Mining Science

Firstly,the concept of mining science is discussed.Author thinks that "mining science is both a knowledge system of the nature,society and economy related to main mining activities and the scientific knowledge system and work process relating to ecological environment,social development which concerned with the mining product and the by-product of mining activities.it is also a whole system from mining technigues to mining anthropology.”Secondly,it probed the main domain and task of mining science;the present development and some branches of mining science;it studied briefly the development structure,norm system and further study domain and task.Finally, some notes are told in the study of mining science.