B.A. TRIFONOV (VSEGEI)

Ore deposits of Kyrgyzstan controlled by thrust tectonics structures

The article provides a brief description of geological and structural features of several different types deposits of the Tien Shan in Kyrgyzstan, associated with the structures of thrust tectonics. Separate representatives of two structural subgroups are considered: deposits controlled by thrusts and fold-nappe structures. The first subgroup includes the Taldybulak Levoberezhny porphyry gold deposit (Northern Tien Shan) and the Kumtor gold deposit in carbonaceous shale (Middle Tien Shan). In the second subgroup, deposits of the Southern Tien Shan are characterized: gold-tungsten-tin deposits of the Sarydzhaz ore district and gold-mercury-antimony deposits of the Katran ore district.
Keywords: ore deposits, ore-controlling structures, thrust tectonics, the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan.