The adjust thought and actuality of mineral industry structure in western area

The actuality and cause of formation of mineral industry structure in western area are analyzed. The character of mineral industry structure in western area is the upper proportion of energy and material industry. This is the larger proportion of energy and material industry and the more sluggish of the structure; the level of mineral industrialization development and technology structure is lower; the structure of mineral industry and product is singleness; the production structure of mineral industry has a same trend, and the industry chain is short and lack, the trend of region muster of industry is not clear. These are cause from the central plan economy system for many years, the central enterprises monopolized and managed directly the development of resources in western area, resources product are processed and transported into eastern area, this status of producing material for developed area determines the structure of taking energy and material for chief body in industry. Many disadvantageous effects on sustainable development of economy and society in western area bring from this single structure ofmineral material industry. Thus, the aim and thought on adjusting the structure of mineral resources industry in western area are suggested.