Epithermal Gold Deposits: STYLES, CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPLORATION

TLDR

The article originates from a 1993 SEG Forum discussion on mineral deposit models. The authors aim to provide general patterns and ranges of characteristics for epithermal gold deposits. They encourage the development of appropriate exploration models for these deposits. See SEG Newsletter No.

Abstract

[Editor’s note: This article stems partly from the lively discussion held during the Forum “Mineral Deposit Models, Their Use and Misuse,” held at the Denver SEG meeting in 1993. See SEG Newsletter No. 14, pages 12-13 for that discussion. In the spirit of encouraging the development of appropriate models of prospects during exploration, the authors provide general patterns and ranges of characteristics for epithermal deposits in which gold is the main economic metal. —HH]