Geochronology and geochemistry of the Dianfang gold deposit, western Henan Province, central China: Implications for mineral exploration

The Dianfang gold deposit, located in the Xiong’ershan–Waifangshan region within the southern margin of the North China Craton, consists of eastern and western ore blocks, which are hosted in the Dianfang breccia pipe and Paleoproterozoic volcanic rocks, respectively. The eastern ore block, which occurs within the southern and hanging wall margins of the Dianfang breccia pipe and in fractures in the rhyolites of the Jidanping Formation, consists...