地学前缘 ›› 2021, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 26-48.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2021.1.11

• 数学地质与矿产定量勘查 • 上一篇    下一篇

超大型矿床成矿背景-过程-勘查三位一体的找矿理念

陈永清(), 莫宣学*()   

  1. 中国地质大学(北京) 地球科学与资源学院, 北京 100083
  • 收稿日期:2021-01-25 修回日期:2021-01-30 出版日期:2021-05-20 发布日期:2021-05-23
  • 通讯作者: 莫宣学
  • 作者简介:陈永清(1960—),男,博士,教授,矿产普查与勘探专业,主要从事矿产勘查教学与研究工作。E-mail: yqchen@cugb.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    中国地质调查局地质调查项目(1212011220922);国家自然科学基金项目(41972312);国家自然科学基金项目(41672329);国家自然科学基金项目(41272365);国家重点研发计划项目(2016YFC0600509)

Metallogenic background, process and exploration as one: A trinity concept for prospecting for super-large ore deposits

CHEN Yongqing(), MO Xuanxue*()   

  1. School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2021-01-25 Revised:2021-01-30 Online:2021-05-20 Published:2021-05-23
  • Contact: MO Xuanxue

摘要:

超大型矿床是某一(或某些)矿种资源的巨大储库。据统计,全球矿产资源70%~85%的勘探储量集中分布于占全球矿床数10%的超大型矿床。由此可见发现超大型矿床对一个国家经济与社会发展的极端重要性。超大型矿床成矿背景是其形成的基础,成矿过程是其成矿的关键,勘查评价是其发现的根本途径。文章试图从成矿背景、成矿过程与勘查评价相互关联的角度探索超大型矿床“三位一体”的找矿理念。对于隐伏的和新类型超大型矿床,集“成矿背景、过程与勘查评价”于一体的找矿理念是矿产勘查成功的关键。我们根据地球成矿动力学理论,将地壳结构复杂的地质异常区域(如板块边界)定义为找矿可行地段;在找矿可行地段内,根据成矿系统理论,将成矿关键要素(源、运、储、盖)发育的地段定义为找矿有利地段;在找矿有利地段内,根据成矿系列理论,将可能出现矿床共生组合的地段定义为找矿远景地段。根据自组织成矿系统理论,一个矿集区内,矿床规模-频率幂律分布,奠定了多尺度聚焦找矿的理论基础。地质矿化单一信息的多解性和不确定性奠定应用综合致矿信息找矿的理论基础。基于成矿系统和综合致矿信息数字找矿模型的矿产勘查是从成矿的因果关系(本质)和矿床与诸控矿因素的相关关系(现象)两个方面确定可能矿化地段的最有效方法。超大型矿床找寻上升至综合地学学科水平,应视为一种科学的探索,这种探索综合来自地学各相关领域致矿信息,然后将从这些信息中获取的关键成矿过程和参数转换为找矿的空间数据信息,根据选靶模型识别并确认这些空间数据信息的存在,最后在全球、成矿省和矿化集中区尺度上圈定能够定量排序的超大型矿床的找矿远景区(靶区)。集“成矿背景、过程与勘查评价”于一体的找矿理念应为未来的超大型矿床勘查奠定理论和方法学基础,为应用直接探测技术和方法探测矿床提供合理的工程勘查方案。

关键词: 超大型矿床, 地球动力学背景, 成矿动力学系统, 综合致矿信息数字找矿模型, 综合定量勘查与评价

Abstract:

Super-large ore deposits are giant storages for one or some kinds of mineral resources. About Roughly 70%-85% of world’s known ore reserves are concentrated in super-large deposits that account for 10% of the world’s total in terms of deposit numbers. Thus the discovery of super-large deposits is of great importance to the socioeconomic development of a country. The geological background of a super-large deposit is the basis of its formation; the metallogenic process is the key to its mineralization; and conceptual exploration, evaluation is the fundamental approach to its discovery. In this paper we attempt to explore the idea of trinity—metallogenic background, process and exploration as one—for prospecting for super-large deposits. For hidden and new types of super-large deposits, ore prospecting based on the trinity concept is the key to the success of mineral exploration. According to the theory of Earth dynamics, we define the geological anomaly area (e.g., various kinds of plate boundaries) with a complex crustal structure as the feasible ore prospecting area; within this area, the subarea associated with key metallogenic factors (source, transport, storage, cover) is defined as the favorable ore prospecting area according to the concept of metallogenic system; inside the favorable ore prospecting area, the district with variable mineralization types is defined as the ore prospective area based on the concept of ore-forming series. According to the theory of self-organization, metallogenic system in an ore-rich area follows the power-law distribution, hence it requires multi-scale oriented ore prospecting; while the uncertainty of single information on geology and mineralization warrants collection of comprehensive ore-forming information. Metallogenic system-based mineral exploration, combined with prediction model based on comprehensive ore-forming information, is the most effective way to determine the possible mineralization area as it takes account of two factors simultaneously: the mechanism of mineralization (essence) and the correlation (phenomenon) between ore deposit and various ore controlling factors. The search for super-large deposits should be regarded as a scientific exploration from the viewpoint of geoscience. It involves first integrating the ore-forming information extracted from various sources, including geological, geochemical, geophysical, and remote sensing data; then transforming the obtained information of key ore-forming processes and parameters into spatial information of ore prospecting; next identifying and confirming such spatial information according to the target selection model; and finally delineating the ore-prospecting target area of varying scales, from global ore deposit zones to metallogenic provinces to ore-rich areas. The trinity concept lays a theoretical, methodological foundation for future exploration of super-large deposits and provides a reasonable engineering scheme for the application of direct prospecting technology in ore exploration.

Key words: super-large ore deposits, geodynamic background, metallogenic dynamic system, comprehensive ore-forming information digital prospecting model, comprehensive quantitative exploration/evaluation

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