The Shilu iron ore deposit, located in Hainan Province, is the biggest rich iron deposit in China. CL images of the analyzed zircons from the granodiorite porphyry are characterized by well-developed oscillatory zoning, showing these zircons are magmatic zircons. LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of the zircons from the granodiorite porphyry in the Shilu mine suggests that the porphyry was intruded in (93±2) Ma. Considering the extensional tectonic environment of South China in Late Yanshanian and geological characteristics in the Shilu mine, the authors suggest the emplacement of the granite porphyry resulted in the reworking and superimposition on the Shilu iron ore deposit.