The Sarbulake gold deposit, located in the Kalatongke’s island arc zone in the northeastern margin of the Zhuigaer Basin, occurred in the Sarbulake shear zone, which is a secondary structure of the NWW-trending Erqisi compressive tectonic zone to the north. Primary aqueous inclusions are associated with carbonic inclusions in the early and middle stages, while secondary aqueous inclusions also occurred widely in the stage 1, 2 and 3. These secondary inclusions probably represent meteoric water during crustal uplift in the late metamorphism. The evolution from mesothermal, CO2(±CH4)-rich fluids to epithermal, aqueous fluids appears to have been accompanied by the transition from compressive, ductile regime to extensional, brittle regime along the Erqisi orogen. The Sarbulake gold deposit is similar to most orogenic gold deposits, with the mineralization process being mostly in the late-tectonic stage and accompanied by the transition from compressive to extensional stress regimes.oft-com:office:office" />