Abstract:In this paper an integrated geological and geochemical comparison is made of Carlin-para-Carlin type gold deposits in the South Qinling with their associated hydrothermal sedimentary lead-zinc deposits, the Carlin type gold deposits in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi gold triangle, China, the Carlin gold deposit, Carlin, western United States, and the Muruntau type gold deposit in Uzbekistan. The comparative study indicates that the formation of these deposits has an intimate coupling relation with the mechanism of the tectonic movement of modern plates. Therefore, these deposits belong to those that were formed in the orogenic stage. They have the following similar features: they are all sediment-hosted, occur in a tectonic environment of extensional rifting nature and show the features of syngenetic-modified mineralizations. On the other hand, they also have noticeable differences; they are different in respect to their tectonic settings, association and structure of orogenic belts and complexity and strength of the modified mineralization. The regional tectonic evolution and extensive mineralization in orogenic belts are different expressions of the same continental dynamic process.