The effectiveness of the soil absorbed hydrocarbon method over ore bodies of the Lawu polymetallic deposit in Dangxiong, Tibet was experimentally studied by previous workers, and the result shows that the anomalies of adsorbed hydrocarbon are quite clear over ore bodies, and hence the method is effective. On such a basis, the method was employed by the authors in exploration work. In the Lawu ore district, three clear anomalies of hydrocarbon and three corresponding favorable ore-prospecting targets were delineated. A copper vein some 6 m thick was later found in No.1 target. All this proves the adaptability and practicability of this method.