Rutile　grains　often　occur　in　different　types　of　gold　deposits,　and　their　U-Pb　ages　have　been　widely　used　to　determine　the　formation　time　of　gold　mineralization.　However,　the　origin　of　rutile　grains　in　the　gold　deposits　remains　controversial.　In　this　paper,　laser　ablation-inductively　coupled　plasma-mass　spectrometry　(LA-ICP-MS)　analyses　of　U-Pb　ages　and　trace　elements　on　rutile　grains　were　applied　to　investigate　the　metamorphic　and　hydrothermal　processes　of　the　Baiyun　gold　deposit　(70　t　Au,　avg　grade:　3　g/t)　in　the　Liaodong　Peninsula　in　the　northeastern　part　of　the　North　China　craton.　Rutile　grains　in　the　hydrothermal　altered　gold　schist　from　the　Baiyun　deposit　yielded　two　group　ages　of　1924　+/-　18　and　237.0　+/-　1.8　Ma,　respectively.　Combined　with　our　systematic　U-Pb　zircon　geochronological　results　of　the　ore-hosting　schists　and　post-ore　dikes,　we　suggest　these　rutile　ages　record　a　Paleoproterozoic　metamorphic　event　and　a　Triassic　hydrothermal　gold　mineralization　event,　respectively.　The　metamorphic　and　hydrothermal　rutile　grains　have　no　obvious　textural　differences,　but　they　show　distinct　trace　element　contents　of　Zr,　W,　Nb,　and　Ta.　Combined　with　previous　published　data,　we　propose　that　high　W　(＞　1,000　ppm)　and　low　Zr　(＜　200　ppm)　contents　in　rutile　can　be　used　to　distinguish　hydrothermal　rutile　from　metamorphic　and　magmatic　rutile.　The　newly　identified　ca.　237　Ma　hydrothermal　event　is　much　older　than　the　ca.　227　to　210　Ma　Triassic　magmatic　rocks　in　the　region,　which　precludes　a　temporal　and　genetic　link　between　the　Baiyun　gold　mineralization　and　the　regional　Mesozoic　magmatism.　Rather,　the　ca.　237　Ma　gold　mineralization　may　be　associated　with　the　Triassic　orogenic　metamorphism,　and　Baiyun　is　an　orogenic　gold　deposit.　The　Triassic　gold　deposits　in　the　northern　margin　of　the　North　China　craton　formed　by　orogenesis　between　the　Siberian　craton　and　the　North　China　craton.　After　a　hiatus,　the　large-scale　gold　deposits　formed　during　the　Early　Cretaceous　in　the　North　China　craton　due　to　a　westward　subduction　of　the　paleo-Pacific　plate　beneath　the　craton　since　the　Early　Jurassic.　Our　study　highlights　that　rutile　in　gold　deposits　may　be　inherited　from　the　host　rocks　and/or　formed　by　hydrothermal　fluids.　Distinguishing　between　these　two　different　rutile　generations　requires　a　combination　of　in　situ　age　dating　and　trace　element　geochemistry　in　petrogenetic　context.