StrataofdifferentgeologicalperiodsextensivelyoutcropinwesternGuang-dongProvince,butmostgolddepositsarerestrictedtotheMiddle-LateProterozoicYunkaiGroupandtheCambrianBacunGroup,showingobviousstrata-bouncharacter-istics.GoldabundanceandtraceelementgeochemistryoftheYunkaiandBacunGroupsarecomparedwiththoseoftheOrdovicianandSilurianstrta.TheYunkaiGroupisconsideredtobethesourcestrataforgoldmineralizationintheregion.
