Telluride-bearing Au-Ag mineralization in the Singu-Tabeikkyin gold District, Mogok metamorphic Belt, Myanmar: New constraints on an intermediate-sulfidation epizonal orogenic ore system

Editorial: Orogenic gold deposits

“…The source of gold in the orogenic gold deposits is widely debated from magmatic rocks, such as basalts, lamprophyre, and felsic rocks, to sedimentary rocks rich in carbonaceous matters and iron-rich sediments as reviewed by Tomkins (2013) and Gaboury (2019), although sedimentary source model is becoming popular (e.g., Large et al, 2012;Tomkins, 2013;Gaboury et al, 2021). For exploration targeting, a well-defined "gold source" will be required for the development of the practical exploration model, especially for emerging prospective terrane, such as Phanerozoic SE Asia (e.g., Zaw et al, 2014a;Zaw et al, 2014b;Goldfarb et al, 2014;Zaw, 2019;Khaing et al, 2020;Bounliyong et al, 2021;Hlaing et al, 2021;Myint et al, 2022;Makoundi et al, 2023). Although orogenic gold (lowsalinity, gas-rich fluid) and porphyry copper-gold deposits (highsalinity fluid) possess differing ore fluid characteristics, these two types are found in the same orogenic/tectonic settings and sometimes occur spatially in close proximity.…”