Abstract:Tanjialou iron deposit is located in the north of Wenshang county in Shandong province. It si in the south of DongpingWenshang iron ore belt, and belongs to “Anshan type” sedimentary metamorphic iron deposit. The mine can be divided into five sections. The ore bodies occurrs in Shancaoyu formation of Taishan group. 21 magnetite ore bodies have been found, and 4 are main ore bodies with the trend of W,and the dip angle is 65°~82°. Average degree of TFe is 27.22%, and average degree of mFe is 17.65%. Through study on geological characteristics of iron ores in Tanjialou area, the shape, occurrence, scale, distribution, thickness and mineral characteristics of Tanjialou iron deposit have been identified. According to the origin, types and characteristics of the deposit, it is considered that there are three main indicators of iron ore prospecting in Tanjialou area, they are geophysical, stratigraphic and ore body occurrence characteristics.The grade of ore in Tanjialou iron deposit is generally low, so more ore bodies are divided, and some ore bodies are not continuous.