Geological research of Shuiyindong gold deposit in Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province

As a blind super-large gold deposit, Shuiyindong gold deposit is located in the gold triangle area of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, with the reserves of 260.45 t and burial depth between 150 and 1 400 m. Shuiyindong gold deposit is still in the peripheral and primary exploration stage, although it has a development history of over 10 years. The authors systematically summarized the geologic characterizations, fluid properties, ore-forming material sources, metallogenetic causes, metallogenetic factors, metallogenic mechanisms, metallogenic model and ore-hunting evidences and models, through exploration, exploitation and comprehensive research. The results can help enrich the Carlin-type gold ore-forming rule, which can be represented by Shuiyingdong blind gold deposit, and provide theoretical support for ore exploration breakthroughs.