Lode Gold Deposits

Emphasis on the Archean Lode Gold Deposits

Gold Deposits
1. 2. Shallow environments Epithermal (HS, LS, ILS) Submarine exhalative Witwatersrand (?) Moderately deep Porphyry Carlin Skarn Manto

3. Deep environments

Crustal Environments of Gold Deposits

Poulsen (1996)

Gold Deposit Classes

Hagemann and Brown (2000), p. 2

Gold Deposit Classes

Hagemann and Brown (2000), p. 2

Hagemann and Brown (2000) p.2

Tectonic Environment
Kerrich (2000)

Global Distribution-Archean
Hagemann and Cassidy (2000), p.11

Grade and Tonnage

Poulsen et al. (2000)

Grade and Tonnage

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Grade and Tonnage

Hangemann and Cassidy,2000- p.13

Major Controls-Archean:
Structural Regional: major tectonic breaks (1st order) Local: second- and third-order structures fold-hinge replacement

Archean Goldvarious styles

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Regional Structural ControlsSuperior Province

Poulsen (1996)

Regional Structural Controls-Abitibi

Hangemann and Cassidy (2000)

Regional structural controls-Val dOr

Robert (1996)

Local Control2nd and 3rd order structures

Sigma Mine
Robert (1996)

Shear and Tension Veins- Beaufor

Shear and Tension Veins- Beaufor

Model for vein formation

Hodgson, 1989

Hodgson, 1989

Regional Structural controls-Australia

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Regional controlYilgarn Block

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Regional structural controls Kalgoorlie

Hagemann and Cassidy (2000)

2nd and 3rd order structures

Hagemann and Cassidy (2000)

Golden Mile-

Golden Mile-section

Hagemann and Cassidy (2000)

Gold in ironformation Lupin Mine, Slave Province

Kerswill (1996)

Slide Lupin ore

Gold in ironformation
Cross-section through the McLeod deposit, BeardmoreGeraldton, Ontario

Kerswill (1996)

Gold in ironformation

Kerswill (1996)

Bousquet-Doyon type

Banded massive sulphide Ore- LaRonde mine

High-grade gold-quartz vein, Doyon deposit

Pousen et al., 2000

Hemlo

Poulsen (2000)

Hemlo ore zone and alteration

Golden Giant Mine-Plan

Poulsen, 1996

Hemlo-alteration and ore

Poulsen et al., 2000

ex: Paleozoic Meguma terrane but similar to Archean Pamour Mine

Other Structural Styles

Robert, 1996

Other Structural Styles

This example is a Paleozoic deposit, however the geometry of the veins is similar to Pamour Mine, which is Archean.

Archean Gold-Host Rocks

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Archean Goldvarious styles

Salomon and Groves (2000)

Gold Deposits
They are various styles of Archean Deposits:
1. 2. 3. 4. Disseminated Different styles of veins Different ages Different alterations

They are hosted in different rock types:

1. 2. 3. 4. Volcanic rocks (mafic and felsic) Plutonic rocks (mafic and felsic) Iron-formation and VMS Turbidite

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