Two methods of the singular value decomposition (SVD) and the Bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD) were applied respectively. Conclusions drawn by the comparative study are as follows: 1) the two methods consistently reveal the ore-controlling factor in the Tongshi gold orefield on the basis of original gravity data; 2) the two methods consistently reveal the spatial relationship between the ore-controlling factors and various gold mineralizations; 3) the image produced by BEMD reflects the structural features of the ore-controlling factor (Tongshi complex pluton) shows the distribution of other geological units in the Tongshi gold orefield; 4) the image produced by SVD might depict the inner structure of the Tongshi intrusion and the ringed contact metasomatic zone in more detail than that produced by BEMD; and 5) under the constraints of the ore-forming geological setting, the result obtained from the original gravity data by combination of the two methods can depict the relationship between the ore-controlling factors and the gold mineralizations more exactly than the result obtained only by one method.