The mining machinery industry is one of the important basic industries that provides equipment for the extraction and processing of solid raw materials, materials, and fuels. It serves important basic industrial sectors such as black and non-ferrous metallurgy, coal, building materials, chemical industry, and nuclear industry. Its products are also widely used in the basic construction of basic sectors such as transportation, railways, construction, water and hydropower.

The mining machinery industry in China mainly consists of seven categories, with over 300 varieties and thousands of specifications of products. Since 2000, driven by the rapid development of domestic basic industry and infrastructure, the demand for mining machinery products in the market has been strong. In 2010, the sales revenue of China's mining machinery industry exceeded 400 billion yuan. As a result, China has surpassed North America, Japan, and Western Europe to become the world's largest mining machinery market.