Copper ore deposit types and prospecting direction in Shaanxi province

From researches on the copper ore deposit production of Shaanxi province and the new found copper ore deposits in territorial resources survey, 8 genetic types of copper ore deposits were classified , of which the important types are volcano thermal fluid of marine facies type, contact metasomatism type, and metamorphosed type; and 9 metallogenic series related to the copper ore were classified, of which the metallogenic series mainly related to copper ore deposits (spots) are iron-copper deposit series related to proterozoic acid-neutral rock, ironcopper-aurum-wolfram-fluorite deposit series related to Caledonian-Indosinian neutral-acid granite rocks, copper-zinc deposit series related to marine neutralacid volcanic rock, copper-zinc-chalcopyrite deposit series related to Precambrian metamorphosed volcanic rock, and marine jet flow sediment-thermal fluid reformed lead-zinc-copper deposit series; and 5 III-level and 9 IV-level deposit zones related to copper deposits and 14 main copper prospecting zones (equivalent to V-level)were classified, of which the copper basilica prospecting zones are iron-copper deposit zone in Qiligou of Mianxian-Gongjiahe of Ningqiang, copper-zinc deposit zone in Tongyu-Xiluoyu, Yanshanian iron-copper-molybdenum-wolframleadzinc-fluorite deposit zone in Mangling-Muhuguan, and iron-copper-gold deposit zone in Xiaohekou-Yuanzijie.