Abstract: In the development of green mining economy, the government and the market are facing the dilemma of “double failure”.As the third sector independent of government and enterprise, industry associations have become an attempt to balance the interests of government and enterprises.Since the end of the last century, China’s mining industry associations have made great progress, the scale has gradually expanded, the structure has tended to be complete, and the functional system has become more and more sound.Guided by the new development concept, China’s mining industry associations have multiple paths to participate in the construction of green mine.Specifically, the conclusions are:leading innovation transformation, publicizing green concept, coordinating contradictions and disputes, building an open platform and promoting shared development.