1 IntroductionMineralization in E. Xinjiang constitutes an importantpart of the Mid-Asian Metallogenetic Province. A greatdeal of nonferrous, ferrous, rare and noble metaldeposits of different genetic types and ages were formedduring different crustal evolution stages and werecontrolled by regional tectonic evolution. Large-scalemineralization of metallic deposits and relatedmagmatism mainly occurred during the Carboniferous toPermian periods (Li et al., 1998; Ji et al., 1999; Mao etal., 2…