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  • As a result, previous studies have predominantly focused on the geochemical characteristics of the deposits, while systematic analysis of regional tectonic evolution and its ore-controlling mechanisms remains relatively insufficient.

    Controls of multi-stage tectonic evolution on gold mineralization in western Guangdong · 2026 · DOI

  • The Youjiang tin belt represents a globally significant Sn-polymetallic belt located at the junction between the Tethyan and Paleo-Pacific tectonic domains, yet its tectonic setting and relationship to adjacent tin belts remain poorly understood.

    In-situ elemental compositions and U-Pb ages of garnet and vesuvianite from the Cu-Zn skarn in the Dachang Sn-polymetallic district, South China · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the comparative studies were lacking to reveal the genetic relationship among these W deposits.

    Scheelite geochemistry constrains the origin of W mineralization in the Laojunshan district, Southeast Yunnnan, China: Comparative studies from the Nanyangtian, Changtian and Saxi deposits · 2026 · DOI

  • Although widely studied, the Xiaoyingpan Te-rich Au deposit in the Zhang-Xuan district remains not well understood regarding mineral paragenesis and ore-forming processes.

    Mineral paragenesis and ore-forming process of the large Xiaoyingpan Te-rich gold deposit, North China Craton: Insights from deposit geology and pyrite geochemistry · 2026 · DOI

  • The fluid sources and genetic mechanisms of the giant Zhaishang gold deposit in the West Qinling Orogen remain debated.

    Fluid sources and genetic mechanism of the Zhaishang gold deposit, West Qinling Orogen: Constraints from textures, trace elements, and in-situ S-Pb isotopes of pyrite · 2026 · DOI

  • Pyrite has commonly been employed to trace ore-forming processes in orogenic gold systems, but the role of coexisting sphalerite as an additional tracer mineral remains insufficiently investigated.

    Orogenic gold mineralization constrained by sphalerite geochemistry: evidence from the Bangbu deposit, Tibet, SW China · 2026 · DOI

  • Consequently, the genesis and geochronology of the deposit remain controversial, primarily due to the absence of spatiotemporally related intrusions.

    In situ U–Pb geochronology and geochemistry of garnets in the Hongniu Cu-polymetallic distal skarn deposit, SW China: Implication for ore-forming process · 2026 · DOI

  • Since past work has largely focused on single section or borehole records, the spatial distribution of ore beds within the Western Yangtze Cratonic Basin (WYCB) remains incompletely understood.

    Super-large-scale critical metal mineralization triggered by Emeishan Large Igneous Province waning stage eruptions: Evidence from ore beds spatial distribution and geochemical characteristics · 2026 · DOI

  • Although Be mineralization mainly occurred during hydrothermal processes, the origin of Be and metallogenic mechanisms in these hydrothermal Be deposits remain poorly understood.

    Fluid inclusions and oxygen isotope constrain Be mineralization mechanism in the Dawan Be(Mo) deposit (Southeastern China) · 2026 · DOI

  • By contrast, only small to medium-sized gold deposits are present in the southern segment, and their genesis remains unclear, making it challenging to investigate potential relationships among the gold mineralization systems along the Zhao-Ping belt.

    New constraints on genesis of the Jiudian gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern North China Craton: Evidence from monazite u-pb dating and H-O-S-Pb-He-Ar isotopes · 2026 · DOI

  • The Liba Au deposit, a representative supergiant deposit (>150 t Au) in the West Qinling Orogen, China, remains controversial regarding its genetic type, Au occurrence state, and metal sources, hindering deep-target exploration.

    Arsenopyrite geochemistry and sulfur isotopes reveal the genesis of the Liba Au deposit, West Qinling, China · 2026 · DOI

  • The Mesozoic tectono-magmatic events have long defined the primary metallogenic framework of South China, whereas the Late Devonian hydrothermal history is sparsely documented, and corresponding ore-forming mechanisms remain poorly understood.

    Late Devonian magmatic-hydrothermal Pb–Zn system in South China: redefining the paleozoic metallogenic framework · 2026 · DOI

  • This type of deposit has great exploration potential, but the precise timing of iron mineralization, the sources of ore-forming materials, and iron mineralization processes remain unclear.

    Genesis of the Paleoproterozoic Heiyuting Fe deposit in the Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt, North China Craton: Constraints from geochronology and geochemistry · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the mineralization mechanism of granite-type Nb-Ta-Li deposits remains poorly understood.

    Magmatic and hydrothermal superimposition in Nb-Ta-Li mineralization at the Hailuoling deposit, South China: Records from columbite-tantalite chronology and mica chemistry · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the sources of ore-forming materials at Zarshuran remain poorly understood.

    Formation of the Zarshuran gold deposit in northwest Iran resulted from the mixing of fertile magmatic fluids with basinal brines: Evidence from sulfide trace elements and sulfur isotopes · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the genesis of carbonate-hosted uranium deposits, an important subtype of the sedimentary rock-hosted uranium deposit, remains insufficiently investigated.

    The genesis of the Shaping carbonate-hosted uranium deposit, South China: Constraints from in situ calcite U-Pb dating and Sr isotopes · 2026 · DOI

  • Owing to insufficient direct evidence, the genetic relationship between magmatism and Pb-Zn mineralization remains controversial.

    The exsolution mechanism of magmatic fluids and their metal migration capacity: example from Huanaote Pb-Zn-polymetallic deposit in Inner Mongolia, China · 2026 · DOI

  • The coupling mechanism of tectonic and pegmatite magmatic–hydrothermal evolution in controlling rare-metal mineralization within orogenic belts remains poorly understood.

    Evolution of Chakabeishan pegmatites and associated Be–Li mineralization in North Qaidam Terrane, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Orogenic gold deposits are predominantly controlled by shear zones with ore shoots occurring in step-over zones, however, the structural controls on fluid emplacement and related multi-field coupling processes in the step-over zones remain poorly understood.

    Numerical modeling reveals formation mechanism of ore shoots in step-over zones of shear zone: A case study from Jinshan orogenic gold deposit, Jiangnan Orogen · 2026 · DOI

  • The Xiazhuang uranium ore field in South China is a large-scale granite-type uranium ore field, yet the role of fault structures in controlling uranium mineralization remains controversial.

    Ore-controlling structural characteristics, tectonic stress field evolution, and their coupling relationship with mineralization in the Xiazhuang uranium ore field, South China · 2026 · DOI

  • The Dexing ore concentration area is one of China’s most significant Cu-Au metallogenic belts; however, the genetic origin of its Cu-Au mineralization remains debated.

    Electrical constraints on the deep architecture and metallogenic processes of the Dexing ore concentration area, southeastern China · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the physicochemical process responsible for this remobilization remains unclear.

    Redox-controlled hydrothermal remobilization of stratabound Zn and Pb mineralization: A case study of the Jiashengpan deposit, northern China · 2026 · DOI

  • As a newly identified deposit type in the region, key scientific issues such as its metallogenic age, sources of ore-forming materials, ore-forming conditions, and genetic mechanism remain unclear.

    Metallogenic age, material sources, and ore-forming process of the Donggou VMS-type zinc deposit in the Qimantag Area, East Kunlun Orogenic Belt · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite this spatial association, the relationship between tungsten (W) and antimony (Sb) mineralization has long remained poorly understood, impeding a comprehensive understanding of the genesis and exploration strategies for analogous deposits worldwide.

    Triassic tungsten plus Jurassic antimony mineralization in the Zhazixi deposit: A new metallogenetic model for the giant Sb-polymetallic belt in Hunan, South China · 2026 · DOI

  • Further studies on the metallogenic mechanisms of Carlin-type gold deposits, - Investigation of the regional tectonic evolution and deep fluid activity, - Research on the characteristics of regional geological…

    Fluid Evolution Characteristics and Coupled Pyrite Microscale Elemental Variations of the Baifeng Gold Deposit, Western Guangxi · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Although widely studied, the Xiaoyingpan Te-rich Au deposit in the Zhang-Xuan district remains not well understood regarding mineral paragenesis and ore-forming processes (“Mineral paragenesis and ore-forming process of the large Xiaoyingpan Te-rich…”, 2026); (2) The genesis and geochronology of the deposit remain controversial, primarily due to the absence of spatiotemporally related intrusions (“In situ U–Pb geochronology and geochemistry of garnets in the Hongniu…”, 2026); (3) Since past work has largely focused on single section or borehole records, the spatial distribution of ore beds within the Western Yangtze Cratonic Basin (WYCB) remains incompletely understood (“Super-large-scale critical metal mineralization triggered by Emeishan Large…”, 2026); (4) Although Be mineralization mainly occurred during hydrothermal processes, the origin of Be and metallogenic mechanisms in these hydrothermal Be deposits remain poorly understood (“Fluid inclusions and oxygen isotope constrain Be mineralization mechanism in…”, 2026); (5) The Liba Au deposit, a representative supergiant deposit (>150 t Au) in the West Qinling Orogen, China, remains controversial regarding its genetic type, Au occurrence state, and metal sources, hindering deep-target exploration (“Arsenopyrite geochemistry and sulfur isotopes reveal the genesis of the Liba Au…”, 2026). 192 gap statements have been mined from Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 794 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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