Geological features and prospecting direction of the Yanlailing molybdenum deposit in Zhenping county,Henan province

The Yanlailing molybdenum deposit is located in peripheral area of the Qiushuwan Cu-Mo Mine which has been explored in the east Qinling molybdenum metallogenic belt as a newly discovered concealed molybdenum deposit.Molybdenum mineralization of the study area is closely related with the granite,the molybdenum ore-bodies have been found in the granite rock and the belts in contact with wall rock,with characteristics of porphyry-skarn type deposit.The shape,size,mineralization and occurrence of Mo orebodies with lenticular are controlled by the syncline in the southern mining area.It has further potential to find this type molybdenum in the eastern mining area(the core of syncline) and its periphery.