Abstract
Summary As a result of the comparative characteristics of the Dalnegorsky (Far East) and Uspensky (Central Kazakh-stan) ore districts, the factors and criteria, the patterns of distribution, formation and localization of polymetal-lic deposits have been clarified. It has been established that the main factors of polymetallic mineralization are structural, lithological-stratigraphic, igneous and metasomatic ones manifested at different levels of the ore substance organization at different times, in different geological and structural conditions. The studies carried out allow recommending the findings regarding the factors of polymetallic mineralization as scientific and methodological foundations for forecasting and prospecting for lead-zinc deposits in other regions of the world, including Ukraine. The new data obtained on the Atasu type of deposits in Kazakhstan make it possible to resolve successfully a lot of issues of such polymetallic deposits genesis, to show their relationship and pat-terns of formation in connection with submarine volcanic activity.