Lithological and alteration mineral mapping for alluvial ...
Gold is mainly hosted in alluvial and placer deposits (Mestraud and Bessoles, 1982; Milesi et al., 2006). Primary gold deposits are generally associated with Archean to Paleoproterozoic formations, which are typically hosted in latetectonic granites associated with quartz veins and dolerite (Mestraud and Bessoles, 1982; Kpeou et al., 2020).