New progress and significance in the Qimantage metallogenic belt prospecting, western Qinghai, China.

The Qimantage metallogenic sub-belt is located in the northwest of the East Kunlun orogenic belt, Qinghai Province. Many medium-sized skarn type deposits have been found during the ore prospecting. Recently, ore prospecting progresses have been achieved as follows: ①A new type-Hutouya large-scale layer-bound deposit has been found; ②Sijiaoyang-Niukutou large-scale polymetalore deposit, Yemaquan polymetalore middle-sized deposit and Galinge deep-seated ore bodies have been found in low geomagnetic anomaly areas. It is suggested that Binggounan-Hutouya, Yemaquan-Galinge and Changshan-Shaqiu are three major target areas for further prospecting.