Forty-two　Cenozoic　(mostly　Miocene)　basalt　samples　from　Jining,　Chifeng,　Fansi,　Xiyang,　and　Zuoquan　areas　of　the　North　China　Craton　(the　NCC　basalts　hereafter)　were　analyzed　for　platinum-group　elements　(PGE,　including　Os,　Ir,　Ru,　Rh,　Pt,　and　Pd).　Most　of　them　are　alkaline　basalts　and　tholeiites　and　all　of　them　display　little　crustal　contamination.　The　total　PGE　contents　of　the　NCC　basalts　vary　from　0.1　to　0.9　ppb,　much　lower　than　those　of　the　primitive　mantle　values　of　23.5　ppb.　Primitive　mantle-normalized　PGE　patterns　of　these　basalts　define　positive　slopes　and　Pd/Ir　ratios　vary　from　1.2　to　25.　In　terms　of　both　PGE　contents　and　Pd/Ir　ratios,　they　are　quite　similar　to　the　mid-ocean　ridge　basalts.　There　are　no　obvious　negative　correlations　between　PGE　vs.　MgO,　Ni,　and　Cu　in　the　NCC　basalts,　indicating　that　fractional　crystallization　of　olivine,　pyroxene,　and/or　sulfides　during　magmatic　process　cannot　be　the　controlling　factor　for　the　observed　PGE　variation.　The　observed　Pd/Ir　variations　of　the　NCC　basalts　require　involvement　of　non-chondritic　heterogeneous　mantle　sources.　Based　on　Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf　isotopic　systematics　and　incompatible-element　signatures,　a　mixing　of　partial　melts　from　both　asthenospheric　peridotites　and　enclosed　mantle　eclogites　at　the　top　of　asthenosphere　was　proposed　for　the　origin　of　these　NCC　basalts.　The　lenses　of　eclogites　are　derived　from　upwelling　of　recycled　continental　crust　during　the　westward　subduction　of　the　Pacific　plate　from　the　600　km　discontinuity　zone.　The　PGE　geochemistry　of　these　basalts　provides　independent　evidence　to　support　this　conclusion　and　the　observed　Pd/Ir　variations　may　reflect　variations　in　proportions　of　tapped　peridotitic　and　eclogitic　melts.