Abstract: The Mesozoic volcanic basins along the Yangtze River in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces are closely related with large-scale magmatic eruption, intrusion and volcanism caused by the Yanshanian tectonic movement. According to geophysical data, deep tectonic-thermal effect during basin evolution and its geologic response are studied. The possibility for the discovery and exploration of unconventional new energy in the volcanic basins along the Yangtze River is discussed, and the potential for inorganic gas reservoirs in the volcanic basins is prospected.