矿政是国家对矿业生产进行管理和干预的方针、政策和制度,是国家参与社会经济管理的重要内容,一定社会形态中的矿政,首先受该社会形态中的矿业生产能力所决定,同时受该社会形态中的政治制度所制约。元朝的矿业就其生产能力而言,不仅是宋金两朝矿业生产能力的承续,而且元朝地域广阔,矿产资源丰富,冶炼技术也有长足进步,云南等边疆省份矿产资源的开发,更促进了元朝矿业生产的繁荣。所以,应该说元朝矿业生产能力较之宋、金两朝又有较大发展。但是,元朝的政治制度却十分复杂,期间既有宋、金两朝封建制 Mining administration is the guideline, policy and system for the state to manage and intervene in mining production. It is an important part of the state’s participation in social and economic management. The mining industry in a certain social form is first determined by the mining production capacity in the social form. At the same time Constrained by the political system in the social form. As far as its production capacity is concerned, the Yuan Dynasty mining is not only the continuation of the mining production capacity in the Song and Jin dynasties, but also has a vast territory in the Yuan Dynasty, rich mineral resources and great progress in smelting technology. The development of mineral resources in Yunnan and other border provinces has further promoted Yuan Dynasty mining production boom. Therefore, we should say that the Yuan Dynasty’s mining production capacity has a greater development than the Song and Jin dynasties. However, the Yuan Dynasty’s political system is very complicated, both during the Song and Jin dynasties feudalism