The gold deposits in Archaean granite-greenstone belt can be devided into syntectonic primary gold deposits and post-tectonic regenerated gold deposits associated with anatexis magmatic rocks.

• 以太古宙花岗岩-绿岩带为容矿岩的金矿床系列又划分为绿岩带同构造期初生型金矿床和绿岩带后构造期与中生代壳源深熔花岗岩有关的再生型金矿床。