Abstract: As an important part of the urban community,mining cities make outstanding contributions in national resources security,economic development,urbanization,social employment and so on.It is an important engine to promote economic development and urbanization.In this paper,deeply analyzes the relationship between mineral resources exploitation and economic development,at the same time,make objective elevation on status of domestic and international economic mining cities development,In the new situation,the mining cities should follow development path of resources economy,structural diversification,the space rationalization,industrial ecology.In the context of new economic normality,better provide theoretical guidance for the development of mineral resources and economic development.