Abstract: Nowadays,our country encourages and guides the mining enterprises to take part in the international cooperation of the mining investment,and to implement "go out" strategy.Meanwhile,the mining enterprises know about the mining investment environment of relative nations.This paper summarizes South African mineral resources endowment,economic and trade relationship with China,analyses the mining policies and credit policies,infrastructure and social public security,and so om.The author think that there are many great risks in the investment of South Africa mining development,and the mining enterprises should firstly seize the opportunity,but risks must be avoided at the same time.