This study deals about geology and genesis of gold mineralization in Burikaro and Ejersarnareas, which are located in the Neoproterozoic Adola gold field of southern Ethiopia. Thernarea is not well explored and almost no research work has been done so far. Detailedrnreview of the geodynamic evolution and mineralization history of the region, fieldrndescription and geological mapping, rock and ore petrography, and surface samplernchemical analysis were conducted. Secondary data from trench sample chemical analysisrnwere also utilized in the study.rnThe area comprises highly weathered and variably deformed upper greenschist tornepidote-amphibolite facies metamorphic rocks like amphibolite, talc-tremolite-actinoliternschist, graphite-quartz-mica schist, meta-conglomerate, and meta-sandstone. Intermediaternto mafic meta-plutons such as meta-dolerite and meta-gabbro are also present intrudingrnthe amphibolite rock. A major N-S and two minor NW-SE and E-W trending shearrnzones; early- and late-tectonic quartz (Â± calcite) veins; and hydrothermal alterations likernsilicification, carbonatiztion, tourmalinization, and chloritization were observed.rnBesides its occurrence as a free gold, the gold mineralization of the study area is mainlyrnassociated with the hydrothermally altered major N-S trending shear zones containingrnlate-tectonic quartz (Â± calcite) veins with associated sulfides and present mainly in therngraphite-quartz-mica schist and meta-conglomerate/meta-sandstone. The ore mineralsrnassociated with gold are dominantly pyrite, magnetite, and ilmenite; minor amounts ofrnhematite and chalcopyrite, and accessory mounts of sphalerite, covellite, and limoniternchiefly occurring as open-space filling and replacement type mineralization. Based onrntexture, mineral association, and alteration a paragenetic sequence is suggested.rnThe presence of not mineralized higher grade mafic metamorphic rocks at the base, thernassociation of the gold mineralization with the lower grade meta-sediments, and thernnegative correlation between gold and metals like cobalt and nickel suggest that thernpossible source rocks of the gold are the underlying mafic rocks and metamorphicrndehydration is the probable source for the hydrothermal fluids and leaching of gold fromrnthe mafic rocks. The association of gold mineralization with sulfides suggest that HS--orrnH2S-complexes were responsible for gold transport in the area.