THE Laowangzhai superlarge gold deposit was found in 1984. Although studies on regional structure, geology of deposits and lamprophyres, which are temporally and spatially related to gold mineralization,have been carried out, the views on the source of ore-forming materials have been different. Thisnote summarized the characteristics of lead isotopic composition of the deposits, and probed further intothe source of ore-forming materials. 1 Geological setting The Laowangzhai gold deposit, located in the north of the Ailaoshan fault zone, consists of Donggualin and Laowangzhai ore block. The strata in the orefield include Paleozoic (Pz_3) epimetamorphic ma- THE Laowangzhai superlarge gold deposit was found in 1984. Although studies on regional structure, geology of deposits and lamprophyres, which are temporally and spatially related to gold mineralization, have been carried out, the views on the source of ore-forming materials have been different . Thisnote summarized the characteristics of lead isotopic composition of the deposits, and probed further intothe source of ore-forming materials. 1 Geological setting The Laowangzhai gold deposit, located in the north of the Ailaoshan fault zone, consists of Donggualin and Laowangzhai ore block. The strata in the orefield include Paleozoic (Pz_3) epimetamorphic ma-