Abstract: Present research on the geological characteristics and features of the ore-controlling structural combination of the Lingshangou gold deposit shows that the pattern of the ore-controlling structures is ring-shape. It is proven that ore bodies are controlled by the primary fault together with their secondary faults. The occurrence of the Lingshangou gold deposit is decided by the rings composed of the Lingshan-Beijie fault and its secondary faults. The spatial orientation model of the industrial ore bodies is also studied. A conclusion is drawn that the industrial gold ore body is controlled by the convergent sections of the Lingshan-Beijie faults with its secondary faults and by the ore fluid passage way. As a result, this study explained why two types of ore bodies with apparently different occurrences could coexist in same an ore mine. This provides some useful information for positional prediction of the ore bodies in the mine and its adjacent deposits.

Key words: ore-controlling structure, ore-controlling patterns, spatial orientation model for ore bodies, Zhaoyuan area in Shandong Province