NEW DATA ON THE PLATINUM POTENTIAL OF PLUTONOGENIC GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER AMUR REGION

Abstract

In the Russian Federation, economic-grade concentrations of platinum group elements (PGE) have been detected in many gold deposits, such as Natalka, Zun-Kholba, Irokinda, and Sukhoi Log. However, the platinum potential of gold deposits in the upper Amur region has been investigated insufficiently so far. Although economic-grade PGE concentrations have not been discovered here, the abundance of signs of Pt concentration suggests that gold deposits of this region can also incorporate PGE mineralization.