Abstract:There are 18 kaolin deposits in Shandong province, which can be divided into sedimentary type and weathered residual type. The sedimentary kaolinite is controlled by sedimentation, and the Carboniferous—Permian system is the main ore bearing horizon, which is widely developed in various coal fields in the north of central Shandong province. The weathering residual type kaolinite deposits are scattered in the form of small and medium sized deposits and ore spots in the south and east of Shandong province. Metallogenic characteristics and metallogenic model of kaolin mineralization in Shandong province have been summarized in this paper, and characteristics of ore and ore bodies of kaolin deposits have been introduced in detail. In the metallogenic belt (grade IⅣ) of kaolin deposits in Shandong province, 4 ore concentration areas are mainly delineated. On this basis, exploration direction of kaolin deposits in Shandong province in the future has been clarified.