Abstract: Combined with the work experience of participating in the review of mineral resources development and utilization plans in recent years, this paper sorts out the main points of the preparation of mineral resources development and utilization plans, and summarizes the common problems existing in the sections on hydrogeology, engineering geology and environmental geological conditions in the mineral resources development and utilization plan (hereinafter referred to as the "hydrosphere part"). Then some suggestions for improvement were put forward for the reference of the units preparing the mineral resources development and utilization plan.