Abstract: Through the analysis of correlation between GDP and metal industry,and analyzes the development of the metals industry development,and depends on the present layou,take a cluster analysis,according to the results of analysis,zones of different was divided into three types.Then,it proposed policy suggestions,such as,the economic structure transformation,improving the comprehensive development and utilizing of resource technology level,recycling metal resources,making full use of the foreign metal resources and reasonable establishing long term development plan,developing alternative products and metal industry layout to the central and western regions.