On the age of the Shakhtaminsky granitoids and the connection with mineralization

The author conducted research in the area of ​​a large molybdenite deposit in Eastern Transbaikalia, explored mainly during the years of the Great Patriotic War. The Shakhtama deposit is located in the Chita region, Shakhtama district, at the head of the Shakhtama River of the same name. The studied area extends in a latitudinal direction as a strip, the length of which is 100 km, the width is about 8 km. Within the specified area, the author conducted prospecting and survey work and compiled a geological map (1: 50,000). The data provided for the Shakhtama district allow us to shed new light on the age relationships of rocks and issues of mineralization distribution.