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Age and Genesis of the Laodaizhanggou Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit in the Fudian Ore Field, Southern North China Craton: Implications for Regional Mineral Prospecting

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The Fudian ore field in the southern North China Craton hosts the giant Donggou porphyry Mo deposit and several Pb-Zn-Ag vein deposits. Ore genesis of the Pb-Zn-Ag deposits and their relationships with the Donggou porphyry-related system are still controversial, which further restricts the regional prospecting and exploration. The Laodaizhanggou Pb-Zn-Ag deposit in the northwest of the ore field was focused in this study, to investigate its ore-forming age and genesis, and further to explore the implications for regional prospecting of Pb-Zn-Ag and Mo. The Pb-Zn-Ag veins at Laodaizhanggou are structurally controlled by the east-striking fault zones transecting the host volcanic rocks of Proterozoic **xigou Pb-Zn-Ag deposits, suggesting they share a similar magmatic origin. However, the Laodaizhanggou deposit was not the distal product of the giant Donggou porphyry-related magmatic-hydrothermal system, as the former is about 7 Ma older than the latter. The ore-forming age of Laodaizhanggou is consistent with that of the phase 1 magmatism of Taishanmiao batholith, indicating the Laodaizhanggou deposit is genetically related to ca. 125 Ma magmatism in the area. Combined the geochronological and geochemical data on Laodaizhanggou and the regional geological setting, we propose that the fracture systems in the northeast of the Taishanmiao batholith are potential sites for prospecting Pb-Zn-Ag deposit and the deep part among Laodaizhanggou, **zaogou, and Liezishan is a target for prospecting porphyry Mo deposit.

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We acknowledge financial supports of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41772074, 41402066) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2016YFC0600104). Thanks to the Geological Survey of Ruyang County and local geologists of the Laodaizhanggou mine for their assistance to fieldwork. Special thanks extend to two anonymous reviewers who have given detailed suggestions and comments that improved the quality of this paper. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-020-1093-4.

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Li, Z., Li, X., **, X. et al. Age and Genesis of the Laodaizhanggou Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit in the Fudian Ore Field, Southern North China Craton: Implications for Regional Mineral Prospecting. J. Earth Sci. 32, 195–207 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-020-1093-4

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