Abstract: Xilingxi gold mining area in Shandong Province is located in the Weihai-Wendeng metallogenic belt. The metallogenic belt is a near SN metallogenic belt controlled by the Mishan fault zone in the eastern part of Jiaodong.The fault structure is very well developed and a large number of gold deposits (points) are distributed. The main mineralization alteration zone in the study area is located in the secondary fault of the Mishan fault. Through comprehensive study and analysis of geological characteristics,geophysical characteristics and deposit geological characteristics of the mining area,the metallogenic background of the mining area is understood in detail, and the metallogenic conditions and prospecting direction are summarized.The study results show that the orebody is located in the secondary fault of the Mishan fault,and its form is controlled by the fracture structure;the IP anomaly and the rock section are well corresponded with the mineralized body;the mineralized body can be exposed by trenching and drilling engineering;the gold mineralization conditions of the area is good,the prospecting potential of gold deposit in the area is huge.

Key words: Gold deposit, Geological characteristics, IP anomaly, Metallogenic condition, Prospecting direction