Resource potential and metallogenic prognosis of antimony deposits in China

Abstract：Antimony mineral resource is one of the dominant mineral resourcers in China. Many new Sb deposits were found in western China during the Great Geological Survey. The dominant Sb resource positions of Tibet and Xinjiang were appearing gradually. The original Sb distribution pattern composed dominantly of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou in eastern China has been broken. In this paper, based on extensive data collected, the authors summarized the characteristics of antimony ore resource in China, and delineated 11 large metallogenic prospective belts. The metallogenic characteristics and prospecting potential of these belts were analyzed.