Abstract: This article obtains the time interval research and regional discussion about the distribution and mining of gold and silver from the three periods of the Yuan Dynasty. Before the Mongol invasion of Jin dynasty the mining mainly was carried on under the rule of Tungusen and khwarezm, and then to restore and inherit the silver and gold mineral resources after the Jin dynasty. And around 1234 to 1278, the gold and silver mining management system in Yuan Empire was established in the central plains, the production within the territory of the gold and silver mine had been restored; however at this time of Yuan gold and silver mining still relied mainly on the Yunnan region. After Yuan unified China, the establishment of unified regime perfected the recovery, development and taxation of gold and silver mining in the territory of North and South China, and the gold and silver mining basically was restored the levels of previous dynasties.

Key words: the Mongol, Yuan Dynasty, gold and silver mines, mining, management