Orogenic Gold Deposits: Geodynamics and Systematics (25 Years—Some Results)

Abstract In the article, developing the ideas of S.S. Smirnov, a widely known orogenic type of gold deposits is considered and the current state of the role of this type in the systematics of gold mineralization is assessed. The advantages and disadvantages of the orogenic-type isolation are shown, a conclusion is made about the need to take into account the mineralogical features of ores when classifying gold ore objects, and the position of orogenic gold deposits in the evolution of geodynamically diverse orogenic belts is considered.