Abstract: After having measured and calculated the technical progress rate and the contributive index rate of minerals resources excavating industry between 1986～1998 in China,we drew such a conclusion:the contribution of technical progress to the production of mineral resources excavating industry was relative low(26.59%),the contribution of funds was the most(61.60%) and that of labor was the least(11.81%).The profits resulted from the size of mineral resources excavating industry was digressive.In order to improve the level of exploiting and using mineral resources,a driving mechanism should be established to promote technical progress.This mechanism includes:setting up system structure of technical progress;establishing research and exploit mechanism;forming technical innovation and diffusion mechanism.