Abstract:Sulfur, as a mineralizing agent, is indispensable to most of the nonferrous metal ore deposits, contributing to the formation of ore mineral. Nowadays, the researches on S mainly focus on tracing the sources of oreforming fluids, whilst little on its initial enrichment in geologic body and its mineralcontrolling activities in mineralization. Through a 10year systematic research on the relationship between S and oreforming processes in more than 40 ore mineral deposits, it is found that all the hydrothermal ore mineral deposits are seated at Srich area. The enrichment of S and the formation of orebearing rock take place in the same time, accompanied by the enrichment of the oreforming elements which forms the initial source of oreforming substance and lays the foundation of ore mineral formation. It is the direct reason that S and oreforming elements in the initial source of oreforming substance are activated, transported, and reenriched This paper sets Yemaquan test area, Qinghai, as an example to elaborate the above results and new discovery. The results of the study on Yemaquan Fepolymetallic deposit, Qinghai Province, show that the enrichment of S in limestone was happened at the same time as the formation of limestone, accompanied by the enrichments of Pb, Zn, and Cu, forming the ore source. The activation, transportation, and reenrichment of S and oreforming elements, which were led by post mineralization, are necessary to oreforming process. The sedimentary environment of ore source is of special significance. This study is of some reference value for researches on oreforming mechanism and exploration geochemistry.