Abstract

The paper describes the results of long-term studies of the geological-structural types of polymetallic ore fields and deposits of the Tien Shan. Twenty-two types of ore fields and deposits have been identified, which are combined into five geological and structural groups:1) folded ore fields and deposits; 2) fractured ore fields and deposits; 3) ore fields and deposits of volcanic structure; 4) contact ore fields with deposits with a predominant influence on the position of mineralization; 5) mineralization of contact structures of heterogeneous composition and genesis of rocks.