ADVANCE OF APPLICATION OF GEOMECHANICS TO THE RESEARCH OF ORE-FIELD STRUCTURES

The achievements and advance of the application of geomechanics to the research of ore-field structure are introduced in this paper in the following aspects:(1)relationship be-tween the deformation and phase transformawtion of rocks and minerals and the concentra-tion and dispersion of elements under tectonic force;(2)rocks and ore deposits resulting from the process of tectonic force;(3)syn-mineralization structural systems and their control of rocksand minerals;(4)some regularities, concerning the control of rocks and ores by tectonic systems;(5)the tectono-geochemistry;(6)localization of ore minerals in a prevailing tectonic stress field and its modelling;(7)a tectonic model for orecontrol;(8)ore deposits prediction. The results obtained to date are stimulating, and more would be expected in the future.