Geological background and resource potential of gold mineralization in Liberia

CHEN Chong; CHEN Kaixu; YAN Yongxiang; ZHANG Jichun; XU Jingyin; ZHENG Guoquan

doi:10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.006

2022 Vol. 41, No. 1

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CHEN Chong, CHEN Kaixu, YAN Yongxiang, ZHANG Jichun, XU Jingyin, ZHENG Guoquan. Geological background and resource potential of gold mineralization in Liberia[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2022, 41(1): 72-84. doi: 10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.006

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CHEN Chong, CHEN Kaixu, YAN Yongxiang, ZHANG Jichun, XU Jingyin, ZHENG Guoquan. Geological background and resource potential of gold mineralization in Liberia[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2022, 41(1): 72-84. doi: 10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.006

Geological background and resource potential of gold mineralization in Liberia

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Wuhan Center,China Geological Survey,Wuhan 430205,Hubei,China
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Geophysical Exploration Brigade of Hubei Geological Bureau,Wuhan 430056,Hubei,China

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Corresponding author: CHEN Kaixu, 178372237@qq.com

Received Date: 05 January 2021

Revised Date: 02 November 2021

Publish Date: 15 January 2022

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In the West African, the Birimian series covering about 36% of Liberia underwent the complex Eburnean orogenic movement, and belongs to one of the main Au-bearing rocks on which the global gold diggers invest.Based on the analysis of the geological background in the West Africa and especially Liberia, a new division of geological units in Liberia was established, and 33 important gold occurrences in the Birimian series were sorted out.The distribution of these gold occurrences is closely related to the metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary rocks (greenstone) of Birimian series and regional shear zone.Based on the comprehensive analysis of the 266 gold mineralized occurrences and geochemical anomalies of Au, Ag, Hg and Cu, eight favorable gold metallogenic belts were delineated in Liberia, namely Bea-Kpo, Dugbe, Cestos, Bautle-Zua-Pifgi, Bong-Toto-Nimba, Dube, Juazhon and Todi.These gold metallogenic belts show a good potential for gold mineralization, and some suggestions were put forward for the prospecting of some gold prospects.
- Man-Leo Shield /
- Liberia /
- gold ore /
- metallogenic geological background /
- resource potential /
- mineral exploration engineering

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