中国西南部特提斯构造域浅成低温热液型金矿床划分为火山－次火山热液型金矿床、地下热卤水型金矿床和火山热泉型金矿床３个大类及７个亚类．研究了各类型金矿的地球化学特征，在此基础上论述了区内浅成低温热液型金矿床的时空分布，划分出６个成矿区和２１个成矿带． The Tethys tectonic epithermal gold deposits in southwestern China are divided into volcanic-subvolcanic hydrothermal gold deposits, geothermal brine-type gold deposits and volcanic-hot spring-type gold deposits in three major categories and seven sub-types . The geochemical characteristics of various types of gold deposits are studied. On the basis of that, the temporal and spatial distribution of epithermal gold deposits in the area is discussed, and six metallogenic zones and 21 metallogenic belts are identified.