Open AccessDISCOVERY AND STUDY HISTORY POKROVSKY GOLD ORE DEPOSIT IN THE AMUR REGION
Author(s) -
Alexander Melnikov,
В. А. Степанов,
DMITRIY VALERYEVICH YUSUPOV
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.22250/jasu.11
Subject(s) - gold ore , metallurgy , geology , geochemistry , mining engineering , materials science
A brief history of the discovery and study of the large Pokrovsky gold ore deposit of the Amur Region, from the ores of which about 63 tons of gold were extracted, is given. The role of scientific and production organizations and individual geologists in the discovery of the deposit is shown. According to the results of almost half a century of research, the deposit is classified as a near-surface gold-silver formation with a typical composition of ores, near-ore metasomatites and native gold for deposits of this type. The closest analogue of Pokrovka is the Kubak deposit of the Omolonsky gold-silver province.