjects, which consist of 112 records 
and 30 fields.  They are:

a. List and cross reference (deposit name, reference source 
     etc.)
b. Geographical position (location: province, county, 
     latitude and longitude).  Note:  the latitude and 
     longitude locations of the mineral occurrences have 
     been estimated from sketch maps and journal articles 
     and are not intended for digital analysis.
c. Commodity information (size, ore-mineral, non-ore 
     mineral etc.)
d. Tectonic setting (regional trends, structure environment 
     etc.)
e. Ore-control structure
f. Host rock and alteration

An additional three subjects are planned for construction 
as follows, many of which are now in Version 1.3 (Web 
only):

g. Geochemical data (analysis of rock and ore, trace 
     elements, isotope, fluid inclusion, age of rock and 
     deposits etc.)
h. Graphic collection (regional, local, section, plane 
     geological maps; photograph, sketch and chart of 
     research result; etc.)
i. Production and reserve (if possible)

Funding for the senior author was provided by the U.S. 
Geological Survey as part of graduate research at the 
Mackay School of Mines, Reno, Nevada through the Reno Field 
Office.  This work was further funded by the Ralph J. 
Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology (CREG) 
under Director Tommy Thompson

System Requirements

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recommended).  This Database is designed to be run on the 
Microsoft Access(3) 2000.  To run the PDF interface, you 
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DISCLAIMERS

The latitude and longitude locations of the mineral 
occurrences have been estimated from sketch maps and 
journal articles and are not intended for digital analysis.

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