Abstract
An overview of the historically developed Tokur gold-mining center, which comprises the Malomyr, Verkhnyaya Stoiba, Tokur, and Kharga lode and placer gold clusters of the Jagdy–Selemdzha metallogenic zone in the Amur gold province, is given. Since 1918, approximately 127.2 t of gold has been extracted from the gold mines of this center, mainly from the large Albyn, Tokur, and Malomyr deposits. It is shown that the short-term outlook for the Tokur center is associated with mining at the El’ginskoe and Albyn deposits. Gold prospects, the additional exploration of which may lead to the discovery of new economically mineable lode gold deposits, are listed.
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Stepanov, V.A., Melnikov, A.V. The Tokur Gold-Mining Center in the Amur Gold Province. Geol. Ore Deposits 64 (Suppl 2), S181–S190 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701522100087
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