Abstract:Bulake copper deposit in Qiemo county in Xinjiang is located in the southwest edge of Tula basin. The ore body occurs as layered form in the lightcolored glutenite beds in Cretaceous red clastic rock formation. The ore is composed of mineral crystal fragments of quartz and feldspar, rock fragments of andesite, basalt and rhyolite, metallic interstitial materials of malachite and imonite, and cements of carbonate and mud. The Cretaceous glutenite beds are widely distributed in the southwest margin of Tula basin. The discovery and study of the oreforming characteristics of the deposit are of guiding significance to the geological prospecting in this area. By summarizing geological characteristics of the deposit, combining with the evolution of Tula basin, metallogenic model has been established. According to comprehensive analysis, the mineralization of the deposit is controlled by lithofacies, palaeogeography, lithology and geotectonics. The oreforming material comes from the ancient copper deposits in the denudation area. The prospecting direction of sandstoneconglomerate type copper deposit is further pointed out.